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Art [367]
2 years ago
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Which industry is a good example of the involvement by business in washington lobbying as their number of lobbies has skyrockete

d in recent years?
Business
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yulyashka [42]2 years ago
6 0

The Healthcare industry is a great example of how the industry has become involved in Washington lobbying, as the number of their lobbies has increased recently.

According to the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC), lobbying is "attempting to influence the approval or rejection of any rule, standard, rate, or another legislative enactment by any state agency under the state Administrative Procedure Act, RCW.

In  Washington, the sector that has spent the most on lobbying over the past 24 years is the pharmaceutical and health goods sector. Insurance, electric utilities, electronics manufacturers, and business groups are further businesses that spend a lot of money on lobbying.

The pharmaceutical and health goods business has outspent all others in lobbying spending $5.17 billion total.

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