LYNNE LYONS

see addendum page-Discussed student loan legislation (S.1238 and H.R.1911) -The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act -Teacher preparation - The Growing Excellent Achievement Training Academies (GREAT) Teachers and Principals Act (S.1052) -Early Childhood Education training programs

see addendum page-Discussed the Department of Education Audit regarding Professional Development -Discussed the importance of maintaining low student interest rates, which included discussions on both the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 (S.1238) and Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R.1911) -Discussed the importance of Graduate Education and maintaining strong support for federal programs and initiatives that support it -Discussed the support of a robust reauthorization of the American COMPETES Act, as well as maintain strong support for federal Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs -Expressed support for the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act (H.R.708) and (S.350) -Discussed support for various grant applications to the Department of Education

Lobbied in support of H.RES.72: Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights. Discussed nursing workforce shortages and nursing faculty shortages.

see addendum page-Discussed student loan legislation (S.1238 and H.R.1911) -The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act -Teacher preparation - The Growing Excellent Achievement Training Academies (GREAT) Teachers and Principals Act (S.1052) -Early Childhood Education training programs

see addendum page-Discussed student loan legislation (S.1238 and H.R.1911) -The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act -Teacher preparation - The Growing Excellent Achievement Training Academies (GREAT) Teachers and Principals Act (S.1052) -Early Childhood Education training programs

see addedum page-Discussed the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; inluding issues around Financial Aid, Teacher Preparation, and Accreditation -Discussed the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education -Discussed the work on campus with respect to early childhood education, including the new Bachelor of Innovation Program. This was discussed as part of effort to support the continuation of strong early childhood education programs at the federal level. -Discussed the GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (S.1052)

see addendum page-Discussed the Department of Education Audit regarding Professional Development -Discussed the importance of maintaining low student interest rates, which included discussions on both the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 (S.1238) and Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R.1911) -Discussed the importance of Graduate Education and maintaining strong support for federal programs and initiatives that support it -Discussed the support of a robust reauthorization of the American COMPETES Act, as well as maintain strong support for federal Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs -Expressed support for the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act (H.R.708) and (S.350) -Discussed support for various grant applications to the Department of Education

see addendum page-Discussed student loan legislation (S.1238 and H.R.1911) -The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act -Teacher preparation - The Growing Excellent Achievement Training Academies (GREAT) Teachers and Principals Act (S.1052) -Early Childhood Education training programs

see addendum page-Discussed student loan legislation (S.1238 and H.R.1911) -The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act -Teacher preparation - The Growing Excellent Achievement Training Academies (GREAT) Teachers and Principals Act (S.1052) -Early Childhood Education training programs

see addendum page-Discussed the Innovation Act (H.R.3309) and its impact on campuses -Discussed the Patent Transparency Improvements Act (S.1720) and its impact on campuses

see addendum page-Discussed the Department of Education Audit regarding Professional Development -Discussed the importance of maintaining low student interest rates, which included discussions on both the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 (S.1238) and Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R.1911) -Discussed the importance of Graduate Education and maintaining strong support for federal programs and initiatives that support it -Discussed the support of a robust reauthorization of the American COMPETES Act, as well as maintain strong support for federal Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs -Expressed support for the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act (H.R.708) and (S.350) -Discussed support for various grant applications to the Department of Education

-Expressed support for Senate bill S.930, which would impact overpayments made by the Veterans Administration to veteran students

See addendum page-Discussed the impact of sequestration and called for its elimination -Expressed support for the Continuing Appropriations Resolution (H.J.RES.59) -Discussed agency funding priorities including: the National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Science Foundation (NSF); Department of Defense (DoD); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST); Department of Energy (DoE); Department of Education (DoED); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); and the Veterans Administration (VA) -Discussed support for robust funding for related programs within the Energy and Water appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14). -Discussed support for the continued inclusion of language within the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education FY14 report regarding the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).

