Lobbying Relationship

Client

PhRMA (on behalf of We Work For Health)

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Lobbying firm

MCBEE STRATEGIC CONSULTING, LLC.

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  • Issues related to the impact of the bio-pharmaceutical industry on the economy.
  • Issues related to access to medicines and other medical therapies, the development of new medical therapies and regulatory matters regarding the bio-pharmaceutical industry.
  • Issues related to the development of new medical therapies.
  • Issues related to policy changes to Medicare Part B & D.
  • Issues related to intellectual property protections in foreign trade agreements.

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General Issues: Economics/Economic Development, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Science/Technology, Medicare/Medicaid, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $360,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

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

Bills mentioned

H.R.1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.23: America Invents Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.1427: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

H.R.1548: Pathway for Biosimilars Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

S.726: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

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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?
Steve McBee Legislative Aide, Congressman Norm Dicks Legislative Aide, Congresswoman Maria Cantwell Legislative Aide, Congressman Al Swift
Rick Desimone Chief of Staff, Senator Patty Murray GSA, Special Asst to Regional Administrator, Region 10 GSA, Special Asst to Reg. Administrator, Reg. 10
Jeff Markey L.D./Deputy COS, Representative Doc Hastings Legislative Director, Representative Jack Metcalf Graduate Fellow, US Department of State Intern, Senator John Seymour
Glynda Becker Associate Political Director, White House

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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