2nd Quarter - Report

CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. for OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES

Period 2nd Quarter 2014 Filed Jul 17, 2014 Signed by Donna Jo Denison-Vice President

Official filing
Firm
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Client
OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES
Income
$100,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade facilitation, TransPacific Partnership Agreement, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement Markte Access Program (MAP), USDA Sugar Re-Export Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JORDAN BERNSTEIN Chief of Staff and Legis. Dir. for Cong Emerson
DONNA JO DENISON Sr. Legis. Asst. to Sen. Johnston & Sen. Landrieu

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture Act of 2014 (H.R.2642/S.954)-Specialty crop/cranberry provisions FY 15 Dept of Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 4800 & S.2387)-Cranberry research/market access program fundings Cranberry volume regulation; USDA Section 32 Purchases Value added grant program applicationFDA proposed nutrtion facts panel rule Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JORDAN BERNSTEIN Chief of Staff and Legis. Dir. for Cong Emerson
GERALD SJ CASSIDY —
DONNA JO DENISON Sr. Legis. Asst. to Sen. Johnston & Sen. Landrieu

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 2387 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 4800 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposed sugar excise tax

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JORDAN BERNSTEIN Chief of Staff and Legis. Dir. for Cong Emerson
DONNA JO DENISON Sr. Legis. Asst. to Sen. Johnston & Sen. Landrieu

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and permits for agricultural pesticides. Legislation to clarify that FIFRA approved pesticides do not require NPDES permits- (H.R. 935) Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013, (S. 175) Bill to Amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide of Certain Registered Pesticides

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JORDAN BERNSTEIN Chief of Staff and Legis. Dir. for Cong Emerson
DONNA JO DENISON Sr. Legis. Asst. to Sen. Johnston & Sen. Landrieu

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 935 (113th), S. 175 (113th)

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.