See addendum pageLabor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Bill (FY13 and FY14): National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERC) and Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (AFF) funding. Lobbied in support of funding for both programs and asked members to sign on to a Dear Colleague letter. Submitted testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education in support of Advanced Research and Development of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medicine Countermeasures grant through BARDA grant funding to develop a strategic reserve of frozen HSC ready for transplantation. Lobbied several members of the Colorado delegation (House and Senate) in asking for a delegation letter in support of the grant proposal. Lobbied in support of Senator Harkins amendment to The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 (H.R. 933). Lobbied in support of S.Con.Res.8 amendment: Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund to Increase Funding for Federal Investments in Biomedical Research (Durbin-Moran-Mikulski-Cardin amendment) and amendment for national network of manufacturing innovation in FY14 budget. Labor/HHS/Education Funding: Title VII funding and impact of sequestration. Discussed the National Institute of Health (NIH) budget and the impact to the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). Labor/HHS/Education Funding: Lobbied in support of NIH funding increases. Asked members to sign onto a Dear Colleague letter. Informed members on impact of Sequestration on downtown Denver, Anschutz Medical, Boulder and Colorado Springs campuses. Lobbied in support of Emergency watershed protection funds - Waldo Canyon mitigation projects FY14 Energy and Water Bill - requested members sign onto DOE Office of Science Dear Colleague Letter in support. Lobbied in support of FY14 Commerce/Justice/Science Bill - asked members to sign onto Dear Colleaguge Letter in support of National Science Foundation and NOAA OAR.

See addendum page Supported letter sent to CMS supporting moving existing services that have been paid on the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule to the Physician Fee Schedule. Stregthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act, H.R. 1063: Neutral on this bill. Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (H.R. 1543): Neutral on this bill. Lobbied on the Medicare Physician Reimbursement issue and the SGR Supported Association of Orthopedic Surgeons to oppose CMS management review program that requires a minimum of three months of documented physical therapy prior to surgery.

Lobbied USPTO to locate a new facility in Denver. H.R. 12: American Jobs Act of 2011. General discussions about innovation policy.

See addendum page. Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187): lobbied in support of the drug shortages bill included in S.3187. Lobbied on changes to the National Childrens Study recruitment procedures and to ask for Congressional review. Lobbied in support of Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011 (H.R. 3067). Lobbied in opposition to Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011 (H.R. 876). Reviewed Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2267). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Medicare Cost Contract Extension Act of 2011 (H.R. 2770). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H.R. 436) and the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 contained therein. CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed the Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 (H.R. 1409). CU is neutral on this bill.

See addendum page Supported letter sent to CMS supporting moving existing services that have been paid on the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule to the Physician Fee Schedule. Stregthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act, H.R. 1063: Neutral on this bill. Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (H.R. 1543): Neutral on this bill. Lobbied on the Medicare Physician Reimbursement issue and the SGR Supported Association of Orthopedic Surgeons to oppose CMS management review program that requires a minimum of three months of documented physical therapy prior to surgery.

See addendum page. H.R. 3506 - The HELP Hospice Act: CU is neutral on this bill. H.R. 3269 - Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011: CU lobbied in support of this bill. H.R. 6490 - The Medicare DMEPOS Marketing Pricing Program Act: CU Is neutral on this bill. H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011: CU is neutral on this bill. HR 3506 - Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act: CU is neutral on this bill. Lobbied on reauthorization and funding for Assistive Technology Act Programs.

See addendum page. Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187): lobbied in support of the drug shortages bill included in S.3187. Lobbied on changes to the National Childrens Study recruitment procedures and to ask for Congressional review. Lobbied in support of Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011 (H.R. 3067). Lobbied in opposition to Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011 (H.R. 876). Reviewed Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2267). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Medicare Cost Contract Extension Act of 2011 (H.R. 2770). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H.R. 436) and the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 contained therein. CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed the Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 (H.R. 1409). CU is neutral on this bill.

See addendum page. Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187): lobbied in support of the drug shortages bill included in S.3187. Lobbied on changes to the National Childrens Study recruitment procedures and to ask for Congressional review. Lobbied in support of Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011 (H.R. 3067). Lobbied in opposition to Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011 (H.R. 876). Reviewed Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2267). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Medicare Cost Contract Extension Act of 2011 (H.R. 2770). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H.R. 436) and the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 contained therein. CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed the Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 (H.R. 1409). CU is neutral on this bill.

