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Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. 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Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. 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The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. 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Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. 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the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. 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\"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
According to a June 4 document from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Creditor Rights Coalition, traders, legal firms, and financial institutions likely earned \"substantial revenue\" in 2024 from the trading of more than $700 billion in sovereign bonds subject to New York law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. 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The lobbyists' claims are detailed in opposition papers that were distributed to assembly members and acquired by New York Focus. According to the organizations, the bill would make borrowing more expensive for nations and would cause businesses to relocate their operations outside of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a June 4 document from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Creditor Rights Coalition, traders, legal firms, and financial institutions likely earned \"substantial revenue\" in 2024 from the trading of more than $700 billion in sovereign bonds subject to New York law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The Securities Industry, the Creditor Rights Coalition, the Financial Markets Association, and the Loan Syndications and Trading Association are the other three <\/a>national groups that represent the financial industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lobbyists' claims are detailed in opposition papers that were distributed to assembly members and acquired by New York Focus. According to the organizations, the bill would make borrowing more expensive for nations and would cause businesses to relocate their operations outside of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a June 4 document from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Creditor Rights Coalition, traders, legal firms, and financial institutions likely earned \"substantial revenue\" in 2024 from the trading of more than $700 billion in sovereign bonds subject to New York law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The Assembly is under pressure from four organizations to halt the bill's progress. The most well-known advocate for corporate interests in Albany is the corporate Council, which represents a wide range of businesses, from Northrop Grumman to National Fuel Gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Securities Industry, the Creditor Rights Coalition, the Financial Markets Association, and the Loan Syndications and Trading Association are the other three <\/a>national groups that represent the financial industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lobbyists' claims are detailed in opposition papers that were distributed to assembly members and acquired by New York Focus. According to the organizations, the bill would make borrowing more expensive for nations and would cause businesses to relocate their operations outside of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a June 4 document from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Creditor Rights Coalition, traders, legal firms, and financial institutions likely earned \"substantial revenue\" in 2024 from the trading of more than $700 billion in sovereign bonds subject to New York law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. 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Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas of Queens, the bill's Assembly sponsor, was hopeful that the proposal would pass her chamber as well after it cleared the state Senate last week. The Partnership for New York City<\/a>, a well-known corporate organization that advocates for banks, corporations, and large law firms, has stayed out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Assembly is under pressure from four organizations to halt the bill's progress. The most well-known advocate for corporate interests in Albany is the corporate Council, which represents a wide range of businesses, from Northrop Grumman to National Fuel Gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Securities Industry, the Creditor Rights Coalition, the Financial Markets Association, and the Loan Syndications and Trading Association are the other three <\/a>national groups that represent the financial industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lobbyists' claims are detailed in opposition papers that were distributed to assembly members and acquired by New York Focus. According to the organizations, the bill would make borrowing more expensive for nations and would cause businesses to relocate their operations outside of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a June 4 document from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Creditor Rights Coalition, traders, legal firms, and financial institutions likely earned \"substantial revenue\" in 2024 from the trading of more than $700 billion in sovereign bonds subject to New York law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. 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Following Puerto Rico's financial default, which resulted in the closure of schools and hospitals and the loss of pensions for friends and family on the island, community organizations drafted the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas of Queens, the bill's Assembly sponsor, was hopeful that the proposal would pass her chamber as well after it cleared the state Senate last week. The Partnership for New York City<\/a>, a well-known corporate organization that advocates for banks, corporations, and large law firms, has stayed out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Assembly is under pressure from four organizations to halt the bill's progress. The most well-known advocate for corporate interests in Albany is the corporate Council, which represents a wide range of businesses, from Northrop Grumman to National Fuel Gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Securities Industry, the Creditor Rights Coalition, the Financial Markets Association, and the Loan Syndications and Trading Association are the other three <\/a>national groups that represent the financial industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lobbyists' claims are detailed in opposition papers that were distributed to assembly members and acquired by New York Focus. According to the organizations, the bill would make borrowing more expensive for nations and would cause businesses to relocate their operations outside of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a June 4 document from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Creditor Rights Coalition, traders, legal firms, and financial institutions likely earned \"substantial revenue\" in 2024 from the trading of more than $700 billion in sovereign bonds subject to New York law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
