Every filing period on record, as reported. One column per filed period — a period with no column is a period with no filing, not a zero.
Basis · Amendments and terminations supersede the original report for the same registrant, client and period, so a revised quarter is counted once at its latest filed value. Registration-only filings carry no activity money and are excluded from these totals.
Who lobbies for them
Every outside firm that has filed on this client's behalf, by fees reported.
This record groups every filed spelling of the client's name into one entity, so "MERCK & CO., INC." and "MERCK & CO INC" read as the same company. The grouping is the client's normalized name — organizations that file under genuinely different names appear separately. Handle: edwards-lifesciences-llc.
Reading this · LD-2 reports a hired firm's fee and a registrant's reported expenses on separate lines and never both on one filing, so the two lists above are different quantities and are ranked separately rather than against each other. Firm names link to their own record as the firms chapter lands.
TAX
66 filings
$18.2M on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD
30 filings
$9.7M on those filings
Clean Air and Water (quality)
CAW
20 filings
$6.6M on those filings
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
MED
9 filings
$2.5M on those filings
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
CPT
7 filings
$1.9M on those filings
Veterans
VET
6 filings
$1.9M on those filings
Budget/Appropriations
BUD
4 filings
$880K on those filings
Torts
TOR
3 filings
$840K on those filings
Transportation
TRA
1 filing
$320K on those filings
Agriculture
AGR
1 filing
$270K on those filings
Note · A filing names one to several issue areas and reports a single dollar figure for the period, so the same money appears beside every issue that filing declares. The dollar column is therefore spend on filings that named this issue — it is not a split of the total, and these figures sum above it. Filing counts do not double-count.
116th Congress
American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
11 filingsthrough 2020
S. 1717119th CongressEnsuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 202510 filingsthrough 2026
H.R. 1691118th CongressEnsuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 20249 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 6117th CongressAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 20218 filingsthrough 2022
H.R. 2430115th CongressFDA Reauthorization Act of 20178 filingsthrough 2018
S. 934115th CongressFDA Reauthorization Act of 20178 filingsthrough 2018
H.R. 160114th CongressProtect Medical Innovation Act of 20158 filingsthrough 2016
S. 149114th CongressMedical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act8 filingsthrough 2016
H.R. 523113th CongressProtect Medical Innovation Act of 20138 filingsthrough 2014
S. 232113th CongressMedical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act8 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 1193118th CongressDomestic Preferences for Building America Act7 filingsthrough 2024
S. 149115th CongressTerrorism Survivors Student Loan Deferment Act7 filingsthrough 2018
How these are found · Bill references are extracted from the free-text activity description each filing writes, then matched to the Congress in session that filing year. A reference we can't match to a bill on file is still shown, unlinked — we cite what the filing said rather than guess at what it meant. Naming a bill is not a position on it: LD-2 records that a client lobbied on the bill, never which side.
Sarah WalterFarragut Partners LLPCovered position: Former Legislative Director/Chief Counsel, Sen. John Breaux41 filingsthrough 2026
Barry Robert LidenEdwards Lifesciences, LLC38 filingsthrough 2016
Edward WhitfieldFarragut Partners LLPCovered position: U.S. Representative (21 yrs.)37 filingsthrough 2026
BILLY RAINES iiEdwards Lifesciences, LLC36 filingsthrough 2024
Brent Alan Del MonteBgr Government AffairsCovered position: Leg. Dir. Rep. Bliley; Sen. Counsel House Energy & Commerce Committee34 filingsthrough 2026
Robb WaltonBgr Government AffairsCovered position: Senior Health Policy Advisor and Counsel Sen Cassidy; Advisor Rep. Cassidy; Research Asst., Staff Asst., Intern on Senate HELP, Ranking Member, Sen. Enzi; Intern to Rep. Nunes34 filingsthrough 2026
John StoneBgr Government AffairsCovered position: Counsel, House E&C Cmte, Oversight Subcommittee; Senior Counsel, House E&C Cmte, Health Subcommittee; Intern, House E&C34 filingsthrough 2026
Remy Leigh Brim MasonBgr Government AffairsCovered position: Senior FDA Policy Advisor to Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray; Senior Health Policy Advisor Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Intern to Rep. Allyson Schwartz34 filingsthrough 2026
William KriegerFarragut Partners LLP27 filingsthrough 2026
Daniel FarmerBgr Government AffairsCovered position: Intern, Staff Asst, Leg. Corr./Leg. Asst. for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Leg. Asst., Sr. Leg. Asst., Leg. Dir. for Zack Space26 filingsthrough 2026
J Daniel WalshFarragut Partners LLPCovered position: LD Rep. Wayne Gilchrest and LA Rep. Jack Buechner24 filingsthrough 2022
Dirksen LehmanEdwards Lifesciences, LLCCovered position: Special Asst to the President for Legis Affairs, WH23 filingsthrough 2013
Joel D. BaileyBgr Government AffairsCovered position: COS Rep. Panetta; LD Rep. Ashford; LD Rep. Matheson; Sr. LA Rep. Matsui; LA, Sr. LA Rep. Baron Hill; Intern Rep. Rahall21 filingsthrough 2026
Tracy SpicerAvenue SolutionsCovered position: Deputy Chief of Staff, Political Director, Legislative Assistant,
Special Assistant, Staff Assistant - Sen. Edward Kennedy20 filingsthrough 2026
Kristen BautzFarragut Partners LLPCovered position: Senior Advisor and Special Projects Coordinator, Rep Wasserman Shultz18 filingsthrough 2026
Brian LooserEdwards Lifesciences, LLCCovered position: Pol. Ad. (Sen. Bill Cassidy, LA) LD (Rep. John Shimkus, IL-15) Sr Policy Advisor (Sen. Mark Kirk, IL) LA (Rep. Judy Biggert, IL-13) Leg. Corr./LA (Rep. Michele Bachmann, MN-06) Staff Asst./Leg. Corr.(Rep. Dennis Hastert, IL-14)18 filingsthrough 2026
Elizabeth Macdonald BarnettAvenue SolutionsCovered position: Legislative Assistant, Speechwriter, Legislative Correspondent -
Sen. Blanche Lincoln; Staff Assistant - Senate Energy and Natural
Resource Committee17 filingsthrough 2026
Dylan MooreFarragut Partners LLPCovered position: Intern/Staff Assistant, Speaker John Boehner (OH-8); Legislative Assistant/Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Larry Bucshon (IN-8); Intern, Rep. Mike Turner (OH-10)17 filingsthrough 2026
Matt HoffmannBgr Government AffairsCovered position: See prior filing13 filingsthrough 2021
CHARLES WILLIAM BOUSTANY jrCapitol Counsel LLCCovered position: Former Member of Congress, Louisiana 7th and 3rd districts; House Ways and Means Committee.8 filingsthrough 2019
Raghav AggarwalBgr Government AffairsCovered position: Health Insurance Specialist, CMS; Senior Health Advisor (Detailee), Senate Finance Committee/Sen. Ron Wyden; Social Science Research Analyst, CMS; Intern, Sen. Feinstein; Secretarys Fellow, US Dept. of Interior6 filingsthrough 2026
Chris KellyBgr Government AffairsCovered position: Health Policy Dir., Leg. Asst., Leg. Corr., Front Office Coordinator, Staff Asst. Sen. Blackburn6 filingsthrough 2026
Matthew FuentesAvenue SolutionsCovered position: LA - Senate Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer; LA - Senate Democratic Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer; Legislative Aide - Sen. Chuck Schumer; Research Assistant - Senate Finance Committee (Sen. Ron Wyden)5 filingsthrough 2026
Covered positions · 32 of 40 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
