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Lobbyists Tally Winners and Losers

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When Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) first unveiled his health care reform bill earlier this month, lobbyists for clinical laboratories mounted an intense effort to try to kill a proposed new tax that targeted the industry. Representatives from companies such as LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics pressed Members to drop the tax from the bill.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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