Nearly 5,400 congressional staffers have left the Hill for K Street (aka Lobbyists) http://influencealley.nationaljournal.com/2011/09/5400-hill-staffers-have-gone-t.php Some other highlights: --So far this year, 155 lobbyists have been hired as staffers. Not surprisingly, having taken back he House last year, Republican lobbyists-turned-staffers outnumbered their Democratic brethren 8 to 1. But in 2007, when Democrats won the House and Senate, 206 lobbyists switched from serving clients to aiding lawmakers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
