BAXTER INTL

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2003

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	3	2
1999	—	3	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	9
WASHINGTON COUNSEL	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	4
SENATE	4
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	3
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	4
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	2
Insurance	Insurance	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1

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