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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1120 Connecticut Ave, NW |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1785-12
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6. House ID# 304680000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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: Thomas J. Pinder/Attorney of Record |
Date | 04/19/2013 |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 8 (112th Congress), the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Farm Bill Extension provisions)
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 |
James |
Ballentine |
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Dionne |
Davies |
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Edward |
Elfmann |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Steve King 8/10-6/12 |
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Joan |
Gregory |
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Legislative Director to Charlie Wilson 1/07-1/11 |
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Adam |
Noah |
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Leg. Assistant, Sen. Saxby Chambliss 2/07-2/11 |
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Lawrence |
Seyfried |
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Michael |
Hunter |
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Frank |
Keating |
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 451, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013 (all provisions)
H.R. 688, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act (all provisions)
H.R. 1261, the Overdraft Protection Act of 2013 (all provisions)
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 |
Wayne |
Abernathy |
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James |
Ballentine |
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William |
Boger |
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James |
Chessen |
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Kenneth |
Clayton |
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Dionne |
Davies |
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Edward |
Elfmann |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Steve King 8/10-6/12 |
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Joan |
Gregory |
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Legislative Director to Charlie Wilson 1/07-1/11 |
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Michael |
Hunter |
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Frank |
Keating |
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Jason |
Kratovil |
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Leg. Dir., Rep. Steven C. LaTourette 2/02-3/07 |
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Keith |
Leggett |
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Adam |
Noah |
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Leg. Assistant, Sen. Saxby Chambliss 2/07-2/11 |
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Lawrence |
Seyfried |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. Con. Res. 8, Fiscal year 2014 budget resolution (amendments on the use of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee fees, to eliminate any funding advantages that banks with more than $500 billion in assets may have, to facilitate the criminal prosecutions of financial institutions to ensure none is "too big to prosecute," and urging Congress to address the regulatory burdens on community banks)
H.R. 933, Fiscal year 2013 continuing appropriations resolution (provisions to continue an existing grandfather of USDA rural definitions through September 30 and to increase in the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee program)
H.R. 8 (112th Congress), the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Farm Bill Extension provisions)
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 |
Wayne |
Abernathy |
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James |
Ballentine |
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William |
Boger |
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Kenneth |
Clayton |
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Dionne |
Davies |
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Edward |
Elfmann |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Steve King 8/10-6/12 |
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Joan |
Gregory |
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Legislative Director to Charlie Wilson 1/07-1/11 |
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Michael |
Hunter |
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Frank |
Keating |
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Jason |
Kratovil |
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Leg. Dir., Rep. Steven C. LaTourette 2/02-3/07 |
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Adam |
Noah |
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Leg. Assistant, Sen. Saxby Chambliss 2/07-2/11 |
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Joseph |
Pigg |
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Lawrence |
Seyfried |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy
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 |
Wayne |
Abernathy |
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Michael |
Hunter |
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Frank |
Keating |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.474, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act (all provisions)
S. 635, the Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 (all provisions)
H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 (provisions to clarify that end users would not be subject to margin requirements for un-cleared swaps)
H.R. 749, the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (all provisions)
H.R. 801, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013 (all provisions)
H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act (all provisions)
H.R. 1003, to provide for a full assessment of the costs and benefits of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulations
H.R. 677, the Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act (all provisions
Discussion Draft of the Swap Jurisdiction
Certainty Act (all provisions)
Draft legislation that would require the Treasury Department to determine which commercial banks, investment banks, hedge funds, and insurance companies are too-big-to-fail, and to break up those institutions within one year.
H.R.797 , the Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013
Draft Senate legislation to exempt commercial banks from municipal advisor regulation
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 |
Wayne |
Abernathy |
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James |
Ballentine |
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William |
Boger |
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Cecelia |
Calaby |
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Kenneth |
Clayton |
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Dionne |
Davies |
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Edward |
Elfmann |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Steve King 8/10-6/12 |
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Peter |
Garrucio |
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Joan |
Gregory |
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Legislative Director to Charlie Wilson 1/07-1/11 |
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Michael |
Hunter |
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Frank |
Keating |
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Jason |
Kratovil |
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Leg. Dir., Rep. Steven C. LaTourette 2/02-3/07 |
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Cristeena |
Naser |
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Adam |
Noah |
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Leg. Assistant, Sen. Saxby Chambliss 2/07-2/11 |
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Lawrence |
Seyfried |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 215, the Federal Reserve Single Mandate Act of 2013 (all provisions)
S. 450, the Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 (all provisions)
H.R. 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (all provisions)
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 |
Wayne |
Abernathy |
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James |
Ballentine |
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William |
Boger |
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Dionne |
Davies |
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Edward |
Elfmann |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Steve King 8/10-6/12 |
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Joan |
Gregory |
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Legislative Director to Charlie Wilson 1/07-1/11 |
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Michael |
Hunter |
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Frank |
Keating |
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Adam |
Noah |
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Leg. Assistant, Sen. Saxby Chambliss 2/07-2/11 |
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Lawrence |
Seyfried |
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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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1145, the FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2013
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 |
James |
Ballentine |
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William |
Boger |
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Edward |
Elfmann |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Steve king 8/10-6/12 |
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Joan |
Gregory |
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Legislative Director to Charlie Wilson 1/07-1/11 |
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Frank |
Keating |
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Joseph |
Pigg |
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Lawrence |
Seyfried |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3677 (112th Congress), to clarify that the Flood Insurance Reform Act requires the escrowing of flood insurance only on residential loans (all provisions)
H.R. 1, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (provisions to increase Terrorism Risk Insurance Program borrowing authority)
H.R. 508, to extend the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for five years (all provisions)
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 |
James |
Ballentine |
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William |
Boger |
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Dionne |
Davies |
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Edward |
Elfmann |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Steve King 8/10-6/12 |
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Joan |
Gregory |
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Legislative Director to Charlie Wilson 1/07-1/11 |
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Michael |
Hunter |
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Frank |
Keating |
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Adam |
Noah |
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Leg. Assistant, Sen. Saxby Chambliss 2/07-2/11 |
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Lawrence |
Seyfried |
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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
S. 410, the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act (all provisions to impose taxes on certain financial trading transactions)
H.R. 880, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act (all provisions to impose a tax on certain financial trading transactions)
Discussion Draft on the Tax Treatment of Certain Financial Products
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 |
James |
Ballentine |
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William |
Boger |
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Dionne |
Davies |
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Edward |
Elfmann |
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Legislative Assistant to Rep. Steve King 8/10-6/12 |
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Joan |
Gregory |
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Legislative Director to Charlie Wilson 1/07-1/11 |
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Michael |
Hunter |
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Frank |
Keating |
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Fran |
Mordi |
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Adam |
Noah |
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Leg. Assistant, Sen. Saxby Chambliss 2/07-2/11 |
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Lawrence |
Seyfried |
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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
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
27. Add the following 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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5 | 11 | 17 |
6 | 12 | 18 |