Electric vehicle companies increased their lobbying spending during infrastructure spending talks
While the automotive industry’s lobbying remained steady during the third quarter of 2021, spending $15.9 million while lawmakers debated the role of electric vehicles in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, electric vehicle companies ramped up their lobbying spending.
Lobbying efforts by companies making COVID-19 rapid tests and vaccines fluctuate
As the Biden administration attempts to increase the availability of rapid tests and COVID-19 vaccines, corporations are trying to figure out how to spend their lobbying dollars.
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Biden bill includes boost for union-made electric vehicles (PBS News Hour) Republican lawmakers portray it as payback for a major Democratic Party benefactor, the United Auto Workers, which spent about $1.25 million in support of federal candidates in the 2020 elections, more than 99% for Democratic candidates, according to OpenSecrets, which tracks campaign money.
