Issues lobbied + lobbyists
EDU — Education
Higher Education Act Apprenticeships HBCUs & Minority Serving Institutions Pell Grants (student, second chance grants and short-term Pell)
Lobbyists: MARK KADESH (covered position: Rep. Harman (1995-1997) - COS; Sen Feinstein (1999-2007) - LD & COS); CHRISTIAN KIERIG (covered position: Sen. Feinstein (1995-2001) - LA); DAVE KIRK RAMEY (covered position: Rep. Ken Calvert (1993 - October 2016) - COS); BEN MILLER (covered position: Rep. George Miller (2003-2012) - Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff; Rep. Huffman (2013-2020) - Chief of Staff)
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
HR 4754/S 2431 - FY26 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill HR 3944 - FY26 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - workforce development program HR 5304/S 2587 - FY26 LHHS Appropriations - Apprenticeship funding and Community Projects HR 4552/S2465 - FY26 THUD Appropriations - Community Projects HR 4016/S 2572 - FY26 DOD appropriations bill - workforce training, NavalX TechBridge HR 6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment, Appropriations Act, 2026 HR 7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - LHHS/education funding; DOD/defense programmatic funding (NavalX Tech Bridge)
Lobbyists: MARK KADESH (covered position: Rep. Harman (1995-1997) - COS; Sen. Feinstein (1998-2007) - LD & COS); CHRISTIAN KIERIG (covered position: Sen. Feinstein (1995-2001) - LA); DAVE KIRK RAMEY (covered position: Rep. Ken Calvert (1993 - October 2016) - COS); BEN MILLER (covered position: Rep. George Miller (2003-2012) - Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff; Rep. Huffman (2013-2020) - Chief of Staff)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
VET — Veterans
GI Bill Processing Improvement Act Construction Reform Act Mapping Articulated Pathways (MAP)- federal partnership/funding; Dept of Education policy on Credit for Prior Learning
Lobbyists: MARK KADESH (covered position: Rep. Harman (1995-1997) - COS; Sen. Feinstein (1998-2007) - LD & COS); CHRISTIAN KIERIG (covered position: Sen. Feinstein (1995-2001) - LA); DAVE KIRK RAMEY (covered position: Rep. Ken Calvert (1993 - October 2016) - COS); BEN MILLER (covered position: Rep. George Miller (2003-2012) - Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff; Rep. Huffman (2013-2020) - Chief of Staff)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
AGR — Agriculture
Farm Bill
Lobbyists: MARK KADESH (covered position: Rep. Harman (1995-1997) - Chief of Staff; Sen. Feinstein (1998-2007) - Legislative Director & Chief of Staff); CHRISTIAN KIERIG (covered position: Sen. Feinstein (1995-2001) - Legislative Assistant); DAVE KIRK RAMEY (covered position: Rep. Ken Calvert (1993 - October 2016) - Chief of Staff); BEN MILLER (covered position: Rep. George Miller (2003-2012) - Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff; Rep. Huffman (2013-2020) - Chief of Staff)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workforce Development
Lobbyists: MARK KADESH (covered position: Rep. Harman (1995-1997) - Chief of Staff; Sen. Feinstein (1998-2007) - Legislative Director & Chief of Staff); CHRISTIAN KIERIG (covered position: Sen. Feinstein (1995-2001) - Legislative Assistant); DAVE KIRK RAMEY (covered position: Rep. Ken Calvert (1993 - October 2016) - Chief of Staff); BEN MILLER (covered position: Rep. George Miller (2003-2012) - Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff; Rep. Huffman (2013-2020) - Chief of Staff)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE