Comments like these are why, even if Fil-C has cool technical accomplishments, I find it hard to speak positively about it. You unfortunately seem to forgo all nuance and push disingenuous arguments which fuel the cycle with similarly disingenuous people.

I'll do you a favor though and cite a few things related to "lobbying"

The White House put out an RFI regarding open-source security: https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024...

Rust foundation's response: https://www.regulations.gov/comment/ONCD-2023-0002-0045

Neither have anything to do with making "programming in C illegal".

I don't think there is anything wrong with increasing liability for writing preventable bugs. The floor should be raised as our tools improve and the negative outcomes of these bugs increase. Making c illegal is not a goal of anyone I know of.

Can you provide a citation to this fairly major claim?

No one is lobbying to make programming in C illegal, let alone the Rust community.