April 5, 2019
By First Class Mail
The Honorable Julie E. Adams
Secretary of the Senate
Room S-312
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20510-7116
The Honorable Cheryl L. Johnson
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Room H154
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20510-6601
Honorable Jessie K. Liu
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
555 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Re:

Lobbying Disclosure Act Violations

Dear Secretary Adams, Clerk Johnson, and Ms. Liu:
Campaign for Accountability (“CfA”) respectfully requests that you open an
investigation regarding possible violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (“LDA” or “the Act”)
by the lobbying firm of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP and one of its lobbyists, David
Bernhardt, in connection with their representation of Westlands Water District (“Westlands”), an
agricultural conglomerate in California. Additionally, given Mr. Bernhardt’s failure to disclose
his apparent lobbying activity while he was being nominated to become the deputy secretary of
the Department of the Interior, CfA respectfully requests that you investigate whether the firm,
and Mr. Bernhardt, knowingly and willfully filed inaccurate disclosures in violation of the False
Statements Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1001(c)(1).
Background
On July 20, 2017, CfA asked the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia to open an
investigation into Mr. Bernhardt’s representation of Westlands.1 Between March 30, 2011, and
1

Letter from Daniel Stevens, Executive Director of Campaign for Accountability, to Channing D. Phillips, U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, July 20, 2017, available at https://campaignforaccountability.org/work/letterrequesting-doj-investigation-of-interior-department-nominee-david-bernhardt-for-lobbying-disclosure-violations/.

611 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E. #337 • Washington, D.C. 20003 • (202) 780-5750
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November 18, 2016, Mr. Bernhardt worked as a registered lobbyist for Westlands as an
employee of the lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP.2 After deregistering as a
lobbyist, Mr. Bernhardt began leading the Trump administration's Interior Department transition
team.3 He was formally nominated to be deputy secretary in April 2017 and confirmed on July
24, 2017.4 Then, on January 2, 2019, he assumed the role of Acting Secretary, and on February
4, 2019, President Trump announced Mr. Bernhardt’s forthcoming nomination to be the
permanent Secretary of the Interior. 5 On April 4, 2019, the Senate Energy and Natural
Resources Committee voted to advance Mr. Bernhardt’s nomination to the Senate for a full
vote.6
Mr Bernhardt’s Lobbying for Westlands
After the 2016 election, Mr. Bernhardt continued to lobby for Westlands despite delisting
as a lobbyist and working for the Trump transition team. 7 On January 23, 2017, Brownstein
Hyatt Farber Schreck filed a lobbying report with the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the
Senate stating that Mr. Bernhardt had terminated his lobbying for Westlands on November 18,
2016.8

2

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, 2011 Lobbying Registration Report on behalf of Westlands Water District,
Secretary of the Senate, Office of Public Records, available at
https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=4846434C-D50A-4113-8F9DA842930ABD13&filingTypeID=1; Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Fourth Quarter 2016 Lobbying
Disclosure Report, Amendment, on behalf of Westlands Water District, Secretary of the Senate, Office of Public
Records, available at https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=74C70A3E-8A1A4CFF-B90C-89DF3C2F66FE&filingTypeID=82.
3
Michael Doyle, Election Over, California Water District May Get Win With Controversial Drainage Plan,
McClatchy, November 15, 2016, available at http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politicsgovernment/congress/article115010283.html.
4
Michael Doyle, Deputy Nominee Still Advising California Water District, E & E News, July 18, 2017, available at
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:whX3YKL4gOsJ:https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2017
/07/18/stories/1060057527+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us; Darryl Fears, Senate Confirms David Bernhardt as
Interior Deputy, Washington Post, July 24, 2017, available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energyenvironment/wp/2017/07/24/senate-confirms-interior-deputy-despite-conflict-of-interest-claims/.
5
Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Brown, and Jonathan Lemire, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Resigning, Cites
“Vicious” Attacks, Associated Press, December 15, 2018, available at
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/15/interior-secretary-ryan-zinke-resigning/; Ben Lefebvre, Trump to
Nominate Bernhardt as Interior Secretary, Politico, February 4, 2019, available at
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/04/david-bernhardt-interior-secretary-1145523.
6
Ellen Knickmeyer, Senate Panel Backs Interior Pick Despite Conflict Allegation , Associated Press, April 4, 2019,
available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/senate-panel-backs-interior-pick-despite-conflictallegation/2019/04/04/86ef35fa-56ea-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html?utm_term=.32a14032079a
7
Letter from Daniel Stevens, Executive Director of Campaign for Accountability, to Channing D. Phillips, U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, July 20, 2017, available at https://campaignforaccountability.org/work/letterrequesting-doj-investigation-of-interior-department-nominee-david-bernhardt-for-lobbying-disclosure-violations/.
8
“Lobbying termination effective as of filing on 11-18-16.” See Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Fourth
Quarter 2016 Lobbying Disclosure Report on behalf of Westlands Water District, Secretary of the Senate, Office of
Public Records, available at https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=74C70A3E8A1A-4CFF-B90C-89DF3C2F66FE&filingTypeID=82.

