Lobbying Relationship

Client

Ambac Financial Group Inc.

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Lobbying firm

CLARK & WEINSTOCK

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  • Monitor issues for monoline insurance industry. H. R. 2549, Municipal Bond Fairness Act; and H.R. 2589, Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009. H.R. 3439, The Close the SILO/LILO Loophole Act.

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General Issues: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $300,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,, U.S. Senate, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System

Bills mentioned

H.R.2549: Municipal Bond Fairness Act

Sponsor: Michael E. Capuano (D-Mass.)

H.R.2589: Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.)

H.R.3439: Close the SILO/LILO Loophole Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

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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?
vin Weber Member of Congress Member of Congress (MN)
Ed Kutler Assistant, Ofc. of the Speaker, U.S. House of Representative Asst, Office of Speaker, US House of Reps
Ed Kutler (continued) Assistant, House Republican Whip
Sandra Stuart Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, DOD Chief of Staff, Rep. Vic Fazio
Sandra Stuart (continued) Chief of Staff, Rep. Vic Fazio Asst Sec for Legislative Affairs, DoD
Niles Godes Chief of Staff, Senator Byron Dorgan Chief of Staff, Sen. Byron Dorgan Dir. Economic Development, Sen. Kent Conrad Legislative Assistant, SEn. Quentin Burdick
Niles Godes (continued) Dir. Economic Development, Se. Kent Conrad Legislative Assistant
Deirdre Stach Budget Analyst, House Science Committee
Deirdre Stach (continued LD, Congressman Robert Walker
Deirdre Stach (continued) LA, Congressman Robert Walker LC, Congressman Robert Walker
Margaret McGlinch Chief of Staff, Rep. Tim Walz
Margaret McGlinch (continued) LD, Congressman Richard Neal LC Senator Harry Reid LA, Sen. Daniel Moynihan Legislative Dir, Rep. Richard Neal Legislative Counsel, Sen. Harry Reid Legislative Aide, Sen. Daniel Moynihan
Jonathan Schwantes Gen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Committee

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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