2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Sarah Hubbart Re: A quarter of American jobs are linked to food and agriculture, study finds Thursday, November 16, 2017 1:57:30 PM I did not but heard thank you! Good stuff  Sent from my iPhone On Nov 16, 2017, at 12:47 PM, Sarah Hubbart wrote: Sharing in case helpful! I am not sure if you already receive? Sarah (b) (6) Begin forwarded message: From: "POLITICO Pro Agriculture Whiteboard" Date: November 16, 2017 at 12:44:59 PM EST To: Subject: A quarter of American jobs are linked to food and agriculture, study finds Reply-To: "POLITICO subscriptions" By Helena Bottemiller Evich 11/16/2017 12:43 PM EDT More than a fifth of the U.S. economy and a quarter of American jobs are either directly or indirectly tied to the food and agriculture sectors, according to a new study commissioned by industry groups. The study estimates that more than 43 million jobs and $1.9 trillion in total wages are linked to the two sectors, which contribute some $894 billion in taxes. The food and agriculture sectors together account for $146 billion in exports, the study found. In all, the study, which was released today, pegs the two sectors' total economic impact at $6.7 trillion. "As policymakers consider tax reform and other means to expand economic activity, I hope they will have a better understanding of how the food and agriculture sector not only feeds Americans, but also feeds the U.S. economy," said Leslie Sarasin, president and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute. Page 1 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) The study was commissioned by 22 food and agriculture groups, including the Corn Refiners Association, the American Bakers Association and the United Fresh Produce Association. The groups posted the results on a site that allows individuals to search industry impact by state and congressional district. To view online: https://www.politicopro.com/agriculture/whiteboard/2017/11/aquarter-of-american-jobs-are-linked-to-food-and-agriculture-studyfinds-098218 Was this Pro content helpful? Tell us what you think in one click. Yes, very Somewhat Neutral Not really Not at all You received this POLITICO Pro content because your customized settings include: Agriculture: Advocacy; Agriculture: Biofuels and Ethanol; Agriculture: Biofuels and Ethanol; Agriculture: USDA. To change your alert settings, please go to https://www.politicopro.com/settings This email was sent to shubbart@torreydc.com by: POLITICO, LLC 1000 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA, 22209, USA This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 2 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Christopher Jones Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Re: Argus Leader Case Sunday, March 18, 2018 11:08:28 PM Just a call works for me. Get Outlook for iOS From: Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2018 8:56:11 PM To: Christopher Jones Subject: Re: Argus Leader Case   Hi Chris Are you good with a call on this or wanting to come in? Thanks, Brandon Lipps Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services  Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service United States Department of Agriculture 202-720-7711 (Office) (b) (6)  (Work Cell) On Mar 16, 2018, at 10:56 AM, Christopher Jones wrote: Hey Brandon –   Hope you’ve had a good week. If you have a chance today or next week, I’d like to give you my read on the Argus Leader case and our potential strategy going forward on this issue.   Let me know if you have a time that works.   Thanks, Chris   Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org     Page 3 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)   This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 4 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Maggie Lyons Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Automatic reply: Thank you Thursday, October 5, 2017 4:09:08 PM As of July 7, I no longer work for the National Grocers Association. Please direct your message to Greg Ferrara at gferrara@nationalgrocers.org.   If your message is personal in nature, I can be reached at (b) (6) .   Thank you, Maggie Lyons     Page 5 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Sarah Hubbart Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov Re: Call today? Thursday, November 30, 2017 2:52:51 PM Beverages Excluded Under NY Petition[1][1].pdf Maggie – here are a few stats regarding state proposals…   A 2017 state bill in Wisconsin seeks to identify foods that do not have “sufficient nutritional value” and ban them from being purchased with SNAP. Notably, the state Department of Health Services opposes the proposal, which would require nine years and $12 million dollars for the state to implement, not counting the added technology costs on retailers. The bill has received push back and appears to be dead for the session. A 2017 state bill in Florida was debated that would have required the Department of Children and Families to define “soft drinks” and restrict them from SNAP. There were questions about what would be captured in the “soft drink” category. The bill was ultimately withdrawn. A 2017 state bill in Arkansas sought to exclude candy, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, energy drinks, and dietary supplements from SNAP eligibility. (Despite that alcohol, tobacco, and supplements are not currently eligible.) The bill received push back and did not advance after a committee hearing. The attached graphic shows the products that would have been banned by the New York waiver request, which banned any beverages with 10 or more calories. Minnesota submitted a waiver request to restrict SNAP purchases of candy or soft drinks as defined by Minnesota tax law. The definition of “candy bar” was problematic. In Minnesota, a Hershey’s chocolate bar was subject to a sales tax, but a Kit Kat bar was not because it contains flour.   -Sarah   From: Sarah Hubbart Date: Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 12:13 PM To: "Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC" Subject: Re: Call today?   Thanks Maggie - I will give you a call at 1, if that works for you! Sarah (b) (6) On Nov 30, 2017, at 11:42 AM, Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: Hi Sarah – could you give me a call when you have a free moment today? My desk line is(b) (6) and cell is (b) (6) . Thanks so much!     Page 6 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Maggie Lyons Chief of Staff & Senior Advisor  Office of the Under Secretary Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS) United States Department of Agriculture Office: 202-720-3332 Cell: (b) (6)     This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 7 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Treva Smith RE: Coffee with Kate Houston Monday, September 25, 2017 3:08:52 PM Sounds good for me. Look forward to it.   From: Treva Smith [mailto:Treva_Smith@cargill.com] Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 2:01 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: RE: Coffee with Kate Houston   Great.  How about lunch at 12:00 at (b) (6) ?     From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 4:10 PM To: Treva Smith Subject: RE: Coffee with Kate Houston   October 6 anytime after 1030am that day so could do lunch as well whatever works for her. Happy to come somewhere near your office as there isn’t much near whitten!   Hope you’re well!   From: Treva Smith [mailto:Treva Smith@cargill.com] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 1:45 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Coffee with Kate Houston   Kailee,   Kate Houston, Director, Federal Government Relations, would like to have coffee with you sometime in the coming weeks.  She is available Oct 6, 10 or 13.  Would you have time either of these days?  Please let me know what date, time and location would work best for you.   Thanks you for your attention to this request.   Regards,   Treva Smith Senior Administrative Assistant Corporate Affairs Cargill Helping the world thrive Page 8 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)   direct: 202-530-8172  1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 650 West, Washington, DC 20005 www.cargill.com       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 9 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Keniece Barbee RE: contacts Tuesday, September 5, 2017 11:10:53 AM image001.png Not that I am awareof yet! Will keep u posted if anything changes   From: Keniece Barbee [mailto:kbarbee@corn.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 11:06 AM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: RE: contacts   Thank you!   Are you going to the Strolling Supper on Tuesday 9/26 at National Arboretum?   I miss you!       Regards,   Keniece Barbee Assistant to President and C.E.O. Corn Refiners Association   1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 950 Washington, DC 20006 Main: (202) 331-1634 Direct: (b) (6) Fax: (202) 331-2054 www.corn.org   This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.   From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Friday, September 1, 2017 6:52 PM Page 10 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) To: Keniece Barbee Subject: contacts   Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC     Kailee M. Tkacz Policy Advisor - Office of Congressional Relations United States Department of Agriculture Office:   202.720.9972 Cell: (b) (6)       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 11 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Bcc: Subject: Date: John Bode John Bode McKinney, Ted - OSEC, Washington, DC; Censky, Steve - OSEC, Washington, DC; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Corn Refiners Association Reception_ Tuesday, March 13th Friday, February 16, 2018 4:59:04 PM Corn Refiners Association Reception A celebration of the corn refining industry's positive impact on the on the U.S. economy TUESDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2018 4:30PM – 6:00PM THE U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING LYNDON B JOHNSON ROOM (S-211)   Please RSVP to kbarbee@corn.org   Archer Daniels Midland Company Cargill Ingredion Incorporated Roquette America Tate & Lyle Americas Corn Refiners Association National Corn Growers Association Special Thanks To: Senator Tammy Duckworth for her assistance in securing the reception location     Please allow ample time to go through security. 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Thank you for your cooperation.   Page 12 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Bcc: Subject: Date: John Bode John Bode Sullivan, Lauren - OSEC, Washington, DC; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC; McKinney, Ted - OSEC, Washington, DC; Censky, Steve - OSEC, Washington, DC; Green, Heidi - OSEC, Washington, DC Corn Refiners Association Reception_ Tuesday, March 13th Friday, February 16, 2018 4:50:22 PM Corn Refiners Association Reception A celebration of the corn refining industry's positive impact on the on the U.S. economy TUESDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2018 4:30PM – 6:00PM THE U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING LYNDON B JOHNSON ROOM (S-211)   Please RSVP to kbarbee@corn.org   Archer Daniels Midland Company Cargill Ingredion Incorporated Roquette America Tate & Lyle Americas Corn Refiners Association National Corn Growers Association Special Thanks To: Senator Tammy Duckworth for her assistance in securing the reception location   Please allow ample time to go through security.       This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by Page 13 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.   Page 14 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Thomas, Katherine (Agriculture DGA Listening Session Invitees Friday, November 17, 2017 9:43:35 PM Katherine,   Per our discussion the other day, these are the groups we invited to our listening session for DGAs, let me know if there are others we should be inviting. Organizations 1. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2. American Academy of Pediatrics 3. American Cancer Society 4. American College of Cardiology 5. American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 6. American Diabetes Association 7. American Heart Association 8. American Medical Association 9. American Public Health Association 10. American Society for Nutrition 11. Center for Science in the Public Interest 12. Friends of the Earth 13. Institute of Food Technologists 14. International Life Sciences Institute 15. National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity 16. Natural Resources Defense Council 17. The Pew Charitable Trusts 18. Environmental Working Group 19. Center for Food Safety 20. Union of Concerned Scientists 21. Consumer Federation of America 22. National Osteoporosis Foundation 23. Food Policy Action     Industry 1. American Bakers Association 2. American Beverage Association 3. American Frozen Food Institute 4. Corn Refiners Association 5. Food Marketing Institute 6. Grocery Manufacturers Association 7. International Bottled Water Association 8. International Dairy Foods Association – Cfrye@idfa.org 9. McCormick Science Institute 10. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association 11. National Dairy Council Page 15 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. National Grocers Association – cjones@nationalgrocers.org National Fisheries Institute National Milk Producers Federation National Confectioners Association  - Laura.Shumow@candyusa.com National Pork Producers Council National Restaurant Association National Turkey Federation North American Meat Institute Produce for Better Health Foundation SNAC International – Jessica Hixson Can Manufacturers Institute – SGiustino@cancentral.com National Chicken Council Salt Institute Infant Nutrition Council of America – mjurch@kellencompany.com US Cattleman’s Association     Commodities 1. The Sugar Association 2. United Egg Producers 3. United Fresh Produce Association 4. Wheat Foods Council 5. Peanut & Tree Nut Processors Association 6. Plant Based Products Association – michele@plantbasedfoods.org 7. American Farm Bureau - dalem@fb.org 8. National Council of Farmer Cooperatives - mnowak@ncfc.org 9. National Corn Growers Association 10. American Soybean Association 11. USA Rice 12. US Dry Pea and Lentil Council 13. National Sorghum Producers 14. National Potato Council 15. American Sugarcane League – rweston@sugarcaneleague.org 16. American Sugarbeet Growers Association (Brian/Cassie) 17. American Sugar Beets Association (Luther)     Academia 1. Bob Martin – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for a Livable Future 2. Cheryl Achterberg – The Ohio State University, College of Education and Human Ecology 3. Colette Heimowitz – Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. 