https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-lobbying/amazon-spends-company-record-on-u-s-lobbying-in-2018-filing-idUSKCN1PH2HK >Amazon.com Inc spent $14.19 million on lobbying the U.S. government in 2018, according to a regulatory filing, beating its year-ago record, as large U.S. technology companies pushed back on issues such as privacy, immigration and new tariffs.