FIRST DATA CORPORATION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2004–2017

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2017	—	10	3
2016	—	9	2
2015	—	8	3
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	6	1
2006	—	3	2
2005	—	3	1
2004	—	3	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	20
ACG ADVOCACY	—	5
CARD & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	11
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC	—	11
ROBERTI GLOBAL (F/K/A ROBERTI WHITE, LLC)	—	3
JEFFERSON BUSINESS CONSULTING, LLC	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	44
SENATE	44
Treasury, Dept of	4
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	2
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	2
Federal Reserve System	2
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	2
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	2
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	2
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
Small Business Administration (SBA)	1
Social Security Administration (SSA)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1
UNDETERMINED	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Banking	Banking	32
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	26
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	14
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	7
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	4
Immigration	Immigration	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Unemployment	Unemployment	1
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1

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