An analysis by The Washington Post finds that about three out of every four oil industry lobbyists previously worked in Congress or the executive branch.
SOURCES: Washington Post analysis, Center for Responsive Politics | Todd Lindeman/The Washington Post - July 22, 2010
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Most in oil, gas lobbies worked for government Article | Three out of every four lobbyists who represent oil and gas companies previously worked in the federal government, a proportion that far exceeds the usual revolving-door standards on Capitol Hill, a Washington Post analysis shows.