THE ARGUS GROUP

Lobbying Income

$1.1M

Filings

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2007

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2007	$100,000	4	2
2006	$300,000	10	3
2005	$180,000	13	8
2004	$160,000	14	7
2003	$0	5	5
2001	$120,000	14	8
2000	$60,000	6	6
1999	$140,000	14	7

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
AMERICANS FOR FAIR TAXATION	$600,000	12	1999–2007
AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACY INC	$260,000	8	2003–2006
NATIONAL TOUR ASSN	$200,000	15	1999–2007
AMERICAN BUS ASSN	$0	7	2000–2005
AMERICA OUTDOORS	$0	9	1999–2005
NATL PARK HOSPITALITY ASSN	$0	10	1999–2005
AMERICAN HOTEL & MOTEL ASSN	$0	9	1999–2005
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL AGENTS	$0	7	1999–2005
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSN	$0	3	1999–2001

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	63
SENATE	62
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	29
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	9
Treasury, Dept of	6
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	67
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	8
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1

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