Jeff Bond
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Jeffrey Bond is the Senior Vice President of State Government Affairs at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).[1] PhRMA is one of the largest and most influential lobbying organizations in Washington.[2] Representing 48 pharmaceutical companies, PhRMA has 20 registered lobbyists on staff[3] and has contracted with dozens of lobby and PR firms -- including Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld,[4] Barbour Griffith & Rogers,[5] DCI Group[6] and The Dutko Group[7]-- to promote its members' interests. PhRMA has a record of hiding its lobbying and PR activities, often by paying other organizations, such as United Seniors Association (USA) or the Consumer Alliance, to advocate industry-friendly policies.[8]
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Bond also served on the Private Enterprise Board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as of 2011.[9]
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References
- ↑ PhRMA, Jeff Bond, organizational website, accessed June 2011
- ↑ Mike Lillis, Drug lobby defends rise in prices, The Hill, August 25, 2010
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, Lobbyists working for Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America 2011, OpenSecrets.org lobbying database, accessed July 8, 2011
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, Itemized Lobbying Expenses for Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America 2008, OpenSecrets.org lobbying database, accessed July 8, 2011
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, Itemized Lobbying Expenses for Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America 2007, OpenSecrets.org lobbying database, accessed July 8, 2011
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, Itemized Lobbying Expenses for Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America 2006, OpenSecrets.org lobbying database, accessed July 8, 2011
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, Itemized Lobbying Expenses for Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America 2004, OpenSecrets.org lobbying database, accessed July 8, 2011
- ↑ Public Citizen, PhRMA Appears to Have Funneled Up to $41 Million To “Stealth PACs” to Help Elect a Drug Industry-Friendly Congress, organizational report, September 20, 2004
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Private Enterprise Board, organizational website, accessed July 8, 2011
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