Lobbying Relationship

Client

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • H. Con. Res 112, Establishing the budget for the US Government for FY 2013 (Medicare-related provisions - antibiotic resistance). H.R. 5973 / S. 2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (Medicare-related provisions). H. J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Medicare-related provisions).
  • Medical research. Antibiotic resistance issues. H.R. 2182 / S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011. H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012.S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. S. 3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. H. J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution.
  • Medicare home infusion and reimbursement issues. 340B drug pricing program issues, including program expansion. H.R. 2195 / S. 1203, Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011. H. Con. Res 112, Establishing the budget for the US Government for FY 2013 (Medicare-related provisions).Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation). Pub. L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (implementation). H.R. 5194, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012. H.R. 5624, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
  • Antibiotic resistance issues. Pay-for-delay proposals and generic issues. H.R. 2182 / S. 1734, Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011. Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization.H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012. S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innnovation Act. S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. S. 2292, Patients' FDA Act. S. 2289, Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act of 2012. H.R. 6433, FDA User Fee Corrections Act of 2012. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

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General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Defense

Spending: about $1,220,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate,, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

Bills mentioned

H.CON.RES.112: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year...

Sponsor: Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.)

H.R.5973: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)

S.2375: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.J.RES.117: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.2182: Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011

Sponsor: Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)

S.1734: Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

H.R.5651: Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

S.3187: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.3295: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.2195: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011

Sponsor: Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.)

S.1203: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011

Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)

H.R.5194: Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.5624: Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.6684: Spending Reduction Act of 2012

Sponsor: Eric Cantor (R-Va.)

H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.2516: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.2292: PATIENTS' FDA Act

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

S.2289: Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act of 2012

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

H.R.6433: FDA User Fee Corrections Act of 2012

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

S.3677: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011

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

S.3686: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.5712: Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010

Sponsor: Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.)

H.R.3081: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6331: Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2010

Sponsor: Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)

S.11: A bill to restore the application of the 340B drug discount program to...

Sponsor: Scott Brown (R-Mass.)

H.R.574: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009

Sponsor: Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.)

S.254: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.R.4849: Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010

Sponsor: Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.)

H.R.1586: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4899: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

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

H.R.2400: Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act

Sponsor: Jim Matheson (D-Utah)

H.R.2937: MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act

Sponsor: Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)

S.369: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.610: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1260: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

H.R.2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: John Culberson (R-Texas)

H.R.3671: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.J.RES.95: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for...

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.J.RES.94: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for...

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.2608: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Sam Graves (R-Mo.)

H.R.3070: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.)

S.1599: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.3765: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.3743: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.)

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

Sponsor: Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)

H.R.2017: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

S.365: Budget Control Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.23: America Invents Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.1: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.J.RES.44: Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.3082: Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Sponsor: Chet Edwards (D-Texas)

H.J.RES.105: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for...

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

H.J.RES.101: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for...

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

H.R.4994: Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

H.R.4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2847: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act

Sponsor: Alan B. Mollohan (D-W.Va.)

H.R.4851: Continuing Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.)

H.R.3962: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension...

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

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

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

S.CON.RES.13: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.CON.RES.85: Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government...

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

H.R.3288: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: John W. Olver (D-Mass.)

S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

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

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

S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.1110: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2502: Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

S.1213: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.2501: Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.)

H.R.1174: Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007

Sponsor: Tim Murphy (R-Pa.)

H.R.3697: Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act

Sponsor: Jim Matheson (D-Utah)

H.R.4451: MRSA Research and Study Act of 2007

Sponsor: Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)

H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

H.RES.988: Designating the month of March 2008 as "MRSA Awareness Month".

Sponsor: Jim Matheson (D-Utah)

S.2278: Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act of 2007

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

S.2313: Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

S.2525: MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

S.2526: Worker Infection Protection Act

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

S.3560: QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.RES.454: A resolution designating the month of March 2008 as "MRSA Awareness Month".

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

H.R.2567: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2007

Sponsor: Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.)

S.870: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Consolidated Coverage Act of 2007

Sponsor: Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)

S.3505: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2008

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

S.2029: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.4352: To provide $30,000,000 in funding to the Department of Education to...

Sponsor: Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

S.1145: Patent Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.3600: Patent Reform Act of 2008

Sponsor: Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)

H.R.2638: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing...

Sponsor: David E. Price (D-N.C.)

H.R.6331: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

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Lobbyists

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Anne Marie Polak Leg Correspondent for Cong. Mike Ferguson Leg. Correspondent for Rep. Mike Ferguson
John Scofield Comm Dir., House Approps. Committee Comm. Dir., House Approps. Committee Communications Dir., House Approps Committee
Lantie Slenzak Legislative Director, Rep. Gene Green Leg. Dir. for Rep. Gene Green
Donni Turner Legislative Assistant, Senator Richard Durbin Legislative Assistant, Sen. Richard Durbin
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
Stephen Northrup Health Policy Director, Senate HELP Comtee Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Michael Enzi
Tom Sparkman Health Policy Intern, Senate HELP Committee
Aranthan Jones II Policy Director, Rep James Clyburn Chief of Staff/Policy Adv., Rep. Andre Carson Health Policy Dir., Congressional Black Caucus
Israel Klein Dep. Dir. Communications, Joint Economics Ct Communications Dir., Sen. Charles Schumer Sr. Comm. Adv/Press Secy Rep. Edward Markey
Kay King Dir. Office of Inter-Parliamentary Affairs Sr. Policy Adv. House Comtee on For. Affairs Sr. Policy Adv., Rep. Tom Lantos Chief of Staff, Rep. Richard Swett Staff, Employmt and Housing Subcommittee
Sharon Cohen n/a
Thomas Sparkman n/a
Daniele Baierlein n/a
Andrew Kauders n/a
Nicole Collier n/a
Steve Northrup n/a
Christina Antelo n/a
Thomas Borck n/a
Jennifer Bowman n/a
Cristina Antelo n/a
Nicole Young n/a
Randall Gerard n/a
Timothy Glassco n/a

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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