CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2003–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	1	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
WASHINGTON LINKAGE GROUP, INC	—	9

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	9
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	9
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	9
SENATE	9
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	9
Education, Dept of	8
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	7
Energy, Dept of	7
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	7
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	7
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	7
State, Dept of (DOS)	7
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	6
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives	4
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)	4
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	2
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	2
Economic Development Administration	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Education	Education	9
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	9
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	9
Housing	Housing	9
Transportation	Transportation	8
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	7
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	7
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	7
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	4
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	2
Government Issues	Government Issues	2
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1

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