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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2007	—	1	1
2006	—	5	2
2005	—	6	3
2004	—	9	5
2003	—	7	4
2002	—	4	3
2001	—	5	2
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	4	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
WRIGHT LINDSEY & JENNINGS	—	10
TRIANGLE ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	9
MICHAEL BARRETT	—	5
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	10
STAIRS DILLENBECK FINLEY & RENDON	—	7
VERNER LIIPFERT BERNHARD MCPHERSON & HAND	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	14
SENATE	13
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	5
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	3
UNDETERMINED	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Tobacco	Tobacco	24
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	5
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1

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