Lobbying Figures Are In - 10 million a day

From Tim Carney of the Washington Examiner
Q1 Health Lobbying

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers
of America (PhRMA) $7,010,000

American Medical Association $6,360,000
Pfizer Inc. $4,340,000

American Hospital Association $4,115,000
Merck & Co. $3,220,000

Amgen Inc. $3,070,000

Blue Cross/Blue Shield $2,780,000

Sanofi-Aventis $2,500,000

Eli Lilly & Co. $2,290,000

GlaxoSmithKline $2,240,000

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You might notice that the top six entities all sided with Obama in supporting the legislation, as did nine of the top ten. That makes it hard to swallow Obama’s claim that passing the legislation represented “standing up to the special interests.”