Money Spent on Lobbying

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1 Money Spent on Lobbying Year Total Spent Number of Lobbyists 2010 $3,492,725,128 12, $3,492,571,521 13, $3,300,340,032 14,212 Center for Responsive Politics

2 Top Spenders Lobbying Client Total US Chamber of Commerce $738,825,680 American Medical Assn $243,277,500 General Electric $236,580,000 AARP $197,752,064 Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America $195,143,920 American Hospital Assn $194,316,789 AT&T Inc $161,557,725 Blue Cross/Blue Shield $159,178,718 Northrop Grumman $159,175,253 Exxon Mobil $156,692,742 National Assn of Realtors $155,997,380 Verizon Communications $148,974,841 Edison Electric Institute $147,075,999 Business Roundtable $142,824,000 Boeing Co $139,424,310 Lockheed Martin $135,124,293 Southern Co $117,840,694 PG&E Corp $117,680,000 General Motors $116,379,170 Pfizer Inc $107,267,268 NOTE: All lobbying expenditures on this page come from the Senate Office of Public Records. Data for the most recent year was downloaded on January 31, Center for Responsive Politics

3 Ranked Sectors Sector Total Agribusiness $1,317,839,638 Communication/Electronics $3,611,482,885 Construction $482,824,245 Defense $1,261,711,454 Energy/Nat Resource $3,233,636,465 Finance/Insur/RealEst $4,405,909,610 Health $4,369,979,173 Lawyers & Lobbyists $348,111,867 Transportation $2,323,450,594 Misc Business $4,352,728,292 Labor $441,259,274 Ideology/Single-Issue $1,514,021,745 Other $2,272,519,632 NOTE: All lobbying expenditures on this page come from the Senate Office of Public Records. Data for the most recent year was downloaded on January 31, Center for Responsive Politics

4 Top Lobbying Firms & Income (2010) Center for Responsive Politics

5 Patton Boggs LLP For more than 40 years, Patton Boggs has maintained a reputation for cutting-edge advocacy by working closely with Congress and regulatory agencies in Washington, litigating in courts across the country, and negotiating business transactions around the world. Our partners include women and men with extensive backgrounds in government service with strong ties to both major political parties, as well as topflight litigators and individuals with a keen understanding of business and finance.

6 Groups that Have Retained Patton Boggs LLP: Client Total Subsidiary (Lobbied For) Industry Contacts $160,000 - Health Services 3G Capital $0 Burger King Food & Beverage Ad hoc Cltn Preserve Clinical Lab Serv Ad Hoc Cmte on Federal Issues Ad Hoc Deep Water Expl/Production Cltn $100,000 - Health Services $90,000 - Insurance $260,000 - Oil & Gas Adaptive Marketing $50,000 - Computers/Internet AECOM $10,000 - Misc Transport Aero Union Corp $130,000 - Air Transport Affymax Inc $200,000 - Pharm/Health Prod Air France-KLM $20,000 - Air Transport Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care Alliance for Savings & Investment $60,000 - Health Services $420,000 - Hospitals/Nurs Homes $130,000 - Misc Issues Center for Responsive Politics

7 Center for Responsive Politics Issues

8 Maria Cantwell Democrat (Elected 2001), WA Senate district Maria Cantwell is a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Senate Committee on Finance. In the 111 th Congress, Maria Cantwell was a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Senate Committee on Finance, and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. In the 110 th Congress, Maria Cantwell was a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Senate Committee on Finance, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Maria Cantwell can be contacted at

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11 Rick Larsen Democrat (Elected 2000), WA House district 2 Rick Larsen is a member of the House Committee on Armed Services and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. In the 111 th Congress, Rick Larsen was a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the House Committee on Armed Services, and the House Committee on the Budget. In the 110 th Congress, Rick Larsen was a member of the House Committee on Small Business, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the House Committee on Armed Services. In the 109 th Congress, Rick Larsen was a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, the House Committee on Armed Services, and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Rick Larsen can be contacted at

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17 S FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act Transportation and public works. 112 th Congress ( ) Sponsor: John Rockefeller Summary: A bill to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Status:The bill was voted on in the Senate on February 17, 2011 Amendments:108 proposed amendments. 30 accepted. 7 rejected. View amendments

18 Senate Vote: On Passage PASSED on February 17, /2 required to pass voted YES: 87 voted NO: 8

19 S Clean Water Restoration Act Clean Water Act of 1972, Wetlands, EPA, Solid Waste - Environmental protection. 111 th Congress ( ) Sponsor: Russell Feingold Summary: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. (by CRS) Status: The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar

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21 To win election, U.S. House members raised, on average, $1,900 per day, every day, for an entire two-year term including weekends and holidays. That s $1.4 million per House member, on average. Winning senators raised $8.5 million, on average $3,900 per day. (These figures are for the 2008 election, from the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.) The main source of this campaign money is interest groups that want something from government. Once elected, politicians often pay back their campaign contributors with special access and favorable laws. This common practice is legal, but does it represent the public interest?

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23 Iron Triangle a term used by political scientists to describe the policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy (executive) (sometimes called "government agencies"), and interest groups.

24 Interest Groups organization of people who share political, social or other goals; and agree to try to influence public policy to achieve those goals.

25 Types of Interest Groups Public Interest Groups don t usually expect to profit from the policies they seek. Ex: League of Women Voters, Environmental Defense Fund Economic Interest Groups the largest category, they are numerous and powerful in capitalist societies. U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers Government Interest Groups organizations that bring issues of local and state government before congress. National League of Cities, National Conference of Mayors

26 Types of Interest Groups Cont Single-Issue Interest Groups advocate for or against a single issue. Ex: National Rifle Association, National Coalition to Ban Handguns Civil Rights Interest Groups Interest groups that form to advocate for civil rights and also social welfare, immigration policy, affirmative action, and gender issues Ex: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund Religious Interest Groups groups that lobby for a religious agenda Ex: Christian Coalition

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