2nd Quarter - Report

CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. for PLAYGROUND GLOBAL, LLC

Period 2nd Quarter 2026 Filed Jul 7, 2026 Signed by Stacey Scholl

Official filing
Firm
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Client
PLAYGROUND GLOBAL, LLC
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

Education and advocacy focused on advancing domestic capabilities; Incentives and funding opportunities for next gen technologies such as critical minerals extraction and processing, nuclear, defense technologies, semiconductor and energy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM PENNINGTON —
STACY RICH Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)
SARAH VENUTO Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, FederalEnergy Regulatory Commission
RICK ZAMPELLI —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Education and advocacy focused on advancing domestic capabilities; Incentives and funding opportunities for next gen technologies such as critical minerals extraction and processing, nuclear, defense technologies, semiconductor and energy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM PENNINGTON —
STACY RICH Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)
SARAH VENUTO Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RICK ZAMPELLI —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Education and advocacy focused on advancing domestic capabilities; Incentives and funding opportunities for next gen technologies such as critical minerals extraction and processing, nuclear, defense technologies, semiconductor and energy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM PENNINGTON —
STACY RICH Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)
SARAH VENUTO Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, FederalEnergy Regulatory Commission
RICK ZAMPELLI —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Science/Technology SCI

Education and advocacy focused on advancing domestic capabilities; Incentives and funding opportunities for next gen technologies such as critical minerals extraction and processing, nuclear, defense technologies, semiconductor and energy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM PENNINGTON —
STACY RICH Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)
SARAH VENUTO Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, FederalEnergy Regulatory Commission
RICK ZAMPELLI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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.