KESSLER & ASSOCIATES BUSINESS SERVICES

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Lobbying Income

$15.4M

Filings

355

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2008

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2008	$180,000	14	9
2007	$1,520,000	20	10
2006	$1,600,000	30	15
2005	$1,360,000	27	18
2004	$2,375,250	36	19
2003	$1,920,500	44	24
2002	$1,623,000	54	26
2001	$2,206,000	55	21
2000	$1,520,000	38	20
1999	$1,120,000	37	21

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM OF NW ARKANSAS	$2,260,000	20	2000–2008
ASTAR AIR CARGO	$1,350,000	14	2003–2008
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE	$1,180,000	14	2000–2005
ALTRIA (FORMERLY PHILIP MORRIS COS INC	$1,164,000	13	2001–2006
WHEAT GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	$950,000	14	2002–2008
EXELON	$840,000	16	1999–2006
DUNN-EDWARDS	$780,000	8	1999–2002
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB	$748,500	13	2002–2008
AMGEN	$661,000	12	1999–2005
PFIZER	$470,000	14	1999–2006
BAXTER HEALTHCARE	$390,000	11	2001–2005
SANOFI-AVENTIS	$330,000	7	2006–2008
GROCERY MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA	$305,000	13	1999–2004
NATL ASSN OF SECURITIES DEALERS INC	$300,000	9	2000–2002
SUNOCO	$290,000	8	2004–2008
USSTRATEGIES	$280,000	6	2005–2007
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FUND	$270,000	8	2005–2008
COMPUTER & COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION	$240,000	5	2006–2008
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	$233,250	5	2003–2005
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT	$221,000	7	2003–2005
DELTA AIR LINES	$210,000	12	2001–2004
SALLIE MAE	$200,000	7	1999–2002
FLORIDA PROGRESS CORP	$200,000	5	1999–2001
THOMAS ADVISORS (FORMERLY RWE (RHEINBRAUN WATER ENERGY)	$191,000	8	2002–2006
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN	$184,000	8	1999–2003

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	189
SENATE	182
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	7
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	5
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	4
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)	3
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	3
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	2
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	2
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	86
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	39
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	25
Transportation	Transportation	19
Health Issues	Health Issues	16
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	11
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	10
Tobacco	Tobacco	10
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	10
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	8
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	8
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	7
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	6
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	6
Banking	Banking	5
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	5
Education	Education	4
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	4
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	4
Government Issues	Government Issues	3

Bills Explicitly Cited (6)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 2881108th Congress

To reauthorize the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999, and for other purposes.

2007 · mid_year · Client: USSTRATEGIES

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HR 2881/S. 1300 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization and legislation

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: HR 2881

H.R. 2337110th Congress

Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007

2007 · mid_year · Client: USSTRATEGIES

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HR 2337 Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act; wind energy provisions and legislation

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: HR 2337

S. 1300110th Congress

Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007

2007 · mid_year · Client: USSTRATEGIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 2881/S. 1300 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization and legislation

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 1300

H.R. 1459107th Congress

Electric Power Industry Tax Modernization Act

2002 · mid_year · Client: EXELON

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1459

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR 1459

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H.R. 1459107th Congress

Electric Power Industry Tax Modernization Act

2001 · year_end · Client: EXELON

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HR 1459

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR 1459

H.R. 1459107th Congress

Electric Power Industry Tax Modernization Act

2001 · mid_year · Client: EXELON

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1459

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR 1459

Source: Senate LDA

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