Lobbying Relationship

Client

Verizon Communications

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Lobbying firm

Cove Strategies

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  • General telecom and tax issues

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General Issues: Telecommunications, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

Spending: about $840,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

S.31: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.3086: Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2015

Sponsor: Sam Johnson (R-Texas)

S.2260: Long-Term SCORE Act

Sponsor: Mark Warner (D-Va.)

S.1364: Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

H.R.3077: Giveback Deficit Reduction Act

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

H.R.5771: Conserving Our Reefs and Livelihoods Act of 2016

Sponsor: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)

S.31: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013

Sponsor: Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)

H.R.3086: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.1364: Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.3077: TELE-MED Act of 2013

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

S.2260: EXPIRE Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.5771: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.13: Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013

Sponsor: Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

S.1431: Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.J.RES.129: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,...

Sponsor: Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)

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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?
Matthew Schlapp Political Director/Deputy Political Director, White House Chief of Staff, Representative Todd Tiahrt
Stephen Replogle Legislative Affairs Advisor, Dept of Commerce Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Dept of Commerce Senior Policy Advisor, Senate Republican Conference

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

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