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| A lobbyist is someone hired by a business or a cause to persuade legislators to support that business or cause. Lobbyists get paid to win favor from politicians. |
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| an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures. |
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| a legislative committee responsible for expediting the passage of bills. |
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| process by which a U.S congressional committe or state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation |
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