2nd Quarter - Report

COMMON CAUSE for COMMON CAUSE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$40,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
2nd Quarter - Report Jul 17, 2009 $40,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Report (this page) Jul 26, 2010 $40,000 Yes

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Supported H.R. 384 the TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009, to require more transparency and accountability of the use of the second half of the $700 billion financial bailout money.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH JEAN DUFENDACH Chief of Staff Minority Whip
ROBERT EDGAR —
ARN PEARSON —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 384 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

Support the Fair Elections Now Act, HR 1826 and S 752, providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal money. Support the request by Rep Jeff Flake to revise the House Ethics Manual to prohibit Members from being able to certify no financial interest in an earmark when they have recieved campaign contributions from the entity that would benefit from the earmark or those associated with it. Support the CLEAR Act, sponsored by Reps Hodes, Giffords, and Perriello which would ban Members from accepting campaign contributions from any company's PAC, executives or lobbyists if they request an earmark for that company in that election cycle. Support efforts to stop additional funds for the F - 22. Support the full staffing of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Support an investigation by the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct into the matter of the PMA Group without taking a position on the matter.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH JEAN DUFENDACH Chief of Staff House Minority Whip
ROBERT EDGAR —
ARN PEARSON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1826 (111th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.