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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1625 L STREET, NW, 7TH FLOOR |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2321-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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: Scott Frey |
Date | 1/20/2016 11:19:25 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
Child Nutrition Reauthorization
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Rebecca |
Levin |
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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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Air Traffic Control Reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
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Frey |
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Karl |
Stark |
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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 BNK
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 870- Puerto Rico Bankruptcy and related legislation
S 2381- Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015
HR 4290, S 2436- Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act
Puerto Rico Fiscal Crisis
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Treasury - 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 |
Scott |
Frey |
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Edwin S. |
Jayne |
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Getsemani |
Yanez |
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Interim Staff Assistant for Rep. Solomon Ortiz (TX); Staff Assistant/Legislative Aide for Rep. Ed Pastor (AZ) |
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
HR 3762- Restoring Americans' Health Care Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, Reconciliation bill to repeal health care reform
HR 2029- Consolidated Appropriations Act/Omnibus, Opposing H-2B rider in omnibus spending bill; increased FY 2016 funding for the Employment Service
Transportation-HUD appropriations
General budget/appropriations
HR 719, HJRes 61- Fiscal Year 2016 continuing resolution
HR 1314- Bipartisan Budget Act, Spending cap and debt limit increase
No harmful riders on omnibus
Sequester and budget caps for non-security discretionary
HR 1336- Social Impact Bonds, Pay for Performance
HJRes 1, 2, 7, 12, 28, 41 and related bills- Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment
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 |
Linda |
Bennett |
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Frances L. |
Bernstein |
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Barbara |
Coufal |
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Scott |
Frey |
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Marc |
Granowitter |
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Edwin S. |
Jayne |
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Rebecca |
Levin |
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Karl |
Stark |
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Getsemani |
Yanez |
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Interim Staff Assistant for Rep. Solomon Ortiz (TX); Staff Assistant/Legislative Aide for Rep. Ed Pastor (AZ) |
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
HR 5, S 1177- No Child Left Behind, Every Student Succeeds 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Scott |
Frey |
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Edwin S. |
Jayne |
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Rebecca |
Levin |
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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 FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Supporting child support enforcement regulations re: incarcerated, noncustodial parents
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Frances L. |
Bernstein |
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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 2381- Puerto Rico Assistance Act
HR 4290, S 2436- Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act
S 2203- Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act
HR 870, S 1774- Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act
HR 3610- Puerto Rico Investor Protection Act
HR 3921- Hedge Fund Sunshine Act
HR 1090- DOL Fiduciary Standard (e.g. Retail Investor Protection Act)
Fiduciary Rule Proposed Standard (Labor Dept.)
Puerto Rico Fiscal Crises
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Scott |
Frey |
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Marc |
Granowitter |
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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
HR 1786- James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
S 1659, HR 2867- Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
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 |
Scott |
Frey |
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Edwin S. |
Jayne |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Healthcare Workplace Violence
HR 3762- Repeal of provisions in Affordable Care Act included in reconciliation legislation
Improving access and quality to developmental health care services
S 2075, S 2045, HR 2050, HR 879- Repeal of the Affordable Care Act's federal 40% excise tax on high cost employer sponsored health plans
HR 1786, S 928- James Zadroga 9/11 health and compensation reauthorization
Safe Patient Handling
Federal income tax exclusion for employer sponsored health care
HR 1225, S 1602- Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act
HR 2635, S 1961- Improving the Treatment of the US Territories Under Federal Health Program 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Linda |
Bennett |
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Barbara |
Coufal |
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Scott |
Frey |
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Marc |
Granowitter |
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Edwin S. |
Jayne |
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Karl |
Stark |
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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
Rental Assistance Demonstration Program
Funding for Public Housing Operating Fund and Capital Fund
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Scott |
Frey |
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Marc |
Granowitter |
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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
S 2146- Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans
Protect immigrants re: earned income tax credit/child tax credit in tax extender
HR 2029- Opposing H-2B rider in omnibus spending bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Frances L. |
Bernstein |
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Scott |
