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'''Lobbyists ties to the Obama administration''' describes the undisclosed <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.php?cid=N00009638&cycle=2008 How complete are this candidate's campaign finance reports?] Open Secrets</ref> deal-makers and the people they have represented, that are likely to benefit from working in the [[Obama Administration]]. “Your voices should speak louder than the whispers of lobbyists,” [[Senator Obama]] told a crowd in Green Bay, Wis., while campaigning for president.

'''Lobbyists ties to the Obama administration''' describes the undisclosed <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.php?cid=N00009638&cycle=2008 How complete are this candidate's campaign finance reports?] Open Secrets</ref> deal-makers and the people they have represented, that are likely to benefit from working in the [[Obama Administration]]. “Your voices should speak louder than the whispers of lobbyists,” [[Senator Obama]] told a crowd in Green Bay, Wis., while campaigning for president.

* (B) Bundler <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/bundlers.php?id=N00009638 Bundlers] Open Secrets</ref>{{cquote| ''"Bundlers are people with friends in high places who, after bumping against personal contribution limits, turn to those friends, associates, and, well, anyone who's willing to give, and deliver the checks to the candidate in one big "bundle."''}}

Special interest spending on Capitol Hill broke records in 2009, topping $3.47 billion. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/01/lobbyists-enjoy-windfall-despite-pledges-rein-special-influence/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+foxnews/politics+(Text+-+Politics) Lobbyists Enjoy Windfall Despite Pledges to Rein In Special Interest Influence, FOX News, April 1, 2010]</ref> 2009 list toppers include the health care industry $266 million; general business interests spent $183 million; the oil and gas industry spent $168 million; the insurance industry spent $164 million; and utilities spent $144 million.

* (R) Revolving Door is an individual that rotates working for the private sectors and the federal government.

 

 

==Lobbyists==

==Lobbyists==

{| class="wikitable"

{| class="wikitable"

: *(Unofficial capacity) - not registered as lobbyist but worked for lobbyists

: *(Unofficial capacity) - not registered as lobbyist but worked for lobbyists

: **(Unofficial position) - registered as a lobbyist but official White House title undisclosed

: **(Unofficial position) - registered as a lobbyist but official White House title undisclosed

==References==

==References==