NATL CHICKEN COUNCIL

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	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	5	2
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	3	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CAPITOLINK	—	12
NAVISTA, INC.	—	8

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	10
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
SENATE	10
Small Business Administration (SBA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	16
Agriculture	Agriculture	8
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	3
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	3
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	3
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	3
Small Business	Small Business	3
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	3
Torts	Torts	3
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3

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