Lobbying Relationship

Client

Molycorp Minerals, LLC

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Lobbying firm

MCBEE STRATEGIC CONSULTING, LLC.

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  • Issues related to rare earth minerals/metals and their application to advanced defense technologies. Issues related to House FY2010 and FY2011 DOD Appropriations bill. Monitored the rare earth & critical materials provisions in the FY2011 Department of Defense Authorization bill.
  • Issues related to rare earth elements and their application to federal clean renewable energy programs and electric vehicle technologies programs. Monitored pending energy legislation. Discussed DOE Loan Guarantee application with House and Senate offices. Advocated for H.R.6160, the Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act. Monitored H.R.4866 & S.3521, the Rare Earths Supply Technology & Resources Transformation Act.
  • Issues related to rare earth minerals within context of pending energy and rare earths legislation. Monitored S.3521, the Rare Earths Supply Technology & Resources Transformation Act.
  • Issues related to rare earth elements and their application in clean energy technologies and issues related to math and science education programs. Monitored pending energy, climate, and rare earths legislation. Advocated for H.R.6160, the Rare Earths & Critical Materials Revitalization Act.
  • Issues related to rare earth elements and the domestic manufacturing of rare earth materials & clean energy technologies.
  • Issues related to global rare earth supplies and international trade.

Duration: to

General Issues: Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Science/Technology, Manufacturing, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Homeland Security

Spending: about $470,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Defense - Dept of (DOD), State - Dept of (DOS),, U.S. Senate,, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), House of Representatives,, White House Office, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),, Energy - Dept of,, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

Bills mentioned

H.R.6160: Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010

Sponsor: Kathy Dahlkemper (D-Pa.)

H.R.4866: RESTART Act

Sponsor: Mike Coffman (R-Colo.)

S.3521: Rare Earths Supply Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2010

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.3326: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: John P. Murtha (D-Pa.)

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

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

H.R.2647: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

Sponsor: Ike Skelton (D-Mo.)

S.1390: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

Sponsor: Carl Levin (D-Mich.)

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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
Menda Fife Pro Staff Member, Senate Defense Approps. Subcom Legislative Assistant, Senator Edward M. Kennedy Legislative Assistant, Senator Dianne Feinstein Asst. to Director of Office of Adv. Proj., US ACDA Legislative Assistant, Representative Corrine Brown Legislative Correspondent, Senator Tom Harkin Pro Staff Member, Senate Def. Approp Subcom LA, Senator Edward M. Kennedy Asst to Dir. of Office of Adv Proj US ACDA Legislative Assistant, Senator Corrine Brown
Jeff Markey L.D./Deputy COS, Representative Doc Hastings Legislative Director, Representative Jack Metcalf Graduate Fellow, US Department of State Intern, Senator John Seymore Intern, Senator John Seymour
Glynda Becker Associate Political Director, White House Congressional Affairs, Office of the Secretary Legislative Director, Congressman Mark Kennedy Interior Approp. Specialist, Congressman George Nethercut Legislative Assistant, Congressman Rick White
Robert Hobart Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Zack Wamp Legislative Director, Congressman Rick Hill Legislative Assistant, Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich Deputy COS, Congressman Zach Wamp LA, Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich Deputy COS, Congressman Zack Wamp
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
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. Policy Director, Senator Maria Cantwell Comm. Director, Senator Maria Cantwell Pro Staff, Senate Energy & Nat. Res. Comm.
Ashley Slater Dir.of Legislative Affairs, Council on Environmental Quality Legislative Affairs Specialist, US Dept. of Commerce Power Marketing Specialist, Bonneville Power Administration Legislative Assistant, Representative Jennifer Dunn Dir. of Leg Affairs, Council on Env. Quality Leg Affairs Specialist, US Dept. of Commerce Power Merketing Specialist, BPA Legislative Ast., Representative Jennifer Dunn
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
Holland Patterson Deputy White House Liaison for DOD
Alisa Ferguson LD, House Science and Technology Committee Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bart Grodon Legislative Assistant, Rep. Brian Baird
Michael Sheehy Nat. Sec. Adv., Speaker of the House of Reps. Sta.Dir/Chief Coun. H. Perm Select Comm Intel Chief of Staff, Congressman Richard Neal Chief of Staff, Congressman Edward Boland
Jeff Markey ` Legislative Director, Representative Jack Metcalf
Angela Becker-Dipmmann 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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