TRI-MET TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION

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	—	2	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	5	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	3	2
2004	—	2	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	—	24
PEYSER ASSOCIATES INC (DC)	—	10

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	30
SENATE	30
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	8
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	6
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	2
White House Office	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	32
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	1

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 5576107th Congress

Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Preceptor Pilot Program Act

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 5576- Transportation/Treasury/HUD appropriations - Federal Transit funding, highway funding

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 5576

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