1st Quarter - Report — THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for MONSANTO (2009)

Firm

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Client

MONSANTO

Income

$63,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Natural Resources NAT

Mining permitting and acceptance.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Agriculture AGR

S. 364, Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 364 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

European approvals of ag biotech.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

Biotechnology research.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 515 / S. 610 / H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, all issues related to patent reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CYNTHIA MERIFIELD TRIPODI	U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 515 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th), S. 610 (111th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Free trade agreements biosafety protocol.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Biotechnology acceptance, mandatory notification rule.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Antitrust, S. 364, Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 364 (111th)

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.