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It also seeks to achieve modal equity by placing capital cost recovery of rail infrastructure on the same basis as other modes of transportation.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-03T12:38:50-04:00"], [621936, "0268e139-bde9-4acb-82ac-675300510b86", "Q2", "THE CRANE GROUP INC", 11297, "ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INC (FORMERLY KNOW AS FOUNDATION COAL)", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "HR 5351- Renewable Energy and Energy Tax Act of 2008\nS 2242 Heartland Habitat Harvest and Horticultural Act of 2007", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-03T12:40:26-04:00"], [621948, "9277ac41-c0cd-4d8e-aa1d-ca4568b0f3d6", "Q2", "THE CRANE GROUP INC", 11297, "TRENTON FUEL WORKS", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "HR 5351 Renewable Energy and Energy Tax Act of 2008  Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit\nS 2242 Heartland Habitat Harvest and Horticulture Act of 2007", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-03T13:25:34-04:00"], [621960, "742c396d-a824-4185-9f89-57801f1e5e90", "Q2", "CANFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC.", 7997, "WYETH", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Issues related to extending and modifying the R&D tax credit.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 5000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-03T13:58:40-04:00"], [621970, "8da993e2-a9ae-4d39-9604-4768632d1841", "Q2", "CANFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC.", 7997, "SANOFI US SERVICES INC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SANOFI-AVENTIS U S INC )", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Issues related to the R&D tax credit.\nIssues related to the ongoing negotiations of a protocol to the United States-France Tax Treaty.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-03T14:07:45-04:00"], [621981, "81ed9588-409a-423d-b25e-f2d5bf645d34", "Q2", "CANFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC.", 7997, "ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURORS", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "H.R. 2091, \"A Bill to Amend the Internal Revenue Code to Allow Bonds Gurarnteed by the Federal Home Loan Banks to be Treated as Tax Exempt Bonds,\" issues related to the issuance of credit enhancement by FHLBanks on tax exempt obligations.\nS. 1963, \"A Bill to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Allow Bonds Guaranteed by the Federal Home Loan Banks to be Treated as Tax Exempt Bonds,\" issues related to the issuance of credit enhancement by FHLBanks on tax exempt obligations. 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Support bill in its entirety.\nWorked with Senators to seek introduction and passage of legislation repealing/reforming the federal estate tax. \nHelped prepare testimony for hearings 4/3/08.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T09:36:44-04:00"], [622192, "f2fa81d0-8ff4-46a4-98f3-b4f06ed09b59", "Q2", "HAAKE & ASSOCIATES", 17226, "JEWELERS OF AMERICA", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Taxation issues related to small businesses.", "Federal Trade Commission (FTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T09:55:58-04:00"], [622193, "789023dd-c03d-4baf-b82d-a5d6bfa0958d", "Q2", "WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC", 41135, "WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIES INC", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "HR 5351, S 2821, and related legislation dealing with extension of the section 45 business tax credit for electricity produced from waste-to-energy", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 30000, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T09:56:59-04:00"], [622203, "10cd8af4-2a47-4f5b-976a-47b38c03048e", "Q2", "HAAKE & ASSOCIATES", 17226, "CENTURY ALUMINUM", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Promoting the aluminum industry's interests as they relate to any potential emissions/carbon tax.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T10:19:10-04:00"], [622207, "e4395b08-2e27-4b81-a716-3fba6dbbcecb", "Q2", "HAAKE & ASSOCIATES", 17226, "LIFE EQUITY LLC", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Tax issues and policies of interest to the life settlement industry.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T10:23:12-04:00"], [622213, "6a40b703-e236-4ec8-b6d7-76cb63a091d7", "Q2", "HAAKE & ASSOCIATES", 17226, "LIFE INSURANCE SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Tax issues and policies of interest to the life settlement industry.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T10:34:15-04:00"], [622235, "dd308e33-fd01-476d-8d82-107bb6052182", "Q2", "HALLIBURTON COMPANY", 17374, "HALLIBURTON COMPANY", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Tax reduction legislation\nTax legislation covering foreign tax credits and capital gains\nTax extenders, Transparency & EITI\nEnergy tax bills, HR 6, HR 2776", "Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA),White House Office", null, 50000, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T11:12:25-04:00"], [622245, "3e8a3280-458e-468c-8d29-efb4909ccfc0", "2@", "STEPTOE LLP", 36710, "TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC (TDS)", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Corporate Tax Issues", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 22000, null, 0, 1, "2008-07-07T11:27:27-04:00"], [622247, "515235ed-f923-4b15-93a2-c9ec0a3bca7a", "Q2", "MEYERS AND ASSOCIATES", 25077, "AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "HR 3161 - Agriculture Appropriations Bill \nS 1859 - Agriculture Appropriations Bill \nFarm Nutrition and Bioenergy Act '07", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T11:34:30-04:00"], [622330, "437b7578-7f75-4d24-a97a-5623362dbc23", "Q2", "JOHN SATAGAJ", 23064, "PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Independent Contractor Determinations", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T13:36:56-04:00"], [622332, "3ae64768-4678-41d2-8f93-7602deb02a0f", "Q2", "JOHN SATAGAJ", 23064, "SMALL BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Estate tax, Independent Contractor Determinations, Tax Gap, Alternative Minimum Tax", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T13:37:57-04:00"], [622334, "c3183b2b-c9c4-4c1d-8d03-ad669852d792", "Q2", "JOHN SATAGAJ", 23064, "WOOD MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA", 2008, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Economic Stimuli", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-07T13:37:58-04:00"], [622337, "8b6d4b9b-bc79-4a13-b364-e199c39cba6c", "2T", "MR. 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