The title is a bit misleading at first glance: each company is setting records against previous quarters of the company itself, not compared to every other company in the US.
Honestly, this doesn't seem like big news: each company is undergoing growth and it makes sense that they're spending more on a lot of things: including lobbying.
Honestly, this doesn't seem like big news: each company is undergoing growth and it makes sense that they're spending more on a lot of things: including lobbying.