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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 634 South Spring Street |
Address2 | 11th Floor |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 90014 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 25055-12
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6. House ID# 326410000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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: James A. Ferg Cadima, Regional Counsel, Washington, DC |
Date | 01/08/2012 |
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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
-- advocated for greater engagement by DOJ to foster compliance by state courts under Title VI of the Civil Right Acts national original protections requiring recipients of federal assistance to offer language assistance services (no bill).
-- advocated for full funding of the Census Bureau (no bill).
-- advocated for Department of Justice involvement in state redistricting (no bills).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), 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 |
Veronica |
Rivera |
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James |
Ferg Cadima |
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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 CON
16. Specific lobbying issues
-- advocated for the confirmation of Goowin Liu to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (no bill).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Ferg Cadima |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
-- advocated against H.R.1891, the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act, for eliminating 40-plus federal education programs and efforts.
-- advocated against H.R.2445, the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act, for eliminating and weakening various federal education programs.
-- advocate for modification of S.___, a Harkin-Enzi bill to reauthorize P.L. 107-101, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (a.k.a. the Elementary and Secondary Education Act), concerning Titles I, II, and III to strengthen education standards, assessments, progress benchmarks, data disaggregation, migrant education, English language learner education, teacher distribution, and accountability for all students in all schools (no bill number).
-- advocated for the Department of Education to take up a transparent and narrowly tailored waiver process to allow states to request changes to their No Child Left Behind standards under the authority given the Department under Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (no bill).
-- advocated for funds to retain teachers under White Houses forthcoming the American Jobs Act (no bill number).
-- advocated for the release of regulatory guidance by the Department of Education concerning (1) the voluntary use of race conscious efforts to foster diversity in K-12 and higher education and (2) the education of undocumented students (no bill).
-- advocated for modifications to a draft Senate bill to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Acts adult civics and English as a Second Language provisions (no bill number).
-- advocated for a translations of the free and reduced price lunch application template created by USDA (no bill).
-- advocated for congressional support for states adopting common core education standards under the Department of Educations Race to the Top and College and Career Ready initiatives (no bill).
-- advocated against budget cuts to Department of Education budget and federal education programs serving Latino students, migratory students, and English language learners (no bill).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Education - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Veronica |
Rivera |
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James |
Ferg Cadima |
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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 against H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act for expanding and mandating use a flawed E-Verify.
-- advocated against Secure Communities, an initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, for constitutional concerns (no bill).
-- advocated for greater presence and oversight of Department of Justice in states that have enacted anti-immigrant laws (no bill).
-- advocated for passage of and modification to H.R.1842 and S.952, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011; S.1258, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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 |
Thomas |
Saenz |
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James |
Ferg Cadima |
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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)
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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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2 | 4 | 6 |