Lobbying Relationship

Client

AMGEN

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Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • Medicare Part B and D payment and coding issues. Prescription drug value issues. CMMI Medicare Part B proposed demonstration Senate HELP biomedical innovation/H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act Cancer Moonshot Initiative.

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General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Economics/Economic Development, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Pharmacy, Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $2,380,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

H.R.6: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014

Sponsor: Joe Pitts (R-Pa.)

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)

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

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

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.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.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.1427: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

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

H.R.1548: Pathway for Biosimilars Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

S.726: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

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

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

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

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

H.R.1260: Patent Reform Act of 2009

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

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

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

S.1145: Patent Reform Act of 2007

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

H.R.1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007

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

S.3600: Patent Reform Act of 2008

Sponsor: Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1038: Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

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

H.R.5629: Pathway for Biosimilars Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

S.1695: Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007

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

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.)

H.R.1956: Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)

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Lobbyists

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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
Paul Brathwaite Executive Director, Congressional Black Caucus CoS / Dpty Asst Sec'y, DOL / Empl'y Stds Adm. Special Asst. to Secretary, Department of Labor Intern, Rep. Michael N. Castle Intern, Rep. Tom Carper
Nora Connors Leg. Assistant, Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Israel Klein Dpty. SD/Communications, Jt. Economic Cmte. Press Secy/LA/Sr. Comm. Adv, Rep. Ed Markey Comm. Director, Sen. Charles Schumer
Stephen Northrup Health Policy Director, Senate HELP Committee Health Policy Adviser, Sen. Michael Enzi
Aranthan Jones II Policy Director, Rep. James Clyburn CoS/Policy Director, Rep. Andre Carson CoS/Policy Director, Rep. William Jefferson Health Policy Director, Cong. Black Caucus
David Marin Comm. Dir/Dpty SD/SD, H. Oversight Cmte. Press Sec'y/Leg. Director, Rep. Tom Davis
Sean McLaughlin CoS/General Counsel, H. Cmte. on Judiciary SD/Deputy Chf Min. Counsel, H. Cmte on Jud'y Deputy CoS & Gen. Counsel, H. Cmte on Jud'y Deputy Asst. Atty. General/Leg. Affairs, DOJ Counsel, H. Jud'y Cmte/Sub Crime, Terror, HS LD/Counsel, Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds
Anne Marie Polak Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Mike Ferguson Asst. Scheduler/Scheduler, Rep. Dick Armey Briefing Bk. Coordinator / Sec'y of Labor, DOL Leg. Correspondent for Rep. Mike Ferguson
Thomas Sparkman Health Policy Intern, Senate HELP Committee
Randall Gerard Staff Asst, Sen. Comm., Science & Trans. Cmte. Intern, Sen. John McCain
Josh Holly Comm. Dir./Spksmn/Staff, H. Armed Svc. Cmte. Dir. Media Affairs, H. Ed. & Workforce Cmte. Press Secretary, Rep. Ernie Fletcher
David Morgenstern Leg. Director / CoS, Sen. Lamar Alexander Leg. Assistant / Counsel, Sen. Lincoln Chafee Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Paul Coverdell
Teal Baker Executive Assistant Rep. Harold Ford Executive Assistant Rep. Brian Baird
Walter Pryor U.S. Senator David Pryor Legislative Director, Senator Mark Pryor U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
Andrew Kauders Sr. Adv. Sen. Menendez; ED, House Demo Caucus Rep.& Sen. Bob Menendez; EPA; USDA White House Climate Change Task Force Sr Adv, Sen. Menendez; ED, House Dem Caucus Communications Director, Rep Bob Menendez Agriculture Dept., WH Climate Change, EPA
Jaime Harrison Floor Operations/Counsel, Hs. Majority Whip Executive Director, House Democratic Caucus
Anthony Podesta n/a
Anna Weinstein n/a
Nicole Collier n/a
Sharon Cohen n/a
Daniele Baierlein n/a
John Scofield n/a
Claudia James n/a
Courtney Hagen 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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