The Wolves of K Street: How Corporate Lobbyists Infiltrated Washington | Amanpour and Company

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Brody Mullins joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss his new book, “The Wolves of K Street,” which chronicles how lobbyists have inaugurated a new era in public policy for the benefit of corporate America.
Originally aired on July 19, 2024
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Amanpour and Company features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and domestic news from London with contributions by prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City.
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[@roberthevern6169]

Citizen's United needs to be repealed!

[@buzoff4642]

It runs far deeper and far older than Citizen United. I remember a young John Boehner explaining to a reporter, yes it was wrong to have had lobbyists passing out cash on the floor of congress, that it should be checks to their offices. I remember Patrick Leahy telling a reporter yes, he sells his vote if it's not directly related to Vermont. And much more recently, Sheldon Whitehouse discussing the 10 priorities tech industry gave them, on their annual call for them, congress, to be at the west coast, to receive them. Clearly they don't recognize just how corrupt they are, and haven't for a very long time. And while I'm using that word, I'm stunned with all of this, media, reporters, journalists, authors, aren't calling it what it clearly is: corruption.

[@splashesin8]

@@buzoff4642Exactly.

[@monicarust2383]

Spot on! Thank you for this!

[@donaldwarriner1640]

Thank you Amanpour & Company. I don't know how I'd keep my sanity without your news delivery without all the hoopla I detest and distract from thinking.

[@HariSreenivasan]

Thanks for watching

[@TheAngelaoddone]

Great program! Makes me wonder if it's not a coincidence that management at the National Education Association -- the nation's largest union -- and its staff represented by a union continue to struggle to negotiate, including a legal strike by staff and an illegal lock out by management. The timing couldn't be worse for Democrats. When NEA is unified and functional, members and staff at the national office and state affiliates provide a lot of canvassing, etc. for Democrat candidates. And, I believe canvassing to promote high voter turnout -- especially in key swing states -- will be key in November.

[@davepicariello2311]

Despite spotty sound check reportage on this timely subject is vital.

[@davidwilkie9551]

Obviously true.

[@renzo6490]

Why is the sound quality so bad?

[@eschwarz1003]

WTF Vance is ALL about Silicon Valley money

[@flow963]

Lobbyists are not the issue. Lobbyists are simply doing the bidding of kleptocratic plutocrats pulling their strings and lining their pockets.

[@tommcfadden5232]

Preaching to the choir.

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[@justadam1917]

Greedy self-interested politicians

[@Md-eb4vd]

Why didn't he distinguish between corporate and progressive Democrats and the % each takes from corporate lobbyists? Seems important. And he failed to mention that Congress is dysfunctional because Republicans intentionally broke it. Why interview people who push biased and misleading narratives?

[@robertskolimowski7049]

Haha, I loved the interview up to the point where he brings up Vance🙄🤦‍♂️ Seriously?? Pathetic🙄

[@melodynyc1209]

Interesting. Lying by omission. Slick propaganda.

[@buzoff4642]

Go ahead, fill in the omission.

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