[Mb-civic] Foreign Companies Pay to Influence U.S. Policy: More than $620 million spent lobbying federal government

[Harold Sifton]

Pay to Influence U.S. Policy: More than $620 million spent lobbying federal 
government


> Foreign Companies Pay to Influence U.S. Policy
> More than $620 million spent lobbying federal government
>
> WASHINGTON, May 20, 2005 - The army of lobbyists working behind the
> scenes to affect federal legislation and agency regulations now count
> some 650 foreign companies among their clients, which are seeking to
> influence everything from America's defense contracting and
> pharmaceutical policies to the sort of environmental matters that
> literally affect U.S.
> soil, according to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity.
>
> To read the full report log on to http://www.publicintegrity.org.
>
>
> Nathan Kommers
> Center for Public Integrity
> 910 17th St. NW
> Washington, DC  20006
> ph: 202-481-1221