May 12, 2009
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Here are some numbers from the Sunlight Foundation that put President Obama’s challenge to pass health care reform in perspective.
The health care industry trade groups with a representatives at a public event with Obama Monday included the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers Association, the American Medical Association , America’s Health Insurance Plans, the Advanced Medical Technology Association and the American Hospital Association.
The groups spent a combined $18 million lobbying Congress in the first quarter of the 2009 and employ 20 former government officials, from former members of Congress to former top staff members to Congressional leaders.
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