WELCH'S

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	6	2
2007	—	5	2
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	2	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
C&M CAPITOLINK	—	4
ROBERT N. PYLE & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	90

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	91
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	90
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	81
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	79
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	40
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	34
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	32
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	29
Defense Commissary Agency	29
Defense Logistics Agency	29
Energy, Dept of	29
Farm Credit Administration	29
Federal Election Commission (FEC)	29
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	29
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	29
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	29
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	29
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)	29
Office of the Secretary of Defense	29
Office of the Vice President of the United States	29

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	88
Agriculture	Agriculture	50
Beverage Industry	Beverage Industry	48
Defense	Defense	2
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1

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