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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2004

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2004	—	1	1
2002	—	4	2
2001	—	3	2
2000	—	2	2
1999	—	3	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC	—	6
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC	—	7

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12
SENATE	12
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	1
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	8
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	7
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	7
Welfare	Welfare	7
Health Issues	Health Issues	6
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	5
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	2
Agriculture	Agriculture	2
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	1
Immigration	Immigration	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Postal	Postal	1
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	1
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	1

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