claim: "we spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns."
author: george will
evidence_1: here we've totaled all the campaign contributions over the years from more than  100 interest groups, so that you can see patterns that might have affected ... we  also track how much interest groups have been spending on lobbying, which is  the ... pacs can also spend money independently on political activities, including  ...
evidence_2: oct 11, 2017 ... "the national rifle association does not have republican 'balls in a money clip,'  as ... for this report, we drilled further into the nra's political spending ... include  nra donations to candidates for federal offices other than congress, or to ... nra  spends millions more intervening in campaigns and lobbying.
evidence_3: apr 16, 2015 ... if they did, there'd be no point in spending all that money to hire lobbyists. ... more  likely to listen to those who contribute to their campaigns than ...
evidence_4: explore the billions of dollars special interest groups are spending on lobbying in  washington, d.c., -- and on what -- at ... foreign lobby watch · read more.
evidence_5: jul 15, 2015 ... corporations now spend more lobbying congress than taxpayers ... reelection  campaign isn't going to get a meeting, much less an ally. .... the less of our  money we spend on congress, the more of our money lobbyists are ...