SAFEMINDS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2004–2015

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	7	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	4	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BC & A INTERNATIONAL, LLC	—	5
HAWK INTERNATIONAL, LLC	—	11

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12
SENATE	12
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	7
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	4
State, Dept of (DOS)	4
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	2
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	12
Government Issues	Government Issues	8
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	6
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	5
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	4
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	4
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	2
Education	Education	2
Veterans	Veterans	1
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	1
Defense	Defense	1
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	1
Housing	Housing	1
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	1

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