CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

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

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES	—	12

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	11
SENATE	11
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	10
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	10
Treasury, Dept of	5
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	1
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	11
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	11
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	11
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	11
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	2
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1

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