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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	4	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	4	2
1999	—	5	2

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

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	16
SENATE	10
Energy, Dept of	8
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	7
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	3
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	2
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	2
Treasury, Dept of	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	9
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	8
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	7
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	3
Torts	Torts	2
Utilities	Utilities	2
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	2
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	2
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	2
Small Business	Small Business	2
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	2

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