Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act

Oppose repeal of the Affordable Care Act, defunding Planned Parenthood & block granting Medicaid / Oppose HR 1628 / Oppose the "American Health Care Act / Oppose the "Better Care Reconciliation Act" Support maintaining ACA Patient Protections and Access to Prescription drugs Support a lifting of the budget sequester for FY 17 & FY 18 for non-defense domestic discretionary programs that provide services to children and families. Oppose cuts to important programs including ACA, CHIP, SNAP, EITC, CTC, SSI and other programs which serve children, babies, toddlers, and youth. Support legislative hearings on any sweeping changes to ACA and / or Medicaid and / or Medicare Support doing no harm to health insurance programs which cover children Support S. 469 / HR 1245, the Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act Oppose H. J. Res. 43, a resolution which applies the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a rule issued on December 9, 2016, by the US Department of Health and Human Services which updates the Title X Family Planning program Oppose the proposed elimination of a question in the 2017 National Survey of Childrens Health regarding whether a child between ages 3-5 was suspended or expelled in preschool. Support CMS prioritizing outreach and enrollment efforts in both the 2018 plan year open enrollment period and for special enrollment periods. Support funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program at a total of $2.465 billion in FY2018; support that the CDC Division of HIV Prevention receive a total of $822.7 million in FY2018; support that the CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health receive a total of $50 million in FY2018; support that the CDCs Division of STD Prevention receive a total of $192.3 million in FY2018; support that the CDCs Division of Viral Hepatitis receive a total of $70 million in FY2018; support that the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program receive a total of $130 million in FY2018; support that funding be completely eliminated for failed and incomplete abstinence-only-until-marriage sexual risk avoidance education program and the Title V abstinence education state grant program in FY2018; support maintaining the current appropriations language that allows access to syringe services in those jurisdictions that are experiencing or at risk for a significant increase in HIV or hepatitis infections due to injection drug use; support that HIV research at the NIH receive a total of $3.225 billion in FY2018; support that the Housing for People with AIDS program be funded at $385 million in FY2018; support that the Minority HIV / AIDS Initiative be funded at $610 million in FY2018 Support the Department of Health & Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services taking administrative action to ensure that every American continues to be able to participate in the Health Insurance Marketplaces created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Support the Administration working closely with insurers and state insurance officials to ensure maximum participation in the ACA, and also issuing a regulation that empowers the Administration to negotiate with insurance companies. Support the Health Equity and Access Under Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families, HR 2788 Oppose H.R. 2581, the Verify First Act, which requires proof of citizenship prior to obtaining health coverage subsidies via the ACA Oppose HR 2428; oppose efforts to cut SSI benefits to elderly and adults with disabilities who may have an outstanding warrant to pay for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program Oppose provisions in the Trumps 2018 Budget proposal which affects the treatment, prevention, and research into AIDS. Specifically: oppose cuts to funding for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention HIV Prevention programs, including HIV School Health, by 149 million dollars; oppose the elimination of the Ryan White HIV / AIDS program AIDS Education and training Centers and Special Projects of National Significance; Oppose the elimination of the Health and Human Services Secretarys Minority AIDS Initiative Fund and oppose cuts to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Minority AIDS Initiative funding by $18 million; oppose cuts to Housing and Urban Developments Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program by $26 million; oppose cuts to funding for the National Institutes of Health AIDS Research by $550 million; oppose cuts to CDC STD Prevention programs by $22 million; and oppose the elimination of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program while continuing funding for failed abstinence-only until marriage grants. Oppose HR 1215, Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Limitations Support retaining funding of the Ryan White Part F AETC Program at $33.6 million and the SPNS Program at $25 million in the Fiscal Year 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee bill. Support The Ryan White Part C program, which provides direct HIV medical care and treatment to over 300,000 individuals annually at 346 health centers and clinics nationwide, should at minimum be restored to the FY 2016 funding level of $205.1 million; Support the HHS Secretary Minority AIDS Initiative Fund which the Presidents budget would defund, should at least be funded at the FY 2017 funding level of $53.9 million and the SAMHSA Minority AIDS Initiative Fund should at least be funded at the FY 2017 funding level of $116.2 million; and Support the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Prevention programs in the CDC Division of HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, should be funded at least at the FY 2017 funding levels of $788.7 million and $34 million respectively, while the STD Prevention Program should be at minimum restored to the FY 2016 funding level of $157.3 million. Oppose re-opening the Section 1557 of the ACA rule, which prohibits discrimination by health care providers who accept any federal funds. Oppose cuts to Medicaid which are based on false, negative, racist stereotypes of the women who use Medicaid Support Congress moving beyond trying to repeal the ACA and instead working in a bipartisan fashion t0: guarantee funding for cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); restore premium stabilization programs; and ensure continued funding for outreach and enrollment assistance Support S. 1391 / HR 2982, the covering our FAS AlliesAct, which would restore Medicaid coverage to COFA communities residing in the US Support overall funding levels that are adequate to support all of the important programs in Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, to protect Pell Grants by opposing additional cuts to the program, and to instead use existing Pell resources to increase the maximum Pell Grant by at least the amount the inflation adjustment would provide were it not expiring.Support quick, bipartisan action on a strong, five year extension of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program Oppose repeal of the Affordable Care Act; Oppose Cassidy-Graham health care proposal Support the Maternal and Infant Home Visit Program

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office

Acosta, labor secretary nomination, OSHA FY18 budget, Workplace safety issues affecting small businesses, HHS appropriations, Nurse and Health care worker protection act, HR 2428/S 1122- Accurate workplace injury and illness records restoration act, OSHA's Beryllium rule-making,

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA)

-Equal Pay -DOL Fiduciary rule: supporting implementation, opposing delay in implementation -Acosta nomination -HR 986/S. 63: Tribal labor sovereignty act -Labor's Agenda -HR 5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017: worker protections -HR 1364: Official time reform act of 2017 -H.R. 2723: Employee Rights Act -FLSA minimum wage -Employment discrimination: OFCCP, EEOC -Right to work -H.R. 2775: Employee Privacy Protection Act -H.R. 2776: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act -NLRB nomimations H.R. 2428/S.1122: Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act -OSHA regulations -Silica regulation -Overtime

Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office