Big Spenders on Lobbying,2009-2015 Source: Compiled by the Authors

question 21

Multiple Choice

Big spenders on lobbying,2009-2015 Source: Compiled by the authors from 2009-2015 data from the Center for Responsive
Politics.
-Why might the top two categories on this graph have been priorities during the Obama administration?

• A)The economic crisis led to severe Medicaid and Medicare cuts.
• B)Lobbyists were focused on defeating plans to implement the Common Core.-Consider This: Though the Common Core and its implementation led to dissent,the battle of the Affordable Care Act was much more pervasive.
• C)Americans were especially concerned about the Affordable Care Act.
• D)Lobbyists focus on issues of which most Americans are unaware.

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