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Despite this deregistration, emails obtained by California environmental activists indicate
Mr. Bernhardt continued to engage in the same type of activities for Westlands. On December 9,
2016, Matt Kellogg, Senior Policy Advisor and Counsel to House Majority Leader Kevin
McCarthy, sent an email to Mr. Bernhardt thanking him for his help on a bill stating, “we will
see what happens in the Senate.” 9 Mr. Bernhardt then forwarded that email to Johnny Amaral,
the Deputy General Manager for External Affairs at Westlands. 10 The next day, the Senate
passed a substantial water bill, which McClatchy described as a major victory for Westland. 11
Mr. Bernhardt’s illicit work for Westlands continued into the next year. For instance, on
January 2, 2017, Mr. Bernhardt drafted a letter to Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) for and on behalf
of Westlands regarding HR 23. 12 Mr. Bernhardt said in an email that he was sending “a short
draft letter that is intended to be consistent with the discussion we had on the phone this
afternoon.”13 Westlands General Manager Tom Birmingham responded to the email about three
hours later thanking Mr. Bernhardt for “taking the lead” on the letter.14 The final version of
Westlands’ letter to Rep. Valadao contained several passages identical to those in Mr.
Bernhardt’s draft.15
Beyond the letter, Mr. Bernhardt also appears to have had direct lobbying contacts with
congressional officials that same day. Rep. David Valadao’s Legislative Director, Kristina
Dunklin, sent Mr. Bernhardt and Westlands Water District’s General Manager Birmingham an
email requesting their “take on the San Joaquin River Settlement language in H.R. 2898 (sec.
313) as replacement for the language in the draft bill sent in early December.” 16 Mr. Bernhardt
then forwarded the email to Johnny Amaral, the Deputy General Manager for External Affairs at
Westlands Water District. 17 Subsequently, in March 2017, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck
sent Westlands an invoice for “Federal Lobbying” that included $25,000 for “Professional
Services Rendered February 2017.”18

9

See Letter from Daniel Stevens, Executive Director of Campaign for Accountability, to Channing D. Phillips, U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, July 20, 2017, Exhibit B, available at
https://campaignforaccountability.org/work/letter-requesting-doj-investigation-of-interior-department-nomineedavid-bernhardt-for-lobbying-disclosure-violations/.
10
Id.
11
Michael Doyle, After years of drama, farmers score a big win in California water battle, McClatchy, December
10, 2016, available at http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article120131428.html.
12
See Letter from Daniel Stevens to Channing D. Phillips, July 20, 2017, Exhibit E.
13
Id.
14
Id.
15
Letter from Thomas Birmingham, General Manager of Westlands Water District, to Rep. David Valadao, January
3, 2017, available at https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hr_23_support_letter__westlands_water_district_01.03.17.pdf.
16
See Letter from Daniel Stevens, Executive Director of Campaign for Accountability, to Channing D. Phillips, U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, July 20, 2017, Exhibit C, available at
https://campaignforaccountability.org/work/letter-requesting-doj-investigation-of-interior-department-nomineedavid-bernhardt-for-lobbying-disclosure-violations/.
17
Id.
18
See Letter from Daniel Stevens to Channing D. Phillips, July 20, 2017, Exhibit G.

