Lobbying Relationship

Client

Hearst Corporation

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Lobbying firm

Invariant LLC

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  • Monitor implementation of Medicare appropriate use criteria; educate Members of Congress about the importance of independent, evidence- based care guidelines; monitor mental health legislation, including mental health parity. Monitor issues related to prior authorization. Monitor issues related to home health reimbursement. Monitor issues related to the use of artificial intelligence in health care.
  • Monitor congressional oversight over law enforcement and First Amendment issues, including H.R.3089, the NDO Fairness Act, and H.R.4250 / S.2074, the PRESS Act.
  • Monitor electronic health record modernization efforts and educate policymakers on the roll of independent care guidelines for veterans health care.
  • Monitor issues related to artificial intelligence.

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General Issues: Health Issues, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Veterans, Computer Industry, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Pharmacy, Media (Information/Publishing), Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Postal, Science/Technology, Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption

Spending: about $4,820,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Treasury - Dept of, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

H.R.1458: BACPAC Act of 2015

Sponsor: David McKinley (R-W.Va.)

S.987: Free Flow of Information Act of 2013

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

H.R.1962: Free Flow of Information Act of 2013

Sponsor: Ted Poe (R-Texas)

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

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.3212: Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act

Sponsor: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

S.799: Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

S.1151: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011

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

S.1408: Data Breach Notification Act of 2011

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.1535: Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

H.R.2577: SAFE Data Act

Sponsor: Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)

S.1207: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

S.448: Free Flow of Information Act of 2009

Sponsor: Arlen Specter (D-Pa.)

H.R.985: Free Flow of Information Act of 2009

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

H.R.2765: SPEECH Act

Sponsor: Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

S.597: Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.1211: Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

Sponsor: Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.)

H.R.2102: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

S.1267: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

Sponsor: Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.)

S.2035: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007

Sponsor: Arlen Specter (D-Pa.)

H.R.2320: National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2007

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.6353: Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008

Sponsor: Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)

S.980: Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

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

H.R.925: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.3018: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021

Sponsor: Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)

H.R.3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021

Sponsor: Suzan K. DelBene (D-Wash.)

H.R.7072: NDO Fairness Act

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4330: PRESS Act

Sponsor: Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)

H.R.3089: NDO Fairness Act

Sponsor: Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.)

H.R.4250: Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act

Sponsor: Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.)

S.2074: PRESS Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Heather Podesta Counsel, Representative Robert Matsui Counsel, Representative Earl Pomeroy Legislative Fellow, Senator Bill Bradley Research Assistant, Congressional Budget Office
Benjamin Klein Legislative Director, Senator Byron Dorgan Legislative Assistant, Senator Byron Dorgan Legislative Director, Senator Byron Dorgan (2007-2010); Legislative Assistant, Senator Byron Dorgan (2005-2007)
Amy Swonger Whip Liaison, Senator Trent Lott; Dep Asst for Leg Aff, Vice President Dick Cheney; Fl Asst, Senator Mitch McConnell; Legislative Assistant, Senator Trent Lott; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Walter Jones; Intern, Rep. Walter Jones
Robert Hoffman Legislative Director/ Acting Chief of Staff, Senator Mike DeWine; Legislative Director, Senator Larry Pressler
Jonathan Becker Chief of Staff, Senator Amy Klobuchar; Chief Counsel, Senator Amy Klobuchar
Anne Palisi Chief of Staff, Rep. Diane Black; Deputy Director of Member Services, Speaker John Boehner; Director Special Projects, Education and the Workforce Committee
Larissa Martinez Executive Director and Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Deb Fischer; Legislative Assistant, Senator Chuck Hagel; Legislative Correspondent, Representative Nathan Deal; Assistant Scheduler, Senator Johnny Isakson Executive Director and Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Deb Fischer; Legislative Assistant, Senator Chuck Hagel; Legislative Correspondent, Representative Nathan Deal; Assistant Scheduler, Senator Johnny Isakson
Eric Rosen Asst U.S. Atty, N. Dist of CA, Dept of Justice Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee Legislative Director, Rep. Anthony Weiner Dep Dir, Dept of Justice Office of Intergovt Affair Legislative Assistant, Rep. Chet Atkins Asst US Atty, N. Dist of CA, Dept of Justice (2006-2007) Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Comm (2001-2006); Leg. Dir, Rep. Anthony Weiner (1999-2001); Dep Dir, Dept of Justice Office of Intergovt Affair (1997-1999); Leg. Asst, Rep. Chet Atkins (1992-1993)
Stacy Stordahl Sr Policy Adv, Senate Special Comm on Aging Legislative Director, Rep. Betty McCollum Senior Legislative Asst, Rep. Tammy Baldwin Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ron Kind Staff Assistant, Senator Donald Riegle, Jr. Sr. Policy Adv., Senate Special Comm on Aging Leg Dir, Representative Betty McCollum Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Tammy Baldwin Legislative Assistant, Representative Ron Kind Sr Advisor, Senate Special Comm on Aging
Julian A. Haywood Staff Dir/Counsel, House Govt Reform Subcomm Min Counsel, House Govt Reform Comm Counsel,House Comm on Stds of Official Conduct Legislative Assistant & Counsel, Rep. Steny Hoyer Legislative Assistant, Rep. Julian Dixon
Katie Wise Leg. Dir, Rep. Vern Buchanan (2014-2015) Leg. Dir, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2013-2014) Sr. Legislative Asst, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2011-2013) Legislative Correspondent/Asst, Rep. Mary Fallin (2010-2011) Staff Asst, Rep. Mary Fallin (2009-2010)
Annabell McWherter Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, Senator Johnny Isakson (2018-2020); Law Clerk, U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, Senator Johnny Isakson (2018-2018)
Christopher Gillott Sen. Bill Cassidy: Deputy Chief of Staff, Policy (2018-2021); Legislative Dir (2013-2021); Sr Legislative Asst (2013); Rep. Bobby Jindal: Leg. Dir (2007-2008); Sr Legislative Asst (2005-2007); Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison: Leg Aide (2003-2005)
Joel Richard Senior Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2017 - 2021); Legislative Assistant/Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2013 - 2017); Legislative Fellow, Rep. Ted Deutch (2012 - 2013)
Stephen Weyler Health and Labor Fellow, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education & Labor (2019)
Jessica Hatcher Leg. Dir, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (2021-2023); Sr. Legislative Asst, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (2020); Leg. Asst, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (2018-2020)
Annie Palisi n/a
Benjamin Kessler 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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