The Business of America is Lobbying

Dr. Lee Drutman is a Senior fellow in the program on political reform at New America. Author of "The Business of America is Lobbying" (Oxford University Press, March 2015).  An expert on lobbying, influence, and money in politics Prior to coming to New America, Drutman was a senior fellow at the Sunlight Foundation He has also worked in the U.S. Senate and at the Brookings Institution.  He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.A. from Brown University. He talks with Dr. Townsend about the issues involved with the government and the money from lobbying.