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New Information
On April 4, 2019, The New York Times reported that Mr. Bernhardt continued to work for
Westlands until April 2017, more than three months later than previously known. According to
the Times:
The bill for Mr. Bernhardt’s services, dated March 2017 and labeled “Federal
Lobbying,” shows, along with other documents, Mr. Bernhardt working closely
with the Westlands Water District as late as April 2017, the month Mr. Trump
nominated him to his current job, deputy interior secretary. In November 2016,
Mr. Bernhardt had filed legal notice with the federal government formally ending
his status as lobbyist. 19
As CfA noted previously in the July 20, 2017 letter to Mr. Phillips, Mr. Bernhardt’s
lobbying disclosure reports indicate he ceased lobbying on behalf of Westlands on November 18,
2016, nearly five months before he apparently terminated his actual lobbying activity.20 Mr.
Bernhardt’s old firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farer Schreck, has continued to lobby on behalf of
Westlands, and the firm filed quarterly Lobbying Disclosure Reports regarding its work for
Westlands through the end of 2018. 21 However, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s First
Quarter 2017 Lobbying Disclosure Report on behalf of Westlands, in addition to the inaccurate
Fourth Quarter 2016 report on behalf of Westlands, does not disclose any work by Mr.
Bernhardt.22
Additionally, according to documents obtained by California environmental activists and
described in The New York Times, Mr. Bernhardt worked with Westlands officials to plan their
April 2017 meetings in Washington with congressional officials and executive agencies.23 The
Coral Davenport, Trump’s Pick for Interior Dept. Continued Lobbying After Officially Vowing to Stop, New
Files Indicate, The New York Times, April 4, 2019, available at
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/climate/david-bernhardt-interior-lobbying.html.
Juliet Eilperin, Uranium Rirm Urged Trump Officials to Shrink Bears Ears National Monument, Washington Post,
December 8, 2017, available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/uranium-firm-urgedtrump-officials-to-shrink-bears-ears-national-monument/2017/12/08/2eea39b6-dc31-11e7-b1a862589434a581_story.html.
20
See Letter from Daniel Stevens, Executive Director of Campaign for Accountability, to Channing D. Phillips, U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, July 20, 2017, Exhibit B, available at
https://campaignforaccountability.org/work/letter-requesting-doj-investigation-of-interior-department-nomineedavid-bernhardt-for-lobbying-disclosure-violations/.
21
Brownstein Hyatt Farer Schreck, 2017-2018 Lobbying Disclosure Reports on behalf of Westlands Water District ,
Secretary of the Senate, Office of Public Records.
22
Brownstein Hyatt Farer Schreck, First Quarter 2017 Lobbying Disclosure Report on behalf of Westlands Water
District , Secretary of the Senate, Office of Public Records, available at
https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=60BA24CD-DE96-48C9-BA98BA98957A1B82&filingTypeID=51.
23
Coral Davenport, Trump’s Pick for Interior Dept. Continued Lobbying After Officially Vowing to Stop, New
Files Indicate, The New York Times, April 4, 2019, available at
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/climate/david-bernhardt-interior-lobbying.html.
19

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documents include an itinerary for Westlands’ government meetings between April 24, 2017,
and April 27, 2017.24
Ahead of the meetings, on Friday April 21, 2017, Westlands’ former deputy general
manager, Johnny Amaral, sent an email indicating that another Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
lobbyist, Ryan Smith, planned to attend Westlands’ meetings with Rep. Valadao and Sen.
Dianne Feinstein. 25 The email also indicated that former Rep. Denny Rehberg, a registered
lobbyist, planned to attend a meeting with the Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, who would
soon be Mr. Bernhardt’s boss. 26 At the end of the email, Mr. Amaral said to Mr. Bernhardt,
“David, I will call you later to discuss next week.” 27
Two days earlier, Mr. Amaral had emailed Mr. Bernhardt to ask if he would be able to
attend a “team breakfast” on April 25, 2017. 28 Mr. Bernhardt responded in the affirmative.
Notably, the itinerary included several meetings with congressional officials on the same day as
the team breakfast. It is unclear if Mr. Bernhardt attended those meetings. Three days later, on
April 28, 2017, President Trump formally nominated Mr. Bernhardt to be the deputy secretary of
the Department of the Interior. 29
In responding to The New York Times article regarding Mr. Bernhardt’s lobbying activity,
Faith Vander Voort, an Interior Department spokesperson, said:
David Bernhardt did not engage in regulated lobbying activities for Westlands Water
District from the date he de-registered forward. Mr. Bernhardt engaged in various legal
services that supported the senior employees and Directors of the Board of Westlands
Water District, who are public officials, operating in their official capacity. These efforts
do not constitute regulated lobbying activity. 30
Ms. Vander Voort’s statement appears to be aimed at trying to dismiss the March invoice
and April meetings, but her comments are obviously inaccurate. As the emails reveal, Mr.
Juliet Eilperin, Uranium Rirm Urged Trump Officials to Shrink Bears Ears National Monument, Washington Post,
December 8, 2017, available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/uranium-firm-urgedtrump-officials-to-shrink-bears-ears-national-monument/2017/12/08/2eea39b6-dc31-11e7-b1a862589434a581_story.html.
24
Westlands Water District DC Itinerary, April 24-April 27, attached as Exhibit A.
25
Email from Johnny Amaral to Tom Birmingham, Philip Williams, et. al., April 21, 2017, attached as Exhibit B.
26
Id.
27
Id.
28
Email from David Bernhardt to Johnny Amaral, April 19, 2017, attached as Exhibit C.
29
Corbin Hiar, Trump picks former lobbyist for No. 2 slot, E&E News, April 28, 2017, available at
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060053775.
30
Coral Davenport, Trump’s Pick for Interior Dept. Continued Lobbying After Officially Vowing to Stop, New
Files Indicate, The New York Times, April 4, 2019, available at
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/climate/david-bernhardt-interior-lobbying.html.
Juliet Eilperin, Uranium Rirm Urged Trump Officials to Shrink Bears Ears National Monument, Washington Post,
December 8, 2017, available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/uranium-firm-urgedtrump-officials-to-shrink-bears-ears-national-monument/2017/12/08/2eea39b6-dc31-11e7-b1a862589434a581_story.html.

