CITY OF GARY IN

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2002

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2002	—	3	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BARTON CO	—	8

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	6
SENATE	6
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	2
White House Office	2
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	7
Transportation	Transportation	7
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	7
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	7
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	7
Railroads	Railroads	7
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	7
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	5
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	5
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	4
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	4
Housing	Housing	4
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	Gaming/Gambling/Casino	4
Education	Education	4
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	2
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	2
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	2
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	2
Welfare	Welfare	2
Banking	Banking	2

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