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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 AVE., NW |
Address2 | SUITE 100 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001-1431 |
Country | USA |
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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 |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Mark Kulish |
Date | 1/20/2023 3:03:38 PM |
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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
-HR 1856 - Modern Television Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 6219 - Protecting Community Television Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 7703 - CALM Modernization Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3361 - Protecting Community Television Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4173 - CALM Modernization Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
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
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Powell |
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Assey |
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Lee |
Friedman |
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Clifford |
Riccio |
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Michael |
Dean |
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Saul |
Hernandez |
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Brooke |
Donilon |
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James |
Houton |
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Nicolette |
Stanley |
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Kelsey |
Odom |
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Jeffrey |
Freeland |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
-HR 3138 - State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 3919 - Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5440 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1400 - Protecting Resources On The Electric Grid with Cybersecurity Technology (PROTECT) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable
-S 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2585 - State Cyber Resiliency Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2993 - CISA Cyber Exercise Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3600 - Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4543 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - all provisions related to cable.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 |
Michael |
Powell |
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James |
Assey |
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Lee |
Friedman |
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Clifford |
Riccio |
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Michael |
Dean |
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Saul |
Hernandez |
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Brooke |
Donilon |
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James |
Houton |
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Nicolette |
Stanley |
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Kelsey |
Odom |
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Jeffrey |
Freeland |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
-HR 5056 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for carriage of independent programmers by qualified distributors and multichannel video programming distributors - all provisions related to cable.
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
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Michael |
Powell |
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James |
Assey |
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Lee |
Friedman |
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Clifford |
Riccio |
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Michael |
Dean |
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Saul |
Hernandez |
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Brooke |
Donilon |
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James |
Houton |
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Nicolette |
Stanley |
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Kelsey |
Odom |
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Jeffrey |
Freeland |
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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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
-HR 205 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 474 - Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 847 - Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1042 - Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1044 - Broadband Measuring Availability and Aligning Policies Task Force (Broadband MAPS) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1045 - Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1046 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1047 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1049 - Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1053 - TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1055 - Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1074 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1090 - Online Consumer Protection Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1141 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1149 - Communities Overregulating Networks Need Economic Competition Today (CONNECT) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1555 - Broadband Consumer Transparency Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1631 - Community Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1650 - Rural Broadband Network Study Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1672 - Connect America Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1781 - Preventing Real Online Threats Endangering Children Today (PROTECT) Kids Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1841 - Digital Equity Act of 2021- all provisions related to cable.
-HR 2183 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 2400 - Community Broadband Mapping Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 2411 - Broadband for All Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 2668 - Consumer Protection and Relief Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 3067 - Online Consumer Protection Act (OCPA) - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 3435 - American Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 4383 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 4663 - Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 4801 - Kids PRIVCY Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 4875 - Anti Digital Redlining Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5257 - Device Access for Every American Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5378 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5400 - Preventing Disruptions to Universal Service Funds Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5439 - Kids Internet Design and Safety (KIDS) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5596 - Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5803 - PROMISE Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5807 - DATA Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5836 - Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 5874 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 6027 - Online Privacy Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 6359 - Investing in Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 6373 - To establish the Digital Literacy and Equity Commission, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 6544 - EARN IT Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 7060 - Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 7101 - Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 7624 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 7858 - Digital Platform Commission Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 8077 - Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 8099 - Encouraging Private Investment for Better Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 8239 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 8254 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 8256 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 8257 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 8573 - Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 8575 - FAIR Contributions Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 8679 - PLAN for Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 9333 - Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 9343 - Tribal Connect Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 9445 - ACCESS Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HRes 1329 - Recognizing the need for greater access to rural and agricultural media programming - all provisions related to cable.
-S 113 - Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 163 - Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 224 - Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 225 - Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 228 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 233 - Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 279 - National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 326 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 553 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 592 - Broadband Reserve Fund Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 608 - Keeping Critical Connections Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 741 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA) - all provisions related to cable.
-S 745 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 797 - Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 919 - Data Care Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 922 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1113 - Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1381 - Every Child Connected Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1423 - Clean Slate for Kids Online Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1494 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1628 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1667 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1885 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 1896 - Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2071 - Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy (BRIDGE) Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2228 - DISCOURSE Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2335 - Dont Push My Buttons Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2447 - Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2499 - Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act (SAFE DATA Act) - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2668 - A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2729 - Device Access for Every American Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2918 - Kids Internet Design and Safety (KIDS) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2972 - A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 2992 - American Innovation and Choice Online Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3029 - Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3065 - DATA Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3195 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3197 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3208 - Supply Chain Resiliency Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3309 - Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2021 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3331 - Investing in Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3501 - Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3538 - EARN IT Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3671 - Broadband Buildout Accountability Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3777 - SHIELD Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3847 - Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 3880 - SMART Copyright Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4117 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4126 - Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4201 - Digital Platform Commission Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4258 - Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4309 - ACCESS Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4661 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4664 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4763 - GRID Broadband Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4767 - PLAN for Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 4820 - Protecting Communications Networks from Chinese Communist Party Espionage Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 5121 - Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 5137 - Rural Internet Improvement Act of 2022 - all provisions related to cable.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Michael |
Powell |
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James |
Assey |
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Lee |
Friedman |
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Clifford |
Riccio |
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Michael |
Dean |
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Saul |
Hernandez |
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Brooke |
Donilon |
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James |
Houton |
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Nicolette |
Stanley |
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Kelsey |
Odom |
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Jeffrey |
Freeland |
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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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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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