Lobbying Relationship

Client

Consumer Credit Industry Association

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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 Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform (Pub.L.111-203) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including Congressional Oversight as it impacts credit insurance, debt protection and other CCIA member products. Monitor legislative proposals capping interest rates (APR), or developing a so-called All-In APR.

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General Issues: Banking, Insurance, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection

Spending: about $516,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2009: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.1121: Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011

Sponsor: Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.)

S.3217: Startup Act 2.0

Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

S.500: Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2009

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.328: DTV Delay Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.582: Interest Rate Reduction Act

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

S.566: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.414: Credit CARD Act of 2009

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

S.3287: Achievements of the GI Bill Gold Medal Act

Sponsor: Sam Brownback (R-Kan.)

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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 Fin Serv Com 2001-03 Sr. Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-06 Sr Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-06 Dir of Coalaitions, House Fin Serv Com 2001-03
Jay Cranford LC, Rep. Bob Barr, Jan 1997- Aug 1997 LA/Comm Dir, Rep Jim Gibbons Aug97-Sep00 Staff Dir Hse SubCom Energy May2004-Mar06 Policy Adv, Maj Leader Boehner Mar06-Dec06 Policy Adv, Min Leader Boehner Jan07-Dec10 Asst Policy Speaker Boehner Jan11-May1,2011
Deborah Pryce U.S. House of Representatives(OH-15)1993-2009 U.S. House of Representatives (OH-15) 1993-2009
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
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
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
Mike Nielsen Leg. Assistant, Sen. Robert F. Bennett 1999-2001 Staff Dir SubComm Financial Institutions 2002-06 Sr Policy Advisor Sen Robert F. Bennett 2007-10
Steve Clark n/a
Gary Lytle n/a
Mike Nielse 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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