Lobbying Relationship

Client

Better Place, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

McBee Strategic Consulting, LLC

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  • Issues related to the electrification of the transportation sector, pending in energy and transportation legislation. Monitored implementation of H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5), as well as the Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program.
  • Issues related to transportation electrification in pending legislation. Monitored and executed outreach regarding development of pending electric vehicle legislation.
  • Issues related to electrification in pending legislation including transportation and energy policy legislation. Monitored policy related to electrification in context of surface transportation legislation.
  • Issues related to transportation electrification, its impact on carbon emissions, and its application to pending climate change and energy legislation.
  • Monitored issues related to electrification funding in upcoming FY2012 budget cycle.
  • Financing of BetterPlace project overseas.

Duration: to

General Issues: Automotive Industry, Energy/Nuclear, Transportation, Environmental/Superfund, Budget/Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Utilities, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Science/Technology

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

Agencies lobbied since 2009: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,, U.S. Senate, Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), Energy - Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), House of Representatives,, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

Related Foreign Entities: Israel Corporation (Tel Aviv, ISR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 30%

Bills mentioned

H.R.1: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.4853: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Methoxycarbonyl-terminated...

Sponsor: Robert E. Andrews (D-N.J.)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

S.3495: Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

S.3442: Electric Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

H.R.4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act...

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

H.R.3183: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: Ed Pastor (D-Ariz.)

S.1436: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Steve McBee Legislative Aide, Congressman Norm Dicks Legislative Aide, Congresswoman Maria Cantwell Legislative Aide, Congressman Al Swift
Robert Chamberlin Chief Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee Senior Counsel, Senate Commerce Assistant Counsel, House Transport. & Infrastruct. Committee Assistant Counsel, House Trans and Infast. Com
Angela Becker-Dippmann Pro Staff, Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Policy Director, Senator Maria Cantwell Communications Director, Senator Maria Cantwell Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Maria Cantwell Legislative Assistant, Senator Maria Cantwell Pro Staff, Senate Energy & Nat. Resources Comm. Comm. Director, Senator Maria Cantwell Pro Staff, Senate Energy & Nat. Res. Comm. Pro Staff, Sen.Energy & Nat. Res. Comm.
Holland Patterson Deputy White House Liaison for the Department of Defense Deputy White House Liaison for DOD
Jeff Markey L.D./Deputy COS, Representative Doc Hastings Legislative Director, Representative Jack Metcalf Graduate Fellow, US Department of State Intern, Senator John Seymour
Jenn Fogel-Bublick Counsel, Senate Banking Committee Presidential Management Fellow, HUD
Robert Hobart Deputy Chief of Staff/ L.D., Congressman Zach Wamp Legislative Director, Congressman Rick Hill Legislative Assistant, Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich Deputy COS, Congressman Zack Wamp LA, Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich
Casey Sixkiller Legislative Assistant, Senator Patty Murray Legislative Assistant, Representative Jim McDermott LA, Representative Jim McDermott
Samuel Whitehorn Deputy Staff Director/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee Acting Staff Director, US Senate Commerce Committee Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee Sr. Atty., Office of GC, US DOT Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Commit. Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Commit.
Jill Long Pro Staff, Senate CJS Appropriations Subcommittee Legislative Assistant, Senator Mikulski Pro Staff, Senate CJS Approp. Subcom.
Rick Desimone Chief of Staff, Senator Patty Murray GSA, Special Asst to Regional Administrator, Region 10
Andy Davis Comm. Director, Senate Commerce Committee Comm. Director, Senator John Kerry Comm. Director, Senator Ernest F. Hollings Deputy Dir., Senate Dem. Comm. Committee Radio Prod, Senate Dem. Comm. Committee Staff Assistant, Representative David Skaggs
Gabriel Horwitz Legislative Director, Rep. Doris Matsui Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Marion Berry Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mike McIntyre
Kathleen Frangione Sr. Pol. Advisor, Senate Foreign Relations Comm. Prof. Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Leg. Asst., Office of Senator John Kerry
Charles Cooper Chief of Staff, Rep. Adam Putnam Policy Director, House Republican Conference Staff Director, Republican Policy Committee Legislative Director, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Legislative Assistant, Rep. Felix Grucci Legislative Coorespondent, Senator Jon Kyl Staff Assistant, Senator Connie Mack
Shannon O'Keefe Deputy Associate Director, Leg. Affairs, OMB Prof. Staff Homeland Security Approps Subcomm Prof. Staff Commerce, Justice, Science Subcomm Resrch Analyst, Asst Sec. Plan. and Eval., HHS Prof. Staff HOM Security Approps Subcomm Prof. Staff Comm., Justice, Science Subcomm Resrch Analyst, Asst Sec. for Plan. and Eval., HHS
Jeff Markey ` Legislative Director, Representative Jack Metcalf
Glynda Becker Associate Political Director, White House Congressional Affairs, Office of the Secretary LD, Congressman Mark Kennedy Interior Approp. Spec., Cong. George Nethercut Legislative Assistant, Congressman Rick White
Jeff McBee 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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