HEALTH BENEFITS COALITION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2005

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2005	—	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	3	1
2000	—	4	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)	—	8
FIERCE, ISAKOWITZ & BLALOCK	—	6

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	11
SENATE	11
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	4
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	12
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1

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