I think the problem is when you're not particularly familiar with the US senate lingo or a non US native. In this case, the term 'lobbying' might most often be

I think the problem is when you're not particularly familiar with the US senate lingo or a non US native. In this case, the term 'lobbying' might most often be heard abroad when discussions are around the problem of the 'big money' behind lobbying. And it's this practise that was unlawful a few decades ago, not the lobbying itself. My bad, educated a little more and thankful.