A last-ditch effort is being made by lobbying organizations that represent Wall Street companies to block planned legislation that would restrict creditor lawsuits against nations that fail to make their debt obligations. Hedge funds that are dissatisfied with the conditions of debt repayment that other creditors, such as governments, agree to during restructuring discussions frequently file these cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following Puerto Rico's financial default, which resulted in the closure of schools and hospitals and the loss of pensions for friends and family on the island, community organizations drafted the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas of Queens, the bill's Assembly sponsor, was hopeful that the proposal would pass her chamber as well after it cleared the state Senate last week. The Partnership for New York City<\/a>, a well-known corporate organization that advocates for banks, corporations, and large law firms, has stayed out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Assembly is under pressure from four organizations to halt the bill's progress. The most well-known advocate for corporate interests in Albany is the corporate Council, which represents a wide range of businesses, from Northrop Grumman to National Fuel Gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Securities Industry, the Creditor Rights Coalition, the Financial Markets Association, and the Loan Syndications and Trading Association are the other three <\/a>national groups that represent the financial industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lobbyists' claims are detailed in opposition papers that were distributed to assembly members and acquired by New York Focus. According to the organizations, the bill would make borrowing more expensive for nations and would cause businesses to relocate their operations outside of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a June 4 document from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Creditor Rights Coalition, traders, legal firms, and financial institutions likely earned \"substantial revenue\" in 2024 from the trading of more than $700 billion in sovereign bonds subject to New York law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Rep. Mandie Landry was one of those who voted against the legislation. Despite her desire to vote in favour, the Democrat claimed that she was getting messages from individuals in her constituency telling her not to. She said that CVS's lobbying efforts<\/a> impacted them, and they were thus concerned that they would not be able to obtain their prescription drugs.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Louisiana attorney general opens Inquiry into CVS lobbying practices via mass messaging","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"louisiana-attorney-general-opens-inquiry-into-cvs-lobbying-practices-via-mass-messaging","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:39:14","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:39:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7988","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7976,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-13 18:53:25","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-13 18:53:25","post_content":"\n A last-ditch effort is being made by lobbying organizations that represent Wall Street companies to block planned legislation that would restrict creditor lawsuits against nations that fail to make their debt obligations. Hedge funds that are dissatisfied with the conditions of debt repayment that other creditors, such as governments, agree to during restructuring discussions frequently file these cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following Puerto Rico's financial default, which resulted in the closure of schools and hospitals and the loss of pensions for friends and family on the island, community organizations drafted the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas of Queens, the bill's Assembly sponsor, was hopeful that the proposal would pass her chamber as well after it cleared the state Senate last week. The Partnership for New York City<\/a>, a well-known corporate organization that advocates for banks, corporations, and large law firms, has stayed out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Assembly is under pressure from four organizations to halt the bill's progress. The most well-known advocate for corporate interests in Albany is the corporate Council, which represents a wide range of businesses, from Northrop Grumman to National Fuel Gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Securities Industry, the Creditor Rights Coalition, the Financial Markets Association, and the Loan Syndications and Trading Association are the other three <\/a>national groups that represent the financial industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lobbyists' claims are detailed in opposition papers that were distributed to assembly members and acquired by New York Focus. According to the organizations, the bill would make borrowing more expensive for nations and would cause businesses to relocate their operations outside of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a June 4 document from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Creditor Rights Coalition, traders, legal firms, and financial institutions likely earned \"substantial revenue\" in 2024 from the trading of more than $700 billion in sovereign bonds subject to New York law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A consultant from Tarplin, Downs & Young in Washington, D.C., was hired by Abbott and AdvaMed. The topics of national trade and Medicare reimbursement kept coming up in TDY's advocacy for Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehlman Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that is only a few blocks from the White House, states in a first-quarter filing that it has done around $60,000 for Medtronic and has spoke out on issues concerning the taxation of multinational corporations and U.S. trade policy. Figures are rounded to the nearest $10,000 for disclosure purposes forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Medtech giants boost DC lobbying amid policy shifts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"medtech-giants-boost-dc-lobbying-amid-policy-shifts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7952","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":6},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
As the state legislature came to an end Thursday afternoon, Republican Governor Jeff Landry persisted in advancing the law. With an 88-4 vote, the bill was overwhelmingly approved by the House, which supporters claimed would support independent pharmacies and lower the cost of prescription drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rep. Mandie Landry was one of those who voted against the legislation. Despite her desire to vote in favour, the Democrat claimed that she was getting messages from individuals in her constituency telling her not to. She said that CVS's lobbying efforts<\/a> impacted them, and they were thus concerned that they would not be able to obtain their prescription drugs.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Louisiana attorney general opens Inquiry into CVS lobbying practices via mass messaging","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"louisiana-attorney-general-opens-inquiry-into-cvs-lobbying-practices-via-mass-messaging","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:39:14","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:39:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7988","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7976,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-13 18:53:25","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-13 18:53:25","post_content":"\n A last-ditch effort is being made by lobbying organizations that represent Wall Street companies to block planned legislation that would restrict creditor lawsuits against nations that fail to make their debt obligations. Hedge funds that are dissatisfied with the conditions of debt repayment that other creditors, such as governments, agree to during restructuring discussions frequently file these cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following Puerto Rico's financial default, which resulted in the closure of schools and hospitals and the loss of pensions for friends and