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Bernhardt did not just give legal advice but communicated directly with government officials on
behalf of Westlands in December 2016 and January 2017 after he deregistered as a lobbyist.
Since her statement regarding Mr. Bernhardt’s lobbying contacts is inaccurate, it is hard to
believe her description of the “federal lobbying” invoice as “inappropriately labeled.” Notably,
the lobbying firm that prepared the invoice itself did not respond to The New York Times story,
so it is unclear if the firm believes the invoice is inaccurate. 31
Violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act
Mr. Bernhardt and Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck appear to be in violation of the
Lobbying Disclosure Act. The firm appears to have filed inaccurate Lobbying Disclosure
Reports for the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017. Moreover, the fact that the
press has drawn considerable attention to Mr. Bernhardt’s lobbying activity during the first
quarter of 2017, yet he and the firm have not filed an amended form, indicates they may have
intentionally filed inaccurate forms.
Mr. Bernhardt’s Lobbying Contacts
As you know, the Lobbying Disclosure Act defines the term “lobbying contact” broadly
to include “any oral or written communication . . . to a covered legislative branch official . .
. that is made on behalf of a client with regard to . . . the formulation, modification, or adoption
of Federal legislation (including legislative proposals); the formulation, modification, or
adoption of a Federal rule, regulation, Executive order, or any other program, policy, or position
of the United States Government.”32 Similarly, the definition of “covered legislative branch
official” is broadly defined to include members of Congress, their staffs, and employees of
congressional committees.33
Mr. Bernhardt’s December 2016 and January 2017 lobbying contacts with employees of
Members of Congress clearly constituted a reportable lobbying contact under the Lobbying
Disclosure Act. The emails in question discuss specific legislative proposals that were under
consideration by Congress, and Mr. Bernhardt worked, on behalf of Westlands, to influence the
contents and outcome of those proposals.
As you know, a lobbying firm registered with the Senate and the House of
Representatives under the Lobbying Disclosure Act is required to file quarterly activity reports
each of which must include “a list of the employees of the registrant who acted as lobbyists on
behalf of the client.”34 In this case, it appears Mr. Bernhardt acted as a lobbyist on behalf of
Westlands in December 2016, yet Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck filed an inaccurate Fourth
Quarter 2016 Lobbying Disclosure Report on behalf of Westlands indicating he had terminated

31

Id.
2 U.S.C. §§ 1602(8)(A)(i)-(ii).
33
2 U.S.C. § 1602(4).
34
2 U.S.C. § 1604(b)(2)(C).
32

