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Lobbying
Lobbying by Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust

Lobbying Relationship

Client

Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust

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Lobbying firm

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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Multiemployer pension funding legislation.

Duration: September 17, 2009 to present

General Issues: Retirement, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Spending: about $8,580,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2009: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),, Government Accountability Office (GAO), U.S. Senate,, Treasury - Dept of,

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?
Holly Fechner	Policy Director, Senate HELP Committee
Roderick DeArment	Deputy Secretary of Labor
William Wichterman	Special Asst. to President Bush & Deputy Dir.OPL
Muftiah McCartin	House Rules Cmte. - Staff Director; Deputy Staff Director
Layth Elhassani	WH Office of Leg. Affairs, Spec. Asst. to the President; Senator Michael F. Bennet, Leg. Dir.; House Comm. on Small Business, Oversight Counsel; Rep. Nydia Velazquez, Leg. Dir.; Sen. Maria Cantwell, Leg. Counsel; Sen. Hollings, Legal Counsel
" "	Policy Advisor, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist Chief of Staff, Rep. Joseph Pitts Chief of Staff, Rep. Bill Baker
Elizabeth Letchworth	Secretary for Senate (Republicans)
Morgan Schreurs	Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Oversight & Investigations Law Clerk (May-July 2016, August-December 2017)
Howard Berman	Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Jason Levy	n/a
Matthew Shapanka	n/a
Erica Lai	n/a
Elizabeth Bell	n/a
Wichterman William	n/a
Dirk Suringa	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.

1st Quarter, 2024

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $40,000. The report was filed on April 22. Original Filing: 301575488.xml

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4th Quarter, 2023

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $10,000. The report was filed on Jan. 22. Original Filing: 301540922.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2023

Q3 Report

2nd Quarter, 2023

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2023. Original Filing: 301492444.xml

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1st Quarter, 2023

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $50,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2023. Original Filing: 301466020.xml

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4th Quarter, 2022

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2023. Original Filing: 301435861.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2022

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2022. Original Filing: 301418605.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2022

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $160,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2022. Original Filing: 301396435.xml

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1st Quarter, 2022

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $40,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2022. Original Filing: 301372397.xml

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4th Quarter, 2021

Amendment

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP amended a lobbying report for representation of Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust in Q42021 on April 20, 2022. Original Filing: 301372461.xml

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4th Quarter, 2021

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $180,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2022. Original Filing: 301338853.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2021

Amendment

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP amended a lobbying report for representation of Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust in Q32021 on April 20, 2022. Original Filing: 301372455.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2021

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $180,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2021. Original Filing: 301315016.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2021

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2021. Original Filing: 301291388.xml

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1st Quarter, 2021

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $150,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2021. Original Filing: 301268172.xml

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4th Quarter, 2020

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $120,000. The report was filed on Jan. 21, 2021. Original Filing: 301245860.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2020

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $350,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2020. Original Filing: 301223828.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2020

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $660,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2020. Original Filing: 301202569.xml

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1st Quarter, 2020

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $160,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2020. Original Filing: 301179267.xml

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4th Quarter, 2019

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $270,000. The report was filed on Jan. 21, 2020. Original Filing: 301128761.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2019

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $130,000. The report was filed on Oct. 21, 2019. Original Filing: 301076228.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2019

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $190,000. The report was filed on July 22, 2019. Original Filing: 301054817.xml

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1st Quarter, 2019

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $180,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2019. Original Filing: 301032035.xml

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4th Quarter, 2018

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $190,000. The report was filed on Jan. 22, 2019. Original Filing: 301016956.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2018

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $190,000. The report was filed on Oct. 22, 2018. Original Filing: 300998243.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2018

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $320,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2018. Original Filing: 300978068.xml

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1st Quarter, 2018

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $320,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2018. Original Filing: 300957970.xml

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4th Quarter, 2017

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $310,000. The report was filed on Jan. 22, 2018. Original Filing: 300937092.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2017

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $130,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2017. Original Filing: 300916122.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2017

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $150,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2017. Original Filing: 300890839.xml

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1st Quarter, 2017

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $120,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2017. Original Filing: 300870799.xml

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4th Quarter, 2016

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $240,000. The report was filed on Jan. 13, 2017. Original Filing: 300846231.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2016

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $420,000. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2016. Original Filing: 300831116.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2016

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $390,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2016. Original Filing: 300820841.xml

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1st Quarter, 2016

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $100,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2016. Original Filing: 300802804.xml

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4th Quarter, 2015

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $70,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2016. Original Filing: 300783067.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2015

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $60,000. The report was filed on Oct. 16, 2015. Original Filing: 300755517.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2015

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $80,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2015. Original Filing: 300742315.xml

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1st Quarter, 2015

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $30,000. The report was filed on April 17, 2015. Original Filing: 300720011.xml

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4th Quarter, 2014

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $120,000. The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2015. Original Filing: 300698802.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2014

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $100,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2014. Original Filing: 300684332.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2014

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $100,000. The report was filed on July 15, 2014. Original Filing: 300657074.xml

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1st Quarter, 2014

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $80,000. The report was filed on April 10, 2014. Original Filing: 300634205.xml

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4th Quarter, 2013

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 17, 2014. Original Filing: 300619402.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2013

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 17, 2013. Original Filing: 300597189.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2013

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $150,000. The report was filed on July 18, 2013. Original Filing: 300576804.xml

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1st Quarter, 2013

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $200,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2013. Original Filing: 300557193.xml

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4th Quarter, 2012

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $100,000. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2013. Original Filing: 300533389.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2012

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $120,000. The report was filed on Oct. 17, 2012. Original Filing: 300509499.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2012

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $230,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2012. Original Filing: 300496788.xml

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1st Quarter, 2012

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $90,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2012. Original Filing: 300470884.xml

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4th Quarter, 2011

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $130,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2012. Original Filing: 300448204.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2011

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $70,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2011. Original Filing: 300420868.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2011

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $120,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2011. Original Filing: 300404552.xml

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1st Quarter, 2011

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $100,000. The report was filed on April 18, 2011. Original Filing: 300368098.xml

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4th Quarter, 2010

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $160,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2011. Original Filing: 300351411.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2010

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $80,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2010. Original Filing: 300328201.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2010

Q2 Report

In Q2, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $120,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2010. Original Filing: 300291675.xml

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1st Quarter, 2010

Q1 Report

In Q1, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $140,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2010. Original Filing: 300264654.xml

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4th Quarter, 2009

Q4 Report

In Q4, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $180,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2010. Original Filing: 300240879.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2009

Q3 Report

In Q3, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP lobbied for Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust, earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2009. Original Filing: 300219681.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2009

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