VERNER LIIPFERT BERNHARD MCPHERSON & HAND — Lobbying Disclosure

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2002	$8,610,000	169	118
2001	$12,560,000	256	162
2000	$13,380,000	230	131
1999	$8,590,000	192	123

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSN	$1,800,000	2	2001–2002
RAYTHEON	$1,300,000	3	2000–2001
VISA USA, INC.	$1,140,000	6	1999–2002
MERRILL LYNCH & CO	$1,140,000	6	1999–2002
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE	$1,110,000	6	1999–2002
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	$1,020,000	5	1999–2002
PUERTO RICO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CO	$980,000	1	2000
GENCORP INC	$950,000	6	1999–2002
SBC COMMUNICATONS	$920,000	5	1999–2001
INVESTMENT CO INST	$900,000	7	1999–2002
LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS CO	$840,000	4	2000–2002
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS	$820,000	6	2000–2002
EVANS INTL	$800,000	1	1999
STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES	$800,000	5	1999–2002
CITIGROUP INC	$760,000	4	1999–2002
ARIANESPACE	$760,000	5	1999–2001
HOME WARRANTY COALITION	$680,000	6	1999–2002
VERIZON	$680,000	6	1999–2002
NORTHWEST AIRLINES	$680,000	4	1999–2001
BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBER TRADE COUNCIL	$660,000	4	2001–2002
AMGEN	$660,000	4	2000–2001
WALT DISNEY CO	$660,000	5	2000–2002
UNITED HEALTH GROUP	$640,000	5	1999–2001
TRANSPORTACION MARITIMA MEXICANA	$640,000	4	1999–2001
VITAS HEALTHCARE CORP	$600,000	6	1999–2002

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	506
SENATE	502
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	143
State, Dept of (DOS)	77
Treasury, Dept of	71
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	58
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	51
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	48
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	29
Energy, Dept of	27
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	25
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	22
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	20
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	20
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	18
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	17
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	13
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	13
Army, Dept of (Other)	11
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	11

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	98
Health Issues	Health Issues	79
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	78
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	64
Defense	Defense	60
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	50
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	45
Transportation	Transportation	43
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	36
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	36
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	29
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	26
Education	Education	26
Housing	Housing	25
Retirement	Retirement	22
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	19
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	19
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	18
Minting/Money/Gold Standard	Minting/Money/Gold Standard	18
Aerospace	Aerospace	17