Limits on Lobbyists as Hosts? Simply Unworkable, They Say
►http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/07/us/politics/lobbyists-object-to-proposed-limits-on-courting-officials.html
Tough new limits proposed on the way special interests could court executive branch officials have prompted a fierce counterattack from lobbyists who fear they will end a cherished Washington ritual: hosting federal workers at events like conferences, cocktail parties, galas and movie screenings.