DEERE & CO

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2005

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	1
2001	—	4	2
2000	—	4	2
1999	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BROWN AND COMPANY, INC.	—	4
VERNER LIIPFERT BERNHARD MCPHERSON & HAND	—	3
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS	—	3
STURBITTS, CHARLENE A.	—	3

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	7
SENATE	6
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	4
Navy, Dept of	3
Army, Dept of (Other)	1
Education, Dept of	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Defense	Defense	3
Agriculture	Agriculture	3
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	2
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1

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