"The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers"

This quote by Ralph Nader recommends that the corporate lobby in Washington is actively working to avoid any legislation that would benefit customers. This suggests that the business lobby is actively working to secure the interests of corporations, rather than the interests of consumers. This could imply that the corporate lobby is actively working to avoid legislation that would increase customer defenses, or that would increase the cost of doing company for corporations. It might likewise suggest that the business lobby is actively working to prevent legislation that would increase taxes on corporations, or that would increase regulations on corporations. In any case, this quote indicates that the corporate lobby is actively working to prevent any legislation that would benefit consumers.