So, people who met in the lobby with legislators were called lobbyists.

所以，在民众接待厅见立法者的人被称" 说客" 。

This, however, does not make you a lobbyist.

这并不能使你成说客（lobbyist）。

Some experts say the number of registered lobbyists is decreasing.

一些专家说说客注册的数量正在减少。

For example, to get favorable laws passed, lobbyists may cozy up to lawmakers.

例如，了通过有利的法律，说客们可能会去讨好立法者。

There are more than 20 registered lobbyists for every member of Congress.

每名国会议员都有20多名注册说客。

Biden would later work as a Washington lobbyist, trying to influence U.S. lawmakers.

拜登后来成华盛顿的一名活动议案通过者，试图响美国国会议员。

What happened, why couldn't these powerful companies and their lobbyists fend off these rules?

发生了什么，什么这些强大的公司和他们的说客不能抵御这些规则呢？

He is a former coal lobbyist who has opposed regulations affecting that industry.

他曾是一名“煤说”，曾反对响这一产业的法规。

But some rail lobbyists have said that`s difficult and expensive to do.

是，铁路说客称这很难办到，并且伤财。

Let ex-pharma lobbyist Alex Azar refuse to guarantee affordable vaccines to all.

让制药行业的前说客亚历克斯·阿扎拒所有人提供负担得起的疫苗。

What a surprise. They have their lobbyists.

多么令人意外呀。他们有自己的说客。

Amazon has hired lobbyists to try to change that.

亚马逊雇佣了一些游说人士试图改变这一规定。

Rand O'Reilly. He's a lobbyist for climate-change deniers.

兰德·奥莱利 他是个反气候变化论者说客。

Congressmen want to get reelected, and lobbyists want to advance the interests of their clients.

国会议员想要连任，说客想要提高他们客户的利益。

During the early years of the United States, lobbyists had a bad name.

美国早期时候，说客名声不太好。

Lobbyists must register with the government and they must follow many complex regulations.

说客必须在政府机关注册，并且必须遵循许多复杂的规章制度。

Both of whom who are now registered lobbyists.

两人现在都已经注册成说客。

The Iron Triangle refers to the mutually beneficial relationship between members of Congress, government bureaucrats and lobbyists.

" 铁三角" 指的是国会议员、政府官员和说客之间的互利关系。

Yet even the lobbyists are careful not to call too loudly for the lifting of all strictures.

然而即使游说团也是小心谨慎，没有过分要求消除所有限制。

Business lobbyists in Washington seem resigned to tariffs being phased out only gradually as agreed-upon milestones are passed.

华盛顿商业说客似乎顺从于只是随着商定里程碑的通过而逐步解除的关税。