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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 510 S. 31ST ST |
Address2 | PO BOX 8736 |
| City | CAMP HILL |
State | PA |
Zip Code | 17001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 52071-12
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6. House ID# 348540000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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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| 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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Method A.
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: Kristina L. Watson |
Date | 1/14/2020 10:23:12 AM |
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
Support for the following: H.R. 832 to allow schools to offer whole milk to students as part of school meal programs; H.R. 3125, the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019 to ensure expanded milk options for students by reaffirming the recent USDA regulation offering schools the option of serving low-fat flavored milk; S. 1810, the Milk in Lunches for Kids (MILK) Act, to allow to serve whole or two percent milk, and permit milk to be excluded from the fat cap in school lunches; H.R. 1769, the Dairy Pride Act, to require that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take enforcement action against manufacturers labeling non-dairy products as dairy; and support related to specific provisions within H.R. 5007 - Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act, and the Tax Exempt Agricultural Bond for Beginning Farmers or Aggie Bond" program and making more beginning farmers eligible for program funding. Support and education related to hemp rules and legislation to help producers grow, market and transport hemp as an agricultural commodity. Correspondence and research related to S.3141 - Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019, which would offer protections to direct donors such as agricultural producers. Support for better transparency and a more clear process regarding the bankruptcy process for FSA loans, and research and correspondence related to qualifications for Market Facilitation Program and Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Kristina |
Watson |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Advocated for improvements to H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, including improved provisions for wages, visa caps, legal, and e-verify. Support for agriculture immigration reform, including broad reform of H-2A visa program and addressing status of unauthorized agriculture workers currently present in United Status, along with general agriculture labor reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Kristina |
Watson |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Administrative requirements and advocacy related to the Waters of the United States regulation (Clean Water Act), both the 2015 rule and the current rule makings to repeal and replace the 2015 rule; general issues related to programs/regulations administered by the Environmental Protection Agency including Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load and Watershed Implementation Plans; Improvements to data collection which contributed to agency modeling for TMDL and WIP plans.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
Kristina |
Watson |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for the following: H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico Canada Implementation Act, specifically related to renegotiation of the agricultural provisions including Canadian trade policy (dairy, ultra-filtered milk, and milk pricing program) and increased access for agricultural products; continuation of NAFTA until USMCA is ratified; including agriculture in any potential trade deal involving the European Union, UK and, and a Phase 2 agreement with Japan that includes dairy and rice, as well as other issues important to agriculture; continuing/improving trade relations with Cuba, and eliminating policies that restrict the ability to export U.S. agricultural products to Cuba; and for general agricultural trade, including support for increasing market opportunities for agriculture and a reduction/elimination of tariffs and other trade barriers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Kristina |
Watson |
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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
Support for general regulatory reform, including the use of sound-science and increased cost-benefit analysis to support regulatory proposals, minimum 60-day comment period on proposed rules, and vigorous Congressional oversight of agency proposals.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Kristina |
Watson |
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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 TAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for reducing and/or eliminating tariffs and other barriers to trade, and resolution of the trade dispute with China and other countries that has resulted in increased tariffs on agricultural products.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
Kristina |
Watson |
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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
Support for the following: comprehensive infrastructure funding that includes proportional funding for rural broadband, including expanding rural broadband through a mix of tax incentives, grants and/or regulation; additional funding for the Reconnect Program; improving broadband availability data and improving the national broadband map with additional information; S. 1522/H.R. 3162, the Broadband Data Improvement Act, which would improve the accuracy of broadband coverage maps and better direct federal funds for broadband buildout; H.R. 4229, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act, which improve the accuracy of broadband coverage maps and better direct federal funds for broadband buildout.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
Kristina |
Watson |
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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
Support for S. 215, the Death Tax Repeal Act, to repeal estate taxes while continuing the stepped-up basis; H.R. 5259 - Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019, which would updates IRS Code Section 2032A Special Use Valuation, increasing the amount of farmland that can be protected from taxes after the death of a family member; H.R. 3961 - Renewable Energy Extension Act of 2019, which would continue the Section 48 and Section 25D investment tax credits (ITC) for five years; and S2542/ H.R. 3744 - Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act, incentivize the installation of biogas and nutrient recovery systems on farms; as well as permanent extension of the agriculture-related tax provisions (including biodiesel and renewable biodiesel, second generation biodiesel and alternative refueling property, as well as short line rail maintenance) in the Tax Cut and Jobs Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kristina |
Watson |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Research and communication regarding the challenges of existing rules to qualify for projects through NRCS, and support for improving the rules and programs to make them more accessible to farmers;
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 |
Kristina |
Watson |
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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
Support for H.R. 1865, the Consolidated Domestic and International Assistance Bill, and advocacy for specific provisions related to agriculture in the bill including agriculture spending, transportation spending, labor spending, tax extenders and extensions of the Secure Rural Schools Act and Community Health Centers.
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
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Kristina |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for H.R. 4919, The Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination (TREAD)Act, which ould make it possible for drivers hauling live animals and agricultural commodities to finish their routes if they are within 150 air miles of their destination.
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
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Kristina |
Watson |
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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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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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