So 535 members. Do you know how many lobbyists there are registered in DC? 1000 for every congressman? I don't know. 20,000. There are 20,000 lobbyists [in Washington, D.C.] for 535 members of the House and Senate combined. And there's 20,000 lobbyists. So do the math. Right? It's incredible. You're. You're almost at what is that 40 lobbyists per member? These people are, there's, there's more lobbyists than there are staff on the hill. (50:29–50:32)
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