4. Dariush Mozaffarian – Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy 5. David Katz – Yale University School of Medicine 6. David Ludwig – Professor, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health & Director, New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children’s Hospital Page 16 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Ellen Smith – MWWPR Esther Myers – E.F. Meyers Consulting, retired & The Nutrition Coalition Janet King – Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute Jeff Volek – The Ohio State University Kathleen Merrigan – George Washington University Linda Van Horn – Northwestern University Fienberg School of Medicine Lorrene Ritchie – Nutrition Policy Institute Marion Nestle – New York University Nina Teicholz – The Nutrition Coalition Pamela Koch – Teachers College Columbia University Walter Willet – Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Joanne Slavin, University of Minnesota David MaCcaron, UC Davis Tom Brenna, Cornell David Allison, Indiana University-Bloomington, School of Public Health 22. Johanna Dwyer, Tufts     Kailee M. Tkacz Policy Advisor - Office of Congressional Relations United States Department of Agriculture Office: 202.720.9972 Cell: (b) (6)       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 17 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tiller, Jennifer "Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC" FW: FINI Monday, February 12, 2018 5:05:44 PM Apologies for the delay – this is what I was talking about this morning.   From: Christopher Jones [mailto:cjones@nationalgrocers.org] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 1:51 PM To: Tiller, Jennifer Cc: Rey, Yasmin Subject: FINI   Jennifer –   Appreciate you meeting with Hannah and I on Monday. I had a call this morning with Dr. Jane Loveless, Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, and Josh Stull regarding the idea to allow grocery stores to apply directly to FINI.  Dr. Ramaswamy said allowing for-profits to apply would probably result in higher quality applications; however, both he and Dr. Loveless worry about how it would push out farmers markets in favor of retail.  They also believe that bigger retailers would be more advantaged, but I have not heard about any interest from any of them about participating in this program. I know the project with Kroger and AARP wasn’t successful, but apparently Walmart is interested? I have not heard the same, but I’ll check with Tres.    My opinion: independents are more equipped to partner with local and regional agriculture producers if that remains a key part of the program – in fact, it’s one of the ways they distinguish themselves from their larger corporate competitors. The way the law is currently constructed still advantages the current non-profit players, even if you open the door to for-profits. (i.e., priority projects must “demonstrate a track record of designing and implementing successful nutrition incentive programs that connect low-income consumers and agricultural producers” 7 USC 7517 Sec. (b)(2)(B)(iii)).     NIFA suggested coming up with language that would allow retailers to apply directly, but think of ways in which it could be restricted to independents. I’m more than happy to work with you on that, or work a proposal out with NIFA. However, I’m still not particularly worried about the larger competitors in the space, nor are our members.  I’ll be at NGA’s annual convention tomorrow through next Wednesday. We’re having a workshop on FINI, so let me know if you have any questions worthy of being raised.   Finally, the Kenny family Shoprite that applied to FINI through their foundation would be happy to have a discussion with you about this. I’m happy to set up a call.   Let me know if you’d like to discuss further.   Thanks, Chris Page 18 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)   Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org       Page 19 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Attachments: Allison Cooke "Brandon.Lipps@osec.usda.gov" "Donna.Browne@osec.usda.gov"; "maggie.lyons@osec.usda.gov" RE: Food and Beverage Industry Dietary Guidelines Meeting Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:25:02 AM image001.png image002.png Dear Administrator Lipps,   I wanted to follow up on my note below regarding your availability to provide an update on the status of the Dietary Guidelines process to the Food and Beverage Issues Alliance (FBIA) Dietary Guidelines Working Group. As noted, this meeting will take place Thursday, February 15 at 12:00 pm ET. There will be an option to participate via teleconference if you are not able to participate in person. If you could advise if you would be available to participate in this meeting as soon as you are able, I would appreciate it.   Please let me know if there are any questions.   Best, Allison   Allison Cooke, MPH   Director, Food Policy   Corn Refiners Association 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 950 Washington, DC 20006 Direct: (b) (6) Main:  202.331.1634 www.corn.org   This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.   From: Allison Cooke Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 10:14 AM To: 'Brandon.Lipps@osec.usda.gov' Cc: 'Lee Sanders' Subject: Food and Beverage Industry Dietary Guidelines Meeting   Dear Administrator Lipps,   I am writing you on behalf of the Food and Beverage Issue Alliance (FBIA) Dietary Guidelines Working Group. This group was previously facilitated by William Tatum with the Grocery Manufacturers Page 20 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Association (GMA), but has recently been taken over by the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) and the American Bakers Association (ABA). We are in the process of scheduling our next Working Group meeting and were hoping you would be able to participate, either in person or via conference line, to provide a status update on the process for initiating work on the Dietary Guidelines as you provided during the October 2017 meeting of this group. As of now, we are targeting Thursday, February 15 at 12:00 pm ET as the time for this meeting. Would you be available to provide a status update on the work to initiate the Dietary Guidelines at this meeting?   Please let me know if there are any questions.   Best, Allison   Allison Cooke, MPH   Director, Food Policy   Corn Refiners Association 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 950 Washington, DC 20006 Direct: (b) (6) Main:  202.331.1634 www.corn.org   This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.   Page 21 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Kelly Pike Poulsen Tatum, William; hwalker@fmi.org; lsanders@americanbakers.org; Mike Goscinski; Liz Clark; Kohler, Nancy; Gruber, Michael; Barbara Hiden; fdavis@ameribev.org; shubbart@torreydc.com; chelsee.woodey(b) (6) ; Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov; Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov; Greg Ferrara; Laura Strange RE: Friends in Food & Beverage Happy Hour Thursday, March 29, 2018 9:49:54 AM image001.png image005.png image006.png Friends, a reminder for those who aren’t on Spring Break that we will gather after work at (b) (6) .  William has promised to reveal the location of Amazon’s next HQ so you don’t want to miss it! Please invite colleagues I’ve missed.  See you tonight!   -Kelly   From: Kelly Pike Poulsen Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 4:03 PM To: Tatum, William ; 'hwalker@fmi.org' ; 'lsanders@americanbakers.org' ; 'Mike Goscinski' ; 'Liz Clark' ; 'Kohler, Nancy' ; 'Gruber, Michael' ; Barbara Hiden ; 'fdavis@ameribev.org' ; 'shubbart@torreydc.com' ; 'chelsee.woodey(b) (6) ' ; 'Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov' ; 'Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov' ; 'Greg Ferrara' Subject: Friends in Food & Beverage Happy Hour   Friends, it has been too long since we have gotten together and we have a LOT to celebrate, including several of our friends with new jobs!   Please join us for happy hour to celebrate all these good things, including (hopefully, sometime soon) the arrival of spring:   Thursday, March 29 5:30 p.m. (b) (6) (main bar area)   I know I’m missing some people on this e-mail so please pass along to those I’ve missed. Hope to see you there!   -Kelly     Kelly Poulsen VP, Federal Government Relations Distilled Spirits Council Desk (202) 682-8831 Cell (b) (6) Page 22 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)         Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and compliance. To find out more Click Here. Page 23 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Gruber, Michael Kelly Pike Poulsen; Tatum, William; hwalker@fmi.org; lsanders@americanbakers.org; Mike Goscinski; Liz Clark; Wilkins, Nancy; Barbara Hiden; fdavis@ameribev.org; shubbart@torreydc.com; chelsee.woodey(b) (6) ; Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov; Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov; Greg Ferrara RE: Friends in Food & Beverage Happy Hour Thursday, March 22, 2018 10:23:57 AM image001.png image002.png Sorry that I will miss this event - I will be traveling that day.   Mike   From: Kelly Pike Poulsen [mailto:kpoulsen@distilledspirits.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 4:03 PM To: Tatum, William ; hwalker@fmi.org; lsanders@americanbakers.org; Mike Goscinski ; Liz Clark ; Wilkins, Nancy ; Gruber, Michael ; Barbara Hiden ; fdavis@ameribev.org; shubbart@torreydc.com; chelsee.woodey(b) (6) ; Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov; Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov; Greg Ferrara Subject: Friends in Food & Beverage Happy Hour   Friends, it has been too long since we have gotten together and we have a LOT to celebrate, including several of our friends with new jobs!   Please join us for happy hour to celebrate all these good things, including (hopefully, sometime soon) the arrival of spring:   Thursday, March 29 5:30 p.m. (b) (6) (main bar area)   I know I’m missing some people on this e-mail so please pass along to those I’ve missed. Hope to see you there!   -Kelly     Kelly Poulsen VP, Federal Government Relations Distilled Spirits Council Desk (202) 682-8831 Cell (b) (6)       Page 24 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)     Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and compliance. To find out more Click Here. Page 25 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Christopher Jones Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Re: hearing next week Thursday, February 1, 2018 9:59:47 PM No, that’s helpful! Thanks kailee! Get Outlook for iOS From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 9:58:28 PM To: Christopher Jones Subject: RE: hearing next week   Hey, hope you’re well!   Yes I am briefing him, but do not believe he is likely to answer anything concerning 2019 budget until its out.   If asked he will likely stick to the 2018 policies until the 2019 budget is out. Obviously we did not formulate the 2018 budget, but it still is current admin policy.   I know that doesn’t answer your question, but hope it sheds light on where we are going.     From: Christopher Jones [mailto:cjones@nationalgrocers.org] Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 4:21 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: hearing next week   Hey Kailee –   Hope you’re doing well! We certainly appreciate the Secretary’s decision to reject the Maine waiver. Thanks for all of the work you did to help with that. I’m writing to see if you’ll be helping prepare the Secretary next week for the House Agriculture Committee hearing. If so, I’m curious if I could flesh out a question through you that I might be pitching to House Agriculture committee members.  It relates to the proposal to assess application fees on SNAP retailers, and whether or not it will appear in the next budget proposal. If he were asked about that, do you know what type of response he’ll give?   Thanks, Chris     Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association Page 26 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 27 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Christina Martin RE: its finally official :) Wednesday, July 19, 2017 4:05:58 PM Aww that’s so sweet of them! Tell them thank you for me please please!!   From: Christina Martin [mailto:cmartin@corn.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 4:05 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: its finally official :)   I'm in Chicago. Chris Olsen and Jennifer Walker say Congratulations!! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 19, 2017, at 2:58 PM, Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: Thank you! J   From: Christina Martin [mailto:cmartin@corn.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 3:08 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Cc: John Bode Subject: Re: its finally official :)   Hip hip hooray!!  Congratulations!!  I hope the new adventure is exhilarating thus far. Can't wait to see you soon and find out all about it.  Sent from my iPhone On Jul 19, 2017, at 2:01 PM, Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: Thanks for your patience. Hope all is well.   https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2017/07/19/secretaryperdue-announces-new-leadership-food-nutrition-and     Kailee M. Tkacz Policy Advisor - Office of Congressional Relations United States Department of Agriculture Office: 202.720.9972 Cell: (b) (6)   Page 28 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)     This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 29 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC John Bode RE: its finally official :) Wednesday, July 19, 2017 3:58:45 PM Thank you!   From: John Bode [mailto:JBode@corn.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 3:52 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: its finally official :)   Congrats Kailee! Dictated on my iPhone On Jul 19, 2017, at 2:01 PM, Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: Thanks for your patience. Hope all is well.   https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2017/07/19/secretary-perdueannounces-new-leadership-food-nutrition-and     Kailee M. Tkacz     Policy Advisor - Office of Congressional Relations United States Department of Agriculture Office: 202.720.9972 Cell: (b) (6)   This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 30 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Bcc: Subject: Date: Attachments: Greg Ferrara Greg Ferrara Christopher Jones; Laura Strange Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC; Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC FW: Join NGA for a Happy Hour! Monday, August 28, 2017 9:22:31 AM image006.png image007.png NGA Happy Hour.pdf Friends,   A quick reminder of our Happy Hour tomorrow (Tuesday 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.)  