Just How Powerful Is Big Pharma?
While much of the world slowed to a stop throughout the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, something stayed consistent —– lobbying efforts. Investing in lobbying reached $3.48 billion in 2020, which is simply under 2019’’ s record of$ 3.5 billion.1 The numbers were exposed by OpenSecrets.org, which tracks federal project contributions and lobbying information. The health sector…