budget is also a city alum. but i'm double counting here because he's now the secretary of the treasury. now, that's a lot of powerful people, all from one bank. but they aren't the only way that citigroup exercises power. over the years, the company has spent millions of dollars on lobbying congress and funding the political campaigns of its friends in the house and senate. citigroup has also spent millions trying to influence the political process in ways that are far more subtle. and hidden from public view. last year, i wrote citigroup and other big banks, asking them to disclose the amount of shareholder money that they have been diverting to think-tanks to influence public policy. citigroup's response to my letter, stonewalling. a year has gone by, and