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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 25 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 600 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | 515 N. STATE STREET, CHICAGO |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60654 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2877-12
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6. House ID# 304640000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: George E. Cox III, JD, Director, Division of Legislative Counsel |
Date | 04/20/2009 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. Con. Res. 13, Budget Resolution, provisions relating to SGR Rebasing, and health system reform
H. Con. Res. 85, Budget Resolution, provisions relating to Reserve Fund for Medicare Improvement, SGR Rebasing, and health system reform
Appropriations for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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Kathleen |
Teneover |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1615, Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act, all provisions
S. 646, Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act, all provisions
H. R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to NHSC, Title VII, GME, and student loans
S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to NHSC, Title VII, GME, and student loans
H.R. 1185, Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act of 2009, all provisions
H.R. 916, Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act, all provisions
Higher Education - Residency slots
Graduate Medical Education
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to HIT, COBRA, Comparative Effectiveness
Research; insurance and health spending, prevention and wellness and other public health funding
S.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, proposed amendment relating to entitlement commission
H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, all provisions
S. 422, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act, all provisions
S. 767, Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009, all provisions
H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act, all provisions
H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009, all provisions
H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, all provisions
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Scope of Practice - optometrists
Antipsychotic Drugs
Privacy issues
Quality Issues
Out-of-Network Insurance Costs - usual, customary, and reasonable rates
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act regulations
Health Information Technology
AMA's Health Care Reform Proposal
Incentives for Organ Donations
Physician-owned hospitals
Health System Reform - Uninsured
Pay for Performance, Quality Improvement, and Cost Efficiency
Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness Reform Policy
Health Care Reform
Health Care Reform - Workforce Issues
Regulation of Opioids for Pain
Uninsured - AMA Plan
Quality Improvement Initiative Action Plan
Nutritional Labeling
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
Health Care Transparency
Patient Safety
Intrathecal Pumps
Administrative Simplification
Self-Disclosure Protocol
Ambulatory Surgical Centers
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Jennifer |
Shevchek |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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Carolyn |
Ratner |
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Kathleen |
Tenoever |
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Sylvia |
Trujillo |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 628, Conrad State 30 Improvement Act, all provisions
H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009, provisions relating to health reform
FTC Red Flag Rule
Physician Workforce, education and training
Health Care Antitrust Guidelines
Physician Antitrust Reform, health IT adoption
Antitrust Relief
Generic Drugs
Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division nomination
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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Carolyn |
Ratner |
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Sylvia |
Trujillo |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative
effectiveness research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, fraud and abuse, and Medicare Improvement Fund
S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to SGR, Medicaid, COBRA, comparative effectiveness
research, privacy, HIT, 3 percent withhold, Medicare Improvement Fund, fraud and abuse, and privacy
H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions
S. 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009, all provisions
H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions
H.R. 1384, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions
H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, provisions relating to physician payment, efficiency, and quality improvements
H.R. 7114, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions
S. 3613, Independence at Home Act of 2008, all provisions
H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009, all provisions
S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to health system reform
H.R. 1038, Shingles Prevention Act, all provisions
S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act of 2009, all provisions
Medicare Program - Sustainable Growth Rate - Part D Drugs Program, administrative changes to formula, permanent reform
Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment - Directed Score Keeping/Rebasing
Medicare Program - CMS Enrollment Policies
Medicare Program - Balance Billing
Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform
Medicare Program - Medicare Physician Payment, Budget
Medicare Program - 2009 PQRI Program
Medicare program - Healthcare-Associated Infections
Medicare Program - Non-coverage Expansion to Three Additional Surgical Procedures
Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier
Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP)
Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Accreditation
Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)
Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10
Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010
Medicare Program - CMS Incident-to Billing Policy
Medicare Program - E-Prescribing
Medicare Program - 2010 Draft Call Letter, Medicare Advantage, Quality, and Part D Oversight
Medicare Program - 3 percent withhold
Medicare Program - Quality Improvement (PCPI/PQRI)
Medicare Program - Health Care Transparency
Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Registries
Medicare Program - Self-referral
Medicare Program - Hospital Error Rates
Medicaid Program - Physician-owned Hospitals
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Government Accountability Office (GAO)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Cary |
Gibson |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Jennifer |
Shevchek |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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Carolyn |
Ratner |
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Kathleen |
Tenoever |
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Sylvia |
Trujillo |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, all provisions
H.R. 1261, Youth Prevention and Tobacco Harm Reduction Act, provision on oversight authority
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Jason |
Marino |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 45, Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2009, all provisions
H.R. 1346, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009, all provisions
S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009, all provisions
Health Care Reform, Medical Liability Reform
Medical Liability Reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Margaret |
Carvin |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
EPA - Pharmaceuticals and the Water Supply
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Tricare - Access Issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Dr. Kamiar Alaei and Dr. Arash Alaei, Human Rights/Iran
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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George |
Cox |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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