Lobbying Relationship

Client

Genzyme

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Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement. Rare disease coverage. FDA policy.

Duration: to

General Issues: Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $2,210,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate,, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research

Bills mentioned

S.957: Drug Supply Chain Security Act

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

S.959: Pharmaceutical Quality, Security, and Accountability Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

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.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.)

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.1513: Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011

Sponsor: Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-Md.)

S.810: Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

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.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.)

S.301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

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.)

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.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.3156: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against...

Sponsor: Donald M. Payne (D-N.J.)

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.)

S.365: Budget Control Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.2017: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

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

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.3081: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

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

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

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

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.)

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

Sponsor: Scott Brown (R-Mass.)

H.R.4899: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

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

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

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

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

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

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

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

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.4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

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

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.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.)

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.1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007

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

H.R.2606: 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

H.R.3162: Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007

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

H.R.4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007

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

H.R.5480: Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008

Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.)

S.1376: 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

S.2029: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.2662: Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.3: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

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

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

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

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

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

Sponsor: Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)

H.R.5629: Pathway for Biosimilars Act

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

S.1505: Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act

Sponsor: Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)

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

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

S.4: Improving America's Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.596: Safe Internet Pharmacy Act of 2007

Sponsor: Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)

S.623: Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

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

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

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?
Nora Connors Leg. Assistant, Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Stephen Northrup Health Policy Director, Senate HELP Cmte. Health Policy Adviser, Sen. Michael Enzi
Aranthan Jones II Policy Director, Rep James Clyburn Chief of Staff/Policy Adv., Rep. Andre Carson Health Policy Dir., Congressional Black Caucus Policy Director, Rep. James Clyburn Chief of Staff, Rep. Andre Carson Policy Advisor, Rep. Andre Carson Health Policy Director Congressional Black Caucus
Anne Marie Polak Leg. Correspondent for Rep. Mike Ferguson Leg. Correspondent for Cong. Mike Ferguson
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 Exec. Dir., Congressional Black Caucus Executive Director, Congressional Black Caucus Exec. Director, Congressional Black Caucus
Randall Gerard Staff Asst., Sen. Cmrce, Science & Transport Cmte. Intern, Sen. John McCain
Lauren Maddox DoEd, Ass't Secy Communications/Outreach Communications Dir., House Republican Conf.
Tom Sparkman Health Policy Intern, Senate HELP Committee
Teal Baker Executive Assistant. Rep. Harold Ford Executive Assistant, Rep. Brian Baird Executive Assistant Rep. Harold Ford Executive Assistant Rep. Brian Baird
Walter Pryor Legislative Director, Senator Mark Pryor U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division U.S. Senator David Pryor US Department of Justice, Tax Division Staff, Senator David Pryor
Jaime Harrison Floor Operations/Counsel, Hs. Majority Whip Executive Director, House Democratic Caucus Policy Advisor/Counsel, Rep. James Clyburn
Israel Klein Dep. Dir. Communications, Joint Economics Ct Sr. Communications Adv., Rep. Edward Markey Communications Dir., Sen. Charles Schumer Press Secy, Leg. Aide, Rep. Edward Markey Dep. Dir. Communications, JEC Sr. Communications Advisor, Rep Ed Markey Communications Director, Sen Schumer Press Secretary & Leg. Aide, Rep Ed Markey
Elizabeth Morra Senator Thad Cochran, conference staff Senator Thad Cochran, personal staff 1995-2001 House Appropriations Committee House Appropriations Committee, 1995-2001 Sen. Thad Cochran, conference staff Sen. Thad Cochran, personal staff
Andrew Kauders Sr. Adv. Sen. Menendez; ED, House Demo Caucus Senior Advisor, Senator Robert Menendez Executive Director, House Democratic Caucus Sr. Adv, Sen. Menendez; ED House Dem Caucus
David Marin Leg Dir & Press Sec'y, Rep. Tom Davis House Oversight & Govt Reform Com Stf Dir Staff & Comm Dir. Staff, House Oversight & Gov't Reform Committee Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Davis Press Secretary, Rep. Tom Davis
Donni Turner Legislative Assistant, Sen. Richard Durbin
Aranthan Jones Policy Director, Rep. James Clyburn Chief of Staff, Rep. Andre Carson Policy Advisor, Rep. Andre Carson Health Policy Dir., Congressional Black Caucus Health Policy Director Congressional Black Caucus
Lantie Slenzak Leg. Dir. Rep. Gene Green Legislative Director, Rep. Gene Green
Anthony Podesta n/a
Cristina Antelo n/a
Sharon Cohen n/a
Thomas Sparkman n/a
Daniele Baierlein n/a
Nicole Young n/a
Courtney Hagen n/a
Missi Tessier n/a
Tim Glassco n/a
Molly McKew 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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