Lobbying Relationship

Client

U.S. Beet Sugar Association (USBSA)

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Lobbying firm

Forbes-Tate

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  • Issues related to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, climate, trade and agriculture; Issues related to legislation affecting the US Sugar Program; Issues related to the Farm Bill.
  • Issues related to trade and agriculture; Issues related to the Farm Bill.
  • Issues related to climate, trade and agriculture.

Duration: to

General Issues: Agriculture, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Environmental/Superfund, Energy/Nuclear

Spending: about $590,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2021: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills mentioned

H.R.8239: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D-Ga.)

H.R.4368: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Andy Harris (R-Md.)

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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?
Elizabeth Bennett Int, Rep Ron Lewis (2007); SA LC LA, Rep Brett Guthrie (2009-2013); LA, Rep Andy Barr (2013); LA, Sen Mitch McConnell (2013-2015); DepAssocAdmin, EPA (2017); AssocAdmin, EPA (2017-2020); SpecAssistPres, EOP (2020-2021); SenAdv, USDA (2020-2021)
Jeff Forbes Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee (2003); Chief of Staff, Sen. Max Baucus (1999-2002)
Ryan McConaghy Asst Sec for the Minority Sen (2017-2018) Staff Dir Dem Policy and Comms Ctr Sen (2014-2017) Policy Dir Dem Policy and Comms Ctr Sen (2012-2014) LD Rep Hall (2007-2009) LA Sen Schumer (2003-2006) LC Sen Schumer (2001-2003) SA Sen Schumer (1999-2000)
Kristina Dunklin Legislative Director, Rep. Susan Brooks (2018-2019); Legislative Director, Rep. David Valadao (2015-2018); Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Valadao (2014-2015)
Cindy Brown Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind (2003-2009); Legislative Director, Rep. Ron Kind (1999-2002)
Rachel Miller Legislative Assistant, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (2003-2007); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Eliot Engel (2000-2003)
Adrienne Schweer Chief of Protocol, Office of the Secretary of Defense (2014-2016); Senior Aide and Director of Scheduling, Sen. Chuck Hagel (2006-2008); Staff Assistant, Sen. Chuck Hagel (2005)
George Cooper 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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