Lobbying by the administration in the United States

Lobbying in the United States is not restricted to commercial or private interests. The executive branch of the government also lobbies Congress (the federal government's legislative branch) to influence the passing of treaties. As an example, in 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lobbied Congress in an attempt to "save one of President Obama’s few foreign policy victories: an arms-control treaty with Russia". Clinton is expected to maintain her role as a lobbyist, due to Republican hesitance to pass any of the treaties proposed by President Barack Obama.^[1]

References

↑ Landler, Mark. New York Times. Clinton’s Role as a Lobbyist Expands.

Lobbying in the United States

Topics	Political action committee 527 organization Campaign finance (reform)

Major industrial and business lobbies	Agricultural Energy Health Insurance Organized labor Software Tobacco Transportation

Major single-issue lobbies	Administration Abortion Environmental Federal leadership Foreign policy Gun Politics Immigration LGBT Retirees Women

Foreign lobbying	Arab Egypt Libya Saudi Arabia Armenia China Cuba Greece Ireland Israel Pakistan Turkey

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