4th Quarter - Report

CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS for MERCK

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to trade negotiations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY FORBES —
ELIZABETH GREER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to Part D Medicare and issues related to the drug industry.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY FORBES —
ELIZABETH GREER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to Part D Medicare and issues related to the drug industry; issues related to vaccines; issues related to PCORI.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY FORBES —
ELIZABETH GREER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to international tax, check the box, and tax deferral; issues related to the R&D tax credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY FORBES —
ELIZABETH GREER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - issues related to Part D Medicare and issues related to the drug industry, issues related to comparative effectiveness.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY FORBES —
ELIZABETH GREER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 3590 (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.