• Support S.1695, American Infrastructure Bond Act, to amend IRS Code creating a taxable direct payment public bond for capital expenditures
• Advocate for expansion of rural development grant program funding for energy, water, and transportation infrastructure and public health in rural America
• Advocate for Emergency Response Station funding to support industrial and medical fire prevention and pre-disaster mitigation efforts in rural Alabama; Support S.1695, American Infrastructure Bond Act, to amend IRS Code creating a taxable direct payment public bond for capital expenditures
• Advocate for reforms to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act to allow refunds from pipeline companies when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission determines the rate they charge to deliver gas is not justifiable; support expanded tax credits for renewable energy outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act; advocate protection for natural gas use for electrical power generation
• Advocate amendment to IRS Code Section 103 related to tax treatment for bonds issued by public entities allowing for a taxable, direct payment to issuers of a portion of the tax revenue obtained by Treasury from the interest paid on such bonds; Support S.1695, American Infrastructure Bond Act, to amend IRS Code creating a taxable direct payment public bond for capital expenditures
• Support distribution of Provider Relief Funds from 2020 CARES Act and 2021 Rescue Act to hospital providers having opened during the COVID pandemic; advocate for expansion of annual average in patient duration for Rural Emergency Hospitals and full CMS cost reimbursement for rural hospitals

Duration: July 1, 2012 to present

General Issues: Economics/Economic Development, Agriculture, Urban Development/Municipalities, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Transportation, Immigration, Banking, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $345,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2012: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Economic Development Administration, Treasury - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Energy - Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Justice Program, Federal Reserve System, White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)