SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2010

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2010	—	2	1
2009	—	5	2
2008	—	5	1
2007	—	6	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	3	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MORRISON GROUP, INC.	—	23
HOULIHAN INTERNATIONAL LLC	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	24
SENATE	24
Small Business Administration (SBA)	20
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	19
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)	17
Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)	15
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	14
U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)	6
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)	4
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
UNDETERMINED	2
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	23
Small Business	Small Business	4
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	2
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	2
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	2
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1

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