1.   By entertaining members of the House and Senate, lobbyists receive special access to the lawmaking process, she said.

2.   From that preeminent position, leaders exert immense power over almost every step of the lawmaking process.

3.   From that pre-eminent position, leaders exert immense power over almost every step of the lawmaking process.

4.   In Florida, some legislators complain that with new lawmakers with less experience, staff and lobbyists will gain more power in the lawmaking process.

5.   He also urged a more comprehensible lawmaking process which would foster a more secure economic climate and encourage higher levels of international investment, which Russia desperately needs.