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Lobbying organizations are political advocacy groups which engage in lobbying, that is, attempt to influence legislators, regulatory agencies or other instruments of government. For organizations which attempt to influence policy in other ways, see Category:Advocacy groups .
BGR Group (previously Barbour, Griffith & Rogers) is a lobbying and communications firm based in Washington, D.C., with offices in London, Beijing and Austin, Texas. [1] Founded in 1991 by former White House aides Ed Rogers and Haley Barbour, the firm was joined by Lanny Griffith to form Barbour Griffith & Rogers (BGR Group). [2]
Lobby groups lobby for a change to the law or the maintenance of a particular law, while big businesses fund very significant lobbying efforts that influence legislators, as seen in the US and in the UK where lobbying first developed. Some Lobby groups have considerable financial resources at their disposal. Lobbying is regulated to stop the ...
Texas Eagle Forum: Anti-government group. Understanding the Threat: Anti-Muslim group. Cold Dead Hands 2nd Amendment Advocacy Group: Anti-government group. Silver Bear Cafe: Anti-government group ...
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), more informally called the American Farm Bureau (AFB) or simply the Farm Bureau, is a United States–based 501(c)(5) tax-exempt agricultural organization and lobbying group. [1] Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Farm Bureau has affiliates in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Each affiliate is a ...
Lobbying depends on cultivating personal relationships over many years. Photo: Lobbyist Tony Podesta (left) with former Senator Kay Hagan (center) and her husband.. Generally, lobbyists focus on trying to persuade decision-makers: Congress, executive branch agencies such as the Treasury Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission, [16] the Supreme Court, [17] and state governments ...
Colorado Right to Life (CRTL), a Colorado-based advocacy group which believes all human beings not convicted of a capital crime have a right to life from the moment of fertilization until natural death. Colorado Family Action, a lobbying organization founded in 2007 that opposes same-sex marriage and adoption, birth control access, and abortion.