Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890.Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support H.R. 4765. Support S. 1086. Support a four-year extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Oppose HR 890. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947Oppose H.R. 1947. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947. Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients. Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients. Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890.Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support H.R. 4765. Support S. 1086

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Oppose HR 890. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947Oppose H.R. 1947. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947. Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients. Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients. Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Oppose HR 890. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947Oppose H.R. 1947. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947. Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients. Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients. Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890.Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support H.R. 4765. Support S. 1086

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890.Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Oppose HR 890. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947Oppose H.R. 1947. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947. Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients. Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients. Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R.890, Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013, in opposition to limiting the Department of Health and Human Services' waiver authority under TANF.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890.Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Oppose HR 890. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947Oppose H.R. 1947. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947. Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients. Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients. Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R.890, Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013, in opposition to limiting the Department of Health and Human Services' waiver authority under TANF.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Financial Services Regulatory Reform: Lobby for favorable implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 regarding insurers, including the possible designation of insurers and asset management companies as systemically important by the Financial Stability Oversight Council.Also, lobby for robust and effective Federal Insurance Office. Also with key trade associations, worked on regulatory strategy for the implementation of Dodd-Frank. Holocaust insurance issues/ICHEIC: Monitored and lobbied against legislation (H.R. 890) that would allow a cause of action against U.S. insurance companies and with European affiliates that may have written life insurance policies involving Holocaust victims in contravention of international agreements and lobbied against its advancement. Credit-based insurance scored: Monitor legislation that would restrict the ability of personal lines insurers to use credit information of underwriting or setting rates. Climate and energy legislation: Monitor White House, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency "better Building Initiative" monitored General Services Administration initiative on green buildings and related sustainable products. National Catastrophe/Flood Insurance: Track Reintroduction and House passage of National Flood Insurance Reform legislation in the House, H.R. 1309, track companion legislation in the Senate. Monitor H.R. 41 raising the PIP's borrowing authority and providing direct assistance for areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. Broker-dealer regulatory reform/standard of care: monitor Securities and Exchange commission and Department of Labor rulemaking regarding investment advisors and broker-dealers and the fiduciary duty standard. Annuities: Track and lobby for the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, S.267. Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rulemaking. Monitor and lobby against Department of Labor rulemaking that would expand the definition of "fiduciary" under ERISA. Medicare Secondary-Payer: Through trade association, tract efforts by the Center on Medicare and Medicaid Service to implement the Medicare Secondary-payer law. Terrorism Risk Insurance: Lobby in support to extending the Federal TRIA program.

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890.Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Oppose HR 890. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947Oppose H.R. 1947. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947. Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients. Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients. Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R.890, Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013, in opposition to limiting the Department of Health and Human Services' waiver authority under TANF.

Client expense: $44,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Financial Services Regulatory Reform: Lobby for favorable implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 regarding insurers, including the possible designation of insurers and asset management companies as systemically important by the Financial Stability Oversight CouncilAlso, lobby for robust and effective Federal Insurance Office. Also with key trade associations, worked on regulatory strategy for the implementation of Dodd-Frank. Holocaust insurance issues/ICHEIC: Monitored and lobbied against legislation (H.R. 890) that would allow a cause of action against U.S. insurance companies and with European affiliates that may have written life insurance policies involving Holocaust victims in contravention of international agreements and lobbied against its advancement. Credit-based insurance scored: Monitor legislation that would restrict the ability of personal lines insurers to use credit information of underwriting or setting rates. Climate and energy legislation: Monitor White House, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency "Better Building Initiative" monitored General Services Administration initiative on green buildings and related sustainable products. National Catastrophe/Flood Insurance: Track Reintroduction and House passage of National Flood Insurance Reform legislation in the House, H.R. 1309, track companion legislation in the Senate. Monitor H.R. 41 raising the PIP's borrowing authority and providing direct assistance for areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. Broker-dealer regulatory reform/standard of care: monitor Securitites and Exchange Commission and Department of Labor rulemaking regarding investment advisors and broker-dealers and the fiduciary duty standard. Annuities: Track and lobby for the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, S.267. Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rulemaking. Monitor and lobby against Department of Labor rulemaking that would expand the definition of "fiduciary"under ERISA. Medicare Secondary-Payer: Through trade association, tract efforts by the Center on Medicare and Medicaid Service to implement the Medicare Secondary-payer law. Terrorism Risk Insurance: Lobby in support of extending the Federal TRIA program.

