Big Spending on GE Lobbying

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) Spent $8.3 Million on Q2 Lobbying
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) spent a total of $8.3 million lobbying the federal government during the second quarter, working on a wide range of issues including clean energy legislation and financial reform legislation.The conglomerate company spent more than the $7.2 million that it spent during the second quarter of 2009, as a number of major pieces worked their way through congress. The report came from a disclosure which was filed with the House’s clerk office on July 20th. The company also spent more than the $7.14 million it spent during the first quarter of 2010.