`` I have no problem with lobbyists being in hearings , but they should n't be able to buy a seat , '' McCaskill said . Contracted line-holders stand for 10 a.m. to ensure their clients get seats . Seats at hearings often only chance for lobbyists to get face time with legislators . Johnson , some homeless , are paid anywhere from $ 35 to $ 11 an hour . Critics see practice as another way lobbyists are buying influence on CNN .
Contracted line-holders stand for 10 a.m. to ensure their clients get seats . Seats at hearings often only chance for lobbyists to get face time with legislators . Johnson , some homeless , are paid anywhere from $ 35 to $ 11 an hour . Critics see practice as another way lobbyists are buying influence on CNN .