KALAMAZOO REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2006–2011

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2011	—	2	1
2010	—	6	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	6	2
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MCAPITOL MANAGEMENT	—	15
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC	—	7

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	17
SENATE	16
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	10
Energy, Dept of	7
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	5
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	4
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	2
Education, Dept of	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	15
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	14
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	12
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	11
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	11
Education	Education	4
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	4
Housing	Housing	4

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