See addendum page. Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187): lobbied in support of the drug shortages bill included in S.3187. Lobbied on changes to the National Childrens Study recruitment procedures and to ask for Congressional review. Lobbied in support of Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011 (H.R. 3067). Lobbied in opposition to Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011 (H.R. 876). Reviewed Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2267). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Medicare Cost Contract Extension Act of 2011 (H.R. 2770). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H.R. 436) and the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 contained therein. CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed the Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 (H.R. 1409). CU is neutral on this bill.

See addendum page. H.R. 3506 - The HELP Hospice Act: CU is neutral on this bill. H.R. 3269 - Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011: CU lobbied in support of this bill. H.R. 6490 - The Medicare DMEPOS Marketing Pricing Program Act: CU Is neutral on this bill. H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011: CU is neutral on this bill. HR 3506 - Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act: CU is neutral on this bill. Lobbied on reauthorization and funding for Assistive Technology Act Programs.

Reviewed patent legislation. Lobbied for a new Patent Trade Office site to be located in Aurora, CO Lobbied against STARTUP Act (H.R. 3427). Discussed Startup Act 2.0 (H.R. 5893); no position taken.

See addendum page. H.R. 3506 - The HELP Hospice Act: CU is neutral on this bill. H.R. 3269 - Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011: CU lobbied in support of this bill. H.R. 6490 - The Medicare DMEPOS Marketing Pricing Program Act: CU Is neutral on this bill. H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011: CU is neutral on this bill. HR 3506 - Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act: CU is neutral on this bill. Lobbied on reauthorization and funding for Assistive Technology Act Programs.

See addendum Reviewed federal financial aid programs and funding formulas for federal financial aid. Lobbied in support of Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (S.1925) and campus safety grant programs. Lobbied for an extension of 3.4% interest rate on the Stafford Loan interest rate to prevent the rate from doubling to 6.8% Lobbied in support for Research Works Act (H.R.3699). Lobbied in support for Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012 (H.R. 4004).

See addendum Reviewed federal financial aid programs and funding formulas for federal financial aid. Lobbied in support of Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (S.1925) and campus safety grant programs. Lobbied for an extension of 3.4% interest rate on the Stafford Loan interest rate to prevent the rate from doubling to 6.8% Lobbied in support for Research Works Act (H.R.3699). Lobbied in support for Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012 (H.R. 4004).

See addendum page. Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187): lobbied in support of the drug shortages bill included in S.3187. Lobbied on changes to the National Childrens Study recruitment procedures and to ask for Congressional review. Lobbied in support of Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011 (H.R. 3067). Lobbied in opposition to Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011 (H.R. 876). Reviewed Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2267). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Medicare Cost Contract Extension Act of 2011 (H.R. 2770). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H.R. 436) and the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 contained therein. CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed the Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 (H.R. 1409). CU is neutral on this bill.

Reviewed patent legislation. Lobbied for a new Patent Trade Office site to be located in Aurora, CO Lobbied against STARTUP Act (H.R. 3427). Discussed Startup Act 2.0 (H.R. 5893); no position taken.

See addendum page. Signed APLU/AASCU letter supporting public higher education's commitment to increasing the number of undergraduate baccalaureate degrees by 3.8 million by 2025 while containing per student educational cost with the support of state and federal governments. Attended a congressional field hearing at the CO State Capitol to discuss securing educational opportunities for Native American College Students and the Native American Education Act of 2012 (S.3504). Discussed key student safety issues on the Boulder Campus. Reviewed Making College Affordable Act of 2012 (H.R. 6289). The University is neutral on this bill. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Sue Swenson: discussed assistive technology and reviewed the process to transition out of high school for special education students. Discussed AAU-APLU matters related to education and research with John Holdren (Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology).

See addendum page Signed letter in support of the goal of providing new visas for PhD and Masters graduates in STEM fields and to provide a clear path to US Lawful Permanent Resident status for STEM students. Expressed concerns with H.R.6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012, which seeks to eliminate the Diversity Visa Lottery (DVL) and does not include the biological sciences in the STEM categorization. Also concerned with new F visa classifications. Expressed support of H.R. 6412, Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012, which would not eliminate the DVL or create new F visa classifications. Advocated support for Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2012 (S.3211) General discussions of support for energy policy and funding. Discussed activities of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI). Discussed CU Boulder activities in energy field. Discussed science and technology policy, STEM education, and research at CU Boulder with John Holdren (Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology).

