Sentences with phrase «in lobbying spending»

For tech's «big five» (Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft), a massive push in Washington — reflected in a 24.3 percent quarter over quarter spike in lobbying spending, much of which was focused directly on the tax bill — just paid off in spades.

JCOPE in 2016 and 2015 tracked $ 243 million in lobbying spending on issues before state and local governments.

It's still # 2 to Google in lobbying spending; the search giant is on track to spend $ 17 million at its current pace.

Facebook is reportedly third in lobbying spending after Google's parent, Alphabet, and Amazon.

Not exact matches

Google has dramatically increased its lobbying activities in Washington in the past few years: it spent US$ 8.95 million on lobbying just in the first half of 2012 (compare that to the US$ 9.7 million it spent in all of 2011).

«It is disturbing that the same companies and investors who have pledged to work with the City to respect California public safety and public realm laws are spending lobbying dollars in Sacramento to repeal them,» San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who has been leading the charge to regulate the scooters, told TechCrunch.

The drug lobby has spent nearly $ 17 million in just over two and a half years to oppose new regulation in California.

Novo Nordisk also spent $ 3.2 million lobbying Congress and federal agencies in 2017, its biggest - ever investment in directly influencing U.S. policymakers, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Lobbying records show that in November 2012, Google spent $ 79 on dinner and transportation for Padilla when he visited Washington, D.C., as well as $ 9 on a gift bag.

One study found that corporate lobbying and political campaign spending has been responsible for a significant portion of the rise in corporate profits since 2000.

Also on the proxy this year is a shareholder proposal requiring ExxonMobil to offer additional transparency in its lobbying and political spending.

The company spent just over $ 13 million on lobbying in 2017, according to disclosure records filed with Congress.

Parents, students and teachers from South Florida, the state's Democratic stronghold, have been a forceful presence in the Capitol since last week, when busloads of Stoneman Douglas High students spent two days lobbying — and protesting — lawmakers, urging them to take more far - reaching action and ban all assault weapons.

We believe IBM should establish high standards for evaluating and disclosing IBM's participation and extensive spending in the legislative process through lobbying.

It spends most of that money on, as far as I can tell, lobbying to be able to operate in different cities.

In February, Bloomberg reported that the company had «increased lobbying spending by more than 400 percent,» outpacing all of its rivals.

In the first three months of the year, his company spent $ 270,00 lobbying on «pipeline related issues.»

The NRA spent $ 5,122,000 on its lobbying efforts in 2017, the highest ever annual total.

The biggest winners in the military buildup are the country's largest defense contractors, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics, which spend millions of dollars each year lobbying Congress.

Adapt has worked with state legislators and federal policymakers about adjusting laws and removing burdens for access, and spent $ 470,000 on lobbying in 2016 and 2017, according to OpenSecrets.org, which tracks political spending.

«A broad coalition of investors wants companies to tell stockholders and the public more about so - called «dark money» spent both in campaigns and on lobbying by groups that use corporate money and don't say where it comes from,» Welsh of Si2 said.

«In 2014, the Chamber of Commerce spent $ 124 million to lobby, and it has spent over $ 1 billion on lobbying since 1998,» Keenan wrote.

Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft spent a combined $ 14.2 million lobbying the U.S. government last quarter, as some in the tech industry began to weather an investigation into Russia's election meddling and others tried to battle a host of new regulations targeting their platforms.

Yet in spite of this power, most S&P 500 companies lack a formal system of lobbying oversight and don't fully disclose how monies are being spent, particularly through third - party organizations like trade associations.

Americans for Financial Reform reported that the financial sector spent $ 2 billion on political activity in the 2016 election cycle, including $ 1.1 billion in campaign donations and the rest for lobbying.

While the rules governing third - party campaigns in provincial elections are problematic, the provincial government needs to lay out fair rules governing financial disclosures and amounts that third - party campaigns and lobby groups can spend influencing voters in municipal elections.

The report includes facts about lobbying spending that hit $ 2 billion in the last election cycle, and continues unabated, Wall Street executives in the Trump administration and regulatory agencies, tax cut windfalls for the finance industry, and a deregulatory free - for - all.

With Trump in the White House and more business - friendly Republican - controlled Congress, banks seized the opportunity spending a record $ 66.7 million on lobbying last year, according to the political contributions database OpenSecrets.

In recent years, Uber has hired top political operators and ramped up its lobbying spending as it faces regulatory battles around the country.

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, the trade group that advocates for drug companies, spent almost $ 10 million on lobbying in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

For example, one study finds that for each dollar spent lobbying for a tax break, firms received returns in excess of $ 220.

