Statement·other·said 2019-07-15
“There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress.”
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Verdict
Mixedby PolitiFact
2019-07-26Reasoning
OpenSecrets 2018 data: 1,451 pharma/health-products lobbyists vs 535 members of Congress = 2.7 per member (supports claim). Narrower count of only drug-company lobbyists is 1.5 per member.
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