BULGARIAN AMERICAN BUSINESS CENTER

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	1	1
2007	—	4	1
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	3	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	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
ROBERT N. PYLE & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	19

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	7
SENATE	7
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	4
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	3
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	3
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	3
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	3
State, Dept of (DOS)	3
Treasury, Dept of	3
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	3
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	4
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	3
Defense	Defense	3
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1

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