CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC for MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FLORIDA

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support for free trade agreements with nations such as Colombia, Peru, and Panama Support for US Government aid to Haiti for economic development

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Other); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Researching and seeking out various funding and grant opportunities for client to deal with natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other emergency situations. H.R.4158/H.R.4183 - provisions supporting the codification of FEMA's Urban Search & Rescue Response System

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Army, Dept of (Other); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4183 (110th), H.R. 4158 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

Researching and seeking out various funding and grant opportunities for client to deal with natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other emergency situations. Monitoring legislative and regulatory homeland security issues that affect client Researching and seeking out various funding and grant opportunities for client's interoperability and public safety needs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Other); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R.1022, the Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act, support for its passage H.R.1592/S. 1105, expanding the definition of and increasing penalties for hate crimes, support for its passage H.R.1593, the Second Chance Act of 2008, provisions related to offender re-entry H.Res.995, regarding the shooting of a humanitarian plane by the Cuban regime, support for its passage (and Dept of Justice inquiry) Support for the passage of various anti-gang legislation including: H.R.3132 (Safe Schools Improvement Act) / H.R.367 (Gang Elimination Act) / H.R.1582 (Gang Abatement and Prevention Act) / H.R.1806 (Youth Crime Deterrence Act) / H.R.1082 (Safe Babies Act) / H.R.2073 (Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act)

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Bills named: S. 1105 (110th), H.R. 3132 (110th), H.R. 2073 (110th), H.R. 1592 (110th), H.R. 1022 (110th), H.R. 1806 (110th), H.R. 1582 (110th), H.R. 1593 (110th), H.R. 367 (110th), H.R. 1082 (110th), H.Res. 995 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R.2419/S.2302/H.R.6124: Farm Bill Reauthorization (Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008) - provisions related to specialty crops, disaster assistance, planting restrictions, nutrition, food stamps, AgJobs/immigration amendments

Contacted: Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Other); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2302 (110th), H.R. 6124 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2009 Agriculture Appropriations (House & Senate drafts) - provisions related to APHIS and Food/Nutrition Service Programs FY2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropropriations bill (House & Senate drafts) - provisions related to COPS Technology, Juvenile Justice, Bryne Justice Assistance Grants, and International Trade Administration funding FY2009 Homeland Security Appropriations (House & Senate drafts) - provisions related to Domestic Preparedness funding FY2009 Energy & Water Appropriations bill (House & Senate drafts) - provisions related to Army Corps of Engineers Investigations, Construction, and Operations & Maintenance funding FY2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (House & Senate drafts) - provisions related to Social Services and Preventive Health/Public Health Improvement funding FY2009 Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill (House & Senate drafts) - provisions related to SOUTHCOM Headquarters Construction funding FY2009 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill (House & Senate drafts) - provisions related to Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grants, Bus/Bus Facilities, Transportation Community & System Preservation, Economic Development Initiatives, and FAA Airway Trust funding

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Other)