at the Hawk and Dove.  We hope you can stop by and toast the end of summer.     Best,   Greg   Greg Ferrara National Grocers Association (NGA)     From: Greg Ferrara Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 4:33 PM To: Greg Ferrara Cc: Chris Jones (cjones@nationalgrocers.org) ; Laura Strange ; Taylor Drzewicki Subject: Join NGA for a Happy Hour!   Friends,   I hope you can join NGA on Tuesday August 29th (5 p.m. – 7 p.m.) for a  “Happy Hour” at the Hawk and Dove welcoming Chris Jones to the NGA Team as VP Government Relations & Counsel and honoring Laura Strange in her new role as VP Industry Relations, Communications, & Marketing.    Please see the attached invite and please RSVP to Taylor Drzewicki at tdrzewicki@nationalgrocers.org.  We’re looking forward to seeing everyone before the “circus” returns to town after Labor Day!   Best, Page 31 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)   Greg   Greg Ferrara Senior Vice President Government Relations & Public Affairs National Grocers Association (NGA)   (d) 703.516.8811               Page 32 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: Cc: Subject: Date: Attachments: Jeremiah Hempel Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Re: Kailee"s contact info Thursday, October 12, 2017 2:41:25 PM Jeremiah Hempel 2017 Resume.docx Hey Kailee, Congrats on the new position at USDA! If you have time in the next few weeks I'd love to get coffee and hear more about what you're doing there. I'm job hunting right now and unfortunately haven't had much luck. If you hear of any openings at USDA I'd definitely be interested. Here's my latest resume in case you see anything. Thanks as always for your time. Sincerely, Jeremiah On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 11:30 PM, Julia Gustafson wrote: Hey Jeremiah, Hope all is well! Kailee's email is copied and she is killing at USDA. We miss her! All the best, -Julia > On Oct 11, 2017, at 11:28 PM, Julia Gustafson wrote: > > > >> On Oct 11, 2017, at 11:29 AM, Jeremiah Hempel wrote: >> >> Hey Julia, >> >> Do you have Kailee's new contact info at USDA? I'd like to talk to her about job openings over there. Thank you. >> >> - Jeremiah Page 33 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Miller, Pam Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Re: last minute meeting request Thursday, November 30, 2017 5:40:26 PM Sure (b) (6) Sent from my iPhone On Nov 30, 2017, at 4:59 PM, Miller, Pam wrote: In a meeting so can I try you in an hr? Thx On Nov 30, 2017, at 4:47 PM, Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: Pam calling you now on this and Puetro Rico.   From: Miller, Pam [mailto:Pam.Miller@mail.house.gov] Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 4:44 PM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: FW: last minute meeting request   Is FMI talking to y’all about this issue?   From: Hannah vL. Walker (FMI) [mailto:hwalker@fmi.org] Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 4:40 PM To: Miller, Pam Cc: Christopher Jones Subject: last minute meeting request   Hi Pam,   I hope you had a great thanksgiving!  I just wanted to quickly see if you may have a few minutes to meet with Chris and me tomorrow or early next week?  We just learned that starting tomorrow FIS will be charging a 1-cent gateway fee for both SNAP and WIC transactions to any of our members who are Vantiv customers.  As you and I previously discussed, we do not think these fees are legal and were not contemplated when they did away with state equipment for SNAP.  Additionally, with the newest introduction of EBT fees for WIC, this adds an even bigger wrinkle.   Page 34 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) I know it is super late, but we may be seeking an end of year approps fix until we can get this (at least the SNAP piece) settled once and for all in the Farm Bill.  Both Chris and I are pretty open tomorrow if you have some time?   Many thanks!   Hannah       Hannah vL Walker Senior Director, Technology & Nutrition Policy FOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 Direct: 202.220.0630 hwalker@fmi.org www.fmi.org @FMI_ORG     This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. 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Page 35 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Jessica Hixson RE: Letter regarding Child Nutrition Programs Interim Rule Friday, December 8, 2017 7:26:17 PM That may have been a little aggressive, but I plan to enjoy the weekend   Have a great one and look forward to catching up soon!   From: Jessica Hixson [mailto:jhixson@snacintl.org] Sent: Friday, December 8, 2017 4:48 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Cc: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: RE: Letter regarding Child Nutrition Programs Interim Rule   No problem, Kailee.  We know you guys are working your tails off but seriously??  1:32 am??  Please get some rest!   Jessica Hixson Director of Government Affairs SNAC International Cell (b) (6) 703-836-4500 ext. 205 jhixson@snacintl.org   1600 Wilson Blvd #650 Arlington, VA 22209 www.snacintl.org   From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Friday, December 08, 2017 1:32 AM To: Jessica Hixson Cc: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Letter regarding Child Nutrition Programs Interim Rule   Thanks so much Jessica. We are incredibly appreciative of this letter and look forward to working with you. Let us know what else you may need, our door is always open.   Best,  Kailee  Sent from my iPhone On Dec 7, 2017, at 1:23 PM, Jessica Hixson wrote: Ms. Lyons and Ms. Tkacz,   Please find attached a letter to Secretary Perdue copying Under Secretary Lipps Page 36 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) regarding the Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements Interim Final Rule.  14 associations signed onto this letter expressing appreciation for the hard work USDA has done on this issue and supporting a science before policy path forward.   If we can be of assistance as you continue to navigate the future please do not hesitate to reach out to myself or any of the included associations.  Kind regards,   Jessica Hixson Director of Government Affairs SNAC International Cell (b) (6) 703-836-4500 ext. 205 jhixson@snacintl.org   1600 Wilson Blvd #650 Arlington, VA 22209 www.snacintl.org   This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. 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Page 37 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Jessica Hixson Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov; Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov Letter regarding Child Nutrition Programs Interim Rule Thursday, December 7, 2017 1:23:31 PM Final Letter to USDA School Lunch 12.7.17.docx Ms. Lyons and Ms. Tkacz,   Please find attached a letter to Secretary Perdue copying Under Secretary Lipps regarding the Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements Interim Final Rule.  14 associations signed onto this letter expressing appreciation for the hard work USDA has done on this issue and supporting a science before policy path forward.   If we can be of assistance as you continue to navigate the future please do not hesitate to reach out to myself or any of the included associations.  Kind regards,   Jessica Hixson Director of Government Affairs SNAC International Cell (b) (6) 703-836-4500 ext. 205 jhixson@snacintl.org   1600 Wilson Blvd #650 Arlington, VA 22209 www.snacintl.org   Page 38 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Christopher Jones Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC; Greg Ferrara; Peter Larkin Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC; Wilson, Erin E. - FNS RE: Letter to Hill Saturday, March 3, 2018 5:41:34 PM Brandon –   My apologies for not sending you the letter before the Politico story broke. While we intended to share it with you before the piece came out, the reporter got ahead of us.  The letter is directed towards Congress because, based on our understanding, the House Ag Committee is close to dropping a Farm Bill, and they are entertaining a “Harvest box” pilot program. This idea has not been fleshed out through the Committee hearing process, and we were never consulted about it.  Given the proposal’s timing before the Farm Bill and the immense pressure we’re getting from our members, we deemed it necessary to quickly send a letter to Congress to explain our general opposition to any proposal that severs the SNAP public-private partnership with retail. It was not our intention to mischaracterize the proposal in any way nor cast a negative light on other programs.   We would still very much appreciate the opportunity to visit with you. Again, our sincerest apologies for not making you aware of the letter in advance.   Thanks, Chris     From: Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Brandon.Lipps@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2018 5:03 PM To: Christopher Jones ; Greg Ferrara ; Peter Larkin Cc: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Wilson, Erin E. - FNS Subject: Re: Letter to Hill   Chris, Greg and Peter:   As you probably know, we learned about the letter from Politico before the below email. We are extremely disappointed that you would ask to meet to discuss our proposal and then proceed to send a letter to the press in advance of that meeting. Since you seem to have made up your mind on the proposal without inquiring as to its actual details, please advise if there is still need to meet next week.    We do want you to know that letter does not accurately describe our proposal. Portions of it actually negatively describe our CSFP, TEFAP and FDIPR programs and such negative language is not helpful to the long term viability of those programs.    Regards, Page 39 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)   Brandon Lipps Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services  Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service United States Department of Agriculture 202-720-7711 (Office) (b) (6)  (Work Cell)   On Mar 2, 2018, at 12:27 PM, Christopher Jones wrote: Good afternoon –   NGA, along with nearly 900 of its member companies, sent this letter to the Hill today requesting support for maintaining the traditional publicprivate SNAP partnership, instead of going the route of government-run delivery. As you can imagine, our members are very anxious about the food box proposal. Since the Farm Bill process is nearly underway, we thought it was important to make sure our position was memorialized in writing and transmitted to the Hill.    Let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to discussing next week.   Thanks, Chris   Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org       <3.2.18_NGA_food box letter_Final.pdf> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 40 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Christopher Jones Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Browne, Donna - OSEC Re: meeting request Monday, December 18, 2017 6:06:23 PM Great, thank you! Get Outlook for iOS From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 5:30:45 PM To: Christopher Jones; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Cc: Browne, Donna - OSEC Subject: RE: meeting request   Thanks Chris, good to hear from you. CCing Brandon’s EA Donna to figure out some times that work.   She will be back in touch. Happy Holidays!   From: Christopher Jones [mailto:cjones@nationalgrocers.org] Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 4:52 PM To: Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: meeting request   Brandon and Kailee –   Hope you’re both doing well and enjoying the holidays! Wanted to see if you’d be available for me to drop by sometime early January to catch up and discuss issues related to the SNAP flexibility initiative. Any chance you could accommodate me sometime January 3-5?  I’m wide open at any time during that timeframe   Thanks for considering, Chris   Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org   Page 41 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)     This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 42 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Browne, Donna - OSEC Sarah Hubbart; Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC RE: Meeting request - SNAP Monday, September 11, 2017 10:42:34 AM Thank you and confirmed.   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 9:51 AM To: Browne, Donna - OSEC ; Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Meeting request - SNAP   Thanks, Donna and Maggie – 3 pm on Sep 26 will work great. I will send over a list of attendees prior to the meeting. If you have any questions or need anything from us before then, my cell number is (b) (6) .   Have a good week –   Sarah   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       From: "Browne, Donna - OSEC" Date: Monday, September 11, 2017 at 9:09 AM To: "Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC" , Sarah Hubbart Subject: RE: Meeting request - SNAP Good Morning Sarah,   Are you available on Sept. 26 @ 11 or 3.  Please let me know.   Donna   From: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:15 AM To: Sarah Hubbart Page 43 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Cc: Browne, Donna - OSEC Subject: RE: Meeting request - SNAP   I’m sure we all do. I’ve cc’d Donna Browne here who can help coordinate schedules.   Thanks Sarah!   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Friday, September 8, 2017 10:26 AM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Meeting request - SNAP   Thanks so much, Maggie! Do you have any availability the week of Sep 25? Specifically, Sep 26 afternoon, Sep 27 or Sep 29 look really open on our end. Sorry to be difficult. Coordinating many schedules is never easy! If the week before is better for you all, just let me know and I will get creative.   Happy Friday – Sarah   From: "Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Friday, September 8, 2017 at 9:31 AM To: Sarah Hubbart Subject: RE: Meeting request - SNAP Hi there,   More than happy to meet. Brandon, Kailee and I would be the most appropriate staff to visit with.   Can we look to the week of the 18th for a meeting?   Maggie   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 2:11 PM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Meeting request - SNAP   Maggie,    Happy September. I hope you are doing well. Do you think it is a good time to bring in a group of organizations from the SNAP choice alliance to visit with you, Kailee, and Brandon Lipps? We hope to touch base with you as the farm bill process ramps up. I know several folks had a chance to visit with Page 44 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Heidi Green awhile back, but If she or Kristi Boswell should also be looped in, please let me know. Really appreciate your consideration during such a busy time! If you would like to chat about this, my office line is (b) (6) .    