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

议员想要连任，说客想要提高他们客户的利益。

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。

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

例如，为了通过有利的法律，说客们可能去讨好立法者。

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

每议员都有20多注册说客。

This cements government's " built-in reliance on lobbyists" to navigate complex policy issues.

这加强了政府“对说客的内在依赖”，以解决复杂的政策问题。

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

拜登后来成为华盛的一活动议案通过者，试图影响美议员。

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和他们的说客不能抵御这些规？

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

他曾是一“煤说”，曾反对影响这一产业的法规。

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。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。

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。

Both of whom who are now registered lobbyists.

两人现在都已经注册成为说客。

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。

A lot of lobbyists pushing back against regulations against synthetic food dyes, which is a big, big industry.

许多游说者反对针对合成食品染料的法规，而这是一项庞大的产业。

He's already under fire over first-class air flights and a bargain condo lease linked to an energy lobbyist.

他已经因头等舱和租住廉价公寓而遭受指责，这套公寓与一能源说客有关。