Report: Tech firms led by Google spent $61M to buy political favors
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Google led in lobbying spending by ten tech firms who pumped a combined $61.15 million into efforts to influence federal regulators and lawmakers in 2013, up 15.9 percent from a combined total of $52.78 million, according to records filed with the Clerk of the House this week. Consumer Watchdog, a nonpartisan nonprofit public […]