family on the island, community organizations drafted the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas of Queens, the bill's Assembly sponsor, was hopeful that the proposal would pass her chamber as well after it cleared the state Senate last week. The Partnership for New York City<\/a>, a well-known corporate organization that advocates for banks, corporations, and large law firms, has stayed out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Assembly is under pressure from four organizations to halt the bill's progress. The most well-known advocate for corporate interests in Albany is the corporate Council, which represents a wide range of businesses, from Northrop Grumman to National Fuel Gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Securities Industry, the Creditor Rights Coalition, the Financial Markets Association, and the Loan Syndications and Trading Association are the other three <\/a>national groups that represent the financial industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lobbyists' claims are detailed in opposition papers that were distributed to assembly members and acquired by New York Focus. According to the organizations, the bill would make borrowing more expensive for nations and would cause businesses to relocate their operations outside of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a June 4 document from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Creditor Rights Coalition, traders, legal firms, and financial institutions likely earned \"substantial revenue\" in 2024 from the trading of more than $700 billion in sovereign bonds subject to New York law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This business is lucrative and other states know it,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n the groups said, warning that if New York enacted the law, sovereign debt issuance, trading, and litigation may go to other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar claims were made in a document distributed by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA, on June 4. Two Republican senators, Jack Martins and Mark Walczyk, delivered lengthy speeches against the law during floor discussions prior to the Senate passing the bill. SIFMA's 2024 statement on the measure was read by Walczyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Powerful lobbyists rush to block landmark New York debt reform bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"powerful-lobbyists-rush-to-block-landmark-new-york-debt-reform-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-14 19:12:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7976","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7963,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content":"\n Franklin County officials are acting proactively as US President Donald Trump<\/a>'s administration continues to implement rapid-fire policy changes. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has, for the first time, enlisted a Washington lobbying company to represent the county before federal agencies and Congress. Additionally, the business will assist county officials in staying up to date with the rapidly evolving federal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration initiated a large-scale review and cutback of federal government consulting contracts, targeting over 20,000 contracts for \"non-essential\" services, resulting in cancellations worth billions of dollars. This initiative has caused significant disruption in the Washington D.C. area contracting industry, including layoffs and contract renegotiations aimed at reducing costs and improving productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consulting firms and contractors affected by these cuts have been actively lobbying <\/a>federal agencies, including the General Services Administration (GSA), to avoid contract terminations or to negotiate exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The commissioners are worried about anticipated federal changes that might hurt citizens, including cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Head Start, Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley said. Crawley has referred to Head Start, which provides low-income families with childcare funding, as a lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crawley, since so many federal awards have been reduced or are currently in uncertainty, the commissioners also wish to promote county programs that get federal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a year's worth of lobbying and consulting work, the county will pay Batie and Associates $96,000. At their June 10 meeting, the three Democratic commissioners unanimously authorized the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"These are unprecedented times, and we believe it's crucial for us to meet with our federal representatives, get a handle on what's happening at the agency level, strengthen those relationships, and let our representatives know what matters most to us residents,\" Crawley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action strengthens the county's current connections and lobbying efforts. In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting $250<\/a> million in funds via the Ohio Department of Health, which affected local agencies like Franklin County's, Crawley said she visited with Sen. Bernie Moreno's office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Franklin County already has a two-person Government Affairs office run by the Board of Commissioners that represents the county in lobbying the Ohio General Assembly and federal representatives.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump cuts push Franklin County to get help from D.C. lobbyists","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-cuts-push-franklin-county-to-get-help-from-d-c-lobbyists","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-12 18:23:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=7963","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7952,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-10 13:29:20","post_content":"\n Nonprofit OpenSecrets has reported that medtech companies, which employ tens of thousands of Minnesotans, have boosted their financial contributions to lobbying <\/a>efforts in Washington, D.C. by over $600,000 in the first quarter of this year, as uncertainty in the city's business landscape grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, and Medtronic all acknowledged pushing for long-supported causes, including taxes and Medicare eligibility. However, documents also show that the Trump administration's goals have changed, moving from increasing tariffs with foreign nations to reducing the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston Scientific, which has a sizable cardiology subsidiary located in Minnesota, increased its spending by around 20% during the first three months of 2025, reporting $572,000 in federal lobbying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Files show that company representatives lobbied Congress on supply chain issues, promoting issues like the House Select Committee's decisions on strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party that could impact the medical device supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first quarter of 2024, Medtronic, a Fridley-based company, boosted its federal lobbying spending by 10% to $1.07 million. They discussed topics including artificial intelligence, supply chains, tariffs, and the \"FDA workforce.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some businesses in D.C. have begun collaborating with MedTech and AdvaMed enterprises. Disclosures show that AdvaMed and Boston Scientific paid the law firm Alston & Bird $30,000<\/a> and $80,000, respectively, for services spanning from commerce to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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