As mentioned above, corporations can use resources as leverage during the policymaking process. A firm’s access to resources offers them an advantage when influencing policymakers. Oftentimes policymakers do not have access to the resources and expertise needed when drafting legislation. Hertel-Fernandez states that one of the ways businesses can exert influence on policymaking is by providing resources (2014, p. 586). Legislators faced with time and resource constraints often turn to private policy groups for policy ideas and research support (2014). This is most prominently seen at the state-level where legislators may have smaller staff support. To support his claim, Hertel-Fernandez used the “model bills” data set developed by the American
