Lobbying Relationship

Client

Nestle USA

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Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • Cocoa growing in West Africa. Food safety and marketing.
  • International and domestic tax policies

Duration: to

General Issues: Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Agriculture, Insurance, Retirement, Economics/Economic Development, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Energy/Nuclear, Health Issues

Spending: about $2,690,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Labor - Dept of (DOL), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Education - Dept of, Treasury - Dept of

Bills mentioned

H.R.1599: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

S.2609: An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to...

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

H.R.83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Donna M.C. Christensen (D-Virgin Islands)

H.R.1947: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

S.954: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

H.R.6083: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

S.3240: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

H.R.3666: VALOR Act of 2011

Sponsor: Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.)

S.2084: A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish...

Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

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

S.1631: Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.1799: Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009

Sponsor: Michael H. Michaud (D-Maine)

S.560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

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

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

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

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.1105: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

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

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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?
Paul Brathwaite DOT, General Counsel's Honors Program DOL Special Asst. to Secy Labor DOL Emplmnt Standards Administration (ESA) Exec. Dir., Congressional Black Caucus DOL Special Assistant to Secretary of Labor DOL Emplm'nt Standards Administration (ESA) Executive Director, Congressional Black Caucus Executive Director Congressional Black Caucus
Randall Gerard Sen. Commerce, Science & Trans. Committee Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation
Jaime Harrison Floor Director & Counsel Executive Director House Dem Caucus Policy Advisor
David Morgenstern Leg. Director / CoS, Sen. Lamar Alexander Leg. Assistant / Counsel, Sen. Lincoln Chafee Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Paul Coverdell
Amy Pellegrino Sr. Health Policy Adv'r, Sen. Olympia Snowe // Leg. Asst., Rep. Rob Simmons
Andrew Lewin Leg. Asst./Leg. Director, Rep. Dennis Moore Leg. Asst./Leg. Director, Rep. Max Sandlin
Binta Beard Health Leg. Assistant, Sen. Dick Durbin
Alexandra Sollberger Communications Director, House Education & Workforce Committee / Communications Director, House Small Business Committee / Press Secretary/Communications Director, Rep. Geoff Davis Communications Director, House Education & Workforce Committee // Communications Director, House Small Business Committee. // Press Secretary/Communications Director, Rep. Geoff Davis.
Dana Thompson LD/Chf. Counsel, Rep. Maxine Waters // L. Cnsl/C. Cnsl/Dpty COS/COS, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Nora Connors Legislative Assistant, Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Lauren Maddox Asst. Sec'y / Comm. & Outreach, Dept. of Ed. Comm. Director, H. Republican Conference Deputy Press Secretary, Rep. Newt Gingrich Press Secretary, Rep. Joel Hefley
Israel Klein Dpty. SD/Communications, Jt. Economic Cmte. Press Secy/LA/Sr. Comm. Adv, Rep. Ed Markey Comm. Director, Sen. Charles Schumer
Josh Holly Comm. Dir./Spksmn/Staff, H. Armed Svc. Cmte. Dir. Media Affairs, H. Ed. & Workforce Cmte. Press Secretary, Rep. Ernie Fletcher
Walter Pryor Legislative Director, Senator Mark Pryor U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division U.S. Senator David Pryor
Nicole Young n/a
Anthony Podesta n/a
Cristina Antelo n/a
Daniele Baierlein n/a
Nicole Collier n/a
Timothy Glassco n/a
Kate Bardsley n/a
Nicole Collier (Young) n/a
Tim Glassco 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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