There are many millions of dollars that are spent by different groups – business groups, political groups, consumer groups – all of which try to influence the laws that are made by the national government or by state governments.

不同的团体——商业团体、政治团体、消费者团体——花费了数百万美元，所有这些团体都试图影响国家政府或州政府制定的法律。