Legislation on political lobbying needs to be enacted as soon as possible.

The statement also said State Street will monitor the companies' lobbying activities.

Diplomats said Tehran was launching a lobbying campaign to avoid new sanctions.

He will not be involved in lobbying the UK government, BlackRock said.

This month saw the second anniversary of the State's lobbying disclosure regime.

In a manner all too familiar today, corporate lobbying helped instigate change.

The industry was lobbying Mexican lawmakers to press for changes, Armendariz said.

Green groups, of course, form a powerful lobbying block of their own.

Its foreign minister, Julie Bishop, said her government would be lobbying hard.

There is plenty more lobbying, consultation and wooing of public opinion ahead.

She is lobbying the government for billions a year more in funding.

Duggar resigned from his job at Christian lobbying group Family Research Council.

Foreign investors and industry have been lobbying for access for some time.

Producers have long been lobbying for lower levies and threatening reduced investment.

But lobbying PACs exist with the sole intention of shaping government decisions.

Officials from those law firms involved in the lobbying declined to comment.