starting with deregistration.n a report that we did on this last june, the question we sought to answer did the recent increased regulation of lobbyists spur deregistration, by might them to deregister and either cease lobbying work or perhaps continuing to lobby but going under the radar? the answer we found, yes, there seemed to be a correlation between added regulations and deregistration. the new ld203 regulations preceded a increase level of deregular nation after obama's additional restrictions banning lobbyists from advisory did hes and lobby on t.a.r.p. funds. and followed by the smaller rise in deregistrations. all told we measured an increase that was three times the level of pre-loga deregulations. we found a wide variance in understanding of what is the definition of registration. in fact, even the white house with all of the effort it put spoke not hiring registered lobbyists did three registered lobbyists on their rosters. we also hope to have specific lobbying visits so tying lobbyists to members vi

the answer we found is yes there seemed to be a correlation between added regulation and deregistration the new regulations preceded an increased level of deregistration as to the period of obama's restrictions banning lobbyist from advisory and tarpon stimulus funds which was followed by an additional smaller rise in deregistration. also we measured increased three times the level of free floaty registrations. we found a wide variance in understanding of what is the definition of registration. in fact even the white house with all of the effort to put into not hiring registered lobbyist that had registered lobbyists on their rosters. we would also hope to have specific lobbying visits. tying lobbies to members via specific meeting records would be ideal because then we could more easily auditor relationships. right now those relationships are hidden. members don't generally release their calendars and lobbyists need not disclose the specific number of us at their meeting with their 40s impossible to know whether loving relationship exists and whether it's cemented the campaign contribu