U S APPLE ASSOCIATION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2012

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	3	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
JAMES NICHOLAS ASHMORE & ASSOCIATES	—	35

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	2
SENATE	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	2
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	2
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	1

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