Lobbying Relationship

Client

Novartis, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Forbes-Tate

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  • Issues related to prescription drug pricing; Issues related to Medicare, Medicaid, Cell and Gene Therapies; Issues regarding the 340B Drug Pricing Program; Issues related to the implementation of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (PL 118-42); Issues related to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169); H.R. 5547/S. 476 - Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act.
  • Issues related to prescription drug pricing; Issues related to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169); Issues related to pharmacy benefit managers; H.R. 5547/S. 476 - Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act.
  • Issues related to prescription drug pricing; Issues related to World Trade Organization IP waiver; Issues related to pharmaceutical intellectual property; Issues related to international trade.
  • Issues related to prescription drug pricing; Issues related to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169).
  • Issues related to prescription drug pricing and Intellectual Property (IP); Issues regarding the World Trade Organization's TRIPS Waiver on COVID Vaccines.
  • Issues related to implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169).

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

Spending: about $1,020,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2019: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.925: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.CON.RES.14: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the...

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

H.R.2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.4348: FDASLA Act of 2022

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

S.4535: FDASRA Act of 2022

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

H.R.7658: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize the...

Sponsor: Tom O'Halleran (D-Ariz.)

H.R.2471: Vote Without Fear Act

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

H.R.5547: Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act

Sponsor: Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.)

S.476: Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

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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?
Derrick White Deputy Communications Director, Senator Orrin Hatch
Jeff Forbes Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee; Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus; Deputy Asst., Special Asst., Deputy Director EOP.
Libby Greer Chief of Staff, Rep. Allen Boyd
Cindy Brown Leg Assistant, Rep. Stupak, 1993-1994; Leg Director, Rep. Kind, 1999-2002; Chief of Staff, Rep. Kind, 2003-2009
Francesca McCrary Legislative Assistant, Elijah Cummings (2016-2017); Professional Staff, House Oversight Reform Committee (2016-2016)
Jeff Strunk Deputy Floor Director, House Speaker Boehner; Floor Assistant, House Speaker Boehner; Legislative Assistant, John Boehner; Staff Member, Pat Tiberi Deputy Floor Director, Speaker John Boehner (2010-2013); Floor Assistant, House Speaker John Boehner (2007-2010); Legislative Assistant, Rep. John Boehner (2006 -2010); Staff Member, Rep. Pat Tiberi (2004-2006)
Kristina Dunklin Legislative Director, Rep. Brooks, 2018 - 2019; Legislative Director, rep. Valadao, 2015-2018; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Valadao, 2014-2015
Jeff Sadosky Communications Director, Senator Rob Portman; Communications Director, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison; Deputy Press Secretary, Senator Mike DeWine Communications Director, Sen. Rob Portman (2010-2013); Communications Director, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (2008-2010); Press Secretary, Sen. Mike DeWine (2005-2006)
Barrett Thornhill Legislative Assistant, Sen. Mike Crapo (2003-2006); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Pat Toomey (2002-2003); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie Norwood (2001-2002)
Michael Williams Williams, MichaelLegislative Director, Rep. Lucy McBath (2021-2022); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Lucy McBath (2019-2020); Legislative Aide, Sen. Brian Jones (2019); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Brian Jones (2018-2019)
ED RENO n/a
Zach Williams n/a
Edward Reno III n/a
Edward Reno III n/a
Zachary Williams 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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