BANYAN COMMUNICATIONS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2008–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	—	1	1
2008	—	5	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	—	6

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	4
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	3
Treasury, Dept of	3
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	3
Education, Dept of	2
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	2
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2
SENATE	2
Air Force, Dept of	1
Bureau of Justice Assistance	1
Bureau of the Census	1
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)	1
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	5

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