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U.S. weapons manufacturers have spent $2.5 billion lobbying Congress over the past 20 years.

Lobbying firms with ties to President Biden and his administration are thriving, disclosure filings show, but overall lobbying revenues are similar to last year.

Steve Reigate - Pool / Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Lobbying firms with ties to President Joe Biden and his administration are thriving, with some doubling and quadrupling their lobbying revenues from last year, disclosure filings show -- but overall lobbying revenues haven't increased much over the last year. Earlier this year, three firms led by former Biden aides and others with close ties to key members of the Biden White House kicked off 2021 with a slew of new big-name clients and an early jump in their lobbying revenues, lobbying disclosure filings at that time showed. Fast-forward ...

(WASHINGTON) -- Lobbying firms with ties to President Joe Biden and his administration are thriving, with some doubling and quadrupling their lobbying revenues

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Washington lobbyists remain a hot commodity under President Joe Biden, whose massive spending packages are attracting an influx of lobbying activity. Lobbying spending totaled $886 million from January through March, according to OpenSecrets’ initial review of lobbying reports filed with Congress. That figure — which will rise after firms file late reports — is a slight increase from the $868 million spent in the first months of Donald Trump’s presidency in 2017. It’s down from the record $942 million spent in the first quarter of 2020, when firms in every ...