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'''Lobbyists ties to the Obama administration''' describes the undisclosed <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.php?cid=N00009638&cycle=2008 How complete are this candidate's campaign finance reports?] Open Secrets</ref> deal-makers and the people they have represented, that are likely to benefit from working in the [[Obama Administration]]. “Your voices should speak louder than the whispers of lobbyists,” [[Senator Obama]] told a crowd in Green Bay, Wis., while campaigning for president.

'''Lobbyists ties to the Obama administration''' describes the undisclosed <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.php?cid=N00009638&cycle=2008 How complete are this candidate's campaign finance reports?] Open Secrets</ref> deal-makers and the people they have represented, that are likely to benefit from working in the [[Obama Administration]]. “Your voices should speak louder than the whispers of lobbyists,” [[Senator Obama]] told a crowd in Green Bay, Wis., while campaigning for president.

Special interest spending on Capitol Hill broke records in 2009, topping $3.47 billion. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/01/lobbyists-enjoy-windfall-despite-pledges-rein-special-influence/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+foxnews/politics+(Text+-+Politics) Lobbyists Enjoy Windfall Despite Pledges to Rein In Special Interest Influence, FOX News, April 1, 2010]</ref> 2009 list toppers include the health care industry $266 million; general business interests spent $183 million; the oil and gas industry spent $168 million; the insurance industry spent $164 million; and utilities spent $144 million.

Special interest spending on Capitol Hill broke records in 2009, topping $3.47 billion. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/01/lobbyists-enjoy-windfall-despite-pledges-rein-special-influence/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+foxnews/politics+(Text+-+Politics) Lobbyists Enjoy Windfall Despite Pledges to Rein In Special Interest Influence, FOX News, April 1, 2010]</ref> 2009 list toppers include the health care industry $266 million; general business interests spent $183 million; the oil and gas industry spent $168 million; the insurance industry spent $164 million; and utilities spent $144 million. the biggest increase in year-over-year lobbying came from the food and beverage industry, 3000% increase. They spent $18 million on lobbying to kill a national soda tax.

 

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