| LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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1133 19TH STREET NW 9TH FL
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NINTH FLOOR
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WASHINGTON
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DC
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20036
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USA
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| 5. Senate ID# 10150-12
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| 6. House ID# 318820000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year |
2011
| Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
| 11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income from the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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Digitally Signed By: Sarah Dufendach Vice President for Legislative Affairs
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04/18/2011
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Supported the Fair Elections Now Act, ( HR 1404) and (S 750), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal money.
Supported the work of the Office of Congressional Ethics
Encouraged fixing the abuse of Senate rules specifically the filibuster
Supported the Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 1604) introduced by Rep. Susan Davis.
Supported S. 446 - Broadcast Coverage of the Supreme Court
Supported HR 512, the Federal Election Integrity Act,
Supported the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act
(H.R. 1148)
Opposed effort in the Senate of Senator McConnell to kill the presidential public financing system.
Opposed any amendment that may be offered to H.R. 1, the FY 2011 spending bill, to restrict funds from being used to implement the presidential tax check-off or the presidential public financing system.
Supported Reps.Issa and Cummings and the House Oversight Committee's investigation of FOIA practices at DHS.
Supported HR 862 to extend the judicial code of ethics to the Supreme Court of the United States
Supported the No Taxpayer Money for Corporate Campaigns Act - H.R. 1024
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Sarah
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Dufendach
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Chief of Staff House Minority Whip
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Edgar
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Arn
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Pearson
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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