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Report: 2.3 Drug Lobbyists for Every Lawmaker

HeadlineOct 23, 2009

Time Magazine is reporting the pharmaceutical industry spent $110 million on lobbying Congress in the first half of 2009. The figure amounts to $609,000 per day. Time reports there are now 2.3 drug industry lobbyists for ever member of Congress.

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