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Supported efforts to roll back the scope of the Clean Water Act through the regulatory process.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 64116, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "PAUL", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "EDWARD", "last_name": "BLEIBERG", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": true}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 33, "name": "Energy, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 135, "name": "Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "TRD", "general_issue_code_display": "Trade (domestic/foreign)", "description": "Provided information related to the following issues:\n\nOpposed use of Geographical indications efforts by European Union\n\nAdvocated on trade agreements, including NAFTA and KORUS\n\nAdvocated on WHO issues impacting dairy and trade\n\nWorked to address trading partner compliance issues and potential market barriers\n\nSupported efforts to expand trade and travel to Cuba\n\nAdvocated for new trade agreements", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 28088, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "SHAWNA", "nickname": null, "middle_name": null, "last_name": "MORRIS", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}, {"lobbyist": {"id": 64116, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "PAUL", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "EDWARD", "last_name": "BLEIBERG", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": true}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 33, "name": "Energy, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 135, "name": "Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "AGR", "general_issue_code_display": "Agriculture", "description": "2014 Farm Bill implementation and funding, especially regarding the commodity, conservation, energy, and rural development titles.\n\nChild Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization - NMPF is monitoring and educating Members of Congress on the effects of the legislation for dairy farmers, cooperatives and consumers. NMPF supports and is working to implement the school milk provisions of the 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 244). NMPF also supports the School Milk Nutrition Act (H.R. 4101).\n\nSupported the Federal Milk Marketing Order system.\n\nSupported reforms to Margin Protection Program for Dairy as well as efforts to provide dairy producers with enhanced risk management options as part of Bipartisan Budget Act (H.R. 1892).\n\nSupported administrative efforts to help dairy producers access additional risk management options, as well as report language in the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1625).\n\nSupported foreign aid programs including the McGovern Dole Food Aid program.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 64116, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "PAUL", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "EDWARD", "last_name": "BLEIBERG", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": "Deputy Chief of Staff and LD, Rep. Reid Ribble LA and LC, Rep. Randy Kuhl LC, Rep. 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Advocated for increased funding baseline for 2018 Farm Bill.\n\nAdvocated for programs including in the Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations measures.\n\nSupported multiple Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations provisions pertaining to reforming the Margin Protection Program for Dairy, enforcing the milk standard of identity, and relieving farmers from reporting requirements under CERCLA and EPCRA (H.R. 1892, H.R. 1625, H.R. 3354).", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 64116, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "PAUL", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "EDWARD", "last_name": "BLEIBERG", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": true}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 33, "name": "Energy, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 135, "name": "Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "ENV", "general_issue_code_display": "Environment/Superfund", "description": "RCRA - Supported the Farm Regulatory Certainty Act (H.R. 848) to clarify that manure and other fertilizers returned to the soil as nutrients are not subject to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.\n\nEPA Clean Water Rule - Supported efforts to roll back the scope of the Clean Water Act through the regulatory process.\n\nCERCLA/EPCRA - Supported standalone legislation to provide permanent relief from CERCLA reporting requirements (S. 2124, H.R. 5275). Supported bipartisan amendment to FY 2018 House Appropriations package (H.R. 3354) to defund EPA enforcement of new CERCLA and EPCRA reporting requirements.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 64116, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "PAUL", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "EDWARD", "last_name": "BLEIBERG", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 33, "name": "Energy, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 135, "name": "Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "ENG", "general_issue_code_display": "Energy/Nuclear", "description": "Biogas and Nutrient Recovery Incentives - NMPF supports the Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act (H.R. 2853, S. 988) to establish tax incentives for biogas production and adoption of nutrient recovery technologies. \n\nBiogas Roadmap - Provided expertise and input into the ongoing work on deliverable s contained in the inter-agency Biogas Opportunities Roadmap.\n\nBiogas Financing - Provided input to USDA and DOE regarding financing options for farmers wishing to install methane digesters. \n\nAnaerobic Digestion - Supported efforts at USDA to ensure existing Farm Bill energy programs provide adequate opportunities for the development of anaerobic digestion systems on dairy farms. Supported RFS Electricity Pathway to make biogas eligible as a renewable fuel.\n\nBiofuels - Monitored legislation and regulations effecting domestic biofuels production and use.\n\nCA Drought - Supported the provisions of the GROW Act (H.R. 23) relating to California water flows.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 64116, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "PAUL", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "EDWARD", "last_name": "BLEIBERG", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": true}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 33, "name": "Energy, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 135, "name": "Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "IMM", "general_issue_code_display": "Immigration", "description": "Immigration Reform - Worked on efforts to reform immigration rules relating to agriculture workers. NMPF supports legislation to ensure existing workers can stay on the job and the creation of a mechanism to access new workers in the future and has worked on legislation including the AG Act (H.R. 4092) and the related provisions of the Securing America's Future Act (H.R. 4760).", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 64116, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "PAUL", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "EDWARD", "last_name": "BLEIBERG", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": true}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 33, "name": "Energy, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 135, "name": "Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "FOO", "general_issue_code_display": "Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)", "description": "Labeling - Ensured food labeling is based on sound science.\n\nMilk Standard of Identity - Supported the DAIRY PRIDE Act (H.R. 778, S. 130) to require FDA to increase enforcement relating to the standard of identity for milk. Supported related Appropriations language (H.R. 1625, H.R. 3354). \n\nFood Safety - Monitored implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act.\n\nRaw Milk Sales - Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 64116, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "PAUL", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "EDWARD", "last_name": "BLEIBERG", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": true}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 33, "name": "Energy, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 135, "name": "Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "ANI", "general_issue_code_display": "Animals", "description": "Food, Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) - Supported funding for this system to provide the industry with\ninformation on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental contaminant residue problems.\n\nMandatory Animal ID - Supported steps to make this mandatory.\n\nPreservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment - Opposed legislation to avoid \"overuse or misuse\" of\nantibiotics in medicine and agriculture due to inappropriate limitations on needed antibiotics.\n\nNonambulatory Cattle - Monitored efforts to address animal handling, especially nonambulatory cattle regulations and\nprocedures.\n\nAntibiotic Residue - Monitored and provided information relating to efforts to expand the scope of testing for antibiotic\nResidues in animal tissues and milk.\n\nFoot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Vaccine - Support steps to modernize North American FMD vaccine bank to support vaccine use strategies in the event of a U.S. outbreak.\n\nAnimal Rights Mandates - Opposed efforts to enact animal rights mandates via federal legislation.\n\nRaw Milk Sales -- Opposed bills facilitating the sale of raw milk.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 64116, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "PAUL", "nickname": null, "middle_name": "EDWARD", "last_name": "BLEIBERG", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": true}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 33, "name": "Energy, Dept of"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 135, "name": "Food & Drug Administration (FDA)"}, {"id": 201, "name": "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 38, "name": "Labor, Dept of (DOL)"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}, {"id": 40, "name": "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)"}, {"id": 22, "name": "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)"}]}], "conviction_disclosures": [], "foreign_entities": [], "affiliated_organizations": []} | VA | US | 30687 | VA | VA | US | US | Develop and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy producers and co-ops | 0 | 0 | 132388.0 |