Thanks,   Sarah    Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 45 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Sarah Hubbart Browne, Donna - OSEC; Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Re: Meeting request - SNAP Monday, September 11, 2017 9:50:44 AM Thanks, Donna and Maggie – 3 pm on Sep 26 will work great. I will send over a list of attendees prior to the meeting. If you have any questions or need anything from us before then, my cell number is (b) (6) .   Have a good week –   Sarah   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       From: "Browne, Donna - OSEC" Date: Monday, September 11, 2017 at 9:09 AM To: "Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC" , Sarah Hubbart Subject: RE: Meeting request - SNAP Good Morning Sarah,   Are you available on Sept. 26 @ 11 or 3.  Please let me know.   Donna   From: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:15 AM To: Sarah Hubbart Cc: Browne, Donna - OSEC Subject: RE: Meeting request - SNAP   I’m sure we all do. I’ve cc’d Donna Browne here who can help coordinate schedules.   Thanks Sarah!   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Page 46 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Sent: Friday, September 8, 2017 10:26 AM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Meeting request - SNAP   Thanks so much, Maggie! Do you have any availability the week of Sep 25? Specifically, Sep 26 afternoon, Sep 27 or Sep 29 look really open on our end. Sorry to be difficult. Coordinating many schedules is never easy! If the week before is better for you all, just let me know and I will get creative.   Happy Friday – Sarah   From: "Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Friday, September 8, 2017 at 9:31 AM To: Sarah Hubbart Subject: RE: Meeting request - SNAP Hi there,   More than happy to meet. Brandon, Kailee and I would be the most appropriate staff to visit with.   Can we look to the week of the 18th for a meeting?   Maggie   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 2:11 PM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Meeting request - SNAP   Maggie,    Happy September. I hope you are doing well. Do you think it is a good time to bring in a group of organizations from the SNAP choice alliance to visit with you, Kailee, and Brandon Lipps? We hope to touch base with you as the farm bill process ramps up. I know several folks had a chance to visit with Heidi Green awhile back, but If she or Kristi Boswell should also be looped in, please let me know. Really appreciate your consideration during such a busy time! If you would like to chat about this, my office line is (b) (6) .    Thanks,   Sarah    Page 47 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 48 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Sarah Hubbart Browne, Donna - OSEC Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Re: Meeting request - SNAP / meeting attendees Monday, September 25, 2017 4:20:08 PM Donna and Maggie – below are the RSVPs for tomorrow’s meeting. Thank you again for taking time to visit with us.   William Tatum, Grocery Manufacturers Association Barbara Hiden, American Beverage Association Jessica Hixson, SNAC International Sylvester Giustino, Can Manufacturers Institute Paige Smoyer, North American Millers Association Madeline Jurch, Juice Products Association Shannon Maynard, Congressional Hunger Center Robert Campbell, Feeding America Jadi Chapman, Feeding America Ellen Vollinger, FRAC Dan Shorts, National Confectioners Association Sarah Hubbart, Michael Torrey Associates   -Sarah   From: "Browne, Donna - OSEC" Date: Monday, September 11, 2017 at 10:42 AM To: Sarah Hubbart , "Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC" Subject: RE: Meeting request - SNAP Thank you and confirmed.   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 9:51 AM To: Browne, Donna - OSEC ; Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Meeting request - SNAP   Thanks, Donna and Maggie – 3 pm on Sep 26 will work great. I will send over a list of attendees prior to the meeting. If you have any questions or need anything from us before then, my cell number is (b) (6) .   Have a good week –   Sarah Page 49 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       From: "Browne, Donna - OSEC" Date: Monday, September 11, 2017 at 9:09 AM To: "Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC" , Sarah Hubbart Subject: RE: Meeting request - SNAP Good Morning Sarah,   Are you available on Sept. 26 @ 11 or 3.  Please let me know.   Donna   From: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:15 AM To: Sarah Hubbart Cc: Browne, Donna - OSEC Subject: RE: Meeting request - SNAP   I’m sure we all do. I’ve cc’d Donna Browne here who can help coordinate schedules.   Thanks Sarah!   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Friday, September 8, 2017 10:26 AM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Meeting request - SNAP   Thanks so much, Maggie! Do you have any availability the week of Sep 25? Specifically, Sep 26 afternoon, Sep 27 or Sep 29 look really open on our end. Sorry to be difficult. Coordinating many schedules is never easy! If the week before is better for you all, just let me know and I will get creative.   Happy Friday – Page 50 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Sarah   From: "Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Friday, September 8, 2017 at 9:31 AM To: Sarah Hubbart Subject: RE: Meeting request - SNAP Hi there,   More than happy to meet. Brandon, Kailee and I would be the most appropriate staff to visit with.   Can we look to the week of the 18th for a meeting?   Maggie   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 2:11 PM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Meeting request - SNAP   Maggie,    Happy September. I hope you are doing well. Do you think it is a good time to bring in a group of organizations from the SNAP choice alliance to visit with you, Kailee, and Brandon Lipps? We hope to touch base with you as the farm bill process ramps up. I know several folks had a chance to visit with Heidi Green awhile back, but If she or Kristi Boswell should also be looped in, please let me know. Really appreciate your consideration during such a busy time! If you would like to chat about this, my office line is (b) (6) .    Thanks,   Sarah    Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       Page 51 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 52 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Attachments: Keniece Barbee Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Courtney Gaine; Browne, Donna - OSEC RE: Meeting Request: Nutrition Issues Wednesday, September 6, 2017 11:56:19 AM image001.png image003.png Hello Maggie,   Thank you so much for the quick response.   I will work with Donna separately.   Have a great rest of your week.   Regards,   Keniece Barbee Assistant to President and C.E.O. Corn Refiners Association   1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 950 Washington, DC 20006 Main: (202) 331-1634 Direct: (b) (6) Fax: (202) 331-2054 www.corn.org   This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.   From: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 11:54 AM To: Keniece Barbee ; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Cc: Courtney Gaine ; Browne, Donna - OSEC Subject: RE: Meeting Request: Nutrition Issues   Hello Keniece, Page 53 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)   We’d be happy to meet. September 29 works best for us. Donna Browne (cc’d here) can help find a time that works.   Thank you for reaching out.   Maggie   Maggie Lyons Chief of Staff & Senior Advisor  Office of the Under Secretary Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS) United States Department of Agriculture Office: 202-720-3332 Cell: (b) (6)         From: Keniece Barbee [mailto:kbarbee@corn.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 11:51 AM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Cc: Courtney Gaine Subject: Meeting Request: Nutrition Issues   Dear Maggie and Brandon,   Reaching out on behalf on my CEO, John Bode at the Corn Refiners Association and the CEO of the Sugar Association Courtney Gaine.  Mr. Bode and Ms. Gaine would like to meet with you regarding nutrition issues such as dietary guidelines and consideration of a Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) review for carbohydrates (which includes fibers and sugars).   Would there be a possibility of scheduling a meeting at any of the times below:   Wednesday September 13th, between 1:00 to 5:00PM or Friday September 29th, all times available after 9:00AM   Thank you in advance for you time and consideration of this request; I look forward to hearing back from you.     Regards,   Page 54 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Keniece Barbee Assistant to President and C.E.O. Corn Refiners Association   1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 950 Washington, DC 20006 Main: (202) 331-1634 Direct: (b) (6) Fax: (202) 331-2054 www.corn.org   This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.   This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 55 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Browne, Donna - OSEC Christopher Jones; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Greg Ferrara RE: Meeting today Monday, March 5, 2018 10:56:20 AM You got it.  Have a wonderful day.   From: Christopher Jones [mailto:cjones@nationalgrocers.org] Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 10:51 AM To: Browne, Donna - OSEC ; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Cc: Greg Ferrara Subject: Re: Meeting today   Hey Donna -    Appreciate you following up. The Wednesday option works best for us.   Thank you, Chris    Get Outlook for iOS From: Browne, Donna - OSEC Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 9:46:02 AM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC; Christopher Jones Subject: RE: Meeting today   Hi Chris: Here are some available times for rescheduling this week. Tuesday, March 6 @ 1 Wednesday, March 7 @ 3 Friday, March 9 @ 10:30 Please let me know.  Thank you. Donna -----Original Message----From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:01 AM To: cjones@nationalgrocers.org Page 56 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Cc: Browne, Donna - OSEC Subject: Meeting today Chris, As you are likely aware the govt is closed today so we unfortunately need to move the meeting we have scheduled today. We will make it a top priority to meet with you next week. Please provide Donna your availability for next week and we will get something on the calendar ASAP. Thanks for your patience. Happy Friday! Kailee M. Tkacz Policy Advisor (b) (6) This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 57 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Christopher Jones Browne, Donna - OSEC; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Greg Ferrara Re: Meeting today Monday, March 5, 2018 10:51:10 AM Hey Donna -  Appreciate you following up. The Wednesday option works best for us. Thank you, Chris  Get Outlook for iOS From: Browne, Donna - OSEC Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 9:46:02 AM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC; Christopher Jones Subject: RE: Meeting today   Hi Chris: Here are some available times for rescheduling this week. Tuesday, March 6 @ 1 Wednesday, March 7 @ 3 Friday, March 9 @ 10:30 Please let me know.  Thank you. Donna -----Original Message----From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:01 AM To: cjones@nationalgrocers.org Cc: Browne, Donna - OSEC Subject: Meeting today Chris, As you are likely aware the govt is closed today so we unfortunately need to move the meeting we have scheduled today. We will make it a top priority to meet with you next week. Please provide Donna your availability for next week and we will get something on the calendar ASAP. Thanks for your patience. Happy Friday! Kailee M. Tkacz Policy Advisor Page 58 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) (b) (6) This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 59 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Christopher Jones Browne, Donna - OSEC Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Re: Meeting today Friday, March 2, 2018 9:14:24 AM Sounds good! Thanks Get Outlook for iOS From: Browne, Donna - OSEC Sent: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:42:34 AM To: Christopher Jones Cc: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Meeting today   Great Chris! Monday will be fine because unfortunately I do not have Brandon’s calendar on me. I will call you first thing Monday morning. Sent from my iPad On Mar 2, 2018, at 8:22 AM, Christopher Jones wrote: Thank you, Kailee. Will do. Donna - I'm going to check with my boss, Greg, and will get back to you soon. -----Original Message----From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:01 AM To: Christopher Jones Cc: Browne, Donna - OSEC Subject: Meeting today Chris, As you are likely aware the govt is closed today so we unfortunately need to move the meeting we have scheduled today. We will make it a top priority to meet with you next week. Please provide Donna your availability for next week and we will get something on the calendar ASAP. Thanks for your patience. Happy Friday! Kailee M. Tkacz Policy Advisor (b) (6) Page 60 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 61 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tiller, Jennifer Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Re: NAC Update (TA) Thursday, October 26, 2017 8:49:18 AM No worries. As long as we can get through the NAC - we could always add another call. Thanks so much!  Jennifer Tiller House Committee on Agriculture On Oct 26, 2017, at 08:29, Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: The only issue is we have a hard stop at 5pm for (b) (5)-Deliberative just FYI   Will send updated invite along now   From: Tiller, Jennifer [mailto:Jennifer.Tiller@mail.house.gov] Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 10:29 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: NAC Update (TA)   Any chance of having the TA call at 4:30? Caleb will be with you all for the livestock meeting until 4:00pm.  Jennifer Tiller House Committee on Agriculture On Oct 25, 2017, at 17:09, Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: Received. It went to corn!   I will call the assistant there and tell her to delete immediately if my email is still operational.       From: Tiller, Jennifer [mailto:Jennifer.Tiller@mail.house.gov] Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:08 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: FW: NAC Update (TA)       From: Tiller, Jennifer Page 62 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:02 PM To: Kailee Tkacz Subject: NAC Update (TA)   Kailee,   Attached is the revised NAC. If possible, can this be prioritized for tomorrow’s conversation so we can move ahead in our process?   