MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2007–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	—	1	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	4	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE JOSEPH GROUP, LLC	—	9

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	5
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	5
SENATE	5
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	6
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	3
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1

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

S. 681110th Congress

Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE JOSEPH GROUP, LLC

Cited source text and reported amounts

All issues relating to S. 681 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 681

S. 681110th Congress

Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE JOSEPH GROUP, LLC

Cited source text and reported amounts

All issues relating to S. 681 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 681

S. 681110th Congress

Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: THE JOSEPH GROUP, LLC

Cited source text and reported amounts

All issues relating to S. 681 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S. 681

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