It’s only a 2% drop, but hey, it’s a start!
Recession Thinned Ranks of Washington Lobbyists Last Year
But overall, employment for lobbyists is shrinking. While data aren’t available yet for 2009, the slump appears to have steepened this year as corporations, law firms and trade associations slash lobbying budgets, trim jobs and lay off hired-gun lobbyists in response to economic belt-tightening outside the Beltway.
The problem remains that lawyers and “activists” remain in Washington.
Maybe it’s because most K street firms are realizing that with an Dem majority, you don’t need as many lobbyist to get the same dollar for dollar of pork. When the money flows easy, why pay a lobbyist.
Yes, making the task less labor-intensive.