Thank you!   Jennifer This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 63 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Tiller, Jennifer Re: NAC Update (TA) Wednesday, October 25, 2017 11:32:06 PM Sure I think we can do that.  Kailee M. Tkacz Policy Advisor, USDA (b) (6) On Oct 25, 2017, at 10:29 PM, Tiller, Jennifer wrote: Any chance of having the TA call at 4:30? Caleb will be with you all for the livestock meeting until 4:00pm.  Jennifer Tiller House Committee on Agriculture On Oct 25, 2017, at 17:09, Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: Received. It went to corn!   I will call the assistant there and tell her to delete immediately if my email is still operational.       From: Tiller, Jennifer [mailto:Jennifer.Tiller@mail.house.gov] Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:08 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: FW: NAC Update (TA)       From: Tiller, Jennifer Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:02 PM To: Kailee Tkacz Subject: NAC Update (TA)   Kailee,   Attached is the revised NAC. If possible, can this be prioritized for tomorrow’s conversation so we can move ahead in our process?   Page 64 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Thank you!   Jennifer This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 65 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Tiller, Jennifer Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC FW: NAC Update (TA) Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:08:13 PM NAC 10252017.docx     From: Tiller, Jennifer Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:02 PM To: Kailee Tkacz Subject: NAC Update (TA)   Kailee,   Attached is the revised NAC. If possible, can this be prioritized for tomorrow’s conversation so we can move ahead in our process?   Thank you!   Jennifer Page 66 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Greg Ferrara Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC FW: National Grocers Assn. Meeting Request Tuesday, August 22, 2017 10:16:58 AM image006.png image007.png NGA Sept 13 Meeting Attendees.pdf FYI only. Also forwarded to Heidi Green.   Greg Ferrara National Grocers Association (NGA)     From: Greg Ferrara Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 10:15 AM To: 'scheduling@osec.usda.gov' Cc: Greg Ferrara Subject: National Grocers Assn. Meeting Request   Good Morning,   On Sept 13th we will have members of the National Grocers Association (NGA) Government Relations Committee in town for a number of meetings.  We would like to request a meeting with Secretary Perdue to introduce the Secretary to NGA and also discuss a number of our priorities including SNAP and the FINI program.  NGA’s membership is unique in the fact that we represent the independent sector of the supermarket industry which accounts for over $131 billion in annual sales and employs nearly 1 million Americans.  Our members range from large, regional supermarket chains to the small, family-owned supermarket operating in a town of 600 people.  Our members are truly the backbone of thousands of communities across the country and are proud partners not only in supporting local agriculture, but also serving those in our communities who are less fortunate.  We look forward to learning more about the Secretary’s priorities and importantly how NGA and our members can partner with the Agency and the Administration to accomplish these goals.   I’ve attached a list of retailer / wholesaler attendees (to date ) and have also provided a bit of background on each.  As you can see we have a diverse group of attendees, many of which operate very innovative and unique stores  As an example, one of our attendees operates a new format supermarket where the store is churning their own butter (in-store) and selling beef raised on the CEO’s family run ranch!    Other attendees will include myself, NGA’s President and CEO Peter Larkin, and our VP of Government Relations.  Right now our day is wide open.    Thanks for the consideration and I am happy to answer any questions or provide additional information.    Best, Page 67 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)   Greg    Greg Ferrara Senior Vice President Government Relations & Public Affairs National Grocers Association (NGA) (d) 703.516.8811               Page 68 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Sarah Hubbart RE: Nov 17 Friday, October 20, 2017 10:02:16 AM Very good see you then   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 9:16 AM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Nov 17   Yep! I will put 12:15 on our calendars. Thanks (and happy Friday)!   -Sarah   From: "Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 10:58 PM To: Sarah Hubbart Subject: RE: Nov 17 Awesome! This will be fun. Does 12 1215 ish work?   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 6:40 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Nov 17   Awesome news… the entire MTA crew can join…   Mike Torrey Tara Smith Kerry Lynch Brad McKinney   …and me…   Thanks for coordinating!   -Sarah   From: "Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 12:41 PM To: Sarah Hubbart Page 69 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Subject: RE: Nov 17 I think that could work how about 1230 in the peoples buffet? You mike me Maggie anyone else?   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 10:27 AM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Nov 17   Oh no! Is Friday, Oct 27 a no-go for you? We look pretty flexible that day. Could come early or late, whatever works…   -S   From: "Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 10:19 AM To: Sarah Hubbart Subject: Re: Nov 17 I have bad news! The bufffet is closing nov 2 for renos! We need to do before that!! Kailee M. Tkacz Policy Advisor, USDA (b) (6)   On Oct 19, 2017, at 10:15 AM, Sarah Hubbart wrote: Hi Kailee –   How does November 17 sound to meet for lunch at USDA? If it looks like it might work, I will loop in others from our team. Please do the same!   Looking forward to it –   Sarah   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/   Page 70 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)   This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 71 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Sarah Hubbart RE: Nov 17 Thursday, October 19, 2017 12:41:01 PM I think that could work how about 1230 in the peoples buffet? You mike me Maggie anyone else?   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 10:27 AM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Nov 17   Oh no! Is Friday, Oct 27 a no-go for you? We look pretty flexible that day. Could come early or late, whatever works…   -S   From: "Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 10:19 AM To: Sarah Hubbart Subject: Re: Nov 17 I have bad news! The bufffet is closing nov 2 for renos! We need to do before that!! Kailee M. Tkacz Policy Advisor, USDA (b) (6)   On Oct 19, 2017, at 10:15 AM, Sarah Hubbart wrote: Hi Kailee –   How does November 17 sound to meet for lunch at USDA? If it looks like it might work, I will loop in others from our team. Please do the same!   Looking forward to it –   Sarah   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/ Page 72 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records)     This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 73 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Sarah Hubbart Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Re: NV Waiver Request Wednesday, November 1, 2017 2:29:29 PM Thanks – got it!   -Sarah   From: "Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 2:24 PM To: Sarah Hubbart Subject: NV Waiver Request This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 74 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Sarah Hubbart Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov Re: Question - meeting Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:47:39 AM Hey Kailee – just a heads up that the meeting ended up getting set for 4:30 today. So, if you happen to be around and want to say hi to the group please stop by – I know they would love to see you. THANKS AGAIN for your help.   Sarah   From: Sarah Hubbart Date: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 10:48 AM To: "Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC" Subject: Re: Question - meeting   I figured it out! All good! :) Meeting is still in the works.  Sarah (b) (6) On Dec 11, 2017, at 8:44 AM, Sarah Hubbart wrote: Thank you! Will do. Can you please share his email with me? Sorry to be a bother.   Sarah   From: "Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 8:38 AM To: Sarah Hubbart Subject: Re: Question - meeting   Yes I saw him send note to admin assistant about it so do follow up with him  Sent from my iPhone On Dec 11, 2017, at 8:22 AM, Sarah Hubbart wrote: Good morning! I haven’t yet heard back from anyone re: potential meeting with SNAC on Wednesday. Do you think I should reach out to Dudley directly?    Thanks! Page 75 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Sarah (b) (6) On Dec 7, 2017, at 9:34 AM, Sarah Hubbart wrote: Thanks again! Sarah   From: "Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 8:00 PM To: Sarah Hubbart Subject: RE: Question - meeting   Dudley, Klipp, or Misty Giles should be reaching out let me know if you don’t hear back from one of them.   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 9:04 AM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Re: Question - meeting   Thanks so much, Kailee. I think Under Secretary Ibach would be appropriate. Appreciate you checking to see if this might work! Sarah (b) (6) On Dec 4, 2017, at 5:38 PM, Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: Happy to float the idea, but if nothing else perhaps Ibach who is running the rule or Dep Sec Censky will be available. Do you have a preference? I can route it whatever you way you feel is most effective. If SP cant take it will likely get pushed to AMS anyway.     From: Sarah Hubbart Page 76 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Monday, December 4, 2017 10:27 AM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Question - meeting   Kailee –   Happy Monday! Just wanted to gut check something with you – SNAC’s government affairs committee will be in D.C. later in December and they are interested in meeting with the Secretary, specifically to discuss biotech labeling. As you know, they have been supportive of the rulemaking moving forward. They haven’t yet met with the Secretary’s office on this topic, however. They are available during the afternoon of Wednesday, December 13. Please let me know what you think. Happy to discuss further.   Thank you! Sarah   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and Page 77 of 119 (Item 1 Records) delete the email immediately. Page 78 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Miller, Pam Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC RE: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more "trustworthy" Thursday, September 14, 2017 3:42:21 PM And thank you!   From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 2:25 PM To: Miller, Pam Subject: RE: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more 'trustworthy' Yay congrats on that you must be so relieved at least for a month or so!   From: Miller, Pam [mailto:Pam.Miller@mail.house.gov] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:56 PM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: RE: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more 'trustworthy' Sure, that would be great – thanks! Next week is good for me to meet, but if you need more time, that is fine too. Things will be pretty flexible for me the next few weeks since the CR is already finished and the minibus passed today.   From: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:52 PM To: Miller, Pam ; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: RE: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more 'trustworthy' Thanks Pam – happy to chat at your convenience. Kailee and I were in the briefing yesterday. We are working through their recommendations and hope to have a formal response somewhat soon. Happy to chat prior to that about our initial reactions if that would be helpful to you.     From: Miller, Pam [mailto:Pam.Miller@mail.house.gov] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:50 PM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Kailee Tkacz (ktkacz@corn.org) ; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: FW: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more Page 79 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) 'trustworthy' I’d love to visit with y’all about this at some point too as to what the process might be moving forward. I got a briefing from NAM yesterday and I know they talked to USDA (not sure who) as well. But we can discuss whenever. Thanks   From: POLITICO Pro [mailto:politicoemail@politicopro.com] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 11:04 AM To: Miller, Pam Subject: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more 'trustworthy' Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more 'trustworthy' By Kaitlyn Burton 09/14/2017 11:00 AM EDT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recommend Thursday that USDA and HHS overhaul their process for updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which produced an epic battle between health and food industry groups the last time around. In a new report, published Thursday, researchers found that while the process has become more evidence-based, it is unable to adapt to changes in food diversity and chronic disease prevalence. "A more trustworthy, agile and effective process can improve the relevance and usefulness of the DGA, which may ultimately improve adherence to the guidelines," said Robert Russell, chair of the committee that conducted the study and wrote the report. "The process to update the DGA should be redesigned to increase transparency and allow for the appropriate expertise and time to focus on each step of the process, which can be achieved by reallocating the steps to a balanced and expanded set of multidisciplinary experts." The evaluation was performed by a panel of 14 experts, appointed by National Academies. Congress mandated that the National Academies study the entire process used to develop the guidelines by including a provision in an omnibus spending package, H.R. 2029 (114), that former President Barack Obama signed into law in December 2015. Lawmakers provided $1 million for the study, gauging the need for a thorough review after the contentious fight over the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, during