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DC Legislative
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Regulatory Services Inc.
1156 15th Street, NW
Suite 525
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 872-8440
(800) 99-DCLRS
Fax (202) 872-8808
dcinfo@dclrs.com |
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successes
Working on behalf of our clients, DC Legislative & Regulatory Services has:
- Secured millions of dollars in federal appropriations for our clients;
- Obtained federal appropriations funding for research and demonstration projects involving new technology development;
- Advocated effectively for additional funding for biotechnology research;
- Lobbied successfully for a change in the law that allowed small businesses to continue to hire guest workers under the H-2B visa program after the Congressionally mandate cap had been reached;
- Helped protect a client’s interests during the creation of a new pension law;
- Crafted language to ensure fairness to small credit reporting agencies in identity theft legislation;
- Worked with allies to ensure that the regulatory scheme created in chemical site security legislation does not place undue burdens on chemical manufacturers;
- Incorporated language favorable to small business in asbestos liability reform legislation;
- Defeated anti-pesticide and biotechnology amendments offered to legislation on the House and Senate floors;
- Hosted fundraising events to raise money for business-oriented members of Congress;
- Removed onerous anti-pesticide language from federal legislation;
- Included language to promote the use of a client's technology in the Farm Bill;
- Identified prospective business opportunities for irrigation in China, Iraq and South Africa.
- Participated in a coalition working with EPA to establish reasonable user fees;
- Guided clients through the EPA pesticide registration and USDA biotechnology deregulation processes;
- Worked with an industry partnership to help mobilize Congress to pressure EPA to implement the Food Quality Protection Act according to sound scientific principles;
- Helped clients plan for pesticide product cancellations and assisted them in identifying suitable alternatives;
- Monitored state implementation of federal air and water quality mandates;
- Assisted with state product registration issues;
- Developed a program to mobilize local grassroots opposition to county and local community restrictions on fertilizer and pesticide use;
- Galvanized local contacts, equipped them to speak out on issues of relevance and prepared valuable supportive materials.
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