1st Quarter - Report — TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for PFIZER (2019)

Firm

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC

Client

PFIZER

Income

$80,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 H.R. 938 - the BLOCKING Act of 2019 H.R. 1520 - the Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1503 - the Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 1499 - Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 no specific bills, innovation, non-interference, biosimilars, prescription drug access and affordability

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	—
MICHELLE P EASTON	—
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC	—
ELIZABETH T MURRAY	—
EMILY H MURRY	—
PAMELA SMITH	—
JENNIFER B YOUNG	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1503 (116th), H.R. 1520 (116th), H.R. 938 (116th), H.R. 1499 (116th), H.R. 1781 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare priorities, coverage and payment policies, discount cards, MedPAC H.R. 259 - Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 1839 - Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 no specific bill, Sunshine implementation, biosimilars, Part B, Medicare Part D, Smoking cessation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	—
MICHELLE P EASTON	—
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC	—
ELIZABETH T MURRAY	—
EMILY H MURRY	—
PAMELA SMITH	—
JENNIFER B YOUNG	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1839 (116th), H.R. 259 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

budget resolution, reconciliation, deficit reduction, debt ceiling, appropriations H.J.Res. 31 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte.
MICHELLE P EASTON	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance; Staff Dir., Senate Aging Cmte.; Leg. Asst., Congressman Billy Tauzin
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC	Legislative Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner
ELIZABETH T MURRAY	Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham
EMILY H MURRY	Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Health, W&M Cmte; Sr. Policy Advisor, Majority Leader McCarthy; Policy Advisor, Majority Whip McCarthy; Professional Staff, Republican Study Cmte.; Leg. Aid, Rep. Ken Calvert; Leg. Asst., Rep. Tom Price
PAMELA SMITH	Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 31 (116th)

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.