which both the guidelines and the process used to generate them came under attack amid repeated clashes between health and nutrition groups and the food industry, particularly the meat industry. The guidelines provide "evidence-based food and beverage recommendations for Americans ages 2 and older," per the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. They also form the foundation of all federal nutrition policy and programs, such as the National School Lunch Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. USDA and HHS update the guidelines every five years. The next set of guidelines is due to be Page 80 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) released in 2020. "The Dietary Guidelines for Americans have the promise to empower Americans to make informed decisions about what and how much they eat to improve health and reduce the risk of chronic disease," Russell added. The researchers recommend five "values" to improve the process: enhancing transparency; promoting diversity of expertise and experience; supporting a deliberative process; managing biases and conflicts of interest; and adopting state-of-the-art processes and methods. The researchers also concluded that future guidelines should focus on the general public across the entire life span, instead of just healthy people over the age of two. "It is essential that the DGA be developed for all Americans whose health could benefit by improving diet," the report said. The National Academies' first report on the same topic was released in February. "The adoption and widespread translation of the DGA requires that they be universally viewed as valid, evidence-based, and free of bias and conflicts of interest to the extent possible," the report released Thursday said. "This has not routinely been the case." To view online: https://www.politicopro.com/agriculture/story/2017/09/report-usda-hhs-should-make-processfor-updating-dietary-guidelines-more-trustworthy-161882 Was this Pro content helpful? Tell us what you think in one click. Yes, very Somewhat Neutral Not really Not at all You received this POLITICO Pro content because your customized settings include: Agriculture: Meat; Agriculture: Advocacy; Agriculture: Congress; Agriculture: Nutrition; Agriculture: USDA; Agriculture: Health; Agriculture: Obesity; Agriculture: Lobbying. To change your alert settings, please go to https://www.politicopro.com/settings This email was sent to pam.miller@mail.house.gov by: POLITICO, LLC 1000 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA, 22209, USA Page 81 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 82 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Miller, Pam Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC RE: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more "trustworthy" Thursday, September 14, 2017 3:42:11 PM Yes, it’s nice!! J   From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 2:25 PM To: Miller, Pam Subject: RE: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more 'trustworthy' Yay congrats on that you must be so relieved at least for a month or so!   From: Miller, Pam [mailto:Pam.Miller@mail.house.gov] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:56 PM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: RE: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more 'trustworthy' Sure, that would be great – thanks! Next week is good for me to meet, but if you need more time, that is fine too. Things will be pretty flexible for me the next few weeks since the CR is already finished and the minibus passed today.   From: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:52 PM To: Miller, Pam ; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: RE: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more 'trustworthy' Thanks Pam – happy to chat at your convenience. Kailee and I were in the briefing yesterday. We are working through their recommendations and hope to have a formal response somewhat soon. Happy to chat prior to that about our initial reactions if that would be helpful to you.     From: Miller, Pam [mailto:Pam.Miller@mail.house.gov] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:50 PM To: Lyons, Maggie - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Kailee Tkacz (ktkacz@corn.org) ; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: FW: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more Page 83 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) 'trustworthy' I’d love to visit with y’all about this at some point too as to what the process might be moving forward. I got a briefing from NAM yesterday and I know they talked to USDA (not sure who) as well. But we can discuss whenever. Thanks   From: POLITICO Pro [mailto:politicoemail@politicopro.com] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 11:04 AM To: Miller, Pam Subject: Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more 'trustworthy' Report: USDA, HHS should make process for updating dietary guidelines more 'trustworthy' By Kaitlyn Burton 09/14/2017 11:00 AM EDT The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recommend Thursday that USDA and HHS overhaul their process for updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which produced an epic battle between health and food industry groups the last time around. In a new report, published Thursday, researchers found that while the process has become more evidence-based, it is unable to adapt to changes in food diversity and chronic disease prevalence. "A more trustworthy, agile and effective process can improve the relevance and usefulness of the DGA, which may ultimately improve adherence to the guidelines," said Robert Russell, chair of the committee that conducted the study and wrote the report. "The process to update the DGA should be redesigned to increase transparency and allow for the appropriate expertise and time to focus on each step of the process, which can be achieved by reallocating the steps to a balanced and expanded set of multidisciplinary experts." The evaluation was performed by a panel of 14 experts, appointed by National Academies. Congress mandated that the National Academies study the entire process used to develop the guidelines by including a provision in an omnibus spending package, H.R. 2029 (114), that former President Barack Obama signed into law in December 2015. Lawmakers provided $1 million for the study, gauging the need for a thorough review after the contentious fight over the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, during which both the guidelines and the process used to generate them came under attack amid repeated clashes between health and nutrition groups and the food industry, particularly the meat industry. The guidelines provide "evidence-based food and beverage recommendations for Americans ages 2 and older," per the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. They also form the foundation of all federal nutrition policy and programs, such as the National School Lunch Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. USDA and HHS update the guidelines every five years. The next set of guidelines is due to be Page 84 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) released in 2020. "The Dietary Guidelines for Americans have the promise to empower Americans to make informed decisions about what and how much they eat to improve health and reduce the risk of chronic disease," Russell added. The researchers recommend five "values" to improve the process: enhancing transparency; promoting diversity of expertise and experience; supporting a deliberative process; managing biases and conflicts of interest; and adopting state-of-the-art processes and methods. The researchers also concluded that future guidelines should focus on the general public across the entire life span, instead of just healthy people over the age of two. "It is essential that the DGA be developed for all Americans whose health could benefit by improving diet," the report said. The National Academies' first report on the same topic was released in February. "The adoption and widespread translation of the DGA requires that they be universally viewed as valid, evidence-based, and free of bias and conflicts of interest to the extent possible," the report released Thursday said. "This has not routinely been the case." To view online: https://www.politicopro.com/agriculture/story/2017/09/report-usda-hhs-should-make-processfor-updating-dietary-guidelines-more-trustworthy-161882 Was this Pro content helpful? Tell us what you think in one click. Yes, very Somewhat Neutral Not really Not at all You received this POLITICO Pro content because your customized settings include: Agriculture: Meat; Agriculture: Advocacy; Agriculture: Congress; Agriculture: Nutrition; Agriculture: USDA; Agriculture: Health; Agriculture: Obesity; Agriculture: Lobbying. To change your alert settings, please go to https://www.politicopro.com/settings This email was sent to pam.miller@mail.house.gov by: POLITICO, LLC 1000 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA, 22209, USA Page 85 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 86 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Greg Ferrara RE: Secretary Perdue @ NGA Show Monday, January 29, 2018 1:27:20 PM Thank you for sending this along, will get to our comms team and keep you posted. Good stuff!   Talk soon, Kailee   From: Greg Ferrara [mailto:GFerrara@NationalGrocers.org] Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 12:02 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Secretary Perdue @ NGA Show   Hey Kailee,   We’re thrilled that Secretary Perdue will be speaking at the NGA Show in a couple of weeks.  In advance of his speech during our opening general session on Sunday February 11 I wanted to share a few themes that may be appropriate for him to mention given the audience that will be in the room.  We’re anticipating 1800 – 2000 attendees for this session.  Thanks for sharing with the appropriate person on the team!   I’ve also attached a one pager infographic that might be helpful for folk to better understand NGA and who we represent.   Cost of Regulations.  Supermarkets operate on less than 2 percent net profit.  Time spent complying with unnecessary or burdensome regulations is time not focused on serving customers and growing the business.  We are grateful for the Administration’s laser focus on this issue. Maine (and others) SNAP Waivers.  This is a big issue for our industry and we’re grateful for the Secretary’s decision to ultimately deny this request.  The result, unfortunately, would have been more regulatory burdens on retailers who would have to literally program each food item to be in or out of the program, and with food items changing daily this would be a never ending process NGA and our members are strongly supporting programs, such as USDA’s Food Insecurity Incentive Program (FINI) to help teach SNAP participants to make better choices.  We feel we can “lift” people up and educate them on making changes that will hopefully stay with them once they leave the SNAP program.  NGA members throughout the country are excelling at running these grant programs.  We are also working with Congress and USDA to get more supermarket involved so that participants have access to programs year round and data can also be reported. SNAP Partnership: Since the beginning of the Food Stamp program there is been a strong public-private partnership between USDA and the Supermarket Industry.  The reality is SNAP is one of the most effective and efficient federal programs. We saw recently during the floods that hit Texas and Louisiana and Hurricanes that Page 87 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) ravaged the Caribbean, how important having interoperability in the SNAP program is.  As SNAP participants were forced to evacuate, their benefits traveled with them, and the food packages were the same in Texas as they were in Arkansas, Louisiana, etc.  USDA’s FNS team did an AMAZING job in responding to these disasters. Independent Supermarkets are innovators: The Secretary will be speaking to a room of innovators.  These executives are leading the way in which supermarkets operate.  Too often we only hear about the very big, but in reality it’s the community supermarket company that is partnership with local growers and producers to bring their products to store shelves.  They are providing home delivery services to SNAP customers, today, because these customers have no other way to get to the store.  They are often the only food store for miles in rural America, committed to sticking it out, not because they are getting rich, but because they live in these communities and know without a grocery store the community will suffer.  They are not driven by Wall Street, but rather by Main Street and are an essential part of what makes American great. Food Access: NGA and its members have long focused on food access issues.  Our members are the ones who have stepped up to address many of the food desert issues across both urban and rural communities.      Thanks again!   Greg   Greg Ferrara Executive Vice President Advocacy, Public Relations, Member Services National Grocers Association (d) 703.516.8811   This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 88 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Greg Ferrara kailee.tkacz@osec.usda.gov Secretary Perdue @ NGA Show Monday, January 29, 2018 12:02:11 PM WHO WE ARE 1pg 910.3.pdf Hey Kailee,   We’re thrilled that Secretary Perdue will be speaking at the NGA Show in a couple of weeks.  In advance of his speech during our opening general session on Sunday February 11 I wanted to share a few themes that may be appropriate for him to mention given the audience that will be in the room.  We’re anticipating 1800 – 2000 attendees for this session.  Thanks for sharing with the appropriate person on the team!   I’ve also attached a one pager infographic that might be helpful for folk to better understand NGA and who we represent.   Cost of Regulations.  Supermarkets operate on less than 2 percent net profit.  Time spent complying with unnecessary or burdensome regulations is time not focused on serving customers and growing the business.  We are grateful for the Administration’s laser focus on this issue. Maine (and others) SNAP Waivers.  This is a big issue for our industry and we’re grateful for the Secretary’s decision to ultimately deny this request.  The result, unfortunately, would have been more regulatory burdens on retailers who would have to literally program each food item to be in or out of the program, and with food items changing daily this would be a never ending process NGA and our members are strongly supporting programs, such as USDA’s Food Insecurity Incentive Program (FINI) to help teach SNAP participants to make better choices.  