HOSTS LEARNING

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	4	2
2003	—	3	2
2002	—	3	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	8
CHISHOLM ADVOCACY GROUP LLC	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
SENATE	7
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Energy, Dept of	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Office of the Vice President of the United States	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	9
Education	Education	5
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Beverage Industry	Beverage Industry	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Defense	Defense	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Postal	Postal	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1

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