Lobbying Relationship

Client

The Wonderful Company LLC

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Lobbying firm

Invariant LLC

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  • Monitor issues related to pest and disease concerns, farm bill implementation, and pesticide use.
  • Monitor issues related to California's ongoing drought.
  • Updated policymakers on upcoming International Trade Commission hearing regarding antidumping duties on Iranian pistachios.

Duration: to

General Issues: Agriculture, Environmental/Superfund, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)

Spending: about $240,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills mentioned

H.R.2898: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015

Sponsor: David Valadao (R-Calif.)

S.2533: California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term...

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Heather Podesta Counsel, Representative Robert Matsui; Counsel, Representative Earl Pomeroy; Legislative Fellow, Senator Bill Bradley; Research Assistant, Congressional Budget Office Counsel, Representative Robert Matsui; Counsel, Representative Earl Pomeroy; Legislative Fellow, Senator Bill Bradley; Research Assistant, Congressional Budget Office
Anne MacMillan Staff Assistant, Representative Bob Matsui; Legislative Assistant/Legislative Director, Representative Dennis Cardoza; Policy Advisor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Deputy Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture
Amy Swonger Whip Liaison, Senator Trent Lott; Dep Asst for Leg Aff, Vice President Dick Cheney; Fl Asst, Senator Mitch McConnell; Legislative Assistant, Senator Trent Lott; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Walter Jones; Intern, Rep. Walter Jones
Sean Joyce Rep. Bill Shuster: Communications Director, Leg. Director, Shared employee w/ Transportation & Infrastructure Comm.; Chief of Staff, Rep. Patrick McHenry

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Registration

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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