Harvey Hollins, vice president for government affairs, commented about the lobbying efforts of Michigan's universities. "In an ideal world, it would seem that all of the (Michigan) universities would get together and do one big thing," Hollins said. "But the way federal funding really runs on university campuses, it's not a cookie-cutter approach." Wayne State is mentioned as opening lobbying offices in the same building as the University of Michigan and Michigan State University and spending $240,000 last year to lobby the federal government.