USA: Lobbying (Pharma) big spenders

But little has changed in the way Washington works or the way the game is played. Despite attempts by the president to institute reform in the executive branch, lobbyists are spending more than ever to push their agenda on Capitol Hill. In 2009 the industry spent more than $3bn, breaking all records. (Ver)

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The pharmaceutical and health products industry broke all records by spending $267m last year, in what the Center’s analysts said was the “greatest amount ever spent on lobbying efforts by a single industry for one year”. (Ver)