Lobbying Relationship

Client

NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

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Lobbying firm

MEHLMAN VOGEL CASTAGNETTI, INC.

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  • Affordable Health Benefits Coalition interests in implementation of Public Law 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Duration: to

General Issues: Government Issues, Health Issues, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid

Spending: about $500,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2012: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Affiliated organizations: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

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?
Stacey Rampy LD, Rep. Eshoo; LA, Sen. Torricelli; LA, Sen. Boxer
Cynthia Brown Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bart Stupak
David Castagnetti Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus; Chief of Staff, Rep Norm Mineta; EA, Rep. Ed Markey
Bruce Mehlman Asst Sec of Commerce for Tech Policy; General Counsel and Policy Director, House Republican Conference
Elise Pickering Ex Dir, House Republican Policy Cmte; Chief of Staff, Rep. John Shadegg, LA, Rep. Dannemeyer; LD, Rep. Bartlett
Kelly Bingel Chief of Staff, Senator Blanche Lincoln
Dean Rosen Health Policy Dir, Sen. Majority Leader Frist; Staff Dir, Cmte on Ways & Means, Subcmte on Health; Health Policy Coordinator & Counsel, Sen Cmte on Labor & Human Res; Counsel & Prof Staff, Sen Cmte on Labor & Human Res, Subcmte on Disability Policy; Case Worker, Rep. R. Boschwitz
David Thomas Chief of Staff, Rep. Lofgren; Dir of Congressional Rels, FTC Dep Dir of Leg Affairs, VP Gore; Staff Asst, Sen. Metzenbaum
Allen Thompson Sr. Prof Staff Member, House Cmte on Homeland Security
Alex Vogel Chief Counsel, Sen. Majority Leader Frist
Brian Wild Senior Advisor, Office of Speaker John Boehner; Deputy Assistant for Leg Affairs, VP Cheney; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pat Toomey; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Hank Brown
Charles Wooters Chief of Staff, Rep. Chris Van Hollen; Director of Member Services, Office of the Assistant to the Speaker; Chief of Staff, Rep. Louise Slaughter
Susan Stoner Legislative Assistant, Senator Crapo; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie Dent; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Tim Murphy; Intern, Rep. Bill Shuster

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.

Termination
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Registration

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

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