Strengthen our Schools and Students Act

Discussed AARP policy concerns regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with United States Senate staff. (no bill) EPA plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for existing coal plants.Discussed AARP Consumer concerns regarding Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions (FERC) statutory obligation for just and resonableness. (no bill) Lobbied for review of FERC's treatment of Regional Transmission Organization governance and consequences for ratepayers. (no bill) Drafted comments for response to notice inviting interested persons/parties to file comments on questions regarding the role of capacity markets, state policies, regulatory certainty and next steps. (no bill) Met and discussed with EPA officials on the Administration's 3 year program on states' compliance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (no bill) Met with Department of Energy officials to discuss impact of methane emissions. (no bill)

Client expense: $2,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Urged Congress to find new revenues in the context of comprehensive tax reform to ensure the long term viability of the Highway Trust Fund. Lobbied to prevent repeal of last in, first out (LIFO) accounting method.Urged lawmakers to make lower effective tax rates a key component of tax reform legislation. Opposed proposals to repeal the use of like-kind excanges for construction equipment. Urged Congress to permanently repeal the estate tax. Urged lawmakers to simplify the tax code to create an environment conducive for entrepreneurship and business risk-taking and investment, but avoid policies harmful to equipment distributors, such as dramatically extending depreciation periods. Urged Congress and the Internal Revenue Service to remedy the unintended consequences the Affordable Care Act's 3.8 percent tax on unearned income will have on distributors that rent and sell construction equipment. Supported efforts to permanently increase Sec. 179 expensing and phase-out levels and reinstate 50 percent bonus depreciation. Opposed proposals altering expensing for intangible drilling costs. Supported the Partnership to Build America Act (S.1957), legislation to provide loan guarantees and financing authority for infrastructure investment.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000

Urged Congress to find new revenues in the context of comprehensive tax reform to ensure the long term viability of the Highway Trust Fund. Lobbied to prevent repeal of last in, first out (LIFO) accounting method.Urged lawmakers to make lower effective tax rates a key component of tax reform legislation. Opposed proposals to repeal the use of like-kind excanges for construction equipment. Urged Congress to permanently repeal the estate tax. Urged lawmakers to simplify the tax code to create an environment conducive for entrepreneurship and business risk-taking and investment, but avoid policies harmful to equipment distributors, such as dramatically extending depreciation periods. Urged Congress and the Internal Revenue Service to remedy the unintended consequences the Affordable Care Act's 3.8 percent tax on unearned income will have on distributors that rent and sell construction equipment. Supported efforts to permanently increase Sec. 179 expensing and phase-out levels and reinstate bonus depreciation. Opposed proposals altering expensing for intangible drilling costs. Supported the Partnership to Build America Act (S.1957), legislation to provide loan guarantees and financing authority for infrastructure investment. Urged against proposed IRS regulations altering how IRC 501(c)(4) tax exempt organizations communicate with their members about legislative and political activities and warning about extending the new rules to 501(c)(6) organizations.