H.R.890, Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013, in opposition to limiting the Department of Health and Human Services' waiver authority under TANF.

Client expense: $34,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890.Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Oppose HR 890. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947Oppose H.R. 1947. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947. Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients. Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients. Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Financial Services Regulatory Reform: Lobby for favorable implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 regarding insurers, including the possible designation of insurers and asset management companies as systemically important by the Financial Stability Oversight Council.Also, lobby for robust and effective Federal Insurance Office. Also with key trade associations, worked on regulatory strategy for the implementation of Dodd-Frank. Holocaust insurance issues/ICHEIC: Monitored and lobbied against legislation (H.R. 890) that would allow a cause of action against U.S. insurance companies and with European affiliates that may have written life insurance policies involving Holocaust victims in contravention of international agreements and lobbied against its advancement. Credit-based insurance scored: Monitor legislation that would restrict the ability of personal lines insurers to use credit information of underwriting or setting rates. Climate and energy legislation: Monitor White House, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency "Better Building Initiative" monitored General Services Administration initiative on green buildings and related sustainable products. National Catastrophe/Flood Insurance: Track Reintroduction and House passage of National Flood Insurance Reform legislation in the House, H.R. 1309, track companion legislation in the Senate. Monitor H.R. 41 raising the PIP's borrowing authority and 0providing direct assistance for areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. Broker-dealer regulatory reform/standard of care: monitor Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Labor rulemaking regarding investment advisors and broker-dealers and the fiduciary duty standard. Annuities: Track and lobby for the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, S.267 and H.R. Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rulemaking. Monitor and lobby against Department of Labor rulemaking that would expand the definition of "fiduciary"under ERISA. Medicare Secondary-Payer: Through trade association, tract efforts by the Center on Medicare and Medicaid Service to implement the Medicare Secondary-payer law. Terrorism Risk Insurance: Lobby in support of extending the Federal TRIA program.

H.R.890, Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013, in opposition to limiting the Department of Health and Human Services' waiver authority under TANF.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Oppose HR 890. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947Oppose H.R. 1947. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947. Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps. Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients. Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients. Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Suport H.R. 645. Oppose HR 890

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Suport H.R. 645. Oppose HR 890

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act. Oppose HR 890

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Oppose HR 890

Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R.890, Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013, in opposition to limiting the Department of Health and Human Services' waiver authority under TANF.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Policy Development, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 890 Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs act

Client expense: $43,123 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Disability community concerns regarding employment. Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families State Waivers and Reauthorization.Implementation of the Ticket to Work and other work incentives in the Social Security proposals. President's proposal to simplify SSA work incentives - Work Incentives Simplification Program. Reauthorization of WIPA and PABSS Programs. SKILLS Act, H.R. 803. Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act, H.R. 890.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office

Financial Services Regulatory Reform: Lobby for favorable implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 regarding insurers, including a resolution fund for failing firms and the possible designation of insurers and asset management companies as systemically important by the Financial Stability Oversight Council.Also, lobby for robust and effective Federal Insurance Office. Also with key trade associations, worked on regulatory strategy for the implementation of Dodd-Frank. Holocaust insurance issues/ICHEIC: Monitored and lobbied against legislation (H.R. 890) that would allow a cause of action against U.S. Insurance companies with European affiliates that may have written life insurance policies involving Holocaust victims in contravention of international agreements and lobbied against its advancement. Credit-based insurance scored: Monitor legislation that would restrict the ability of personal lines insurers to use credit information of underwriting or setting rates. Climate and energy legislation: Monitor White House, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency " Better Building Initiative" monitored General Services Administration initiative on green buildings and related sustainable products. National Catastrophe/Flood Insurance: Track Reintroduction and House passage of National Flood Insurance Reform legislation in the House, H.R. 1309, track companion legislation in the Senate. Monitored H.R. 41 raising the NPIP's borrowing authority and providing direct assistance for areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. Broker-dealer regulatory reform/standard of care: Monitor Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Labor rulemaking regarding investment advisors and broker-dealers and the fiduciary duty standard. Annuities; Track and lobby for the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, S. 267 and H.R. 677, which has been introduced in the House and Senate. Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rulemaking. Monitor and lobby against Department of Labor rulemaking that would expand the definition if "fiduciary" under ERISA. Medicare Secondary-Payer: Through trade association, track efforts by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service to implement the Medicare Secondary-payer law.