NATL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSN

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	2
2002	—	6	4
2001	—	6	4
2000	—	2	2
1999	—	4	3

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CAPLIN & DRYSDALE, CHARTERED	—	5
MARKLEY AND COMPANY	—	6
BERGNER BOCKORNY CASTAGNETTI HAWKINS & BRAIN	—	4
SIBLEY, DAVID	—	5
MANATT, PHELPS, AND PHILLIPS	—	5

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	16
SENATE	14
Treasury, Dept of	5
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	4
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	3
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	2
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	2
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	2
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)	2
Energy, Dept of	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
Small Business Administration (SBA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Utilities	Utilities	13
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	10
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	7
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	5
Government Issues	Government Issues	5
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	5
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	5
Banking	Banking	3
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	2
Retirement	Retirement	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	1
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	1

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