MANNESMANN VDO VILLIGEN & VDO NORTH AMERICA

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2004

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2004	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	6

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	3
SENATE	3
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	2
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	1
Energy, Dept of	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	1
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1
Mine Safety & Health Review Commission	1
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	4
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	1
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Advertising	Advertising	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Sports/Athletics	Sports/Athletics	1
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	Gaming/Gambling/Casino	1

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