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They are a key player in lobbying as they are gate keepers to the minister and are also lobbied themselves.

* To combat low morale, 27 percent of respondents to a recent survey published by The Physician Executive said they lobbied local, state or federal government(s) for health care changes.

This threat sent a chill through state mental health associations, all of whom lobbied state legislatures aggressively to improve care in state mental hospitals.

The Women Builders Council, Inc., a newly formed advocacy group promoting the concerns of women business enterprises in the building sector, lobbied Congress last week on behalf of its members.

Thus far, they have lobbied opposing the so-called "Clear Skies" bill that would gut the Clean Air Act, supporting the "527" Reform Act, opposing privatizing Social Security, and supporting the SAFE Act and the scheduled expiration of the more troubling provisions of the Patriot Act.

The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 requires lobbyists at the Federal level, including Congress, the White House, and all agencies, to submit biannual reports describing the organization they lobbied for and the amount spent on lobbying activities.

During 1999, America Online, the Internet service provider, lobbied aggressively for legislation to force cable companies like AT&T to offer its services on their cable systems at government-mandated rates.