CITY OF BALTIMORE

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2003–2014

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2014	—	1	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	7	1
2010	—	5	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
WASHINGTON LINKAGE GROUP, INC	—	38

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	37
SENATE	37
Education, Dept of	36
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	36
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	36
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	36
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	35
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	35
Energy, Dept of	34
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	34
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	34
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	31
Economic Development Administration	30
Office of Justice Program	29
Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention	29
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	2
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	38
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	38
Housing	Housing	38
Education	Education	37
Transportation	Transportation	37
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	35
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	29
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	3
Government Issues	Government Issues	3
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	2

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