MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2004

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2004	—	2	2
2003	—	4	3
2002	—	4	3
2001	—	4	2
1999	—	1	1

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
SENATE	11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	8
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	4
Energy, Dept of	3
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	3
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	3
State, Dept of (DOS)	3
Treasury, Dept of	2
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	9
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	8
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	6
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	4
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	2
Housing	Housing	1
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1

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