Bipartisan Congressional Group Advocates Banning Hikvision Lobbyists Over Military Ties

In recent years, Hikvision has engaged in one of the largest, most costly lobbying campaigns of any company in Washington D.C., spending $25+ million so far.

We profiled the campaign here: Hikvision USA Spent $17 Million Lobbying, Double That Of Huawei [Update: Over $25 Million Now]

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