Alex Knott Quotes (9 Quotes)

He has a plausible defense he could say he's fighting for his constituency, and that's true in large part. The thing is, the contributions undercut his argument. The money really complicates it, or even compromises the integrity behind the action.

It's almost like a lobbyist tax, to hire somebody out of K Street (the Washington lobbyists) with local taxes and tuition dollars to work on their behalf.

It's a huge questionable situation. When it comes to lobbying, clients gravitate toward those with connections and being the chairman of someone's campaign is a huge connection because they control the lifeblood of that campaign.

It's very funny to say he lobbies Congress but does not lobby the members he has connections to.

Even the U.S. Botanic Garden gets lobbied.

These are the people that really get things done. There is a premium on them and there is a reason.

Those are several times more than the average. It shows you that this is going to be a very costly election.

Big-money donors have realized this is going to be a key election, where majority control of the House could potentially be up for grabs.

It's an industry that's willing to donate millions. It doesn't matter that much when they can reap billions.