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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
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
QGA PUBLIC AFFAIRS (FORMERLY QUINN GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES)	—	8

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	6
SENATE	6
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
Energy, Dept of	1
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	6
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1

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