Assertion: lobbyist | /r/CapableOf | spend 3.47 billion
Facets:
value: in 2019
type: TEMPORAL
value: on influencing political policy
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In 2019 alone, lobbyists spend $3.47 billion on influencing political policy, representing the highest sum spend on lobbying since lobbying spend peaked in 2010.﻿﻿ Congressional changes are providing increased opportunities for lobby groups to use political influence as a means to create productive legislation, and with an increase in lobby dollars being spent it is timely to remember both why lobbying is legal, and why lobbying is important for a productive government.