Lobbying Relationship

Client

Sallie Mae, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

CLARK & WEINSTOCK

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  • Followed all education issues related to student loans. Following the for profit education issue in the Senate Health Education Labor and Pension Committee.
  • Lobbied in support of H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act specifically in support of fair value accounting.
  • Monitored and actively lobbied on bankruptcy issues as relating to discharge ability of student loans including S.3219, Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2010.
  • Lobbied in support of H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act -specifically in suppor to fair value accounting. Lobbied in suppor of an accounting change from commercial paper to LIBOR contained in PL 112-74, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012.

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General Issues: Education, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Bankruptcy, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $950,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, White House Office, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Reserve System, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Education - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Treasury - Dept of

Bills mentioned

H.R.3581: Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2012

Sponsor: Scott Garrett (R-N.J.)

S.3219: Federal Reserve Independence Act

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

S.3219: Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2010

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

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.3221: Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

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

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

H.CON.RES.13: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted...

Sponsor: Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)

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

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

H.R.4137: Higher Education Opportunity Act

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.1642: Higher Education Amendments of 2007

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

H.R.3997: Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007

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

H.R.6889: To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase...

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

H.R.5719: Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008

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

H.R.3056: Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007

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

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
James Dyer Clerk & Staff Dir, House Cmte on Appropriations
Niles Godes Chief of Staff, Sen. Byron Dorgan
vin Weber Member of Congress (MN)
Margaret McGlinch Chief of Staff, Rep. Tim Walz
Ed Kutler Assistant, Office of Speaker, House of Reps
Jonathan Schwantes General Counsel, Senate Judiciary Cmte (Kohl)
Deirdre Stach Budget Analyst, House Science Cmte
Sandra Stuart Assistant Secretary for Leg Affairs, DoD
James Dyer (continued) Dep Asst to Pres/Leg Affairs (Senate), White Hou Budget Consultant, Dept of Navy, DoD Dep Asst to Pres/Leg Affairs (House), White Hous
Niles Godes (continued) Dir of Economic Dev, Sen. Kent Conrad Leg Assistant, Sen. Quentin Burdick
Sandra Stuart (continued) Chief of Staff, Rep. Vic Fazio
Ed Kutler (continued) Assistant, House Republican Whip
Deirdre Stach (continued) Leg Director, Rep. Robert Walker
Margaret McGlinch (continued) Leg Director, Rep. Richard Neal Leg Counsel, Sen. Harry Reid Leg Assistant, Sen. Daniel Moynihan
Melissa Edwards Legislative Assistant Sen. Thad Cochran Prof. Staff Sen. Committee on Gov Affairs Professional Staff Sen. Comm on Gov Affairs
Erik Hotmire Spec Asst to Pres/Com Dir/USA Freedom Corp
Erik Hotmire (continued) Comm Dir, Sen. Sam Brownback Dep. Press Secretary, Sen Dan Coats
Sandra K. Stuart n/a
G. John O'Hanlon 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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