Focus on the Family affiliates high on list of big-spending lobbying groups, Pew says
Religion-related lobbying groups have increased fivefold since 1970 in Washington, D.C., from fewer than 40 to more than 200 today, according to a study released Monday.
Religious advocacy groups spend $390 million a year and employ more than 1,000 people in the capital to influence national public policy, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life reports in “Lobbying for the Faithful: Religious Advocacy Groups in Washington, D.C.”.
The report states that these organizations work on about 300 policy issues.
Focus on the Family’s Colorado Springs headquarters Monday, November 17, 2008. Photo by MARK REIS, THE GAZETTE FILE
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