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Alcoa Spent $590,000 on
Second-Quarter Lobbying

by Associated Press
ABC News, August 17, 2011

Bar Chart of Alcoa Aluminum expenses put towards lobbying annually Alcoa Inc. spent $590,000 in the second quarter to lobby Congress on issues ranging from cap-and-trade to defense appropriations, according to a recent disclosure report.

The total compared with $680,000 that the aluminum manufacturing giant spent lobbying in the year-ago quarter and $1.26 million spent in the first quarter.

From April through June, Alcoa lobbied on cap-and-trade issues such as allocation credit for early action and international trade implications. Other issues included defense appropriations related to naval and air programs and hydroelectric generating facilities.

The manufacturer also addressed power availability from the Tennessee Valley Authority and power authority from the Bonneville Power Administration. No legislation was discussed on these topics.

Alcoa lobbied both the House of Representatives and the Senate during the quarter, according to a July 19 report filed with the House clerk's office.

Related Pages:
Alcoa Spends $680,000 to Lobby Government in 2Q by Associated Press, Business Week, 8/23/10
Alcoa Spends $560,000 to Lobby Government in 1Q by Associated Press, Business Week, 5/17/10
Alcoa Spends $340,000 Lobbying in 4th Quarter by Staff, Business Week, 3/26/10
Alcoa Spent $410,000 in First Quarter on Lobbying by Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, 5/12/8

Related Sites:
Open Secrets Center for Responsive Politics


Associated Press
Alcoa Spent $590,000 on Second-Quarter Lobbying
ABC News, August 17, 2011

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