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Senator	From its PAC	Its lobbyists (LD-203)	Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Susan M. Collins R ME	$10,000	$35,000	Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Marsha Blackburn R TN	$10,000	$32,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance, Judiciary
Kevin Cramer R ND	$8,000	$29,000	Armed Services, Environment and Public Works
Christopher A. Coons D DE	$5,000	$30,000	Appropriations, Judiciary
John Hoeven R ND	$5,500	$28,000	Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources
James Lankford R OK	$5,500	$27,500	Finance, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Dan Sullivan R AK	$7,000	$26,000	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
John Cornyn R TX	$5,000	$27,000	Budget, Finance, Judiciary
Roger F. Wicker R MS	$5,500	$26,500	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Tim Kaine D VA	$5,000	$25,000	Armed Services, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Cynthia M. Lummis R WY	$7,500	$22,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Jack Reed D RI	$5,000	$25,000	Appropriations, Armed Services
Mark R. Warner D VA	$4,500	$24,500	Budget, Finance
John Boozman R AR	$5,000	$23,000	Appropriations, Environment and Public Works
Jerry Moran R KS	$4,000	$24,000	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Deb Fischer R NE	$5,000	$22,000	Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Brian Schatz D HI	$6,000	$20,000	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
John Barrasso R WY	$4,000	$21,500	Energy and Natural Resources, Finance
Steve Daines R MT	$3,000	$22,500	Energy and Natural Resources, Finance
Martin Heinrich D NM	$6,000	$19,000	Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources
Rick Scott R FL	$10,000	$15,000	Armed Services, Budget, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Todd Young R IN	$2,500	$22,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Lindsey Graham R SC	—	$25,000
Patty Murray D WA	—	$25,000	Appropriations, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Pete Ricketts R NE	—	$25,000	Budget, Environment and Public Works
Joni Ernst R IA	$2,500	$22,000	Armed Services, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Ron Johnson R WI	$6,000	$18,000	Budget, Finance, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Markwayne Mullin R OK	$5,000	$19,000
Marco Rubio R FL	$7,500	$15,000
Jon Tester D MT	$2,500	$18,500
Tammy Duckworth D IL	$2,500	$18,000	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
John Thune R SD	$1,500	$19,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Shelley Moore Capito R WV	$5,000	$15,000	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Chuck Grassley R IA	$5,000	$15,000	Budget, Finance, Judiciary
Mike Lee R UT	$2,500	$17,500	Budget, Energy and Natural Resources, Judiciary
Ashley Moody R FL	$10,000	$10,000	Armed Services, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Judiciary
Mike Rounds R SD	$5,000	$15,000	Appropriations, Armed Services
Chris Van Hollen D MD	—	$17,500	Appropriations, Budget
Lisa Murkowski R AK	$3,000	$13,000	Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Ted Cruz R TX	$5,000	$10,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Judiciary
Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS	—	$15,000	Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources
John Kennedy R LA	—	$15,000	Appropriations, Budget, Judiciary
Mitch McConnell R KY	—	$15,000	Appropriations
Gary C. Peters D MI	$2,500	$11,000	Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Ted Budd R NC	—	$12,500	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Alex Padilla D CA	$3,500	$8,500	Budget, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment and Public Works, Judiciary
Bill Hagerty R TN	$7,000	$4,500	Appropriations
Tim Sheehy R MT	$5,000	$6,000	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Margaret Wood Hassan D NH	$5,000	$5,500	Finance, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Mike Crapo R ID	$2,500	$7,500	Budget, Finance
Mike Braun R IN	—	$10,000
Katie Boyd Britt R AL	—	$10,000	Appropriations, Judiciary
Debbie Stabenow D MI	—	$10,000
Kyrsten Sinema I AZ	—	$10,000
Ben Sasse R NE	—	$10,000
Tina Smith D MN	—	$10,000	Finance
Jacky Rosen D NV	$2,500	$5,000	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Bill Cassidy R LA	—	$7,500	Energy and Natural Resources, Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Richard J. Durbin D IL	—	$7,500	Appropriations, Judiciary
Eric Schmitt R MO	—	$7,500	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Judiciary

Its lobbying, by year

What its quarterly reports (LD-2) total each year: the fees it paid its lobbying firms, or its own lobbying spending when it lobbies for itself. Latest version of each report.

What it lobbied on

Issues

Transportation

139 reports

Railroads

81 reports

Budget/Appropriations

70 reports

Environment/Superfund

55 reports

Energy/Nuclear

38 reports

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

35 reports

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

29 reports

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

13 reports

Homeland Security

11 reports

Trade (domestic/foreign)

8 reports

Bills it named

22 reports

15 reports

15 reports

14 reports

13 reports

13 reports

12 reports

10 reports

10 reports

9 reports

The lobbying firms it hired

CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

$1.2M

K&L GATES, LLP

$720K

ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.

$550K

NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)

$540K

THE MADISON GROUP

$345K

CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

$330K

B+S STRATEGIES

$185K

S2R, LLC

$120K

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

$30K

See the data

Firm	Reports	Fees reported
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.	23	$1.2M
K&L GATES, LLP	23	$720K
ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.	23	$550K
NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)	23	$540K
THE MADISON GROUP	23	$345K
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	15	$330K
B+S STRATEGIES	9	$185K
S2R, LLC	3	$120K
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD	2	$30K