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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
2e4fcf4c-cf5c-4f7c-b845-d6a1320cd382
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-16 14:58:07
Income (reported)
$70,000
Expenses (reported)
—
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC

lobbying

Contact
ADINA MINCHER
Phone
+1 518-810-2468
Address
zip:20036, city:Washington, state:DC, street:1130 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 475

Client

VDMA AMERICA, INC.FKA VDMS AMERICA, INC.

Manufacturing and Machinery

State
DC
Country
US
Effective date
2025-11-06

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

TAR — Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)

Issues Related to to: Tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as a whole and U.S.

Lobbyists: BRYAN LANZA; PATRICK COSTELLO; TRENT LEFKOWITZ

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues Related to to: Tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as awhole and U.S. manufacturing goals & documentation requirements on steel and aluminum derivative tariffs. Trade Review Act of 2025 and S.127Investigation on robotics and industrial machinery.

Lobbyists: BRYAN LANZA; PATRICK COSTELLO; TRENT LEFKOWITZ

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

MAN — Manufacturing

Issues Related to to: Tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as awhole and U.S. manufacturing goals & documentation requirements on steel and aluminum derivative tariffs. Trade Review Act of 2025 and S.127Investigation on robotics and industrial machinery.

Lobbyists: BRYAN LANZA; PATRICK COSTELLO; TRENT LEFKOWITZ

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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