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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 301 Maple Avenue West |
Address2 | Suite 690 |
| 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 | 2012 |
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 | 04/18/2012 |
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
Access to Capital:
H.R. 3606, Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act -- supported House passage, Senate Amended package and final House passage of Senate Amended package, which President Obama signed into law.
Regulatory Reform:
H.R. 3309, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act -- support
Opposed "nonresident alien deposit interest reporting" regulation (REG-146097-09) -- urged Treasury Secretary to reject regulation
H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act -- support
S 1538, Regulatory Time Out Act -- support
H.R. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act -- support
H.R. 1744 and S 20, American Jobs Protection Act - support
Continue to support cost-benefit analysis, enforcement and expansion of SBREEFA, a regulatory budget and use of congressional review authority (CRA)
Health Care Reform:
Continue to support repeal of Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the Senate
S 20 -- support repeal of employer mandates in ACA
H.R. 1370 and S 1880 -- support repeal of health insurance tax in ACA
Continue to support the lifting of restrictions on health savings accounts (HSAs) imposed by ACA
Support repeal of CLASS, and continue to oppose "grandfather rule" as written by Health and Human Services (HHS)
Taxes:
H.R. 1259, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act -- support
H.R. 2945, Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act -- support
Continue to support tax relief permanency for the various Bush-era provisions that have been extended including individual rates, capital gains tax rates, dividend rates, Section 179 expensing and general business expensing.
S 1811, Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act -- support
H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act -- support
Continue to generally oppose tax increases on energy companies, carried interest, individuals and small business owners.
Affordable Energy:
Continue to support construction of KeystoneXL Pipeline. Expressed opposition to President Obama's rejection of construction. Supported the Hoeven/Lugar/Vitter Keystone XL amendment to transportation funding bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), President of the U.S., Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of, Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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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Kerrigan |
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Raymond |
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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
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)
Internet Address:
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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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