https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/top.php?showYear=2016&indexType=s
this link goes back to 1998...
This is just 2016:
Lobbying Client .................................................................Total
US Chamber of Commerce .................................................$103,950,000
National Assn of Realtors ....................................................$64,821,111
Blue Cross/Blue Shield ........................................................$25,006,109
American Hospital Assn .......................................................$20,970,809
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America ......$19,730,000
American Medical Assn ........................................................$19,410,000
Boeing Co .............................................................................$17,020,000
National Assn of Broadcasters .............................................$16,438,000
AT&T Inc ...............................................................................$16,370,000
Business Roundtable ............................................................$15,700,000
Alphabet Inc .....google..........................................................$15,430,000
Comcast Corp .......................................................................$14,330,000
Southern Co ..........................................................................$13,900,000
Dow Chemical .......................................................................$13,635,982
Lockheed Martin ....................................................................$13,615,811
NCTA The Internet & Television Assn ....................................$13,420,000
FedEx Corp ............................................................................$12,541,000
Northrop Grumman ................................................................$12,050,000
Exxon Mobil ............................................................................$11,840,000
Amazon.com ...........................................................................$11,354,000
These institutions/companies GAVE AWAY THIS MUCH JUST IN 2016!
It's easy to see how our leaders in DC can become corrupt...
of course Senators would cost more to buy than a Rep...
so, we'll say 5 to 1...
100 Senators(500 using this example) + 435 Representatives = 935
so, for instance...American Medical Assn: $19,410,000/935 = ~$21,000
$105k for each senator & $21k for each Rep...
and that's just ONE lobbyist group...
so, you can see how the lobbyist groups CONTROL DC...
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this link goes back to 1998...
This is just 2016:
Lobbying Client .................................................................Total
US Chamber of Commerce .................................................$103,950,000
National Assn of Realtors ....................................................$64,821,111
Blue Cross/Blue Shield ........................................................$25,006,109
American Hospital Assn .......................................................$20,970,809
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America ......$19,730,000
American Medical Assn ........................................................$19,410,000
Boeing Co .............................................................................$17,020,000
National Assn of Broadcasters .............................................$16,438,000
AT&T Inc ...............................................................................$16,370,000
Business Roundtable ............................................................$15,700,000
Alphabet Inc .....google..........................................................$15,430,000
Comcast Corp .......................................................................$14,330,000
Southern Co ..........................................................................$13,900,000
Dow Chemical .......................................................................$13,635,982
Lockheed Martin ....................................................................$13,615,811
NCTA The Internet & Television Assn ....................................$13,420,000
FedEx Corp ............................................................................$12,541,000
Northrop Grumman ................................................................$12,050,000
Exxon Mobil ............................................................................$11,840,000
Amazon.com ...........................................................................$11,354,000
These institutions/companies GAVE AWAY THIS MUCH JUST IN 2016!
It's easy to see how our leaders in DC can become corrupt...
of course Senators would cost more to buy than a Rep...
so, we'll say 5 to 1...
100 Senators(500 using this example) + 435 Representatives = 935
so, for instance...American Medical Assn: $19,410,000/935 = ~$21,000
$105k for each senator & $21k for each Rep...
and that's just ONE lobbyist group...
so, you can see how the lobbyist groups CONTROL DC...
Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center: [email protected]
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