Changes

From lobbying reports, it appears that [[Monsanto]] did specifically lobby on this particular issue. In the second quarter of 2012, Monsanto paid $50,000 to the lobby firm [[Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld]] for lobbying the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] and the [[U.S. Senate]] on "Issues relating to international trade agreements; introduction of client's international activities; issues relating to funding of the U.S.-Brazil Framework on cotton; issues relating to Farmer Assurance Provision in Agriculture appropriations bill (H.R. 5973)."<ref>[http://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=choosefields Lobbying Disclosure Act Database], Accessed July 23, 2012.</ref> The lobbyist was [[Brian Pomper]].