How much retailers and industry associations have spent on lobbying in Washington in the first half.
First Half 2015*
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $3.5 million
Target Corp. $770,000
Nike Inc. $560,000
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. $410,000
Hanesbrands Inc. $280,000
Gap Inc. $160,000
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National Retail Federation $3 million
Retail Industry Leaders Association $1.35 million
American Apparel and Footwear Association $418,500
National Council of Textile Organizations $80,000
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations $1.56 million
* Federal Lobbying Disclosures through the first half of 2015 based on Congressional records. Total expenditures, which are filed quarterly, cover a portion of a company’s or trade association’s lobbyists’ salaries, as well as any money spent on preparing for a meeting with members of Congress or administration officials, and related travel. The totals cover all issues a group or company lobbied on, not just the Trans-Pacific Partnership