NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	17

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	17
SENATE	17
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	9
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Education	Education	17
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1

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