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comment by tutter

I guess that giving some of the history behind the Chamber and why they are doing what they are doing, and specifically breaking down the Powell Memo and the meaning behind it would be similar to that. As well as breaking down one of the bills they lobbied for, and a testimony against the bill, which I go into detail about why the bill is bad. I'm not exactly sure if that counts.

Maybe I could add onto that by giving some narrative of someone who has been hurt by the very thing the bill would make harder to get compensation for, which is asbestos exposure. Although, I have other instances of lobbying I want to go into, since there are quite a few, and I want to make sure people realize the depth of the situation of lobbying as a whole. So going into one instance too much might just complicate the article too much.





someguyfromcanada  ·  3055 days ago  ·  link  ·  

There are so many that would fit well as a contrast there. And an individual account would undoubtedly fit well as a "Mom and Pop" story.

Ralph Nader and Unsafe at Any Speed particularly annoyed Powell if I remember correctly. Or you could use many examples without going into one in depth.