lobbying_activities: 224701

Individual lobbying activities reported in quarterly filings. Each row is one issue area for one client — includes the specific issues lobbied on, government entities contacted, and income/expense amounts.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

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id	filing_uuid	filing_type	registrant_name	registrant_id	client_name	filing_year	filing_period	issue_code	specific_issues	government_entities	income_amount	expense_amount	is_no_activity	is_termination	received_date
224701	4851887f-911c-4025-82d2-4d7a93889a8d	MM	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS	19822	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS	2003	mid_year	HCR	The IBEW opposed the Medicare Prescription Drug bill (S. 1) while urging support of amendments that would strengthen the proposal(s) through uniform coverage available to all, and by eliminating the inequitable treatment of retirees. The prescription drug benefit for seniors is inadequate, unaffordable, and discriminates against retirees that have employer-sponsored health benefits. Seniors would be subject to enormous out-of-pocket costs due to gaps in coverage from Medicare. Other bill reference (H.R. 1). The IBEW opposed asbestos legislation (S. 1125) urging support of a national asbestos trust fund that would provide a fair and timely compensation to victims impaired by asbestos in the construction, telecommunication, utility, manufacturing, railroad and shipbuilding industries. The IBEW objected to language that: Imposes evidentiary burdens that are difficult to meet; establishes restrictive medical criteria that are more stringent than other bankruptcy trusts; sets up inadequate levels of compensation that are far lower than what victims now receive; pre-empts asbestos-related compensation for railroad workers covered by Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA); creates a new asbestos court with broad, non-reviewable powers; and imposes an absolute cap on companies' liability, leaving workers to bear all the risk if claims projections are exceeded. Ltr. 6/18/03	Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE		320000	0	0	2003-06-11T00:00:00-04:00