| LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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703 E. 3rd Street
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Royal Oak
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MI
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48067
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USA
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| 5. Senate ID# 321657-12
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| 6. House ID# 395950000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year |
2008
| 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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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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: Lonnie Johnson
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04/16/2008
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.Con.Res.70, Budget for Fiscal Yr. 2009, Social Program Spending Increases; S.Amdt.4160, Baucus Amendment, Tax Cuts; S.Amdt.4170, Graham Amendment, Tax Cuts; S.Amdt.4189, Specter Amendment, AMT Tax Rates; S.Amdt.4191, Kyl Amendment, 2009 estate tax law; S.Amdt.4196, Salazar Amendment, estate tax law; S.Amdt.4218, Sanders Amendment, Tax law; S.Amdt.4378, Landrieu Amendment, Estate Tax Law; H.Con.Res.312, Budget for Fiscal Yr. 2009, Social Program Spending Increases;
HR 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, Economic Stimulus, Increase in unemployment and Food Stamp benefits, tax rebates and state budget assistance.
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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Lonnie
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Johnson
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Food Stamp Program Increase & The Emergency Food Assistance Program Increase; H.R. 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, Food Stamp Program Increase & The Emergency Food Assistance Program Increase; H.R. 5578, Extending Agriculture Programs beyond 3/15/2008;
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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Lonnie
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Johnson
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.2586, Rockefeller, To provide States with fiscal relief through a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage and direct payments to States.; S.2578, To temporarily delay application of proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case management and targeted case management services.
S.2460, To extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a rule regarding graduate medical education under Medicaid and to include a moratorium on the finalization of the outpatient Medicaid rule making similar changes; HR 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; HR 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009; HR 5173, To temporarily delay application of proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case management and targeted case management services; HR 4355, To impose a moratorium on certain Medicaid payment restrictions; HR 3533, The Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, To extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a Medicaid rule regarding graduate medical education; Congressman Artur Davis Sign On Letter increasing state medicaid funding; medicaid rule changes.
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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Lonnie
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Johnson
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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
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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
27. Add the following 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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