CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MICROENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITY

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2009–2011

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2011	—	6	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	6	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC	—	16

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	15
SENATE	15
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	7
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	6
Small Business Administration (SBA)	6
Education, Dept of	1
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	13
Small Business	Small Business	11
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	6
Banking	Banking	3
Unemployment	Unemployment	3
Agriculture	Agriculture	2

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