lobbying_activities: 595018

Individual lobbying activities reported in quarterly filings. Each row is one issue area for one client — includes the specific issues lobbied on, government entities contacted, and income/expense amounts.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

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id	filing_uuid	filing_type	registrant_name	registrant_id	client_name	filing_year	filing_period	issue_code	specific_issues	government_entities	income_amount	expense_amount	is_no_activity	is_termination	received_date
595018	bead4dbc-5a93-4263-8f82-0cfa7e02f576	Q1	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS	19822	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS	2008	first_quarter	COM	Labor/Reverse Morris Trust: The ability to use an obscure corporate tax-break, known as the "Reverse Morris Trust," was the driving force behind Verizon's merger with FairPoint Communications. In an attempt to stop the merger, the IBEW urged Congress to repeal the "Reverse Morris Trust." According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), repeal of this provision would result in an additional $235 million of annual income to the federal government.	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE		276291	0	0	2008-04-17T13:50:34-04:00