Rand Paul Quotes

We do not engage in lobbying as such. However, I do make contact with members of Congress when requested to do so.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

People underestimate the impact they can have on the process through contact with legislators. By being part of an organized group in an area that you have an interest in, you can multiply the impact of your own ideas.

There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose.

Whenever I tell people I am a lobbyist, there is an embarrassed pause.

I wasn't there for one constituent; I was there for a major economic interest of my state.

I taught policy and politics for seven years at a university. I told my students lobbyists are not a bad thing; they're absolutely vital.

I want to make it clear that the lobbying sector does an important job. It is very useful to the government to hear the views of a broad range of groups to make sure we get the best.

The work I have done in private practice has been assisting companies and organizations to work with an incredibly complex federal government. I'm proud of the impact I've had for these organizations, including organizations here in Pinellas County.

A legislator has thousands of issues he must decide. Five minutes of access to present your case is very valuable.

The Constitution would not actually be a live enterprise without lobbies because that's the way one petitions for the redress of grievances.

Everyone who lobbies represents someone’s particular point of view.

We probably had very strong influences, shall we say, on about 100 Congressional offices.

I think, in Washington, getting things for the great people of Texas done is an important job.

I was proud to represent the 11th District of Georgia as a member of Congress for the past 12 years and am excited to now be joining the respected, growing Government & Regulatory Affairs Practice at Drinker Biddle & Reath.

[Walter White] was also one of the best lobbyist of the period.

Of all American politicians, the small-bore officials who run the states are the most greedy and the least scrupulous… Relatively paltry sums, if well placed, could bring the passage of helpful laws, the veto of harmful ones, and, in a pinch, the nullification of judicial opinions.

The lobbyists are a kind of permanent other government.

At home when people go to lawmakers and induce them with trips and gifts and so on to pass legislation, it's called corruption. But in the U.S. it's actually a profession called lobbying!

The different Washington, D.C.-based groups and the different special interest groups, they all want to be able to pick who they want to be a senator. They don't speak for everyone, and they definitely don't speak for Oklahomans.

There are a lot of people who go to Washington or go to their state houses with a personal ambition in mind.

I understand the significance of being one of 18 senators in Oklahoma history.

I want to be the kind of elected official who not only pays attention but who acts on behalf of people - just average people. Fancy lobbyists get to tell their story, but the average person doesn't.

I did some internships, worked on some campaigns, and then moved to D.C.

I was sent to Washington by the people of the state of Ohio. We have a diverse state. I am advocate and a fighter for this state.