We feel we can “lift” people up and educate them on making changes that will hopefully stay with them once they leave the SNAP program.  NGA members throughout the country are excelling at running these grant programs.  We are also working with Congress and USDA to get more supermarket involved so that participants have access to programs year round and data can also be reported. SNAP Partnership: Since the beginning of the Food Stamp program there is been a strong public-private partnership between USDA and the Supermarket Industry.  The reality is SNAP is one of the most effective and efficient federal programs. We saw recently during the floods that hit Texas and Louisiana and Hurricanes that ravaged the Caribbean, how important having interoperability in the SNAP program is.  As SNAP participants were forced to evacuate, their benefits traveled with them, and the food packages were the same in Texas as they were in Arkansas, Louisiana, etc.  USDA’s FNS team did an AMAZING job in responding to these disasters. Independent Supermarkets are innovators: The Secretary will be speaking to a room of innovators.  These executives are leading the way in which supermarkets operate.  Too often we only hear about the very big, but in reality it’s the community supermarket company that is partnership with local growers and producers to bring their products to store shelves.  They are providing home delivery services to SNAP customers, today, because these customers Page 89 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) have no other way to get to the store.  They are often the only food store for miles in rural America, committed to sticking it out, not because they are getting rich, but because they live in these communities and know without a grocery store the community will suffer.  They are not driven by Wall Street, but rather by Main Street and are an essential part of what makes American great. Food Access: NGA and its members have long focused on food access issues.  Our members are the ones who have stepped up to address many of the food desert issues across both urban and rural communities.      Thanks again!   Greg   Greg Ferrara Executive Vice President Advocacy, Public Relations, Member Services National Grocers Association (d) 703.516.8811   Page 90 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Cole, Donald - OC, Washington, DC Greg Ferrara Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC RE: Secretary Perdue Remarks at NGA Show Friday, February 2, 2018 9:22:38 AM Thank you, Greg!  It was a pleasure to talk with you!   From: Greg Ferrara [mailto:GFerrara@NationalGrocers.org] Sent: Friday, February 2, 2018 9:17 AM To: Cole, Donald - OC, Washington, DC Subject: RE: Secretary Perdue Remarks at NGA Show   See attached   Brothers Marketplace in MA https://www.brothers-marketplace.com/ ---This is an example of the transformation going on in the marketplace.  Stores are getting smaller and there is a focus on fresh and convenience, responding to customer demands.  Here is their catch line: What happens when the corner grocery store of days gone by meets today’s passion for seasonal eating and lovingly crafted and artisan foods? That’s Brothers Marketplace – a neighborhood market featuring a handpicked selection of fresh foods, local products, delicious prepared meals, and all your grocery essentials   Connecting to local farmers:   Rouses Supermarkets (family-owned company, around 60 stores in LA, MS, AL) does a great job connecting their customers with local famers and selling their produce in stores. https://www.rouses.com/we-are-local/local-partners/ (will be at our event)   Nugget Market (family owned, around 20 stores ) focuses on fresh and connecting shoppers to the farmers https://www.nuggetmarket.com/products/produce/ (will be at our event)   Niemann Foods operates a really neat store called Harvest Market located in Champagne, IL….the store was developed with the purpose to connect the shopper to the producer.  They do an amazing job with fresh and even churn butter in-store!  The President of the Company, Rich Niemann, Jr. (will be at our event) even has his own cattle ranch in Missouri and they recently started selling his beef in the stores. http://www.theshelbyreport.com/2016/10/11/harvest-market-designed-to-cultivateshopper-and-producer-connections/   ShopRite, a large retail cooperative (the store owners own the distribution company) based out of New Jersey with stores in around 10 states, has a whole initiative on connecting customers to local farmers http://www.shoprite.com/locallygrown/   Focus on Community---Wayfield Foods, an employee owned company (became employee owned in Page 91 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) 1992) is headquartered in Lithia Springs, Georgia and focuses on their community, including health in the community.  This is a growing trend for supermarkets as customers are more health focused and grocers are stepping up in a major way to bring health and wellness services to customers http://www.wayfieldfoods.com/community       Greg Ferrara Executive Vice President National Grocers Association   From: Cole, Donald - OC, Washington, DC [mailto:Donald.Cole@oc.usda.gov] Sent: Friday, February 2, 2018 8:32 AM To: Greg Ferrara Cc: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Secretary Perdue Remarks at NGA Show   Greg,   I am working on remarks for Secretary Perdue for the NGA show. I would like to talk with you for a few minutes about the event.  Kailee forwarded your e-mail with suggested themes. Is there a good time to give you a call and what is best number?  Thank you for your help.       Don Cole Speech Writer   United States Department of Agriculture Office: (229) 273-4148 Ext 108 Mobile:  (b) (6) This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 92 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Greg Ferrara Cole, Donald - OC, Washington, DC Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC RE: Secretary Perdue Remarks at NGA Show Friday, February 2, 2018 8:33:45 AM Don,   Happy to chat.  I’m free now until 10 and after 2:30 today.  My direct is 703-516-8811.   Greg Ferrara Executive Vice President National Grocers Association   From: Cole, Donald - OC, Washington, DC [mailto:Donald.Cole@oc.usda.gov] Sent: Friday, February 2, 2018 8:32 AM To: Greg Ferrara Cc: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Secretary Perdue Remarks at NGA Show   Greg,   I am working on remarks for Secretary Perdue for the NGA show. I would like to talk with you for a few minutes about the event.  Kailee forwarded your e-mail with suggested themes. Is there a good time to give you a call and what is best number?  Thank you for your help.       Don Cole Speech Writer   United States Department of Agriculture Office: (229) 273-4148 Ext 108 Mobile:  (b) (6) This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 93 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Sarah Hubbart Re: SNAP - question Wednesday, November 1, 2017 2:23:28 PM Yes forwarding to you in another email now.  Kailee M. Tkacz Policy Advisor, USDA (b) (6) On Nov 1, 2017, at 1:29 PM, Sarah Hubbart wrote: Kailee,   Hope your week is going well. Just curious - are you able to share any details about the Nevada SNAP waiver? I completely understand if not.   Many thanks,   Sarah   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 94 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Sarah Hubbart Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC SNAP Food Choice Letter Tuesday, December 19, 2017 12:15:19 PM Letter Opposing SNAP Food Restriction Waivers Dec 2017[2].pdf Maggie and Kailee –   Hope you are doing well.   Attached, please find a letter opposing SNAP food choice restrictions, including the pending waiver requests. It is signed by 17 national organizations representing the food, beverage, and retail industries.   In case helpful, here are the citations for the numbers referenced in the letter:   650,000 grocery products in market/20,000 more introduced annually - https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-marketsprices/processing-marketing/new-products/. 1.46 million jobs attributed to food and beverage manufacturing industry - https://www.ced.org/foodandbev.    4.8 million direct jobs in retail grocery industry - https://www.fmi.org/governmentaffairs/grocery-industry-economic-impact. 2 million jobs connected to convenience stores - NACS State of Industry Report of 2016 Data, page 145.   Please let me know if you have any questions. Wishing very happy holidays to you both!   -Sarah   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       Page 95 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Christopher Jones Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC; Wilson, Erin E. - FNS Re: SNAP proposal Wednesday, February 14, 2018 12:07:29 AM Thanks, Brandon. I’m open all next week except during the 11am to 2pm block on both Wednesday and Thursday. I can make any other time work.  Get Outlook for iOS _____________________________ From: Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 6:52 PM Subject: RE: SNAP proposal To: Christopher Jones , Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC , Wilson, Erin E. - FNS Hi Chris –   Thanks for reaching out.  The Secretary enjoyed his time with NGA and appreciates the opportunity to speak to the groupl   We would welcome the opportunity visit.  As you know our door is always open and we appreciate our relationship with NGA as an important partner in a number of USDA programs.    Let us know when you are available and we’ll work to find a time that works.   Thanks,   Brandon   From: Christopher Jones [mailto:cjones@nationalgrocers.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 2:45 PM To: Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Wilson, Erin E. - FNS Subject: SNAP proposal   Hello all –   We greatly appreciate the Secretary’s trip to the NGA show. He gave a great speech and had great interactions with our members. However, the new budget proposal to change SNAP has not been received well. It’s all the buzz among our members right now. To be candid with you, many of them were in high spirits with the Secretary’s speech that was very complementary of the industry. Now they’re shocked and confused as to why the Administration would want to move away from the government’s partnership with retailers in the SNAP program.   If you’re available in the coming weeks, I’d love to come by and discuss this further.   Page 96 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Thanks, Chris   Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 97 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Christopher Jones Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC; Wilson, Erin E. - FNS Re: SNAP proposal Wednesday, February 14, 2018 12:07:27 AM Thanks, Brandon. I’m open all next week except during the 11am to 2pm block on both Wednesday and Thursday. I can make any other time work.  Get Outlook for iOS _____________________________ From: Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 6:52 PM Subject: RE: SNAP proposal To: Christopher Jones , Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC , Wilson, Erin E. - FNS Hi Chris –   Thanks for reaching out.  The Secretary enjoyed his time with NGA and appreciates the opportunity to speak to the groupl   We would welcome the opportunity visit.  As you know our door is always open and we appreciate our relationship with NGA as an important partner in a number of USDA programs.    Let us know when you are available and we’ll work to find a time that works.   Thanks,   Brandon   From: Christopher Jones [mailto:cjones@nationalgrocers.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 2:45 PM To: Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Wilson, Erin E. - FNS Subject: SNAP proposal   Hello all –   We greatly appreciate the Secretary’s trip to the NGA show. He gave a great speech and had great interactions with our members. However, the new budget proposal to change SNAP has not been received well. It’s all the buzz among our members right now. To be candid with you, many of them were in high spirits with the Secretary’s speech that was very complementary of the industry. Now they’re shocked and confused as to why the Administration would want to move away from the government’s partnership with retailers in the SNAP program.   If you’re available in the coming weeks, I’d love to come by and discuss this further.   Page 98 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Thanks, Chris   Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 99 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Sarah Hubbart Maggie.Lyons@osec.usda.gov; kailee.tkacz@osec.usda.gov SNAP question Thursday, January 18, 2018 11:18:34 AM Hi Maggie and Kailee Hope you are both doing well (and making it through this busy week okay)! Reaching out to see if you are able to share any update on the status of the pending SNAP food choice waiver requests? Thanks for your time! Sarah Hubbart (b) (6) Page 100 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tiller, Jennifer Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC FW: SNAP transaction data Friday, August 4, 2017 9:31:47 AM     From: Rigamonti, Eva [mailto:erigamonti@steptoe.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 7:43 PM To: McAdams, Callie ; Tiller, Jennifer Cc: Hannah vL. Walker (FMI) ; Anna Ready ; Maggie Lyons ; Christine Pollack Subject: SNAP transaction data Good evening, Callie and Jennifer— Thanks again for meeting with all of us about the SNAP EBT fees etc. Callie, you had asked us if we had specific industry level data regarding the number of SNAP transactions that occur -- we’ve all checked with our research teams and unfortunately, none of us has that specific granular data. However, according to FNS, there were 2.5 billion SNAP transactions per year in 2016. So if each of those transactions has a $.02 processing fee that is a lot of money. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us moving forward. Cheers, Eva Eva Rigamonti Associate erigamonti@steptoe.com Steptoe +1 202 429 6457 direct +1 202 429 3902 fax Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 www.steptoe.com This message and any attached documents contain information from the law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP that may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, distribute, or use this information. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message. Page 101 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Jessica Hixson Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC RE: Snyders & Utz Wednesday, January 10, 2018 3:46:29 PM I’m around until 4:30 but you can ALWAYS call be on my cell:)   Jessica Hixson Director of Government Affairs SNAC International Cell (b) (6) 703-836-4500 ext. 205 jhixson@snacintl.org   1600 Wilson Blvd #650 Arlington, VA 22209 www.snacintl.org   From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 6:34 PM To: Jessica Hixson Subject: RE: Snyders & Utz   Sorry got tied up. Let me know your avail tomorrow and will give you a call   From: Jessica Hixson [mailto:jhixson@snacintl.