Lobbying Bill

Mexico is the Latin American country has the largest Washington lobbying bill, according to a survey of such expenses from Sunlight Foundation and Propublica. The tab came to $2.7 million last year, with Silvestre Reyes, Ken Salazar, and John Kyl among those legislators being lobbied on behalf of the Mexican government. According to the article linked above, the nation that spent the most was none other than the United Arab Emirates, with more than $10 million, followed by the UK ($6 million), Japan ($4.2 million), and Turkey ($4.1 million).