R. B. MURPHY & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Lobbying Income

$6.4M

Filings

260

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2014

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2014	$100,000	4	4
2013	$400,000	16	4
2012	$400,000	16	4
2011	$410,000	22	7
2010	$400,000	16	5
2009	$630,000	32	9
2008	$820,000	33	8
2007	$560,000	15	8
2006	$580,000	18	9
2005	$380,000	11	7
2004	$680,000	25	12
2003	$380,000	14	9
2002	$280,000	16	8
2001	$250,000	12	7
2000	$90,000	7	3
1999	$40,000	3	1

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
ALTRIA	$1,750,000	42	1999–2014
GOOGLE INC.	$510,000	14	2011–2014
GREATER HARRIS COUNTRY 911	$500,000	18	2004–2010
ELLIOT HEALTH SYSTEM	$500,000	11	2009–2011
ROCHE	$470,000	13	2006–2009
SEGWAY	$450,000	20	2001–2009
DIRECTV	$290,000	11	2011–2014
MILLER BREWING CO	$280,000	5	2002–2005
AMERISOURCEBERGEN	$240,000	11	2007–2010
CIVIC DEVELOPMENT CORP	$240,000	5	2003–2004
MEMPHIS BIOWORKS FOUNDATION	$220,000	7	2004–2006
NATL AIR CARGO	$180,000	6	2004–2006
INTL ASSN OF FIREFIGHTERS	$150,000	10	2000–2004
PHRMA	$110,000	8	2001–2004
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INST	$80,000	3	2006–2007
NEWS CORP	$80,000	5	2001–2003
NEW POWER CONCEPTS/ DEKA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	$80,000	13	2003–2009
USA-ID	$80,000	2	2004
CLARK VERN & ASSOCIATES	$60,000	4	2000–2001
ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITY IMAGING	$50,000	3	2008
DIALECTIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$20,000	3	2011
CONTINENTAL GATEWAY AUTHORITY	$20,000	3	2001–2002
SONNENSCHIEN, NATH & ROSENTHAL	$20,000	3	2009
COLLEGE LOAN CORPORATION	$20,000	2	2007
HARBORGARD LLC	—	14	2008–2011

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	218
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	193

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Tobacco	Tobacco	42
Defense	Defense	41
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	37
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	21
Health Issues	Health Issues	19
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	15
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	13
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	10
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	10
Beverage Industry	Beverage Industry	7
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	6
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	5
Transportation	Transportation	5
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	5
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	4
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	4
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	3
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	3
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	3
Education	Education	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (5)

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

H.R. 3675112th Congress

Next Generation Television Marketplace Act

2012 · fourth_quarter · Client: DIRECTV

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3675, S.2008 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3675

H.R. 3675112th Congress

Next Generation Television Marketplace Act

2012 · third_quarter · Client: DIRECTV

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3675, S.2008 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act. Issues related to FCC Program Access Rules

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3675

H.R. 3675112th Congress

Next Generation Television Marketplace Act

2012 · second_quarter · Client: DIRECTV

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3675, S.2008 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3675

H.R. 3675112th Congress

Next Generation Television Marketplace Act

2012 · first_quarter · Client: DIRECTV

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Reform of Retransmission Consent Law and Rules. H.R. 3675, S. 2008 Next Generation Television Market Place Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3675

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S. 2067110th Congress

Recreational Boating Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Client: HARBORGARD LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Clean Water Act and S.2067 The Recreational Boating Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2067

Source: Senate LDA

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