Downstairs, the reception desk is cleverly tucked to one side, leaving the large lobby space free.
In the past year, both companies have bolstered their already large lobbying stables with big names.
In the past, few high-tech companies had large lobbying presences in Washington.
He had hoped that once he attracted members, he would draw support from the industry's large lobbying budget.
"This is a project that is enormous in scope," Mr. Masyr said, explaining the large lobbying bill.
The industry undertook a large lobbying campaign and says it generated more than 750,000 letters, e-mails and other communications with Congress.
INTERNATIONAL Because of an editing error, an article on Wednesday about a large lobbying effort on Capitol Hill Tuesday by delegates to the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee referred incorrectly to the organization, known as Aipac.
"I remember vividly," he writes, "the wide staircase leading down to the main floor, the rather large lobby, the lone figure of a man who did not seem like anyone I knew, motionless at the other end".
Because of an editing error, an article on Wednesday about a large lobbying effort on Capitol Hill Tuesday by delegates to the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee referred incorrectly to the organization, known as Aipac.
Of course, with Republicans controlling 49 votes in the Senate, many large lobbying firms have both Democrats and Republican on staff, to be well-positioned to argue their case on both sides of the aisle.
