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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 2944 Hunter Mill Road |
Address2 | Suite 204 |
| City | Oakton |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22124 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 35627-12
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6. House ID# 327060000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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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| 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: Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO |
Date | 01/20/2012 |
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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Regulatory Reform and Relief:
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, H.R. 10 -- supported House passage
Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, H.R. 3010 -- supported House passage
Regulatory Reform and Relief (continued):
Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, H.R. 3094 -- supported House passage
S.J. Res. 27, Senate Resolution of Disapproval of EPA rule relating to cross-border "pollution" -- supported
S.J. Res. 6, Senate Resolution of Disapproval of FCC's "net neutrality" regulations -- supported
3% Withholding Repeal legislation -- H.R. 674 and S 1762 -- supported House and Senate passage and signature by President Obama.
Regulatory Time Out Act, S.1538 - support
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011, H.R. 373 -- support
American Jobs Protection Act of 2011, H.R. 1744 and S. 20 - support
Continue to advocate for cost-benefit analysis of regulation, enforcement of SBREFA in rulemakings at applicable agencies, increased judicial review, a regulatory budget, and use of congressional review authority (CRA).
Health Care Reform:
Senate Amendment #769 to Agriculture Appropriations bill (allowing for drug reimportation) -- opposed
Continue to push for repeal of Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in Senate
Support legislation to repeal the employer mandate in PPACA (H.R. 1370, S. 20), health insurance tax in PPACA (H.R. 1370, S 1880) and lifting new restrictions on health savings accounts (HSAs).
Commented on state-based exchanges to HHS
Continue to oppose Grandfather Rule as written (PPACA)
Support repeal of CLASS Act as passed in PPACA
Taxes:
Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act (H.R. 2945) -- support
Tax Relief Permanency -- continue to support passage of various legislative measures making permanent the current individual, capital gains, and dividend tax rates, as well as Section 179 expensing, and general business expensing.
Continue to support repeal of the death tax.
Support making permanent the research and development (R&D) tax credit.
Continue to advocate for fundamental tax reform (flat rates, simplicity and fairness) through a flat tax or similar regime.
Continue to oppose tax increases on carried interest, U.S. small business owners and entrepreneurs, investors, LIFO repeal, energy and energy companies as "pay fors" for new spending.
Access to Capital:
Access to Capital for Job Creators Act, S.1831 -- support
Entrepreneurs Access to Capital Act, H.R. 2930 -- supported House passage
Crowdfund Investing bills in U.S. Senate -- currently working on improvements to Democratizing Access to Capital Act, S. 1791 and Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud Act
Support repeal of Dodd-Frank
Start-up Savings Account Act of 201, H.R. 1730-- support
S 1506 -- support this legislation that prevents U.S. Treasury from expanding U.S. bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens.
Global Market Access and General Small Business:
Trade Promotion Agreements with Panama, Columbia, South Korea (H.R. 3078, H.R. 3079, H.R. 3080) -- supported passage.
Free File Program Act, H.R. 2569 -- support
Affordable Energy and Economic Growth: Keystone XL -- support approval
Broadband Deployment and Telecommunications -- supported AT&T-T-Mobile merger
Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation Systems reform -- support
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), President of the U.S., Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kerrigan |
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Keating |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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