H.R. 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012: CU is neutral on this bill. H.R. 6412 - Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012: CU lobbied in support of this bill.

See addendum page Signed letter in support of the goal of providing new visas for PhD and Masters graduates in STEM fields and to provide a clear path to US Lawful Permanent Resident status for STEM students. Expressed concerns with H.R.6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012, which seeks to eliminate the Diversity Visa Lottery (DVL) and does not include the biological sciences in the STEM categorization. Also concerned with new F visa classifications. Expressed support of H.R. 6412, Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012, which would not eliminate the DVL or create new F visa classifications. Advocated support for Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2012 (S.3211) General discussions of support for energy policy and funding. Discussed activities of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI). Discussed CU Boulder activities in energy field. Discussed science and technology policy, STEM education, and research at CU Boulder with John Holdren (Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology).

H.R. 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012: CU is neutral on this bill. H.R. 6412 - Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012: CU lobbied in support of this bill.

See addendum page. H.R. 3506 - The HELP Hospice Act: CU is neutral on this bill. H.R. 3269 - Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011: CU lobbied in support of this bill. H.R. 6490 - The Medicare DMEPOS Marketing Pricing Program Act: CU Is neutral on this bill. H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011: CU is neutral on this bill. HR 3506 - Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act: CU is neutral on this bill. Lobbied on reauthorization and funding for Assistive Technology Act Programs.

See addendum page. Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187): lobbied in support of the drug shortages bill included in S.3187. Lobbied on changes to the National Childrens Study recruitment procedures and to ask for Congressional review. Lobbied in support of Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011 (H.R. 3067). Lobbied in opposition to Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011 (H.R. 876). Reviewed Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2267). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Medicare Cost Contract Extension Act of 2011 (H.R. 2770). CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H.R. 436) and the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 contained therein. CU is neutral on this bill. Reviewed the Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 (H.R. 1409). CU is neutral on this bill.

HR 2005 Combating Autism Act: lobbied in support of the bill

HR 2005 Combating Autism Act: lobbied in support of the bill

H.R. 235--Cut Unsustainable and Top-Heavy Spending Act of 2011 (Lobbied against financial aid cuts) Lobbied on increased funding for National Space Grants program FY 2011 Continuing Resolutions (Lobbied on funding for expansion of JILA facilities; lobbied on NIST funding; lobbied on NIH funding; lobbied on financial aid funding cuts; lobbied on NASA cuts and potential funding for Total Solar Irradiance project; lobbied on Department of Energy and NSF funding cuts; lobbied on cuts to Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Program within the U.S. Department of Educations Title VI programs) FY 2012 Budget (Lobbied on NIH funding; requested DOD funding for cancer research program; lobbied on funding cuts to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers; lobbied on cuts to GK-12 Fellows program; lobbied on cuts to Department of Commerce budget to end publication of the Statistical Abstract of the United States; lobbied on Medicaid funding) Lobbied on FY 2012 reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program

See addendum page Agriculture Appropriations Act, HR2112: lobbied for funding for the Integrated Nutrition Education Program Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, HR2596/S1572: lobbied in support of inclusion of the Space Technology Program (NASA) in NASA's FY 12 Operating Plan; lobbied for funding for expansion of J.I.L.A. facilities; lobbied against NASA cuts and for potential funding for Total Solar Irradiance project; requested increased funding for JPSS program which includes TSIS instrument. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, S.1599: lobbied against cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers; lobbied against cuts to Medicaid and Provider Fee funding; lobbied against cuts to Title VI International Program's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) program; lobbied for NIH Funding; lobbied for Title VII & VIII funding; lobbied in support of Pell Grant funding. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR2219: lobbied for research funding for the National Functional Genomics Center. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, HR2055: lobbied in support of $42 million in funding for Denver VAMC in President's Budget Request. Continuing Resolution, HR2608: lobbied for funding for Patent Trademark Office. Budget Control Act of 2011, S365: lobbied to preserve science/tech/research funding in debt ceiling negotiations; lobbied against cuts to Graduate Medical Education funding. Joint Committee on Deficit Reducation: lobbied to preserve science/tech/research funding; lobbied against cuts to Graduate Medical Education funding.

