CARON FOUNDATION

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
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	3	2
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.	—	11
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12
SENATE	12
Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)	11
Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA)	9
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)	7
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	4
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	1
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	1
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	13
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	13
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	2
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Insurance	Insurance	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Defense	Defense	1
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1

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