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But (he legislation considered will not only be closely watched by the lawmakers, it will also be tracked carefully by another even larger group whose concern for the proceedings often exceeds that of the members.
This group is the ubiquitous band of lobbyists who inhabit the halls of Mr. Jefferson’s Capitol from the opening gavel in January to the adjournment sine die sometime in early March.
To the casual visitor to the Capitol during the legislative sessions, this group is very nearly invisible. It is composed of intense men and women, frequently young button-down types, who birddog the legislation in which they have an interest from its introduction to its final disposition.
Only those representing commercial and nongovernmental interest groups
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