See addendum page Agriculture Appropriations Act, HR2112: lobbied for funding for the Integrated Nutrition Education Program Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, HR2596/S1572: lobbied in support of inclusion of the Space Technology Program (NASA) in NASA's FY 12 Operating Plan; lobbied for funding for expansion of J.I.L.A. facilities; lobbied against NASA cuts and for potential funding for Total Solar Irradiance project; requested increased funding for JPSS program which includes TSIS instrument. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, S.1599: lobbied against cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers; lobbied against cuts to Medicaid and Provider Fee funding; lobbied against cuts to Title VI International Program's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) program; lobbied for NIH Funding; lobbied for Title VII & VIII funding; lobbied in support of Pell Grant funding. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR2219: lobbied for research funding for the National Functional Genomics Center. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, HR2055: lobbied in support of $42 million in funding for Denver VAMC in President's Budget Request. Continuing Resolution, HR2608: lobbied for funding for Patent Trademark Office. Budget Control Act of 2011, S365: lobbied to preserve science/tech/research funding in debt ceiling negotiations; lobbied against cuts to Graduate Medical Education funding. Joint Committee on Deficit Reducation: lobbied to preserve science/tech/research funding; lobbied against cuts to Graduate Medical Education funding.

See addendum page Agriculture Appropriations Act, HR2112: lobbied for funding for the Integrated Nutrition Education Program Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, HR2596/S1572: lobbied in support of inclusion of the Space Technology Program (NASA) in NASA's FY 12 Operating Plan; lobbied for funding for expansion of J.I.L.A. facilities; lobbied against NASA cuts and for potential funding for Total Solar Irradiance project; requested increased funding for JPSS program which includes TSIS instrument. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, S.1599: lobbied against cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers; lobbied against cuts to Medicaid and Provider Fee funding; lobbied against cuts to Title VI International Program's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) program; lobbied for NIH Funding; lobbied for Title VII & VIII funding; lobbied in support of Pell Grant funding. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR2219: lobbied for research funding for the National Functional Genomics Center. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, HR2055: lobbied in support of $42 million in funding for Denver VAMC in President's Budget Request. Continuing Resolution, HR2608: lobbied for funding for Patent Trademark Office. Budget Control Act of 2011, S365: lobbied to preserve science/tech/research funding in debt ceiling negotiations; lobbied against cuts to Graduate Medical Education funding. Joint Committee on Deficit Reducation: lobbied to preserve science/tech/research funding; lobbied against cuts to Graduate Medical Education funding.

See addendum page Agriculture Appropriations Act, HR2112: lobbied for funding for the Integrated Nutrition Education Program Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, HR2596/S1572: lobbied in support of inclusion of the Space Technology Program (NASA) in NASA's FY 12 Operating Plan; lobbied for funding for expansion of J.I.L.A. facilities; lobbied against NASA cuts and for potential funding for Total Solar Irradiance project; requested increased funding for JPSS program which includes TSIS instrument. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, S.1599: lobbied against cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers; lobbied against cuts to Medicaid and Provider Fee funding; lobbied against cuts to Title VI International Program's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) program; lobbied for NIH Funding; lobbied for Title VII & VIII funding; lobbied in support of Pell Grant funding. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR2219: lobbied for research funding for the National Functional Genomics Center. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, HR2055: lobbied in support of $42 million in funding for Denver VAMC in President's Budget Request. Continuing Resolution, HR2608: lobbied for funding for Patent Trademark Office. Budget Control Act of 2011, S365: lobbied to preserve science/tech/research funding in debt ceiling negotiations; lobbied against cuts to Graduate Medical Education funding. Joint Committee on Deficit Reducation: lobbied to preserve science/tech/research funding; lobbied against cuts to Graduate Medical Education funding.

Lobbied for Assistive Technology Funding (H.R. 3070); Lobbied against Alternative Financing Programs (AFP-H.R. 3070); and lobbied on NIH funding for Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension research.

