Lobbying Relationship

Client

General Motors Company

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Lobbying firm

CGCN GROUP, LLC (formerly known as Clark Geduldig Cranford & Nielsen, LLC)

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  • Issues related to the manufacturing of automobiles. Issues related to legislation to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act. Meetings related to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade hearing on vehicle-to-vehicle communications.
  • Issues related to tax reform and extenders.

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General Issues: Automotive Industry, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Insurance, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Retirement, Environmental/Superfund, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Energy/Nuclear

Spending: about $760,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2010: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

S.2586: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain...

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.4196: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for...

Sponsor: Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)

S.2240: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the...

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

S.298: Charging America Forward Act

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

S.365: Budget Control Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.510: ROADS SAFE Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tom Udall (D-N.M.)

H.R.2324: ROADS SAFE Act of 2011

Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)

S.528: Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2011

Sponsor: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1515: STANDUP Act

Sponsor: Timothy H. Bishop (D-N.Y.)

H.R.910: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

S.482: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

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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?
Sam Geduldig Dir of Coalitions, House Financial Services Com 2001-03 Sr Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-06 Dir of Coalitions, House Fin Serv Com 2001-03
Amy Wren Staff assistant, Congressman Todd Tiahrt 1997-99 Conf coordinator, House R Conf 1999-2000 Office Mgr, Majority Whip Tom Delay 2000-03 Finance Dir, Majority Leader Tom Delay 2003-05 Cong liaison, US Trade & Dev Agency 2006-10
Jay Cranford LC, Rep. Bob Barr, Jan 1997 - Aug 1997 LA/Com Dir Rep Jim Gibbons Aug'97-Sep2000 Staff Dir Hse SubComEnergy May2004-Mar06 Policy Adv, Maj Leader Boehner Mar06-Dec06 Policy Adv, Min Leader Boehner Jan07-Dec10 Asst Policy Speaker Boehner Jan11-May2011
Michael Nielsen Sr Policy Advisor, Sen Robert F. Bennett 2007-10 Staff Dir SubComm Financial Institutions 2002-06 Leg Assistant, Sen Robert F. Bennet 1999-2001
Michael Catanzaro Deputy Communications Director, House Science Committee; Press Secretary, Rep. Dave Hobson; Communications Director Senate Environment and Public Works; Associate Director for Policy, White House Council on Environmental Protection; Associate Deputy Administrator - Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Environmental & Public Works Committee; Senior Policy Advisor, Speaker John Boehner Associate Deputy Administrator - Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Environmental & Public Works Committee; Senior Policy Advisor, Speaker John Boehner;
Douglas Schwartz Policy Director/Counsel, Office of Conference Chairman 2009; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2009-2010; Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2010-2012; Chief of Staff, Senate Republican Conference 2012-2014; Senior Advisor, Senator John Thune 2014
Deborah Pryce U.S. House of Representatives(OH-15)1993-2009 U.S. House of Representatives (OH-15) 1993-2009
Steve Clark n/a
Gary Lytle n/a
Mike Nielsen n/a

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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