Lobbying Relationship

Client

HDNet

National TV network broadcasting programming in 1080; HD (high-quality HD format) More records

Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • Independent television programming issues; FCC carriage complaint reform. H.R. 6020 / S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 FCC spectrum issues.

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General Issues: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

Spending: about $510,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

H.R.6020: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)

S.3301: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013

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

H.R.2434: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)

S.1573: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012

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

H.R.2112: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Jack Kingston (R-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?
Randall Gerard Sen. Commerce, Science & Trans. Committee
Walter Pryor Legislative Director, Senator Mark Pryor U.S. Senator David Pryor U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division Legislative Director, Member of Senate Sen. David Pryor Dept of Justice Leg. Director, Sen. Mark Pryor
Paul Brathwaite Exec. Dir., Congressional Black Caucus DOL Emplmnt Standards Administration (ESA) DOL Special Ass't to Sec'y Labor DOT, General Counsel's Honors Program Exec. Dir. Congressional Black Caucus Executive Director Congressional Black Caucus DOL Special Assistant to Secretary of Labor DOL Emplm'nt Standards Administration (ESA)
Lantie Slenzak Legislative Director, Rep. Gene Green Reps. Gene Green, Fritz Hollings, John Spratt Dep. Pres Secy, Sen. Ernest Hollings Legislative Asst., Rep. John Spratt Legislative Dir., Rep. Gene Green
John Scofield Ass't Press Sec'y, Sen. Mark Hatfield Press Sec'y, Rep. Frank LoBiondo Comm. Dir., House Approps. Committee Communication Dir. House Approps Com'ttee
Elizabeth Morra Comm. Director, House Appropriations Cmte. Press Secretary, Sen. Thad Cochran News Dir./Co-Anchor/Prod'r, S. Repub. Conf.
Oscar Ramirez Special Assistant to the Secretary of Labor Chief of Staff to Rep. Hilda Solis Deputy Chief of Staff for Rep. Al Green Legislative Director for Rep. Joe Baca
Donni Turner Leg Director, Rep. David Scott Legislative Asst, Sen. Richard Durbin Senior Staff Counsel, Sen. Max Cleland Legislative Director, Rep. David Scott Legislative Assistant, Senator Richard Durbin
Claudia James n/a
Courtney Hagen n/a
Anthony Podesta n/a
Nicole Young 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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