PORTLAND BUSINESS ALLIANCE

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2005–2016

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2016	—	3	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	5	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	6	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
QUINN THOMAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS	—	46

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	37
SENATE	37
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	4
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	3
Treasury, Dept of	3
White House Office	2
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	39
Transportation	Transportation	12
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1

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