Chemical Companies Paid Holland & Knight $320,000 in 2007 to Lobby Government on Security
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The American Chemistry Council paid Holland & Knight LLP $160,000 in the second half of 2007 to lobby the federal government.
The firm lobbied on homeland security funding, security legislation related to chemical facilities, energy and environmental matters and other issues, according to a disclosure form posted online Monday by the Senate's public records office. The trade group paid the firm $160,000 in the first six months of 2007 to lobby on the same issues.
Karl Koch, who was chief of staff to former Rep. Jim Davis, D-Fla., and Kathryn Lehman, former chief of staff to the House Republican Conference, are among those registered to lobby for the trade group.
Besides Congress, the firm lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency and White House.
Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches, under a federal law enacted in 1995. They must register with Congress within 45 days of being hired or engaging in lobbying.
The trade group represents more than 130 companies, including Dow Chemical Co., Chemtura Corp. and Monsanto Co.
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