Industry spending topped $3.7 billion for the first time, as 3,700 new companies and organizations hired lobbyists since the start of the pandemic.
Thousands of companies and organizations appeared to hire lobbyists for the first time during the pandemic, as more than 3,700 companies and other groups that spent no money lobbying the government in 2019 paid lobbyists last year.Among the new entrants are dozens of health-care, technology, tourism and recreation companies, including individual museums, theaters and entertainment firms.
“Every aspect of the economy the past couple of years has been in full-blown crisis mode, so everyone got involved in lobbying,” Auble said. “I think it’s likely there are some people who came to Washington a couple of years ago and have stuck around, or industries that realized the benefits they could accrue by having an active presence in Washington.
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