Lobster with Kerry: $25,000. Golf with Chambliss: $15,000. Access to Congress: Priceless

For $25,000, lobbyists and big contributors could have had a lobster dinner with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) or any of the other 16 Democratic senators who spent a weekend this summer in Nantucket at a special "retreat." For $15,000, Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) and eight other Republican senators offered the same kind of crowd golf, skeet shooting and lavish dinners at the five-star Greenbrier resort in White Sulfur Springs, W.Va. Despite calls for reform in the wake of the scandal surrounding corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the cozy relationship continues between members of Congress and lobbyists for big corporations and special interests. THE BLOTTER RECOMMENDS From Cash to Yachts: Congressman’s Bribe Menu Congressman Ney Has His Day in Court, Pleads Guilty Click Here for More of the Brian Ross Page "They talked the talk, but they didn’t walk the walk," says Gerry Hebert of the Campaign Legal Center. House and Senate candidates have again raised more than $1 billion dollars in contributions this campaign cycle.  More than half of the money raised by House incumbents typically comes from lobbyists and their political action committees, according to the Campaign Finance Institute.  But don’t just blame the lobbyists, Hebert says. "Members on the Hill have a responsibility not to make it seem as if their public offices are for sale to the highest bidder," he tells ABC News. More to come.