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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1341 G STREET, NW |
Address2 | 8TH FLOOR |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 22781-1003236
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6. House ID# 304420037
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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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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: April L. Burke, President |
Date | 07/18/2014 |
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
H.R. 4923, FY 2015 Energy/Water Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research, development, and education at DOE.
H.R. 4660, S. 2437, FY 2015 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NIST, NASA, EDA and research, including social sciences, and education at NSF.
H.R. 4870, FY 2015 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at the Department of Defense.
FY 2015 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for NIH, health professions, education research, and federal student aid.
S. 2499, FY 2015 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for the Fulbright grant program.
FY 2015 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for NEH and NEA.
H.R. 5016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, Issues pertaining to support for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
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 |
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Burke |
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Michael |
Ledford |
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Carole |
McGuire |
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Naomi |
Webber |
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Bridget |
Krieger |
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Sarah |
Spreitzer |
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Erica |
Froyd |
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Julie |
Jolly |
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Franklyn |
Steinberg |
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Miriam |
Quintal |
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Carla |
Jacobs |
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Alison |
Thompson |
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Karen |
Mowrer |
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Harry |
Mayfield |
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Laura |
Uttley |
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Bill |
Ruch |
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Erin |
Cadwalader |
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Lauren |
Broccoli |
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Staff Asst., Pr. Aide Off. of Rep. Jim Langevin |
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Helena |
Bala |
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Fellow, Office of Rep. Joe Garcia |
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Federal efforts to address sexual assault on college campuses, All issues
S.897, Banks on Students Loans Fairness Act, Issues pertaining to the ability of students to refinance federal student loans.
H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education through Research Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency (FAST) Act of 2014, Issues pertaining to the simplification of the FAFSA
Higher Education Affordability Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Issues pertaining to accreditation, affordability, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.
Issues pertaining to President Obama's proposed college rating system.
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 |
April |
Burke |
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Michael |
Ledford |
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Carole |
McGuire |
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Sarah |
Spreitzer |
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Naomi |
Webber |
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Bridget |
Krieger |
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Erica |
Froyd |
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Julie |
Jolly |
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Franklyn |
Steinberg |
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Miriam |
Quintal |
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Carla |
Jacobs |
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Karen |
Mowrer |
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Alison |
Thompson |
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Harry |
Mayfield |
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Laura |
Uttley |
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Bill |
Ruch |
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Erin |
Cadwalader |
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Lauren |
Broccoli |
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Fellow, Office of Rep. Joe Garcia |
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Helena |
Bala |
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Fellow, Office of Rep. Joe Garcia |
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.183, Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to sunsetting national budget neutrality for the hospital wage index.
H.R. 2053, Medicare Hospital Wage Index Equity Act, Issues pertaining to changing the national budget neutrality for the hospital wage index to a state neutrality.
H.R. 1180, S.577, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to increasing the cap on the number of resident physicians.
H.R. 1201, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act, Issues pertaining to increasing the cap on the number of resident physicians.
H.R. 1250, S. 1012, Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 201, Issues pertaining to RAC audits for hospitals.
H.R. 1920, S. 1555, DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013, Issues regarding delaying implementation of DSH cuts.
Issues pertaining to protecting funding for direct graduate medical education and indirect medical education and not supporting the President's FY 2015 request to cut IME.
S.1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the Sustainable Growth Rate and its offsets.
H.R.2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to the Sustainable Growth Rate and its offsets.
Issues pertaining to offsets for SGR patch
H.R. 3698, S. 2082, Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013, Support for delaying the two-midnight rule from CMS and issuing a clear policy on stays for less than two midnights.
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 |
April |
Burke |
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Michael |
Ledford |
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Carole |
McGuire |
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Sarah |
Spreitzer |
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Erica |
Froyd |
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Julie |
Jolly |
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Naomi |
Webber |
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Bridget |
Krieger |
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Franklyn |
Steinberg |
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Miriam |
Quintal |
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Carla |
Jacobs |
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Karen |
Mowrer |
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Laura |
Uttley |
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Harry |
Mayfield |
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Alison |
Thompson |
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Bill |
Ruch |
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Lauren |
Broccoli |
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Staff Asst., Pr. Aide Off. of Rep. Jim Langevin |
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Erin |
Cadwalader |
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Helena |
Bala |
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Fellow, Office of Rep. Joe Garcia |
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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 714, S. 310, Startup Act 3.0, All provisions.
H.R. 4186, Reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act/FIRST Act, All provisions.
H.R. 4869, Department of Energy Research and Development Act of 2014, Issues related to research at the Department of Energy, including the Office of Science, ARPA-E, and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
H.R. 2061, S. 994, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to data collection for federal research funding.
H.R. 3316, Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 2013, All provisions.
H.R. 2616, H.R. 2687, S. 1317, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013, All provisions.
H.R. 2981, TRANSFER Act, Issues related to proof of concept and technology transfer programs.
H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, Issues pertaining to patents, fees, prior user rights, patent grace periods, and fraud.
S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, Issues pertaining to patents, fees, prior user rights, patent grace periods, and fraud.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Energy - Dept of
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 |
April |
Burke |
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Michael |
Ledford |
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Carole |
McGuire |
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Sarah |
Spreitzer |
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Erica |
Froyd |
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Julie |
Jolly |
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Naomi |
Webber |
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Bridget |
Krieger |
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Franklyn |
Steinberg |
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Miriam |
Quintal |
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Carla |
Jacobs |
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Karen |
Mowrer |
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Laura |
Uttley |
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Harry |
Mayfield |
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Alison |
Thompson |
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Bill |
Ruch |
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Erin |
Cadwalader |
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Lauren |
Broccoli |
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Staff Asst., Pr. Aide Off. of Rep. Jim Langevin |
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Helena |
Bala |
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Fellow, Office of Rep. Joe Garcia |
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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to DIA.
H.R. 4435, S. 2410, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, Issues pertaining to authorization levels for Department of Defense science and technology programs and AFOSR relocation.
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 |
April |
Burke |
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Michael |
Ledford |
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Carole |
McGuire |
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Sarah |
Spreitzer |
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Erica |
Froyd |
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Julie |
Jolly |
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Naomi |
Webber |
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Franklyn |
Steinberg |
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Laura |
Uttley |
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Bridget |
Krieger |
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Karen |
Mowrer |
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Miriam |
Quintal |
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Alison |
Thompson |
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Carla |
Jacobs |
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Bill |
Ruch |
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Harry |
Mayfield |
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Erin |
Cadwalader |
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Helena |
Bala |
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Fellow, Office of Rep. Joe Garcia |
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Lauren |
Broccoli |
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Staff Asst., Pr. Aide Off. of Rep. Jim Langevin |
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
Rep. Camp Tax Reform Discussion Draft, Issues related to education tax provisions and the charitable deduction.
H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act, Issues relating to education tax credits and deductions.
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 |
April |
Burke |
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Michael |
Ledford |
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Sarah |
Spreitzer |
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Julie |
Jolly |
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Carole |
McGuire |
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Carla |
Jacobs |
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Bridget |
Krieger |
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Franklyn |
Steinberg |
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Naomi |
Webber |
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Erica |
Froyd |
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Harry |
Mayfield |
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Karen |
Mowrer |
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Miriam |
Quintal |
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Bill |
Ruch |
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Alison |
Thompson |
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Laura |
Uttley |
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Erin |
Cadwalader |
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Lauren |
Broccoli |
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Staff Asst., Pr. Aide Off. of Rep. Jim Langevin |
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Helena |
Bala |
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Fellow, Office of Rep. Joe Garcia |
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
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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