VALLEY HOPE ASSN

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	3	2
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.	—	11
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12
SENATE	12
Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)	9
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)	8
Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA)	6
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	3
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	13
Health Issues	Health Issues	13
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	2
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Insurance	Insurance	2
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	1
Defense	Defense	1
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1
Aerospace	Aerospace	1

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