Lobbying Relationship

Client

Magazine Publishers of America

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Lobbying firm

FIERCE, ISAKOWITZ & BLALOCK

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  • State of the Postal Service, S. 1486- Postal Reform Act of 2013, S. 2748- Postal Reform Act of 2013, Postal Rate Commission

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General Issues: Postal, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Media (Information/Publishing), Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Advertising, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Health Issues, Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $1,400,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Senate, House of Representatives, White House Office, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

S.1486: Postal Reform Act of 2014

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

S.2748: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

H.R.2748: Postal Reform Act of 2013

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.353: U.S. Postal Service Improvements Act of 2011

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

S.1010: Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.2309: Postal Reform Act of 2012

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.1789: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.1860: Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

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

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: John Culberson (R-Texas)

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

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.3126: Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

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.22: United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009

Sponsor: John M. McHugh (R-N.Y.)

S.522: Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act

Sponsor: Evan Bayh (D-Ind.)

S.2317: Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007

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

H.R.4279: Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of...

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

H.R.5889: Orphan Works Act of 2008

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

S.2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008

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

H.R.1108: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

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

S.625: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

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

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.)

H.R.3580: Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

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

S.1082: Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act

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

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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?
Mark Isakowitz Press Secretary for Congressman Gilmor Press Secretary for Cong Paul Gillmor Press Secretary for Congressman Paul Gillmor 89-93: Press Secretary to Rep. Paul Gillmor
Kirk Blalock Confidential Assistant to the Sec US Dept of Education Special Assistant to the President Deputy Director of Public Liaison, The White House Confidential Assistant to the Sec, US dept of Edu Special Asst to the President, Confidential Assistant to the SEC, US Dept of Edu Special Asst. to the President Confidential Assistant to the Sec, US Dept of Edu 91-93: Confidential Asst. to Sec., US Dept of Ed 01-02: Sp. Asst to Pres. & Deputy Director ...of Public Liaison, WH
Mike Chappell Press Aid/Office Manager to Rep. Roger Wicker Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Chip Pickering Special Projects Director, Rep. Pickering Press Aid/Office Mngr to Rep Roger Wicker Deputy Chief of Staff for Rep Chip Pickering Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep Chip Pickering Special Projects Director, Rep Pickering 95-97: Press Aide/Office Mgr, Rep. Roger Wicker Special Projects Director, Rep. Chip Pickering 97-03: Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Chip Pickering
Kirsten Chadwick Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Special Asst to President for Legislative Affairs Special Asst to the President for Leg. Affairs 01-03: Sp. Asst to Pres for Leg. Affairs, WH
Aleix Jarvis Legislative Director, Senator Lindsey Graham Legislative Director, Congressman Lindsey Graham Legislative Assistant, Congressman Lindsey Graham Staff Assistant, Congressman Charles Taylor Legislative Director- Senator Lindsey Graham Staff Assistant to Congressman Charles Taylor Legislative Director- Congressman Lindsey Graham Legislative Asst. to Congressman Lindsey Graham LD, Sen. Lindsey Graham 97-03: LD to Rep. Lindsey Graham 95-97: LA to Rep. Lindsey Graham 95: Staff Assistant to Rep. Charles Taylor
Kate Hull Staff Director for Senate HELP & Subcommittee on Aging Senior Legislative Assistant, Senator Tim Hutchinson Legislative Staff, Senator Bill Cohen Staff Dir for Senate HELP & Subcom on Aging Senior Legislative Asst to Tim Hutchinson Legislative Staff for Senator Bill Cohen Staff Dir for Senate HELP Com & Subcom on Aging Sen. Cohen: Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent... ...Leg Asst. Sen. Hutchinson: Leg Asst, Sr. Leg Asst Staff Dir, Sen. Health, Ed, Lbr & Pensions Cmte ...Subcmte on Aging
Billy Piper Special Assistant, Senator McConnell Legislative Correspondent, Senator McConnell Legislative Aide, Senator McConnell Legislative Assistant, Senator McConnell Appropriations Coordinator, Senator McConnell Senior Legislative Assistant, Senator McConnell Chief of Staff, Senator McConnell
Danielle Maurer Staff Assistant, House Rules Committee Professional Staff Member, House Rules Committee Senior Floor Assistant, House Majority Leader Director of Member Services, Office of the Republican Leader Director of Member Services, Office of the Speaker Staff Assistant, Office of Management and Budget Deputy to the Associate Director, OMB
Billy Legislative Assistant, Senator Legislative Assistant, Senator McConnell
Katie Huffard Leg Asst for Senator Bill Frist Deputy Press Secretary to Richard Shelby Staff Dir for Senate HELP & Subcom on Aging Legislative Aide, Senator Bill Frist Professional Staff Member, Senate Labor Committee Legislative Assistant, Senator Bill Frist Deputy Press Secretary, Senator Richard Shelby Staff Assistant, Senator Helms Deputy Press Secretary to Senator Richard Shelby 94: Staff Asst, Sen. Jesse Helms 94: Deputy Press Secretary, Sen. R. Shelby 95-99: Leg. Aide, Leg Asst., Sen Frist 95-99: Prof. Staff Member, Labor Committee
Mark I Isakowitz Press Secretary for Cong Paul Gillmor
Samantha Cook 95-98: Staff Asst, Leg. Asst, Rep. Tom DeLay 98-01: Leg. Asst, Sr. Leg Asst: Rep R. Blunt
Don Fierce 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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