2nd Quarter - Report
TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for MERCK
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Federal budget issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | Sr. Counsel and Dir. External Affairs - HHS OIG; Prin. Dep. Administrator for Policy and Operations and Dir. of Medicare Program Integrity - CMS; Chief Oversight and General Counsel - Senate Cmte. on Finance |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte. |
| PETER FISE | Health Counsel for Sen. Cmte on Finance, Health Counsel for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Staff Assistant for House Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform |
| LAURA FRIEDEL | Leg. Asst., Sen. Zell Miller, Leg. Dir., Sen. Richard Shelby, Clerk, Staff Dir., Sen. Appropriations Committee |
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | Legislative Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | CoS for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Bobby Bright, CoS for Rep. Jim Matheson, Clerk for House Rules Cmte. |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham |
| EMILY H MURRY | Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Health, W&M Cmte; Sr. Policy Advisor, Majority Leader McCarthy; Policy Advisor, Majority Whip McCarthy; Professional Staff, Republican Study Cmte.; Leg. Aid, Rep. Ken Calvert; Leg. Asst., Rep. Tom Price |
| PAMELA SMITH | Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance |
Health Issues HCR
H.R.3281 Transparent P.R.I.C.E Act H.R.5801 Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act S.1339 the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act IRA implementation, innovation, 340B, hepatitis C, HPV, transparency, drug pricing, vaccines
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | — |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | — |
| PETER FISE | — |
| LAURA FRIEDEL | — |
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | — |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | — |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | — |
| EMILY H MURRY | — |
| PAMELA SMITH | — |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
IRA implementation, Medicare and Medicaid payment and coverage issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | — |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | — |
| PETER FISE | — |
| LAURA FRIEDEL | — |
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | — |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | — |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | — |
| EMILY H MURRY | — |
| PAMELA SMITH | — |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
patent reform, product hopping legislation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | — |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | — |
| PETER FISE | — |
| LAURA FRIEDEL | — |
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | — |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | — |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | — |
| EMILY H MURRY | — |
| PAMELA SMITH | — |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | — |
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.