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

Urged Congress to find new revenues in the context of comprehensive tax reform to ensure the long term viability of the Highway Trust Fund. Lobbied to prevent repeal of last in, first out (LIFO) accounting method.Urged lawmakers to use lower effective tax rates as a key component of tax reform legislation. Opposed proposals to repeal the use of like-kind excanges for construction equipment. Urged Congress to make permanent a five-year depreciation schedule for agricultural equipment to standardize the cost recovery of equipment across industries. Urged Congress to permanently repeal the estate tax. Urged lawmakers to simplify the tax code to create an environment conducive for entrepreneurship and business risk-taking and investment. Educated Congress about the unintended consequences the Affordable Care Act's 3.8 percent tax on unearned income will have on distributors that rent and sell construction equipment. Supported efforts to permanently increase Sec. 179 expensing and phase-out levels. Opposed proposals altering expensing for intangible drilling costs.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor federal and Congressional activity regarding the President's 3-D printing initiative. Monitor federal and Congressional action related to Defense procurement issues. H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.Draft, House National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. Draft, Senate National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Monitor federal and Congressional activity regarding the President's 3-D printing initiative. Monitor federal and Congressional action related to Defense procurement issues. H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.Draft, House National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. Draft, Senate National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Urged Congress to find new revenues in the context of comprehensive tax reform to ensure the long term viability of the Highway Trust Fund. Lobbied to prevent repeal of last in, first out (LIFO) accounting method.Urged lawmakers to use lower effective tax rates as a key component of tax reform legislation. Supported the Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 (S. 1250; HR 2534). Urged Congress to make permanent a five-year depreciation schedule for agricultural equipment to standardize the cost recovery of equipment across industries. Urged Congress to permanently repeal the estate tax. Urged lawmakers to simplify the tax code to create an environment conducive for entrepreneurship and business risk-taking and investment. Educated Congress about the unintended consequences the Affordable Care Act's 3.8 percent tax on passive income will have on distributors that rent and sell construction equipment.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor federal and Congressional activity regarding the President's 3-D printing initiative. Monitor federal and Congressional action related to Defense procurement issues. H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Monitor federal and Congressional activity regarding the President's 3-D printing initiative. Monitor federal and Congressional action related to Defense procurement issues. H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Urged Congress to find new revenues in the context of comprehensive tax reform to ensure the long term viability of the Highway Trust Fund. Lobbied to prevent repeal of last in, first out (LIFO) accounting method.Supported the Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 (S. 1250; HR 2534). Urged Congress to make permanent a five-year depreciation schedule for agricultural equipment to standardize the cost recovery of equipment across industries. Urged Congress to permanently repeal the estate tax. Urged lawmakers to simplify the tax code to create an environment conducive for entrepreneurship and business risk-taking and investment. Educated Congress about the unintended consequences the Affordable Care Act's 3.8 percent tax on passive income and urged the Internal Revenue Service to resolve the questions surrounding equipment industry rental income either by creating a new regulatory exception to the passive activity rules or through another mechanism.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 123, "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain tax relief permanent, and to repeal the estate tax" H.R. 25, "The Fair Tax Act" H.R. 86, "End Tax Uncertainty Act of 2011" H.R. 99, "Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2011"H.R. 143, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death H.R. 390, Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act H.R. 696 Tax Relief Uncertainty Act H.R. 1259, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 H.R. 130, Life Insurance Employee Notification Act Issues related to H.R. __ The Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011 S. 7, Comprehensive and Fair Tax Reform Act S. 3, Fiscal Responsibility and Spending Control Act S. 13, Fair Tax Act of 2011 S. 336, Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011 H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Authorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 H.R. 2495, Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 1757, To make permanent the estate tax provisions enacted as part of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 Issues related to S. 1660, The American Jobs Act of 2011 Issues related to S. 627, The Budget Control Act of 2011 S.Res.270, A resolution supporting the goals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month H.R. 3467, Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2011 Issues related to S. 2230, The Paying a Fair Share Act S ___, The Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2012 H.R. 4348, MAP-21 H.R. 4050, The Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 16, The Sensible Estate Tax Relief Act of 2012 Issues related to S. 3393, The Middle Class Tax Cut Act S. 3420, A bill to extend estate and gift tax rules for one year S. 2242, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 H.R. 8, The American Tax Relief Act of 2012

Client expense: $507,675 · Firm income: Not reported

Urged Congress to find new revenues in the context of the comprehensive tax reform and budget debate to ensure the long term viability of the Highway Trust Fund Lobbied to prevent repeal of last in, first out (LIFO) accounting methodUrged Congress to permanently repeal the estate tax Educated Congress about the impact the Affordable Care Act's 3.8 percent tax on passive income could have on equipment distributors Urged lawmakers to simplify the tax code to create an environment conducive for entrepreneurship and business risk-taking and investment

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE