Lobbying Relationship

Client

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

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Lobbying firm

Forbes-Tate

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  • Issues related to rare disease, drug development, reimbursement, and market access.

Duration: to

General Issues: Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $800,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2019: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

Bills mentioned

H.R.925: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

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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?
Steven Palmer Legislative Assistant, Congressman Allard, 1991 - 1994; Associate, House Budget Committee, 1994 - 1995
Derrick White Deputy Communications Director, Senator Orrin Hatch, 2000 - 2001
Jeff Sadosky Communications Director, Senator Rob Portman, 2010 - 2013; Communications Director, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, 2008 - 2010; Press Secretary, Senator 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)
Libby Greer Chief of Staff, Rep. Allen Boyd (2001-2009)
Cindy Brown Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind (2003-2009); Legislative Director, Rep. Ron Kind (1999-2002)
Paul Dioguardi Director, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (2009-2015); Chief of Staff, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Dept. of Labor (1999-2001)
Taylor Mason Communications Director, Rep. David Young (2017)
Michael Williams Legislative 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)
Kristina Dunklin Legislative Director, Rep. Susan Brooks (2018-2019); Legislative Director, Rep. David Valadao (2015-2018); Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Valadao (2014-2015)
Arthur Sidney LD & Chief Counsel, Rep. Jackson Lee (2008-2009); Chief of staff and chief counsel, Rep. Johnson (2009-2020)
Edward Reno III n/a
Zachary Williams n/a
Jeff Strunk 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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