What was lobbied
15 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Labor organizing issues; Regulatory Review - OSHA; REINS Act.
Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE
ACA implementation; Medicare improvements; Reduction of hospital acquired infections among medicare patients; Improving health care quality among Medicare recipients; Block granting of Medicaid; Accountable care organizations; Retiree health care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| SYLVIA JOHNSON |
Legislative Representative |
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
US-Korea FTA; Colombia FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Trade Law enforcement; Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Russia NTR.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; 2017-2025 light duty vehicle CAFE standards; medium- and heavy duty truck CAFE standards; EPA authority to regulate green house gases.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Consumer Finance Protection Agency; Mortgage assistance for unemployed workers; Foreclosure legislation improvements; Protecting home modification program.
Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Health Care Reform Implementation; Early retiree reinsurance program; Medical loss ratio; State exchanges structure.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| SYLVIA JOHNSON |
Legislative Representative |
Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations FY 2012 (Legal Services Corp.); Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Job Training Programs) FY 2012; Social Security; Budget Deficit and Revenue options; Balanced Budget Amendment.
Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Energy Tax Provisions; Employer-sponsored health care credit and tax exclusion; Repatriation tax holiday; Continuation of payroll tax holiday; Debt ceiling.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE
FY2012 Defense Authorization Legislation; FY2012 Defense Appropriations Legislation; Joint Striker Fighter Alternative Engine; Humvee; Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle; Abrams military tank.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| BARBARA SOMSON |
Legislative Director |
Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Fair paycheck legislation; Judicial nominations.
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Short Time or Shared Work Compensation; UI solvency legislation; Exclusion of EUC and EB programs.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Pension Funding legislation; PBGC issues.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| BARBARA SOMSON |
Legislative Director |
Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Buy American provisions; Promoting American Jobs legislation.
Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Chemical Security; Toxic Substances Control Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| BARBARA SOMSON |
Legislative Director |
Contacted: White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Foreign students; DREAM Act.
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
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