Industry pays a lot to play in D.C. game

September 05, 2007 When it comes to lobbying, the entertainment industry is no slouch, spending more than $27.5 million this year in its efforts to win favors from the government, according to an examination of disclosure reports. The television, movie and music sectors ranked 15th in spending through the first half of the year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics tally of lobbying disclosure reports that are filed semi-annually with the secretary of the Senate. While the $27,500,310 that the motion picture, TV and music industry spent is a big number, it's dwarfed by the $89.3 million spent by the pharmaceutical and health products industries.

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