How Washington Lobbyists Peddle Power
The equivalent of six health-care lobbyists for every member of Congress are registered for this year's biggest political battle.
Publication: The Christian Science Monitor
David T. Cook and Gail Russell Chaddock
September 28, 2009
If labor lobbyist Robert “Bobby” Juliano didn’t move away from his stakeout just off the Senate floor from time to time, he might be mistaken for a statue.
Other lobbyists have moved on to BlackBerrys and instant messaging. (He calls them “the thumb generation.”) But for Mr. Juliano, who has been in the thick of every big labor issue in the past 36 years, there’s no substitute for face-to-face contact with members of Congress.