H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) H.R. 758--Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act (Lobbied for support of bill) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology) H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for support of bill) Lobbied on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule (IPPS), specifically the proposed coding offset for FY 2011 H.R. 1586--FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (lobbied on the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage)

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for FY 2012 HHS funding for bill) Wrote letter to House and Senate on importance of NASA funding for starshade technology;

H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) S. 353--Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act (Lobbied for support of bill) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology) H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for support of bill) H.R. 3962--Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (Lobbied on the Medicare physician payment cut provision) Lobbied on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule (IPPS), specifically the proposed coding offset for FY 2011 Lobbied to restore HRSA funding for faculty fellowships

Lobbied on injunction to halt Embryonic Stem Cell Research H.R. 4808/S. 3766--Stem Cell Research Advancement Act (Lobbied in support of bill)

H.R. 758--Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act (Lobbied for support of bill) Met with House and Senate offices on Title 7 and 8 in Public Health Services Act H.R. 5712--Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of bill) H.R. 4994--Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of bill) Requested letter of support from Representative for application for Federally Qualified Health Center

S. 515--Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Lobbied on Manager's Amendment) H.R. 5322--Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010 (Lobbied for support of bill)

2010 Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act--Lobbied on I-3 funding Met with House and Senate offices and Department of Education on the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium H.R. 4853--Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of education tax provisions in bill, including the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, the enhanced Student Loan Interest Deduction, Section 127 or Employer Provided Education Assistance, and the Individual Retirement Account Charitable Rollover) H.R. 5116--America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of bill) H.R. 5600--Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of bill) S. 285--A bill to make permanent certain education tax incentives, to modify rules relating to college savings plans, and for other purposes (Lobbied in support of bill)

H.R. 758--Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act (Lobbied for support of bill) Met with House and Senate offices on Title 7 and 8 in Public Health Services Act H.R. 5712--Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of bill) H.R. 4994--Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of bill) Requested letter of support from Representative for application for Federally Qualified Health Center

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for FY 2012 HHS funding for bill) Wrote letter to House and Senate on importance of NASA funding for starshade technology;

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 President's Budget--Lobbied on funding for the Partnerships for Innovation [PFI] Innovation Ecosystem Program included in the Presidents budget request FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). Met with Senate regarding UCCS partnerships with military on cybersecurity Met with Senate and House regarding raising the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms appropriations to allocated amount

H.R. 758--Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act (Lobbied for support of bill) Met with House and Senate offices on Title 7 and 8 in Public Health Services Act H.R. 5712--Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of bill) H.R. 4994--Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of bill) Requested letter of support from Representative for application for Federally Qualified Health Center

H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) H.R. 758--Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act (Lobbied for support of bill) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology) H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for support of bill) Lobbied on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule (IPPS), specifically the proposed coding offset for FY 2011 H.R. 1586--FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (lobbied on the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage)

H.R. 4899--Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010 (Lobbied on provision to provide states funding to prevention education jobs loss) S. 3206--Keep Our Educators Working Act (Lobbied on education jobs provision) Wrote letter to Department of Commerce in support of the Colorado Community Anchors Broadband Consortium Grant Application H.R. 5116--America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Lobbied on Miller's Amendment regarding public universities' responses to union requests for information) S. 1373--Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 (Lobbied in support of the bill)

S. 1649--Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009 (Lobbied on amendments to bill concerning select agents in research labs)

S. 1649--Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009 (Lobbied on amendments to bill concerning select agents in research labs)

2010 Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act--Lobbied on I-3 funding Met with House and Senate offices and Department of Education on the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium H.R. 4853--Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of education tax provisions in bill, including the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, the enhanced Student Loan Interest Deduction, Section 127 or Employer Provided Education Assistance, and the Individual Retirement Account Charitable Rollover) H.R. 5116--America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of bill) H.R. 5600--Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2010 (Lobbied in support of bill) S. 285--A bill to make permanent certain education tax incentives, to modify rules relating to college savings plans, and for other purposes (Lobbied in support of bill)

H.R. 4899--Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010 (Lobbied on provision to provide states funding to prevention education jobs loss) S. 3206--Keep Our Educators Working Act (Lobbied on education jobs provision) Wrote letter to Department of Commerce in support of the Colorado Community Anchors Broadband Consortium Grant Application H.R. 5116--America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Lobbied on Miller's Amendment regarding public universities' responses to union requests for information) S. 1373--Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 (Lobbied in support of the bill)