Frey |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Healthcare Workplace Violence
Safe Patient Handling
Improving Access to Quality Home Care Services
HR 2029- Increased FY 2016 funding for the Employment Service
Friedrichs
Messaging on the role of unions in making the economy more fair
HR 1030, SJRes 8- NLRB Rule Disapproval
Raise Overtime Threshold DOL Rule
HR 1090- DOL Fiduciary Rule
HR 532, S 2033- Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
HR 2250- Dues Collection
Official Time
Budget Resolution- federal employee health, retirement and other benefits
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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 |
Linda |
Bennett |
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Frances L. |
Bernstein |
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Jill |
Butler |
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Barbara |
Coufal |
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Scott |
Frey |
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Marc |
Granowitter |
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Edwin S. |
Jayne |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Supporting child support enforcement regulations re: incarcerated, noncustodial parents
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Frances L. |
Bernstein |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2446- Electronic verification of home care services
HR 3696- Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015
S 2148- Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015
HR 3762- Reconciliation bill to repeal health care reform
S 599- Improving access to emergency inpatient psychiatric care
Improving access to and quality of developmental health care services
Safe Patient Handling
Improving Access to Quality Home Care Services
Medicaid funding and benefits
Medicare funding, benefits, policy, eligibility age, means tests, equitable spending across jurisdictions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Linda |
Bennett |
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Scott |
Frey |
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Marc |
Granowitter |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Proposed retirement bill
Social Security budget
Public Pensions and Pension Transparency Act
SAFE Retirement Act
Retirement Security/Investor Protections Rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, 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 |
Jill |
Butler |
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Scott |
Frey |
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Edwin S. |
Jayne |
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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 ROD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 3763- Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015
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 |
Scott |
Frey |
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Karl |
Stark |
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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
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) improvements in tax extender
Protect immigrants re: EITC/CTC in tax extender
S 2075, S 2045, HR 2050- Repeal of the Affordable Care Act's excise tax on high cost health care plans
HR 173, HR 1105, S 3533, and related bills- Estate Tax/Death Tax Repeal Act
Limit on individual itemized tax deductions and selected exclusions
Tax rates on unearned income (e.g. capital gains and dividends)
Financial Transaction Tax
HR 636, HR 644- Tax extenders, including Active Financing Exception; CFC Look-Through Rule; Research and Experimentation Tax Credit; Bonus Depreciation; Section 179 Expensing
Refundable low-income ARRA tax credits
Federal income tax exclusion for interest on state and local government public purpose bonds
HR 990- Federal income tax exclusion for employer sponsored mass transit commuter benefit (e.g. Commuter Parity Act of 2015)
Federal income tax deduction for state and local taxes
Corporate taxes, including rates, loopholes, territorial, reform
Repatriation tax rate and rules
S 174, HR 297- Tax on international firms (e.g. Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act and Schumer-Portman International Tax Plan)
S 198, HR 415- Tax on inverted firms (e.g. Stop Corporate Inversions Act)
S 149, HR 160- Medical Device Tax
Federal tax reform impact on state and local government revenue
S 698, HR 2775, Omnibus- State and local tax on internet/remote sales, Marketplace Fairness Act
HR 235, S 431, Customs Conference Report, Omnibus- State and local tax on internet access; PITFA
HR 1643, S 851- Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act
HR 2584- Business Activity Tax Simplification Act
S 386, HR 2315- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act
State and local tax on wireless phone services
S 2251- Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act
HR 363, HR 644- Tax extenders
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 |
Frances L. |
Bernstein |
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Barbara |
Coufal |
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Scott |
Frey |
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Marc |
Granowitter |
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Edwin S. |
Jayne |
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Getsemani |
Yanez |
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Interim Staff Assistant for Rep. Solomon Ortiz (TX); Staff Assistant/Legislative Aide for Rep. Ed Pastor (AZ) |
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
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
HR 644- Conference Report on the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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 |
Barbara |
Coufal |
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Scott |
Frey |
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Getsemani |
Yanez |
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Interim Staff Assistant for Rep. Solomon Ortiz (TX); Staff Assistant/Legislative Aide for Rep. Ed Pastor (AZ) |
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
HR 22- Surface Transportation
HR 2577- FAA Reauthorization
HR 3465- Public Private Partnership Investment 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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Frey |
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Edwin S. |
Jayne |
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Karl |
Stark |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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Internet Address: http://www.afscme.org/union/directory/puerto-rico
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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