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No Discounts for Lobbying for Home Depot and Lowe's on Capitol Hill

May 10, 2010
Home Depot and Lowe's continue to spend big bucks to lobby lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Big Orange spent $245,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on organized retail crime; metal theft; retail sales tax; tariffs on goods originating in ...

Home Depot and Lowe's continue to spend big bucks to lobby lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Big Orange spent $245,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on organized retail crime; metal theft; retail sales tax; tariffs on goods originating in China; efforts to stabilize the housing market; the weatherization program; and other issues. That's up 2 percent from the $240,000 Home Depot spent in last year's first quarter and up 9 percent from the $225,000 it spent in the fourth quarter of 2009. Home Depot 1Q lobbying

Lowe's spent $215,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on rebates for energy-efficient products; the elimination of a secret ballot in unionization elections; carbon-dioxide monitors in the home; a suspension of tariffs on imported ceiling ans, zero percent financing credit programs; and other issues. That's down 68 percent from the $680,000 Lowe's spent in last year's first quarter, and more than triple the $65,000 it spent in the fourth quarter of 2009. Lowe's 1Q lobbying