4th Quarter - Report

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

Firm
Client
Income
$60,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

**see addendum page budget resolution, health care reform, prevention fund, debt ceiling negotiations, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction H.R. 2693, S. 365, S. 627 - Budget Control Act of 2011 H.R. 2608, H.R. 2017 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
MICHELLE P EASTON Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. On Finance;
ISAAC A FORDJOUR —
LINDA E TARPLIN Congressman Billy Tauzin
JENNIFER B YOUNG Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2608 (112th), S. 627 (112th), H.R. 2017 (112th), S. 365 (112th), H.R. 2055 (112th), H.R. 2693 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

**see addendum page PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation H.R. 1217 - to Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund H.R. 2112 - Agriculture, Transportation Appropriations Bill for 2012, drug importation FDA User Fee Reauthorizations, drug development policies ***, no specific bill, Raising Awareness of Hepatitis C, HHS National Strategy ***, no specific bill, public health funding for Hepatitis, appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services, screening guidelines, PDUFA, federal flu policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
ISAAC A FORDJOUR —
LINDA E TARPLIN —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2112 (112th), H.R. 1217 (112th)

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.