1st Quarter - Report — CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION for CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION (2018)

Firm

CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION

Client

CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$20,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General background and discussion regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement. General background and recommendations for opening the Asia-Pacific Region.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIA GUSTAFSON	Counsel and Director, Legislative Affairs
CASSANDRA ANN KUBALL	Sr. Director of Trade and Industry Affairs

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Transportation TRA

General background and discussion regarding surface transportation issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIA GUSTAFSON	Counsel and Director, Legislative Affairs

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Education regarding federal food policy. General background regarding FDA management of industry trade secrets and confidential commercial information. General background and recommendations regarding FDA nutrition labeling.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALLISON NICOLE COOKE New	Director of Food Policy

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

General background and recommendations regarding agricultural biomass and advanced bioproducts. General background and recommendations regarding Farm Bill programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIA GUSTAFSON	Counsel and Director, Legislative Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

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.