BOSE CORP

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2004

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	6	3
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	3	2
2000	—	3	1
1999	—	4	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	8
THELEN (FORMERLY, THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN & STEINER LLP)	—	3
DCI GROUP, L.L.C.	—	3
RED FLAG CONSULTING USA(FORMALLY KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT COUNSELLORS, INC)	—	2
JBC INTERNATIONAL	—	3

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	15
SENATE	15
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	11
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	8
Energy, Dept of	4
State, Dept of (DOS)	4
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	3
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)	3
Treasury, Dept of	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	1
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	1
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	1
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	17
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	9
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	5
Government Issues	Government Issues	4
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	4
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	2
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Education	Education	1
Aerospace	Aerospace	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Defense	Defense	1

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