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In fact, a few years before the collapse, the bank had lobbied Congress for an exemption from banking regulations around risk.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

The Medi-Cal expansion, which St. John’s had lobbied for, contributed to a more than doubling of the nonprofit provider’s revenues between 2019 and 2024, according to tax filings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Nvidia had lobbied against the rule, arguing worldwide sales do not deprive U.S. customers of its hardware.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Venezuela had lobbied hard to join the Brics, with Maduro even making a surprise appearance at the summit in the city of Kazan and declaring that his country was "part of the Brics family".

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

Burnham and Millet had lobbied strongly for Henry Bacon of New York, and Burnham believed that his earlier talk to the Lincoln Commission had been persuasive.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson