FINAL ANALYSIS

Lobbying Spend

—

Filings

167

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	5	1
2007	—	18	1
2006	—	13	1
2005	—	9	1
2004	—	11	1
2003	—	19	1
2002	—	24	1
2001	—	29	1
2000	—	22	1
1999	—	17	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
LIZ ROBBINS ASSOCIATES	—	165
TONGOUR & SCOTT	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	106
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	103
White House Office	7
Treasury, Dept of	3
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	2
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	27
Education	Education	23
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	21
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	21
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	13
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	12
Transportation	Transportation	10
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	7
Health Issues	Health Issues	6
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	6
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	5
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	4
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	4
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	4
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	3
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	3
Defense	Defense	3
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	3
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	3

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