Anthropic's lobbying spend surges: 9 firms and $920K external, $1.97M in-house
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-19
Among AI safety-oriented orgs, Anthropic's Congressional lobbying expenditures have risen most sharply. External lobbying grew from 2 firms and $80,000 in 2025 Q1 to 9 firms and $920,000 by 2026 Q2; in-house lobbying jumped from $360,000 to $1,970,000 over the same period.
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