lobbying tactics in Congress

Select an interest group from the following list and discuss its lobbying tactics in Congress:

1) AARP; 2) AFL-CIO; 3) AMA; 4) ABA; 5) National Association of Realtors .

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The American Medical Association is little known to many Americans. However, this organization has had a huge impact on the medicare rates of payment. This influence is as a result of this organization submitting over 7,000 recommendations in the course of its operations to the Centers for Medicine and Medicaid Services (CMS) through the RUC.  These recommendations are usually based on the value of work carried out by physicians. In most cases, the CMS accepts AMA’s recommendations..

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