“Microsoft Corp. lobbyists and allies are aggressively
pressing Congress to reduce next year’s proposed funding for the
Justice Department’s antitrust division, the giant software
company’s accuser in a storied court battle.”
“Microsoft representatives have urged House and Senate members
to cut President Clinton’s proposed funding for the division by
about $9 million this year. And nonprofit organizations that
receive financial support from the company have also urged key
congressional appropriators to limit spending for the division when
they begin their final negotiations on the Justice Department
budget, possibly as early as Monday.”
“The nonprofit groups made their request in a letter last month
after an all-expenses-paid trip to Microsoft headquarters in
Redmond, Wash., where they were entertained and briefed on an array
of issues facing the company.”