"… mit. Reports by the National Institute on Money in State Politics and the Center for Responsive Politics have also examined his influence on state and federal politics. Neither R …"

"… nation's most expensive House race during 2012, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. West accounted for the vast majority of that spending. Super PACs and no …"

"… g efforts during 2012, collectively hiring 173 lobbyists, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That represents an uptick in the tobacco industry’s lobbying expenditur …"

"… than it has during any previous year, according to data maintained by the Center for Responsive Politics, but spending during this year's first quarter puts it on pace to exc …"

"… nter for Public Integrity analysis of congressional disclosure reports and Center for Responsive Politics data indicates. A slight majority of them also spent less on lobbying fro …"

"… ince the 2000 election cycle,  according to federal disclosures and a Center for Responsive Politics analysis done for the Center for Public Integrity. The bulk of the cash � …"

"… s from the finance, real estate and insurance industries, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit research group that tracks money in politics.  That’s …"

"… creation brands have also recently doubled down on federal lobbying. Feld Entertainment — the company that produces the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Baile …"

"… penders among sports and recreation outfits. Just this past quarter, Feld Entertainment spent $35,000 to lobby Congress, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and th …"

"… of animal rights activists, who accuse the circus of animal cruelty. Feld Entertainment lobbied against the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act, a House bill i …"

"… s picked precisely because it would keep animals from performing.” Feld Entertainment’s past lobbying efforts helped pass the Asian Elephant Conservation Act …"

"… al Committee in 2008, according to federal records. But, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, it was the people and PACs associated with Boeing and the International A …"