With lawmakers having time on their hands, lobbyists press forward on issues, expanding coalitions and building support Hymes Pucell Wolff The government may have ground to a halt in the last few weeks, but association advocacy did not. Shutdown or no shutdown, association lobbyists were still been prowling the corridors of Capitol Hill. Congressional staffs may have thinned, and the BlackBerrys of "non-essential" aides gone dark, but lobbyist-lawmaker meetings continued. "Honestly, I've found members [of Congress] more accessible, and more interested in talking. I think they have some time on their hands," said Jon Hymes, Washington office director at the… Read More