Catchword: absentee lobbying

Filed under: Arkansas, English, Politics

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: Dustin McDaniel’s bid to ban “absentee lobbying” raises a question: How often do lobbyists pay for lawmakers” food and drinks without attending the event? Many lawmakers and lobbyists say they’re not sure. Some suggest it doesn’t happen. One lawmaker privately wondered whether talk that certain lawmakers ate at Little Rock” most expensive restaurants with lobbyists” credit cards was “an urban myth.” [...] “I know there have been instances where people have said, “You all go down to Doe’s [a Little Rock eatery] or somewhere, and I’ll call ahead and make arrangements and I’ll be down there,” and they come in towards the end or something.”

Article or document title:
“Bill targets lobbyists who pay and run” (URL)

Author:
Michael R. Wickline

Article, document, publication, web site:
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Publishing location:
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Date of publication:
Mar. 28, 2009

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