CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURERS ASSN

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	—	6	2
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	3	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
COLLIER SHANNON SCOTT, PLLC	—	4
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC	—	3
FONTHEIM INTERNATIONAL, LLC	—	5
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC	—	6

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12
SENATE	12
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	5
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	5
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	7
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	6
Agriculture	Agriculture	5
Health Issues	Health Issues	5
Welfare	Welfare	5
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	4
Immigration	Immigration	1
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	1
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	1

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