(76 quotes found)
“[The National Rifle Association, the major voice of the powerful gun lobby, greeted the news joyfully.] This is a historic victory for the NRA. Freedom, truth and justice prevailed, ... No other industry is forced to defend themselves when a violent criminal they do not know, have never met and cannot control, misuses a legal non-defective product. American firearms manufacturers will now receive the same fair treatment.”
Wayne LaPierre
“Our biggest fear is because of the power of the gun lobby in Canada, we are going to see gun control dismantled.”
Wendy Cukier
“And now I'm thinking we almost have to start a lobbying effort just to be treated on an equal basis.”
David Heyman
“Since the 2004 election and the advent of 'values voters,' the abortion lobby has redefined, but not changed, its goal.”
Wendy Wright
“I regret that the moral smugness, ideological rigidity and marginalized nature of the peace lobby have left the American public without a credible opposition that can reasonably examine the strategic choices that most certainly await us down the road,”
David Horowitz
“I'm disappointed that the Department of Agriculture would get involved in lobbying, and I hope there's a suitable investigation.”
Dave Gowdey
“We can't just program away these issues. We actually have to organize together and do aggressive lobbying down at the statehouse.”
Dave Knapp
“Stills belong in the lobby, not on the screen.”
William Wyler
“are free to gather, express themselves, lobby, and generally participate in the political process however they see fit.”
Jon Bruning
“The Foreign Ministry has been extremely helpful, lobbying our interests [abroad] in a good sense.”
Vagit Alekperov
