US Chamber Lobbyists Spent $20 Million in 3rd Quarter

The US Chamber of Commerce "spent $20.6 million in the third quarter to lobby on health care, labor and other issues," including retirement and pensions, foreign trade and immigration issues. The Chamber "spent about $17.7 million lobbying in the first half of the year." Previously "the Chamber spent nearly $31 million in 2007 to lobby the federal government, which was down from $44.7 million in 2006." Read more.