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 1:03 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: RE: Snyders & Utz   Yes.  Let’s chat on the phone.  I have to run out to lunch but will be in the office all afternoon.   Jessica Hixson Director of Government Affairs SNAC International Cell (b) (6) 703-836-4500 ext. 205 jhixson@snacintl.org   1600 Wilson Blvd #650 Arlington, VA 22209 www.snacintl.org   From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 11:27 AM To: Jessica Hixson Subject: Snyders & Utz Importance: High   Page 102 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) Jessica,   Hope you are well. I have a random question for you.   The Secretary MIGHT be making a trip near Snyder’s and Utz in the coming weeks so I am trying to put in the plug in he should pop by one or both of these facilities for a tour. I don’t want to get everyone excited at the companies yet in case it doesn’t happen, but I am curious if you could on the sly get me data on their export numbers so I can make the case for the Secretary to visit?   Let me know if you would like to talk via phone.   Thanks! Kailee   Kailee M. Tkacz     Policy Advisor - Office of Congressional Relations United States Department of Agriculture Cell: (b) (6)   This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 103 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Jessica Hixson Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Re: Snyders & Utz Tuesday, January 9, 2018 7:02:58 PM Morning is crazy but free noon on.  Happy new year- hope you got a break!! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 9, 2018, at 6:34 PM, Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: Sorry got tied up. Let me know your avail tomorrow and will give you a call   From: Jessica Hixson [mailto:jhixson@snacintl.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 1:03 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: RE: Snyders & Utz   Yes.  Let’s chat on the phone.  I have to run out to lunch but will be in the office all afternoon.   Jessica Hixson Director of Government Affairs SNAC International Cell (b) (6) 703-836-4500 ext. 205 jhixson@snacintl.org   1600 Wilson Blvd #650 Arlington, VA 22209 www.snacintl.org   From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC [mailto:Kailee.Tkacz@osec.usda.gov] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 11:27 AM To: Jessica Hixson Subject: Snyders & Utz Importance: High   Jessica,   Hope you are well. I have a random question for you.   The Secretary MIGHT be making a trip near Snyder’s and Utz in the coming weeks so I am trying to put in the plug in he should pop by one or both of these facilities for a tour. I don’t want to get everyone excited at the companies yet in case it doesn’t Page 104 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) happen, but I am curious if you could on the sly get me data on their export numbers so I can make the case for the Secretary to visit?   Let me know if you would like to talk via phone.   Thanks! Kailee   Kailee M. Tkacz     Policy Advisor - Office of Congressional Relations United States Department of Agriculture Cell: (b) (6)   This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 105 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Sarah Hubbart RE: Sodium Comments - fyi Monday, December 4, 2017 9:42:06 PM Thanks this is helpful   From: Sarah Hubbart [mailto:SHubbart@torreydc.com] Sent: Monday, December 4, 2017 10:27 AM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: Sodium Comments - fyi   Kailee – sharing the attached comments from the sodium coalition regarding the provisional DRI Committee as a FYI. Let me know if you have any questions.   -Sarah   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 106 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Sarah Hubbart kailee.tkacz@osec.usda.gov Sodium Comments - fyi Monday, December 4, 2017 10:26:44 AM Final Sodium DRI comments 11.18.17[1].docx Kailee – sharing the attached comments from the sodium coalition regarding the provisional DRI Committee as a FYI. Let me know if you have any questions.   -Sarah   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/       Page 107 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Christopher Jones Wilson, Erin E. - FNS; GFerrara@NationalGrocers.org Re: Thank You Monday, March 12, 2018 10:38:55 AM Chris Thanks for the note and your comments in the meeting. We appreciate your commitment to increasing dialogue.  Please reach out anytime.  Thanks, Brandon Lipps Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services  Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service United States Department of Agriculture 202-720-7711 (Office) (b) (6) (Work Cell) On Mar 8, 2018, at 5:21 PM, Christopher Jones wrote: Brandon and Erin –   Thank you for taking the time to meet with Greg and I yesterday.  We appreciate your candor and willingness to engage with us going forward on a dialogue about how you can achieve savings and efficiencies in the SNAP program. Please don’t hesitate to reach out should you need anything on this matter, and please include us in any roundtable or stakeholder discussions that you may plan in the near future.   I will proactively reach out to FNCS going forward as concerns come up from our members.  I’m sure we’ll be in contact soon as the Farm Bill proceeds.  Finally, I didn’t have a chance to say this yesterday, but I want you to know that everyone I work with on the Hill and on the industry side thinks your team is doing incredibly well despite being understaffed and having to make difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions.  I’m sure it’s been a difficult few weeks and you may feel like it’s thankless work, but everyone appreciates your efforts and respects the hell out of you.   Best, Chris   Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association Page 108 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 109 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC Christopher Jones Wilson, Erin E. - FNS; GFerrara@NationalGrocers.org Re: Thank You Monday, March 12, 2018 10:38:55 AM Chris Thanks for the note and your comments in the meeting. We appreciate your commitment to increasing dialogue.  Please reach out anytime.  Thanks, Brandon Lipps Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services  Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service United States Department of Agriculture 202-720-7711 (Office) (b) (6)  (Work Cell) On Mar 8, 2018, at 5:21 PM, Christopher Jones wrote: Brandon and Erin –   Thank you for taking the time to meet with Greg and I yesterday.  We appreciate your candor and willingness to engage with us going forward on a dialogue about how you can achieve savings and efficiencies in the SNAP program. Please don’t hesitate to reach out should you need anything on this matter, and please include us in any roundtable or stakeholder discussions that you may plan in the near future.   I will proactively reach out to FNCS going forward as concerns come up from our members.  I’m sure we’ll be in contact soon as the Farm Bill proceeds.  Finally, I didn’t have a chance to say this yesterday, but I want you to know that everyone I work with on the Hill and on the industry side thinks your team is doing incredibly well despite being understaffed and having to make difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions.  I’m sure it’s been a difficult few weeks and you may feel like it’s thankless work, but everyone appreciates your efforts and respects the hell out of you.   Best, Chris   Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association Page 110 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org       Page 111 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Lindsay Yarabek Datlow Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Boswell, Kristi - OSEC, Washington, DC; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC; Densel, Brock - OSEC, Washington, DC; Jessica Hixson; Beth Johnson Re: Thank you + sodium names Saturday, February 3, 2018 10:51:12 AM Thanks!! In addition, we just saw this article and wanted to pass it along. In case you haven't seen this, an academic has written a story in The Hill that makes the same points we have that the sodium DRI committee must be balanced.  http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/371829-scientific-credibility-is-at-an-all-time-low-andscientists-are-to-blame  Thanks again for your time on this important issue! Best, Lindsay -LINDSAY YARABEK DATLOW, MS, RD, ATC  Senior Director of Food Policy & Scientific Affairs  Food Directions LLC  LindsayYarabek@FoodDirectionsDC.com   941.716.4551  FoodDirectionsLLC.com   @FoodDirections  On Feb 2, 2018, at 11:33 AM, Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC wrote: Thanks Lindsay and team for taking the time to come in and get us up to speed on this issue. We will look into this further and be back in touch.   From: Lindsay Yarabek Datlow [mailto:lindsayyarabek@fooddirectionsdc.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 5:02 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Boswell, Kristi - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Lipps, Brandon - OSEC, Washington, DC ; Densel, Brock - OSEC, Washington, DC Cc: Jessica Hixson ; Beth Johnson Subject: Thank you + sodium names   All, Thank you, very much, for taking the time to meet with our group today. We really appreciate your time to discuss this very critical, wide-reaching issue. Page 112 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) As promised, attached to this email is the list of potential names and bios, all of whom, we feel, would bring more balanced perspectives to the DRI committee in order to ensure robust debate of all of the science. This updated list includes the two additional names I mentioned in the meeting. If you have any further questions on sodium, please do not hesitate to ask! THANKS! Lindsay + Jessica -LINDSAY YARABEK DATLOW, MS, RD, ATC  Senior Director of Food Policy & Scientific Affairs  Food Directions LLC  LindsayYarabek@FoodDirectionsDC.com   941.716.4551  FoodDirectionsLLC.com   @FoodDirections  This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 113 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Sarah Hubbart Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Time to chat? Monday, August 28, 2017 2:37:22 PM Hi Kailee – do you have a couple minutes to touch base on a SNAP-related question? I am free after 3 pm today if a quick phone call happens to work for you. Thanks, and happy Monday…   -Sarah   Sarah Hubbart MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC 440 First St NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 P: (b) (6) F: 202.330.5255 C: (b) (6) www.torreydc.com/     Page 114 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: McKinney, Ted - OSEC, Washington, DC Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC RE: Trade Coalition Contact Thursday, October 12, 2017 8:18:27 AM Thank you, Kailee.  It was good to meet you, and same for Cassandra.  (b) (6) , so will reinforce our meeting.   Thanks for what you and Team OCR do for all of us.   Ted McKinney   From: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 9:11 PM To: McKinney, Ted - OSEC, Washington, DC Cc: John Bode ; Cassandra Kuball-FASContact Subject: Trade Coalition Contact   Under Secretary McKinney,   Good running into you in the hall today on day 2, reach out anytime you need anything.  As promised connecting you virtually with Cassandra Kuball and John Bode from Corn Refiners Association RE: trade coalition. I know you know them of course, but wanted to ensure you had their emails per our discussion.   Best, Kailee Kailee M. Tkacz     Policy Advisor - Office of Congressional Relations United States Department of Agriculture Office: 202.720.9972 Cell: (b) (6)   Page 115 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: John Bode Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC; McKinney, Ted - OSEC, Washington, DC Cassandra Kuball-FASContact; Keniece Barbee Re: Trade Coalition Contact Thursday, October 12, 2017 5:50:23 AM Thanks Kailee.  Ted, so glad you are aboard.  Much happening, including a large group meeting yesterday at USTR regarding Chapter 19.  Eager to talk at your convenience.  Please feel free to call my cell anytime — (b) (6) . John John W. Bode President and CEO Corn Refiners Association 1701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Suite 950 Washington, DC 20006 JBode@corn.org 202-331-1634 202-534-3499 Direct (b) (6) Cell From: "Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC" Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 9:10 PM To: "McKinney, Ted - OSEC, Washington, DC" Cc: John Bode , Cassandra Kuball Subject: Trade Coalition Contact Under Secretary McKinney,   Good running into you in the hall today on day 2, reach out anytime you need anything.  As promised connecting you virtually with Cassandra Kuball and John Bode from Corn Refiners Association RE: trade coalition. I know you know them of course, but wanted to ensure you had their emails per our discussion.   Best, Kailee Kailee M. Tkacz     Policy Advisor - Office of Congressional Relations Page 116 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) United States Department of Agriculture Office: 202.720.9972 Cell:(b) (6)   This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 117 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Christopher Jones RE: vegas Thursday, February 8, 2018 5:40:14 PM Yes I am looking forward to it.   My cell is (b) (6)   We have not shared the letters to date with anyone and will need to check in if we are releasing them.   From: Christopher Jones [mailto:cjones@nationalgrocers.org] Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2018 3:02 PM To: Tkacz, Kailee - OSEC, Washington, DC Subject: vegas   I hear you’re coming! Glad to hear it! When are you headed out?  Send me your cell number so we can stay in touch. Mine is (b) (6) .   Speaking of Vegas, any chance you have copies of the formal denials for Nevada and Maine?   Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org       This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Page 118 of 119 2018-DA-03515-F (Item 1 Records) From: To: Subject: Date: Christopher Jones kailee.tkacz@osec.usda.gov vegas Thursday, February 8, 2018 3:02:26 PM I hear you’re coming! Glad to hear it! When are you headed out?  Send me your cell number so we can stay in touch. Mine is (b) (6) . Speaking of Vegas, any chance you have copies of the formal denials for Nevada and Maine? Chris Jones Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel National Grocers Association (D) 703-516-8806 (F) 703-516-0115 www.nationalgrocers.org Page 119 of 119