Republicans are scrambling to contain the political fallout from the lobbying scandal, while some Democrats hope to capitalize on it.

"That's one reason why the lobbying scandal fell apart like a political Ponzi scheme: it oversold the notion of political access."

The 2013 Waterfront Communications crisis is the name of an comprehensive lobbying scandal in Denmark.

Soon after, Jacobson in early 2004 became associated with a lobbying scandal, and Gardner once again emerged as a potential contender.

Some lawmakers said they thought Congress was overreacting to the lobbying scandal with an excess of new rules and requirements.

Dalli was forced to resign in October 2012 due to a lobbying scandal.

The lobbying scandal is not an easy one to boil down to a 30-second spot.

Since a lobbying scandal in Albany weakened the tobacco industry's power, some Democratic committees have refused to take money from tobacco companies.

It also showed that many House Republicans were intent on seeking major changes in their party's direction in the wake of an election-year lobbying scandal.

In the wake of the latest lobbying scandal, Number 10 today claimed that lobbying companies have never influenced government policy.