‘Hutch,’ other interest groups descend on D.C. to lobby on sequestration cuts

Murray’s clout in the Senate means she gets buttonholed by advocates more often than many of her peers. Other members, such as Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, meanwhile, get targeted as moderates open to possible persuasion, said Joan Entmacher, vice president for family economic security at the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C.

The Women’s Law Center is a private nonprofit that receives no federal support. But it’s part of a national coalition of community, labor, anti-poverty and other groups that have united to protect funding for children’s nutrition, domestic-violence programs and other social services.