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In 2009, what share of the public said they'd fire every single member of Congress if they could?

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$4.37 billion

About how much did all sectors combined spend on federal lobbying in the U.S. in 2025?

Health care was the top-spending sector at $867.5 million, followed closely by finance, insurance and real estate.

Source: Wikipedia, citing lobbying disclosure totals (2025) en.wikipedia.org

about 25%

Roughly what share of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, based on decades of polling?

Gallup's tracking shows congressional approval hovering around one-quarter of the public for decades, occasionally cratering - it hit just 5% during the October 2013 government shutdown.

Source: Wikipedia, citing Gallup polling (2013) en.wikipedia.org

$3.5 billion

Total federal lobbying spending grew from about $1.4 billion in 1998 to what amount by 2010?

Federal lobbying spending roughly two-and-a-half times over just twelve years, tracking the growth of the influence industry in Washington.

Source: Wikipedia, citing lobbying spending data (2010) en.wikipedia.org

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