Puerto Rican leaders had lobbied for such an opportunity repeatedly, in 1898, 1912, 1914, 1919, 1923, 1929, 1932, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1956, and 1960.

Their leaders regularly lobby members of Congress behind closed doors and often meet privately with the President and his administration.

For example, he said, the members support a constitutional amendment to balance the Federal budget, but the leaders lobbied against it.

The military leaders have apparently lobbied hard for more money to modernize weapons systems.

Catholic leaders, including Vatican officials, lobbied furiously against the bill, calling it an assault on the institution of marriage and a threat to social stability.

But Democratic leaders were lobbying as if this were a beginning-and-end test.

German political leaders lobbied for an overturn of the conviction and he was eventually released after serving four months.

Democratic leaders had lobbied heavily against the aid proposal.

"Military leaders lobbied for their new mission by planting leaks in the press."

Many senior leaders often lobby directly or indirectly for their descendants and relatives to succeed them.