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Legislative Resource Center
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Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
7/7/2021
2. House Identification
 31811
 Senate Identification
 12675

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
The Duberstein Group Inc.
Address
325 7th Street NW
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​Suite 825
City
Washington
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DC
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20004
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USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. David J. Schiappa
 Telephone
​2027281100
 E-mail
​filingberman@dubersteingroup.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Consulting

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Amazon.com Services LLC
Address
​601 New Jersey Avenue NW
City
​Washington
 State
​DC
 Zip
​20004-2841
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​E-commerce

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Brian ​Griffin ​ ​Senior Leadership Advisor for Senator Byron Dorgan (Democratic Policy Committee Chairman
​David ​Schiappa ​ ​1996-2001 - US Senate--Assistant Secretary for the Majority 2001- 8/4/2013 - US Senate--Secretary for the Majority/Secretary for the Minority
​Katherine Winkler ​Keating ​ ​Chief of Staff to Rep. Joseph Crowley, House Democratic Caucus (5/2007-12/2018) Staffer, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee (1/2005-4/2007) Legislative Director to Rep. Allyson Schwartz, Ways and Means Committee (9/99-12/04)
​Benjamin ​Howard ​ ​Deputy Asst POTUS WH Leg.Afrs12/18-2/20 Deputy Dir.WH Leg.Afrs12/18-2/20 Dir Floor Ops,US House1/18-12/18 Special Asst,POTUS WH Leg.Affairs1/17-12/17 Floor Asst,US House1/11-8/14 Staff Asst,House Rep.Conf2/09-12/10 Staff Asst WH Leg Afrs6/08-1/09
​Elizabeth ​Kelley ​ ​WH:Obama:Natl Ecnmc Cncl:Spec Asst President&CofS WH:Obama:Exec Ofc of President TRD Rep:Asst US TRD Rep for Private Sector Engagement Sen John Walsh CofS Sen Max Baucus:Deputy CofS/Political Dir Rep.Earl Blumenauer:Exec Asst&Deputy Press Sec

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

​CSP
​BUD
​FIN
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues related to technology, trade, and consumer safety.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. 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?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: David J. Schiappa
 Date
8/16/2021 2:33:25 PM