first of all, the 10 percent does not mean anything. Who is a lobbyist? What is a lobbyist? Is the gentleman telling me that a corporate executive who devotes all of his time to the affairs of the company and takes you out to a golf game or a dinner, but does not spend 10 percent of his time is not a lobbyist? I suggest that he is.
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