CROWE HORWATH LLP

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2009–2014

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	5	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	5	2
2009	—	8	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MCAPITOL MANAGEMENT	—	27
CLARK & WEINSTOCK	—	3

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	26
SENATE	25
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	23
Small Business Administration (SBA)	23
Energy, Dept of	17
Treasury, Dept of	17
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)	14
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	13
Economic Development Administration	12
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	11
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	9
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	9
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	7
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)	7
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	6
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	5
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	5
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	5
Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)	5
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	4

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Accounting	Accounting	29
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	28
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3

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