OVER U.S. $ 3 BILLION SPENT IN LOBBYING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT

Source OpenSecrets.org

In 2015 industry in the U.S. spent $ 3,195,149,207 lobbying the U.S. Government

  1. Pharmaceuticals/Health Products: $ 235.1M
  2. Insurance: $ 155.8M
  3. Oil & Gas: $ 128.7M
  4. Business Associations: $ 128.3M
  5. Electronics Mfg & Equipment: $ 121.9M
  6. Electric Utilities: $ 117.8M
  7. Mis. Manufacturing & Distributing: $ 103.8M
  8. Securities & Investment: $ 96.2M
  9. Health Professionals: $ 95.9M
  10. Hospitals/Nursing Homes: $ 91.3M
  11. Telecom Services: $ 88.7M
  12. Air Transport: $ 80.7M
  13. Real Estate: $ 77.1M
  14. Education: $ 76.0M
  15. Defense Aerospace: $ 73.9Mµ
  16. Health Services/HMOs: $ 72.8M
  17. Civil Servants/Public Officials: $ 69.9M
  18. Commercial Banks: $ 63.8M
  19. TV/Movies/Music: $ 61.2M
  20. Retail Sales: $ 58.1M
  21. Automotive: $ 57.1 M
  22. Internet: $ 55.5M
  23. Chemical and Related Manufacturing: $ 54.4M
  24. Human Rights: $ 44.1M
  25. Misc. Issues: $ 42.1M
  26. Misc. Energy: $ 41.6M
  27. Telephone Utilities: $ 40.1M
  28. Non-Profit Institutions: $ 35.3M
  29. Casinos/Gambling: $ 34.9M
  30. Business Services: $ 34.4M
  31. Food & Beverage: $ 33.3M
  32. Misc. Finance: $ 32.7M
  33. Food Processing & Sales: $ 32.0 M
  34. Finance/Credit Companies: $ 31.8M
  35. Agricultural Services/Products: $ 31.0M
  36. Railroads: $ 29.2M
  37. Defense Electronics: $ 28.3M
  38. Beer Wine & Liquor: $ 24.9M
  39. Misc. Defense: $ 23.9M
  40. Sea Transport: $ 23.4M
  41. Mining: $ 21.6M
  42. Crop Production and Basic Processing: $ 21.0M
  43. Tobacco: $ 20.2M
  44. Misc. Transport: $19.2M
  45. Building Materials & Equipment: $ 18.7M
  46. Other: $ 15.7M
  47. Accountants: $ 14.9M
  48. Forestry & Forest Products: $ 14.8M
  49. Environment: $ 14.7M
  50. General Contractors: $ 13.9M
  51. Public Sector Unions: $ 13.4M
  52. Lawyers/Law Firms: $ 12.9M
  53. Misc. Health: $ 11.9M
  54. Lodging/Tourism: $ 11.8M
  55. Construction Services: $ 11.3M
  56. Gun Rights: $ 11.2M
  57. Transportation Unions: $ 10.5M
  58. Printing & Publishing: $ 9.9M
  59. Steel Production: $ 9.5M
  60. Misc. Business: $ 8.9M
  61. Trucking: $ 8.4M
  62. Industrial Unions: $ 7.9M
  63. Misc. Unions: $ 7.5M
  64. Credit Unions: $ 7.4M
  65. Recreation/Live Entertainment: $ 7.4M
  66. Dairy: $ 6.7M
  67. Foreign & Defense Policy: $ 6.6M
  68. Misc. Services: $ 5.6M
  69. Lobbyists: $ 5.5M
  70. Building Trade Unions: $ 5.4M
  71. Home Builders: $ 5.3M
  72. Special Trade Contractors: $ 4.3M
  73. Pro-Israel: $ 4.2M
  74. Waste Management: $ 4.1M
  75. Environmental Svcs/Equipment: $ 3.9M
  76. Fisheries & Wildlife: $ 3.2M
  77. Clergy & Religious Organizations: $ 3.1M
  78. Livestock: $ 2.9M
  79. Abortion Policy/Pro-Abortion Rights: $ 2.1M
  80. Textiles: $ 1.7M
  81. Gun Control: $ 1.7M
  82. Poultry & Eggs: $ 1.5M
  83. Republican/Conservative: $ 1.0M
  84. Abortion Policy/Anti Abortion: $ 0.835M
  85. Women’s Issues: $ 0.720M
  86. Misc. Communications/Electronics: $ 0.660M
  87. Savings & Loans: $ 0.630M
  88. Misc. Agriculture: $ 0.418M
  89. Democratic/Liberal: $ 0.312 M

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