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Re:Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests on Thursday September 18, 2014 @11:53PM (#8338919)
It was about three $3.2 billion last year in 2013 from the federally registered lobbyists. The state level is probably equal to that. Some think the real numbers are closer to $9 billion at the federal level because PR and consulting don't have to be filed with the Senate clerk.

https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/

Re:Palantir Pricelist (page 27) [pdf] on Thursday September 18, 2014 @11:49PM (#8338910)
About $390k.

https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D00005517...

Re:Apple – Privacy – Government Information Requests on Thursday September 18, 2014 @11:46PM (#8338900)
Excellent point. So do it. iLobby.co