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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov |
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby |
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 12/01/2008 |
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| 2. House Identification | 36893 |
Senate Identification | 284950 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | MEHLMAN VOGEL CASTAGNETTI, INC. |
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| Address | 1341 G STREET, SUITE 1100 |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Ms. Christine Sklepovich |
Telephone | 2025850216 |
chris@mvc-dc.com |
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
| 7. Client name | ABBOTT LABORATORIES |
| Address | 1399 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW, SUITE 200 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip | 20005 |
Country | USA |
| City | ABBOTT PARK |
State | IL |
Zip | 60064 |
Country | USA |
LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
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| Kelly | Bingel | | Chief of Staff, Senator Blanche Lincoln |
| Jamie | Brown | | Special Assistant to President for Leg Affairs (GW Bush); |
| Jamie | Brown (continued) | | Acting Assistant AG for Legislative Affairs, DoJ; |
| Jamie | Brown (continued) | | Legislative Counsel, Sen Connie Mack |
| David | Castagnetti | | Chief of Staff, Senator Baucus; Chief of Staff, Rep. Mineta; |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Health care reform; Food & Drug Administration reforms; medicare coverage and reimbursement.
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
| No --> Go to line 14. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14. |
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
| No --> Sign and date the registration. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration. |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Christine Sklepovich, Office Manager |
Date | 01/02/2009 |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| David | Castagnetti (continued) | | EA, Rep. David Markey | |
| Colette | Desmarais | | Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Grassley; LA, Sen. Chafee | |
| Bruce | Mehlman | | Asst Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy; | |
| Bruce | Mehlman (continued) | | General Counsel and Policy Director, House Republican Conf. | |
| Elise | Pickering | | ExDir, House Republican Policy Cmte; Chief of Staff, Rep. | |
| Elise | Pickering (continued) | | Shadegg; LA, Rep. Dannemeyer; LD, Rep. Bartlett | |
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10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| Stacey | Rampy | | LD, Rep. Eshoo; LA, Sen. Torricelli; LA, Sen. Boxer | |
| Dean | Rosen | | Health Policy Dir, Senate Majority Leader First; Staff Dir, | |
| Dean | Rosen (continued) | | Senate Subcmte on Public Health; Majority Health Policy | |
| Dean | Rosen (continued) | | Counsel, House Cmte on Ways & Means, Subcmte on Health; | |
| Dean | Rosen (continued) | | Health Policy Coordinator and Counsel, Senate Cmte on Labor | |
| Dean | Rosen (continued) | | and Human Resources; Counsel and Professional Staff Member, | |
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| Dean | Rosen (continued) | | Senate Cmte on Labor & Human Resources, Subcmte on | |
| Dean | Rosen (continued) | | Disability Policy; Case Worker, Rep. Rudy Boschwitz | |
| David | Thomas | | Chief of Staff, Rep. Lofgren; Dir of Congressional Rels, FTC | |
| David | Thomas (continued) | | Dep Dir of Leg Affairs, VP Gore; Staff Asst, Sen. Metzenbaum | |
| Allen | Thompson | | Sr. Prof Staff Member, House Cmte on Homeland Security | |
| Alex | Vogel | | Chief Counsel, Senate Majority Leader First | |
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