Defections, soaring lobbying costs buffet Chamber

Published: October 21, 2009
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Daniel Wagner AP Business Writer Washington (AP) — Losing key members and facing political headwinds, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent a record $34.7 million in the third quarter lobbying against the Obama administration’s proposals to overhaul energy policy, financial regulation and health care. The Chamber’s money paid for more than a dozen lobbyists to [...]