Guest guest Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Who is Spending What on Lobbying? The following totals are for the first quarter of 2009: 1) $42 Million: Health Care, Health Insurance, & Pharma 2) $31 Million: Oil 3) $20 Million: War 4) $17 Million: Telecoms 5) $15 Million: Financial 6) $10 Million: Automotive 7) $7 Million: Life Insurance 8) $6 Million: Biotech A List of Corporate Lobbying by Jill Richardson By Jill Richardson La Vida Locavore, June 18, 2009 Straight to the Source Out of curiosity I decided to see who was spending the most on lobbying in America. And Oh My Goodness - NO WONDER our policy sucks. No wonder it's nearly impossible to pass health care reform that provides all Americans with affordable care, a global warming bill that doesn't suck, and the Employee Free Choice Act. No wonder we're in these two stupid wars. I know everyone's aware of the problems lobbying poses to our country, but good lord, if people saw the sheer magnitude of it (and the comparatively paltry amounts spent in the people's interest) they would be outraged. So here goes. Here's the list of the top 100 (ranked by amount spent on lobbying in Q109). Enjoy. I pulled up all of the reports for first quarter 2009 but over 20,000 items came up (and the report only shows the first 3000). OK, try again - all reports for over $1 million for first quarter 2009. This time a little over 100 came up (including AIG, who spent $1,250,000 on lobbying during that period). So here's how to read this list: These are the amounts spent by the corporations listed. However, many (if not most) of these corporations ALSO contract out to private lobbying firms, so the amounts you see here MIGHT not be the total amount they spent on lobbying in Q109. For example, Monsanto spent $2,094,000 for its in house lobbying but then contracted out to Arent Fox LLP; Lesher, Russell & Barron, Inc. ($60,000); Ogilvy Government Relations ($60,000); Parven Pomper Strategies ($40,000); Sidley Austin LLP; TCH Group, LLC ($50,000); The Nickles Group, LLC ($63,000); The Washington Tax Group, LLC ($40,000); and Troutman Sanders Public Affairs Group ($30,000) - for a total of $2,437,000 in first quarter 2009. Health Care, Health Insurance, & Pharma 3. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America: $6,910,000 6. Pfizer, Inc: $6,140,000 12. American Medical Association: $4,240,000 18. American Hospital Association: $3,580,000 19. Eli Lilly and Company: $3,440,000 37. America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc: $2,030,000 39. CVS Caremark Inc: $2,005,000 47. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association: $1,800,000 49. GlaxoSmithKline: $1,780,000 63. Merck & Co: $1,500,000 65. United Health Group, Inc: $1,500,000 69. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc: $1,460,000 76. Novartis: $1,347,134 87. Abbott Laboratories: $1,260,000 89. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP: $1,250,000 92. Medtronic, Inc: $1,238,000 Oil 2. Exxon Mobil: $9,320,000 4. Chevron U.S.A. Inc: $6,800,000 7. Conoco Phillips: $5,980,935 16. BP America, Inc: $3,610,000 20. Marathon Oil Corporation: $3,380,000 45. American Petroleum Institute: $1,810,000 Defense 5. Lockheed Martin Corporation: $6,380,000 11. General Electric Company: $4,540,000 28. Northrop Grumman Corporation: $2,570,000 30. Boeing Company: $2,410,00 51. Honeywell International: $1,760,000 73. Raytheon Company: $1,360,000 Telecoms 10. AT & T Services, Inc: $5,134,873 14. Verizon (excluding Verizon Wireless): $3,760,000 21. National Cable and Telecommunications Association: $3,370,000 23. Comcast Corporation: $2,760,000 68. Motorola, Inc: $1,470,000 Automotive 22. General Motors: $2,800,000 27. United Services Automobile Association: $2,590,244 52. Ford Motor Company: $1,750,000 84. Toyota Motor North America: $1,290,000 86. Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers: $1,264,400 Financial 32. Financial Services Roundtable: $2,260,000 33. Prudential Financial, Inc: $2,180,000 41. American Bankers Association: $1,890,000 61. Visa, Inc: $1,540,000 74. Investment Company Institute: $1,359,917 75. Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association: $1,350,000 82. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.: $1,310,000 90. Citigroup Management Corp: $1,250,000 90. Credit Union National Association: $1,250,000 Biotech 36. Monsanto: $2,094,000 40. Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO): $1,920,000 44. Bayer Corporation: $1,843,672 Railroads 24. Association of American Railroads: $2,759,545 54. Union Pacific Corporation: $1,717,108 71. BNSF Railway: $1,400,000 Life Insurance 42. American Council of Life Insurers: $1,867,075 44. New York Life Insurance Company: $1,840,000 64. State Farm Insurance: $1,500,000 93. The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company: $1,237,000 Other 1. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.: $9,996,000 8. National Association of Realtors: $5,727,000 9. U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform: $5,480,000 13. AARP: $4,090,000 15. Southern Company: $3,650,000 17. Altria Client Services Inc: $3,580,000 25. Amgen, Inc: $2,750,000 26. National Association of Broadcasters: $2,600,000 29. Edison Electric Institute: $2,550,000 31. Fedex Corporation: $2,370,000 34. Textron, Inc.: $2,140,000 35. General Dynamics Corp: $2,101,945 38. International Business Machines (IBM): $2,030,000 43. United Technologies Corporation: $1,860,000 46. Recording Industry Association of America: $1,810,000 48. CTIA-The Wireless Association: $1,790,000 50. Time Warner Inc. $1,780,000 53. The Dow Chemical Company: $1,735,000 55. American Electric Power Company: $1,716,913 56. Microsoft Corporation: $1,650,000 57. Qualcomm, Incorporated: $1,620,000 58. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc: $1,600,000 59. L-3 Communications: $1,580,000 60. Exelon Business Services, LLC: $1,540,000 62. Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc: $1,530,000 66. Norfolk Southern Corporation: $1,485,026 67. Koch Companies Public Sector LLC: $1,480,000 70. American Airlines: $1,450,000 72. Oracle Corporation: $1,390,000 77. Air Transport Association of America, Inc.: $1,340,000 78. Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.: $1,330,000 79. Sepracor, Inc: $1,324,157 80. National Association of Home Builders: $1,320,000 81. UPS: $1,316,426 83. Siemens Corporation: $1,300,000 85. Duke Energy Corporation: $1,282,770 94. Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., Inc: $1,230,000 95. Business Roundtable: $1,220,000 96. Wellpoint, Inc: $1,220,000 97. American Wind Energy Association: $1,212,504 98. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd: $1,206,427 99. National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: $1,200,000 99. CBS Corporation: $1,200,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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