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Congress bailing out corporate lobbying groups is a terrible idea | Opinion

There is something fundamentally broken about a political institution that shows more bipartisan agreement about bailing out lobbying groups than extending benefits for struggling Americans.

From left, U.S. Reps. Fred Keller, Daniel Meuser, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Scott Perry greet President Donald Trump as he arrives at Lehigh Valley International Airport for a visit to the Owens & Minor medical equipment distribution center in Allentown, Pa., on May 14, 2020. Fitzpatrick and other representatives have backed a bailout for lobbying groups as part of coronavirus relief.
From left, U.S. Reps. Fred Keller, Daniel Meuser, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Scott Perry greet President Donald Trump as he arrives at Lehigh Valley International Airport for a visit to the Owens & Minor medical equipment distribution center in Allentown, Pa., on May 14, 2020. Fitzpatrick and other representatives have backed a bailout for lobbying groups as part of coronavirus relief.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
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