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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 12, 2017
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December 12, 2017: There are nearly 11,000 registered lobbyists working in Washington, D.C., and 6,243 of them worked on tax issues this year. That’s roughly 11 lobbyists for every member of Congress.[1]
Lobbyists are required to file reports of the issues they lobby on. Among those who identified taxes as one of their issues, more than 4,200 specifically reported working on tax reform.
Twenty-six industries hired at least 150 lobbyists to work on taxes this year. Pharmaceuticals and insurance companies topped the list.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- December 11, 2017 – 11.1% of D.C. adults are heavy drinkers, top in nation
- December 8, 2017 – 5,370 children from other countries adopted by U.S. families in 2016
- December 7, 2017 – 76 years ago today, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt became first national figure to speak about attack on Pearl Harbor
- December 6, 2017 – 71 percent of Americans favor major changes to or repeal of Obamacare
- December 5, 2017 – 69 percent of children lived with two parents in 2016
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