But note a significant drop in 2017:
The Trump Bump in Lobbying
Tax Lobbying and the executive branch
What does it mean that lobbying is "sticky"?
"The increasing complexity of policy also makes it more difficult for generalist and generally inexperienced government staffers to maintain an informed understanding of the rules and regulations they are in charge of writing and overseeing" (Drutman, p. 220).
Congress has given itself a lobotomy over the past three decades. It has eliminated thousands of staff positions, eviscerated its ability to carry out policy analysis, and generally has such low pay and difficult work environments that it relies on inexperienced and overstretched 20-somethings for the vast bulk of its work.
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