BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	7	1
2005	—	5	3
2004	—	4	2
2003	—	3	3
2002	—	9	3
2001	—	8	3
2000	—	7	3
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
KESSLER & ASSOCIATES BUSINESS SERVICES	—	14
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	11
LOCKE LORD PUBLIC POLICY GROUP LLC	—	6
BAILEY, GEORGE F. JR.	—	13

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	19
SENATE	10
White House Office	4
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Army, Dept of (Other)	1
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Energy, Dept of	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Railroads	Railroads	17
Transportation	Transportation	17
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	7
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Defense	Defense	1
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1
Housing	Housing	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Education	Education	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Aerospace	Aerospace	1

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