Lobbying Relationship

Client

Children's Hospital Association

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Lobbying firm

The Duberstein Group Inc.

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  • Funding for children's hospitals Children's mental health funding, including: H.R. 5131 (Cardenas) - PATCH Act; H.R. 4944 (Blunt Rochester) - Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021; H.R. 4943 (Blunt Rochester) - Children's Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021

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General Issues: Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid

Spending: about $1,033,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

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

Bills mentioned

H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

S.4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

H.R.6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for...

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

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

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.1868: To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.5131: Pediatric Access to Critical Healthcare Act

Sponsor: Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)

H.R.4944: Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021

Sponsor: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)

H.R.4943: Children’s Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021

Sponsor: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)

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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?
Brian Griffin Floor Assistant, Office of the Secretary for the Minority (end 12/00); Senior Leadership Advisor for Senator Byron Dorgan (Democratic Policy Committee Chairman) (end 12/03)
Daniel Meyer Asst. to President, Legis. Affrs, Pres. GW Bush (2007-2009)
David Schiappa 1996-2001 - US Senate--Assistant Secretary for the Majority 2001- 8/4/2013 - US Senate--Secretary for the Majority/Secretary for the Minority
Anne Wall Legislative Correspondent/Floor Assistant/Office Counsel/Floor Director-Ofc of Sen. Durbin; Spec Asst/Dep. Asst to President, Ofc Leg Affairs, The White House; Counselor to the Sec Treasury; Asst. Sec Leg Affairs, Dept. Treasury
Anne Bradbury Small Business Admin (8/03-5/04) Rep Charles Boustany (2/05-8/05) Dep Floor Dir, Ofc of Maj Leader (Delay/Boehner) (8/05-12/05) Dep Floor Dir, Min Leader Boehner (1/06-12/10) Floor Dir, Spkr Boehner (1/11-10/15), Spkr Ryan (10/15-10/16)
Katherine Keating Chief of Staff to Rep. Joseph Crowley, House Democratic Caucus (5/07-12/18) Staffer, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee (1/05-4/07) Legislative Director to Rep. Allyson Schwartz, Ways and Means Committee (9/99-12/04)
Kate Keating Chief of Staff to Rep. Joseph Crowley, House Democratic Caucus (5/2007-12/2018); Staffer, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee (1/2005-4/2007); Legislative Director to Rep. Allyson Schwartz, Ways and Means Committee (9/99-12/04)
Benjamin Howard ​Deputy Asst to POTUS for WH Leg. Affairs; Deputy Dir. of WH Leg. Affairs; Dir. of House Floor Operations; Special Asst, to POTUS for WH Leg. Affairs; House Floor Asst; Staff Assistant, House Rep. Conference; Staff Assistant, WH Leg. Affairs
Elizabeth Kelley Special Asst to POTUS and COS of Natl Econ Council; Asst US Trade Rep for Private Sector Engagement; COS, Sen. John Walsh; Deputy COS, Sen. Max Baucus; Exec Asst and Deputy Press Sec, Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Kenneth Duberstein 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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