2nd Quarter - Report — THE COOK GROUP INC. for THE COOK GROUP INC. (2009)

Firm

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Client

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$90,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Deferral

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice-President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES New	Vice-President, Federal Affairs
ROBIN WILEY	Manager, Legislative and REgualtory Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Health Issues HCR

Health Care Reform Legislation FDA Reform Physician Payments Sunshine Act FDA Appropriations Comparative Effectiveness Research FDA Preemption

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice-President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES New	Vice-President, Federal Affairs
ROBIN WILEY	Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

AAA Screening PAD Screening

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice-President, government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES New	Vice-President, Federal Affairs
ROBIN WILEY	Manager, Legislaitve and Regulatory Affairs

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform Legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice-President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES New	Vice-President, Federal Affairs
ROBIN WILEY	Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

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.