6 September 2013: lobbying.
Management spent much of 1995 lobbying Congress for relief.
And as in past years, lobbying against the new measures remains intense.
They have spent the past two years lobbying against EU sanctions on Russia, without any impact.
Alan Joyce, the airline's chief executive, spent last week lobbying the government to lift the ownership restriction.
The Facebook CEO has spent the past three years lobbying for more visas for foreign workers.
RBS has spent most of its efforts this year lobbying on attempts to reform "swipe" card fees.
The president had spent much of the last three days lobbying House members in the White House and on Air Force One.
Cory Strupp, who represents Wall Street in Washington, spent the last six months lobbying for more than two dozen changes in the derivatives chapter of the Senate's financial legislation.
Delta has spent $1.6 million this year lobbying on airline issues, including a bill that includes a Republican-proposed change in the voting rule.
From his comments, Greenberg looks to spend a lot of time with pols this year, lobbying Congress and state insurance overseers to control rising jury awards and runaway settlements.
