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为" " 。

This, however, does not make you a lobbyist.

但这并不能使你成为（lobbyist）。

Some experts say the number of registered lobbyists is decreasing.

一些专家注册的数量正在减少。

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

例如，为了通过有利的法律，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。

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

拜登后来成为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，为什么这些强大的公司的不能抵御这些规则呢？

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

曾是一名“煤”，曾反对响这一产业的法规。

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

但是，铁路称这很难办到，并且伤财。

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

让制药行业的前亚历克斯·阿扎拒绝为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。有自己的。

Amazon has hired lobbyists to try to change that.

亚马逊雇佣了一些游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 是个反气候变化论者。

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

国会议员想要连任，想要提高户的利益。

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

美国早期时候，名声不太好。

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

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为。

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。