"Apple hired its first outside lobbyist more than a decade ago; Google brought on its first K Street firm in 2003; biotechnology company Genentech and softwaremaker Oracle have spent millions on lobbyists for more than a decade."
Amanda Becker of WaPo has more here.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
"Technology firms beef up spending to lobby D.C."
The Seattle Times has more here.
"Google, Facebook and other tech companies are spending growing amounts of money to make sure their names — and business interests — stay prominent in the minds of lawmakers and officials.
Google in 2010 spent $5.2 million on lobbying in Washington, D.C., a 28 percent increase over 2009 and nearly 2 ½ times what the Mountain View, Calif., company spent four years ago, according to lobbying reports recently filed with the U.S. Senate"
"Google, Facebook and other tech companies are spending growing amounts of money to make sure their names — and business interests — stay prominent in the minds of lawmakers and officials.
Google in 2010 spent $5.2 million on lobbying in Washington, D.C., a 28 percent increase over 2009 and nearly 2 ½ times what the Mountain View, Calif., company spent four years ago, according to lobbying reports recently filed with the U.S. Senate"
Saturday, February 5, 2011
"Google, Facebook and other tech companies boost spending on lobbying"
Mercury News has more here.
"Google and other Silicon Valley tech companies are spending growing amounts of money to make sure their names -- and business interests -- stay prominent in the minds of lawmakers and officials."
"Google and other Silicon Valley tech companies are spending growing amounts of money to make sure their names -- and business interests -- stay prominent in the minds of lawmakers and officials."
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