Harris transition team adviser Covington & Burling works to influence the government for dozens of clients and is defending Amazon against the Federal Trade Commission.
House Democratic leadership groups have given more than a million dollars to the PhRMA-funded Center Forward, which has worked to undermine the Biden administration on drug pricing reforms and more.
The pharma lobby gave more than $16 million in 2022 to advocacy groups, many of them ostensibly “grassroots,” that are battling the Medicare drug price negotiations now underway.
The industry-funded group is celebrating 50 years with a gala in D.C.
Schrader’s new lobbying employer works for numerous drug companies like Pfizer and Sanofi, plus industry trade association PhRMA.
The pharmaceutical giant spent big bucks amid key international negotiations last year to protect record earnings.
As a consumer protection subcommittee chairman, Blumenthal has focused on the role pharmaceutical benefit managers play in driving up the cost of drugs.
PhRMA-funded groups the National Hispanic Council on Aging and the National Minority Quality Forum say most voters of color do not support the Democrats' drug pricing reform proposal.
A group of Republican senators sought to block U.S. support for an IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines, a proposal that is strongly opposed by the pharmaceutical industry.
Days before the House voted on the Build Back Better Act, Center Forward hosted dozens of congressional staffers to discuss policy issues with lobbyists.
