DETROIT ECONOMIC GROWTH CORPORATION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2005–2013

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2013	—	3	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	28

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	26
SENATE	26
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	11
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	5
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	4
Economic Development Administration	2
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2
Energy, Dept of	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Small Business Administration (SBA)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	26
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	1

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