As reported last week by Party Time, health care reform continues to be a potent fundraising issue for lawmakers. One legislator in particular has seen a large amount of funds come into her campaign from the health care industry and will perhaps do so again tonight.
Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa.,is scheduled to hold a fundraiser tonight hosted by several lobbyists for the industry. The healthcare sector was her largest contributor in the last cycle. The event is scheduled to be a dinner held at the offices of the American College of Radiology featuring fellow Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif.
Geoff Werth, of the US Oncology PAC, is one of the eight listed lobbyists hosting the event. In September of last year, Party Time pointed out Werth’s event-hosting spree when he and his fellow US Oncology lobbyist Matt Brow hosted eight fundraisers in two weeks. At the time, Werth was lobbying on H.R. 2366, the Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act, a bill that would require the coverage of oral chemotherapy drugs by private insurers. US Oncology is one of the largest purchasers of such drugs in the country and stood to benefit from the passage of the bill. Although this bill died in committee, the US Oncology and Werth are apparently still lobbying on its behalf.
Suggested contributions for the Schwartz event are $2,000 to host and $1,000 to attend.
Tweet 0 CommentsWe’re rounding out September with six more health care related fundraisers including three events that were planned yesterday (and the parties I blogged about here and here). We now have invitations to at least seventeen health care fundraisers for the month.
Today, Jocelyn Hong is hosting lunch for Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN) at the 21st Century Townhouse. This is Hong’s fifth fundraiser in eight days.
Matt Sulkala, David Thomas, Israel Klein, Paul Brathwaite and Laura Harper are just a few of the hosts listed on Rep. Glenn Nye’s (D-VA) “Young Professionals Birthday Beers” bash tonight at 201 Lounge.
Brathwaite and Klein (of the Podesta Group) represent Covidien–”a $10 billion global health care products leader.” Laura Harper represents Blue Cross Blue Shield and Matt Sulkala lobbies for industry group PhRMA. David Thomas, a lobbyist with Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc, represents pharmaceutical companies such as Merck, AstraZeneca, Abbott Laboratories, Biogen and Forest Laboratories and PhRMA.
JD Derderian, who represents US Oncology, is hosting a reception for Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) at the Stanton Park Group offices on the 29th.
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Sens. Bob Bennett (R-UT) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) are closing out September with receptions on the 30th with at least 14 health care lobbyist hosts between their three invitations (you can find those lobbyists’ names below).
To see clients for lobbyists hosting events click on individuals’ names: Louis Dupart, JD Derderian, Laura Harper, Mark Rayder, Hunter Bates, Nelson Litterst, Jocelyn Hong, Matt Sulkala, David Thomas, Israel Klein, Paul Brathwaite, Adam Olsen, George Baker, Doyce Boesch, Rick Murphy, Bill Brewster, John Bode, David Jones, Joel White Erin Graefe, Beth Jafari,Billy Piper, Charlie Harman.
Tweet 0 CommentsBeneficiary: congressional candidate, lawmaker, or entity which collects funds raised at party
Host: person who is hosting party-often, but not always, a registered federal lobbyist
Venue Name: where the party is
Entertainment Type: type of gathering, such as "breakfast," "ski trip," "bowling"
Other Lawmakers Mentioned: lawmakers mentioned on invitation who are used as a draw for the event
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