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April 20, 2015. Something is out of balance in Washington. Corporations now spend about $2.6 billion a year on reported lobbying expenditures— more than the $2 billion we spend to fund the...
Apr 23, 2015 · How did American businesses become so invested in politics? And what does all their money buy? Drawing on extensive data and original interviews with corporate lobbyists, this book provides a picture of what corporations do in Washington, why they do it, and why it matters.
- Lee Drutman
May 5, 2024 · The story of Washington’s influence business is one of transformation and resilience; despite countless attempts to reform K Street, corporate lobbyists have always found new ways to maintain...
Feb 22, 2024 · Businesses are by far and away the biggest spenders on lobbying, with 3.5 billion U.S. dollars allocated to business lobbying in 2022, compared to almost 200 million U.S. dollars spent by...
Apr 23, 2015 · Prior to the 1970s, very few corporations had Washington offices. To the extent that corporations lobbied, they did so through trade associations. Studies from the 1950s and 1960s describe corporate lobbying as largely threadbare, reactive, and not particularly influential.
Oct 7, 2012 · Lawmakers passed new reforms that required strict public disclosure of lobbying activities, and limited the gifts and trips lobbyists can buy for Members of Congress.
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Mar 11, 2019 · The US Chamber of Commerce spent a whopping $94,800,000 on lobbying in 2018. The group is the largest spender in 2018, focusing on pushing business-oriented public policy.
