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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 | 11/01/2009 |
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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 | UNICA dba Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association |
| Address | Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima |
| City | Sao Paulo |
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Zip | 2179 |
Country | BRA |
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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 | | Spec Asst to President for Leg Affairs ( G.W. Bush); Acting |
| Jamie | Brown | | Asst AG for Leg Affairs, DoJ; Leg Counsel, Sen. Connie Mack |
| David | Castagnetti | | Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus; Chief of Staff, Rep Norm |
| David | Castagnetti | | Mineta; EA, Rep. David Markey |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
US tariff on ethanol.
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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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 | 12/08/2009 |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| Colette | Desmarais | | Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Grassley; LA, Sen. Chafee | |
| Jonathan | Hoganson | | Policy Director, House Democratic Caucus; | |
| Jonathan | Hoganson | | Leg Dir, Rep. Rahm Emanuel | |
| Bruce | Mehlman | | Asst Sec of Commerce for Tech Policy; General Counsel | |
| Bruce | Mehlman | | and Policy Director, House Republican Conference | |
| Elise | Pickering | | Ex Dir, House Republican Policy Cmte; Chief of Staff, | |
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10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| Elise | Pickering | | Rep. John Shadegg, LA, Rep. Dannemeyer; LD, Rep. Bartlett | |
| Stacey | Rampy | | LD, Rep. Eshoo; LA, Sen. Torricelli; LA, Sen. Boxer | |
| Dean | Rosen | | Health Policy Dir, Sen. Majority Leader First; Staff Dir, | |
| Dean | Rosen | | Sen Subcmte on Public Health; Maj Health Pol Counsel, House | |
| Dean | Rosen | | Cmte on Ways & Means, Subcmte on Health; Health Policy | |
| Dean | Rosen | | Coordinator & Counsel, Sen Cmte on Labor & Human Res; | |
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| Dean | Rosen | | Counsel & Prof Staff, Sen Cmte on Labor & Human Res, | |
| Dean | Rosen | | Subcmte on Disability Policy; Case Worker, Rep. R. Boschwitz | |
| David | Thomas | | Chief of Staff, Rep. Lofgren; Dir of Congressional Rels, FTC | |
| David | Thomas | | 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, Sen. Majority Leader First | |
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| Cynthia | Brown | | Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind | |
| Cynthia | Brown | | Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bart Stupak | |
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