H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) S. 353--Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act (Lobbied for support of bill) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology) H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for support of bill) H.R. 3962--Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (Lobbied on the Medicare physician payment cut provision) Lobbied on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule (IPPS), specifically the proposed coding offset for FY 2011 Lobbied to restore HRSA funding for faculty fellowships

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 President's Budget--Lobbied on funding for the Partnerships for Innovation [PFI] Innovation Ecosystem Program included in the Presidents budget request FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). Met with Senate regarding UCCS partnerships with military on cybersecurity Met with Senate and House regarding raising the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms appropriations to allocated amount

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for FY 2012 HHS funding for bill) Wrote letter to House and Senate on importance of NASA funding for starshade technology;

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for FY 2012 HHS funding for bill) Wrote letter to House and Senate on importance of NASA funding for starshade technology;

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 President's Budget--Lobbied on funding for the Partnerships for Innovation [PFI] Innovation Ecosystem Program included in the Presidents budget request FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). Met with Senate regarding UCCS partnerships with military on cybersecurity Met with Senate and House regarding raising the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms appropriations to allocated amount

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for FY 2012 HHS funding for bill) Wrote letter to House and Senate on importance of NASA funding for starshade technology;

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 President's Budget--Lobbied on funding for the Partnerships for Innovation [PFI] Innovation Ecosystem Program included in the Presidents budget request FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). Met with Senate regarding UCCS partnerships with military on cybersecurity Met with Senate and House regarding raising the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms appropriations to allocated amount

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for FY 2012 HHS funding for bill) Wrote letter to House and Senate on importance of NASA funding for starshade technology;

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 President's Budget--Lobbied on funding for the Partnerships for Innovation [PFI] Innovation Ecosystem Program included in the Presidents budget request FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). Met with Senate regarding UCCS partnerships with military on cybersecurity Met with Senate and House regarding raising the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms appropriations to allocated amount

Lobbied on injunction to halt Embryonic Stem Cell Research H.R. 4808/S. 3766--Stem Cell Research Advancement Act (Lobbied in support of bill)

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for FY 2012 HHS funding for bill) Wrote letter to House and Senate on importance of NASA funding for starshade technology;

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 President's Budget--Lobbied on funding for the Partnerships for Innovation [PFI] Innovation Ecosystem Program included in the Presidents budget request FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). Met with Senate regarding UCCS partnerships with military on cybersecurity Met with Senate and House regarding raising the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms appropriations to allocated amount

S. 515: Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Lobbied on post grant review provision)

S. 515--Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Lobbied on Manager's Amendment)

S. 515: Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Lobbied on post grant review provision)

S. 515--Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Lobbied on Manager's Amendment) H.R. 5322--Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010 (Lobbied for support of bill)

H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) H.R. 758--Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act (Lobbied for support of bill) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology) H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for support of bill) Lobbied on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule (IPPS), specifically the proposed coding offset for FY 2011 H.R. 1586--FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (lobbied on the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage)

H.R. 4899--Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010 (Lobbied on provision to provide states funding to prevent education jobs loss) Wrote letters regarding the Department of Education's Notices of Proposed Rulemaking released on June 18th and July 26th H.R. 1586--FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (lobbied on provision to provide states funding to prevent education jobs loss) Wrote letters of support for the National Writing Project S. 3454--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (lobbied on DREAM Act provision) 2010 Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act--Lobbied on I-3 funding

H.R. 3590--Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Lobbied on Medicare and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, language on Rural Physician Pipeline amendment, 340B Inpatient Extension, student aid funding, GME funding, insurance reforms) H.R. 2847--Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase) H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology)

H.R. 3590--Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Lobbied on Medicare and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, language on Rural Physician Pipeline amendment, 340B Inpatient Extension, student aid funding, GME funding, insurance reforms) H.R. 2847--Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase) H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology)

H.R. 3590--Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Lobbied on Medicare and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, language on Rural Physician Pipeline amendment, 340B Inpatient Extension, student aid funding, GME funding, insurance reforms) H.R. 2847--Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase) H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology)

