4th Quarter - Report

MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC for EDUCATIONAL CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Bankruptcy BNK

Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues. Monitored progress of S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ED KUTLER —
MAX SANDLIN —
DEIRDRE STACH —
VIN WEBER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 114 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regard to education loans.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ED KUTLER —
MAX SANDLIN —
DEIRDRE STACH —
VIN WEBER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Monitored issues relating to higher education, especially student loan borrowing. Monitored progress of (see next page)S.1873 - Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013; S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. Monitored movement on S.1284 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 especially related to Title III the Department of Education. Actively lobbied on behalf of H.J.Res. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Bipartisan Budget Act with concerns about the rehabilitation fee changes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ED KUTLER .
MAX SANDLIN —
DEIRDRE STACH —
VIN WEBER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1284 (113th), S. 1803 (113th), S. 113 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), S. 1873 (113th)

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.