Facebook, Google and others are focusing some D.C. lobbying dollars on fighting Trump – Recode
Tech giants like Facebook, Google and Microsoft focused some of their lobbying dollars in Washington over the past three months on combating President Donald Trump, as he eyed major changes to the U.S. tax code and imposed new restrictions on foreign immigrants.Both issues feature prominently on many companies first-quarter lobbying reports, whoch were due to the government by midnight. In total, five of the industrys biggest names Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft spent a combined $13.3 million to influence regulators in the nations capital between Jan. 1 and March 31, records show.Facebook specifically revealed it devoted a portion of its $3.2 million in spending during that period to fighting Trumps executive order limiting travelers and refugees from some Muslim-majority countries. The social giant, like many in Silicon Valley, has blasted the order publicly and signed onto legal briefs challenging the administrations actions.
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