The Center for Responsive Politics publishes data about dollars spent on lobbying efforts by major companies, industries, and other entities seeking to influence congressional legislation and the political process. The table below lists the industries that spent the most money on lobbying activities in 2015 and 2017: Lobbying Industry 2015 Spending 2017 Spending Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $241,168,770 $226,114,456
Insurance $158,404,505 $153,235,759 Oil & Gas $150,771,677 $144,878,531 Computers/Internet $126,827,796 $141,226,592 Electric Utilities $145,610,040 $129,882,034 TV/Movies/Music $123,061,396 $118,336,958 Business Associations $106,490,640 $108,518,903 Securities & Investment $104,689,226 $98,342,423 Misc. Manufacturing & Distributing $118,520,754 $96,970,399 Hospitals/Nursing Homes $98,480,316 $91,879,521 Health Professionals $82,641,177 $85,003,284 According to this data, which one of the following statements is true?
A. Most of the top industries spent less on lobbying activities in 2017 compared to 2015.
B. Most of the top industries spent more on lobbying activities in 2017 compared to 2015.
C. The Computers/Internet and the Insurance industries both increased spending on lobbying activities from 2015 to 2017.
D. Hospitals and nursing homes spent more on lobbying activities in 2017 than in 2015.
E. Health professionals spent more on lobbying activities in 2015 than 2017.
Answer: A
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