3rd Quarter - Report — THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP for LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS C… (2017)

Firm

THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP

Client

LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CENTURYLINK, INC.)

Income

$40,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to net neutrality Federal procurement policies for communications and data services; use of big data and predictive analytics to help counteract opioid abuse

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN DIFFELL	Policy Adv., Sen. Repub Conf.; Leg. Dir., Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir., Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv., Hse Repub Whip; Sr. Policy Adv., House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst. to the Chief Deputy Whip

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to tax reform including tax treatment for the Connect America Fund grants

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN DIFFELL	Policy Adv., Sen. Repub Conf.; Leg. Dir., Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir., Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv., Hse Repub Whip; Sr. Policy Adv., House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst. to the Chief Deputy Whip
JAN FOWLER	Leg. Asst, Sen. Voinovich; Leg. Assistant, Leg. Correspondent, Staff Asst, Intern for Rep. McCrery
GREGORY NICKERSON	Tax Counsel, Ways and Means Committee; Staff Director, Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee

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

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.