A 2017 investigation into lobbying efforts by «Big Pharma» conducted by The Washington Post and 60 Minutes found that the companies spent more than $ 106 million to lobby Congress in an effort to pass more favorable drug laws.

Maybe if you geniuses spent more time using the internet to, let's say, google «Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal», and less time playing in jeebus fairy - land make - believe land, you wouldn't be messing up the country so bad.

Imagine a time when the word «foyer» no longer brings images of lobbies to the mind of the general public but rather signifies a «place where I once spent five amazing days in silent retreat».

Said «non-profit» spent $ 11 million dollars for media advertising, $ 7 million on mailings an $ 1 million on lobbying in 2009.

Spend an evening scoping out the lobbies of popular hotels in the area.

In Europe, the food industry reportedly spent a staggering $ 1 billion successfully lobbying the European parliament to reject traffic light labels.

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From the moment I stepped into the quaint marble - laden lobby where to the time I spent in my «Historic Deluxe» room beautifully appointed with King canopy bed, fireplace and clawfoot slipper tub, I could vividly imagine the good times of yore this unique locale has hosted.

The «Big 6» chemical companies — including Monsanto, Syngenta and Dow Chemical — and the «big food» lobby — fronted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)-- know they are fighting a losing battle, but they have deep pockets and seem to be willing to do, say and spend almost anything to keep American consumers in the dark.

i bet his defense will be that he thought that whole bus was full of Khabib's teammates and that he didn't know other fighters were in the bus...... after all the sh & % $ it UFC went thru to get MMA legal in N.Y., not to mention $ $ $ $ $ they spend on lobbying, and this moron does this, which will get ammunition to all «MMA haters» politician in N.Y.............

According to the Center for Responsive Politics in the US, Nestlé is spending about US$ 4 million per year on lobbying, with US$ 200,000 specifically by Nestlé Waters North America (and US$ 120,000 by Nestlé Infant Nutrition).

The mere $ 440,000.00 that trade groups spent lobbying against this bill would improve the quality of school lunches for every kid in my state for twelve years.

The sentiment was echoed by Carole Walther, 39, of Elk Grove Village who spent more than two years lobbying the Park District to build the Skate Park, which opened in December.

Earlier this year, the SNA successfully lobbied to insert language in the Congressional report accompanying the 2014 Omnibus Spending Bill, advising USDA to grant schools a one - year waiver on either requirement, if implementing the requirement would result in increased cost.

The fact that the infant formula companies are spending big bucks to lobby in Washington proves just how lucrative this business really is, and what a shame that such an inferior product is being fed to the majority of babies, some from day one.

In fighting the menu change, the American Frozen Food Institute spent $ 543,000 lobbying last year, up from $ 334,000 in 2010; Schwan spent $ 50,000, and ConAgra Foods Inc spent $ 400,00In fighting the menu change, the American Frozen Food Institute spent $ 543,000 lobbying last year, up from $ 334,000 in 2010; Schwan spent $ 50,000, and ConAgra Foods Inc spent $ 400,00in 2010; Schwan spent $ 50,000, and ConAgra Foods Inc spent $ 400,000.

Campaign for One New York, a lobbying organization set up by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign strategists, spent close to $ 1.7 million to advance his agenda during his first six months in office and got donations from unions, developers and people like Google's Eric Schmidt.

In this case, though, the ad appears in a paper aimed directly at congressmembers, congressional staff and the lobby community, who by many accounts pay attention to who's buying space in Roll Call, The Hill, Congress Daily, etc. — both for the direct messages and for the indirect message sent about who's willing to spend money to raise the profile of their issueIn this case, though, the ad appears in a paper aimed directly at congressmembers, congressional staff and the lobby community, who by many accounts pay attention to who's buying space in Roll Call, The Hill, Congress Daily, etc. — both for the direct messages and for the indirect message sent about who's willing to spend money to raise the profile of their issuein a paper aimed directly at congressmembers, congressional staff and the lobby community, who by many accounts pay attention to who's buying space in Roll Call, The Hill, Congress Daily, etc. — both for the direct messages and for the indirect message sent about who's willing to spend money to raise the profile of their issuein Roll Call, The Hill, Congress Daily, etc. — both for the direct messages and for the indirect message sent about who's willing to spend money to raise the profile of their issues.

The report released on Monday by lobbying and ethics regulators found the top lobbying entities this year so far have been the New York State Nurses Association, which spent $ 2.3 million — nearly double than what the group spent in the first six months of last year.