sugar
National Confectioners Association Hired Nevada Lobby for changes to sugar policy, one of the food and agriculture issues in the Farm Bill. The confectionery industry has been pushing for reform of sugar policy, which maintains a minimum sugar price and limits imports. They say profit A few wealthy sugar producers benefit at the expense of the companies and consumers who use sugar.
The account will be managed by Eileen Bueno, who served as special assistant to the president in the White House Chief of Staff and the Domestic Policy Council during the Clinton administration.
Tax
of Business RoundtableAn industry group representing CEOs of major Japanese companies Phronesis DC Lobby on relevant issues Tax and Privacy LawsThe Business Roundtable has been gearing up to play a key role as Congress considers what to do about expiring provisions of former President Donald Trump’s signature tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. At an event hosted by the trade group last month, Trump proposed further cuts to corporate tax rates.
Brendan Dunn, a former policy and legal adviser to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), will be in charge of the account.
Medical Debt
Rich Fair Anderson Register for Lobbying The new rules were proposed last month by the government’s consumer protection agency on behalf of the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness. U.S. Chamber of CommerceConsumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) The suggestion is “Limits the circumstances under which consumer credit reporting agencies are permitted to provide medical debt information to creditors in connection with credit eligibility decisions.”
One of the lobbyists for the account is Jared Sawyer, a former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Senior Counsel to the Senate Banking Committee and Professional Staff Member to the House Financial Services Committee.
technology
AT&T Hired Defending the origins The account’s lobbyist, Sean MacLean, a former White House liaison for the Department of Commerce and legislative director for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the ranking Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees the communications industry, is tasked with “providing strategic advice and guidance on issues related to wireless spectrum.”
music
Spotify Hired Twin Logic Strategy Lobby on relevant issues Music LicensingMatthew Plaster, a former professional staff member for the Senate Commerce Committee, will be in charge of the account.
