THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED for MCWANE, INC.
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Support for water infrastructure funding via private activity bonds
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER TRACI | — |
| MICHAEL WESSEL | — |
Manufacturing MAN
Treatment of ductile iron pipe by agencies under the jurisdiction of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 4923) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (PL 113-76); Buy America policies in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and other domestic sourcing policies; Funding mechanisms for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (PL 113-121), and the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013 (H.R. 1877); Funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund in the Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriation Act, the BiPartisan Budget Act (H.J. Res. 59), and potential omnibus FY 2014 appropriations; National and homeland security implications of declining manufacturing base; Issues surrounding the development of critical infrastructure manufacturing base; Buy America policies included in Section 936 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (PL 113-76) including implementation of this provision, as well as the FY14 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (H.R. 5171), and the Assistance, Quality and Affordability Act of 2014 (H.R. 5534)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN KOPLAN | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TRACI | — |
| MICHAEL WESSEL | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
Treatment of ductile iron pipe in Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement negotiations; US-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations - treatment of iron ductile pipe; Treatment of iron ductile pipe in Environmental Goods Agreement
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN KOPLAN | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TRACI | — |
| MICHAEL WESSEL | — |
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