AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2006–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	6	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	3	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
JEFFERSON GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, L.L.C.	—	11

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	9
SENATE	9
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	6
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	11
Health Issues	Health Issues	2
Advertising	Advertising	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	1
Accounting	Accounting	1
Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles	Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles	1
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	1
Animals	Animals	1
Aerospace	Aerospace	1
Agriculture	Agriculture	1

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