1st Quarter - Report — MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for RED HAT INC (2008)

Firm

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Client

RED HAT INC

Income

$48,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Global trade and investment Open Source software procurement Patent reform and intellectual property Improvement of Health Care through technologies

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMIE BROWN	Spec. Asst. to President for Legislative Affairs
DAVID CASTAGNETTI	Chief of Staff, Sen. Max Baucus
COLETTE DESMARAIS	Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Grassley
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING	Chief of Staff, Rep. Shaddegg; Exec. Dir. RPC
KARIN HUDSON	Legislative Asst. Sen. Chris Dodd
BRUCE MEHLMAN	Asst. Sec. of Commerce for Tech Policy
STACEY RAMPY	Legislative Dir., Rep Eshoo
DEAN ROSEN	Health Policy Director, Sen. Bill Frist
DAVID R THOMAS	Chief of Staff, Rep. Zoe Lofgren
ALEX VOGEL	Chief Counsel, Sen. Frist
KELLY VOGEL	Chief of Staff, Sen. Blanche Lincoln

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Computer Industry CPI

Global trade and investment Open Source software procurement Patent reform and intellectual property Health Care IT

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMIE BROWN	Special Asst. to President for Legislative Affair
DAVID CASTAGNETTI	Chief of Staff, Sen. Max Baucus
COLETTE DESMARAIS	Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Grassley
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING	Chief of Staff, Rep. Shaddegg; Exec. Dir. RPC
KARIN HUDSON	Legislative Asst. Sen. Chris Dodd
BRUCE MEHLMAN	Asst. Sec. of Commerce for Tech Policy
STACEY RAMPY	Legislative Dir., Rep Eshoo
DEAN ROSEN	Health Policy Director, Sen. Bill Frist
DAVID R THOMAS	Chief of Staff, Rep. Zoe Lofgren
ALEX VOGEL	Chief Counsel, Sen. Frist
KELLY VOGEL	Chief of Staff, Sen. Blanche Lincoln

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Science/Technology SCI

Global trade and investment Open Source software procurement Patent reform and intellectual property Health Care IT

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMIE BROWN	Special Asst. to President for Legislative Affair
DAVID CASTAGNETTI	Chief of Staff, Sen. Max Baucus
COLETTE DESMARAIS	Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Grassley
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING	Chief of Staff, Rep. Shaddegg; Exec. Dir. RPC
KARIN HUDSON	Legislative Asst. Sen. Chris Dodd
BRUCE MEHLMAN	Asst. Sec. of Commerce for Tech Policy
STACEY RAMPY	Legislative Dir., Rep Eshoo
DEAN ROSEN	Health Policy Director, Sen Bill Frist
DAVID R THOMAS	Chief of Staff, Rep. Zoe Lofgren
ALEX VOGEL	Chief Counsel, Sen. Frist
KELLY VOGEL	Chief of Staff, Sen. Blanche Lincoln

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.