DEFENSE CONTRACTORS SPENT $27 MILLION LOBBYING AT TIME OF SURGE

"The ten largest defense contractors in the nation spent more than $27 million lobbying the federal government in the last quarter of 2009... as the White House announced it would ramp up military activity in Afghanistan and Congress considered appropriations bills to pay for that buildup..."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/21/top-defense-contractors-s_n_431542.html