28-09-2009, 03:37
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Join Date: 11-12-2004
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Pharmaceutical Companies and Lobbying
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.....pharmaceuticals and health care ($236,022,031 in lobbying paid out in 2008), insurance ($153,694,224), or oil and gas ($131,978,521).
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LOBBYING
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products
Industry Profile, 2008
Total For Pharmaceuticals/Health Products: $236,022,031
Total Number of Lobbyists Reported: 1,796
Campaign Contributions from this industry [include]:
GlaxoSmithKline -$6,990,000
Johnson & Johnson -$6,080,00
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http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/ind...=H04&year=2008
Pharmaceutical companies paid double what oil companies in lobbying in the US last year. You wonder why they do as they wish?
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