H.R. 3590--Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Lobbied on Medicare and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, language on Rural Physician Pipeline amendment, 340B Inpatient Extension, student aid funding, GME funding, insurance reforms) H.R. 2847--Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase) H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology)

H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) H.R. 758--Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act (Lobbied for support of bill) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology) H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for support of bill) Lobbied on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule (IPPS), specifically the proposed coding offset for FY 2011 H.R. 1586--FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (lobbied on the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage)

H.R. 3590--Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Lobbied on Medicare and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, language on Rural Physician Pipeline amendment, 340B Inpatient Extension, student aid funding, GME funding, insurance reforms) H.R. 2847--Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase) H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology)

H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) S. 353--Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act (Lobbied for support of bill) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology) H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for support of bill) H.R. 3962--Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (Lobbied on the Medicare physician payment cut provision) Lobbied on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule (IPPS), specifically the proposed coding offset for FY 2011 Lobbied to restore HRSA funding for faculty fellowships

H.R. 3590--Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Lobbied on Medicare and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, language on Rural Physician Pipeline amendment, 340B Inpatient Extension, student aid funding, GME funding, insurance reforms) H.R. 2847--Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase) H.R. 4213--American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (Lobbied for extension of the ARRA Medicaid FMAP increase, and Medicare physician payment cut) H.R. 1--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Lobbied on proposed definition of and requirements for hospitals to become qualified as meaningful users of certified electronic health record, or EHR, technology)

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 President's Budget--Lobbied on funding for the Partnerships for Innovation [PFI] Innovation Ecosystem Program included in the Presidents budget request FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). Met with Senate regarding UCCS partnerships with military on cybersecurity Met with Senate and House regarding raising the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms appropriations to allocated amount

FY 2011 Budget--Looked at future opportunities to finalize expansion of JILA facilities; and consideration of funding for the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory Coordinated efforts to release previously appropriate funds for PhD in Homeland Defense program (FY07 and FY09 funds) FY2011 Appropriations Bills--Lobbied for increased research funding for NIH, NSF, and NASA; also requested support for the Ultracold Matter Inertial Sensor Systems (S. 3800), the Smart Grid Communications Security Project (S. 3635), the Southern Colorado Higher Education Consortium (S. 3686), the Creative Visualization Laboratory (S. 3686), the Health Professions Pipeline for Rural Colorado (S. 3686), the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (S. 3686), the Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue Reconfiguration (H.R.5850, S. 3644), and the VA hospital at Fitzsimons (H.R. 5822, S. 3615). H.R. 4204--ENHANCED Act of 2009 (Lobbied for FY 2012 HHS funding for bill) Wrote letter to House and Senate on importance of NASA funding for starshade technology;

H.R. 801--Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (Requested support for the bill) H.R. 1260/S. 515/S. 610--Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Requested support for the bills)

H.R. 1260/S. 515/S. 610--Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Requested changes in the bills' language)

H.R. 1260/S. 515/S. 610: Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Requested support for the bills) S. 1695: Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 (Requested support for the bill) H.R. 1548: Pathway for Biosimilars Act (Requested support for the bill)

S. 515: Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Lobbied on post grant review provision) H.R. 1548: Pathway for Biosimilars Act (Requested support for the bill) H.R. 1427: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (Expressed opposition to bill)

S. 515: Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Lobbied on post grant review provision) H.R. 1548: Pathway for Biosimilars Act (Requested support for the bill) H.R. 1427: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (Expressed opposition to bill)

H.R. 1260/S. 515/S. 610: Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Requested support for the bills) S. 1695: Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 (Requested support for the bill) H.R. 1548: Pathway for Biosimilars Act (Requested support for the bill)

S. 1628/H.R. 3648--Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009 (Requested support for the bills) S. 1009: Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 (Sent letter to Senator Max Baucus requesting language from the bill be incorporated in the final health care reform bill) S. 1239/H.R. 444--340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009 (Requested support for the bills) H.R. 3200--America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (Lobbied against cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement rates; requested support from House against amendment to include an Independent Medicare Advisory Committee) H.R. 1715--Protection for Participants in Research Act of 2009 (Worked with House on amendments to bill) H.R. 873--Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009 (Requested support for bill)