The correct answer is number 2. Lobbyists control the information that lawmakers receive.
There are three principal services that lobbyist provides to lawmakers are: they provide them with useful information, they testify before congressional committees, and they help them draft bills they want to pass. Some lobby organizations are integrated by public relation professionals, former government officials, and lawyers.
The most important activity of a lobbyist is to persuade members of Congress to support their ideas in order to influence the President of the U.S. and judicial branch.