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his lobbying contacts on November 18, 2016. 35 Additionally, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
failed to include Mr. Bernhardt on its First Quarter 2017 Lobbying Disclosure Report on behalf
of Westlands despite his lobbying contacts in apparent violation of 2 U.S.C. § 1604(b)(2)(C).
Mr. Bernhardt’s Lobbying Activities
In addition to Mr. Bernhardt’s lobbying contacts, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s
failure to disclose his lobbying activities also appears to be a violation of the LDA. The newly
released emails show that Mr. Bernhardt apparently continued to conduct lobbying activities for
Westlands in April 2017 and may have engaged in activity that is subject to disclosure by the
Lobbying Disclosure Act. As you know, the LDA defines Lobbying activities as:
lobbying contacts and efforts in support of such contacts, including preparation
and planning activities, research and other background work that is intended, at
the time it is performed, for use in contacts, and coordination with the lobbying
activities of others.36
While the LDA exempts communications by a “public official acting in the public
official's official capacity,”37 it does not exempt registered lobbyists who work on behalf of a
public official or public entity. In this case, Mr. Bernhardt appears to have worked with
Westlands, a public entity, to plan and prepare for its meetings with congressional officials.
Crucially, Mr. Bernhardt appears to have worked with and on behalf of Westlands to prepare and
plan with its other outside lobbyists, who are not exempt from the LDA’s disclosure
requirements.
Since Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck filed a First Quarter 2017 Lobbying Disclosure
Report on behalf of Westlands, the firm acknowledged its lobbyists had made lobbying contacts
with covered government officials.38 Given this disclosure, the firm was also obligated to
disclose Mr. Bernhardt’s lobbying activities in coordination with the firm’s other lobbyists on
behalf of Westlands. The newly released documents indicate Mr. Bernhardt met with Westlands
and Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s other lobbyists to plan for meetings with congressional
officials.39 This activity appears to meet the definition “lobbying activities” and is therefore
subject to disclosure. Accordingly, by failing to include Mr. Bernhardt on its First Quarter 2017
Lobbying Disclosure Report filed on behalf of Westlands, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
appears to be in violation of the LDA.
35

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Fourth Quarter 2016 Lobbying Disclosure Report, Amendment, on behalf
of Westlands Water District, Secretary of the Senate, Office of Public Records, available at
https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=74C70A3E-8A1A-4CFF-B90C89DF3C2F66FE&filingTypeID=82.
36
2 U.S.C. § 1602(7).
37
2 U.S.C. § 1602(8)(B)(i).
38
Brownstein Hyatt Farer Schreck, First Quarter 2017 Lobbying Disclosure Report on behalf of Westlands Water
District
,
Secretary
of
the
Senate,
Office
of
Public
Records,
available
at
https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=60BA24CD-DE96-48C9-BA98BA98957A1B82&filingTypeID=51.
39
See Exhibit A.

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Finally, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s continued intransigence on this issue despite
extended media scrutiny raises questions about whether the firm intentionally filed inaccurate
reports with the House of Representatives and the Senate. Mr. Bernhardt has been relentlessly
criticized for his previous career as a lobbyist. The new documents reveal that Mr. Bernhardt
apparently continued to work as a lobbyist during the very same week President Trump
announced his nomination to be deputy secretary of the Department of the Interior. Given that
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has failed to disclose Mr. Bernhardt’ continued lobbying
activity, CfA respectfully requests an investigation into whether Brownstein Hyatt Farber
Schreck knowingly and willfully filed inaccurate Lobbying Disclosure Reports in violation of the
False Statements Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1001(c)(1).
Conclusion
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and David Bernhardt appear to have committed serious
violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act by failing to disclose Mr. Bernhardt’s lobbying
contacts with congressional officials and Mr. Bernhardt’s lobbying activity on behalf of
Westlands. Therefore, CfA respectfully requests that you initiate an investigation and take all
appropriate action to ensure compliance with the Act as required by 2 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(7)&(8),
and determine whether Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and Mr. Bernhardt intentionally
submitted inaccurate reports in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(c)(1).
Sincerely,

Daniel Stevens
Executive Director

 EXHIBIT A

WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT DC ITINERARY
Monday, April 24 – Thursday, April 27

MONDAY
6:30 PM

Dinner with Kiel Weaver, Riely Weaver, and Bryson Wong
Capitol Grille

601 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

202-737-6200

TUESDAY
12:30 PM

2:30 PM

Meeting with Secretary Zinke
Department of the Interior

1849 C St., NW

202-208-3100

Contact – Caroline Boulton

caroline_boulton@ios.doi.gov

Meeting with Rep. Valadao (Cole Rojewski and Kristina Dunklin)
1728 Longworth HOB

202-225-4695

WEDNESDAY
10:00 AM

Meeting with Rep. Devin Nunes (Jilian Plank)
1017 Longworth HOB

10:45 AM

Meeting with Rep. Tom McClintock (Chris Tudor)
2312 Rayburn HOB

12:00 PM

202-225-2523

202-225-2511

Lunch with Westlands Team
Capitol Hill Club

3:00 PM

Meeting with Nathan Barankin (Chief of Staff) and Kevin Chang (Legislative staff)
Office of Sen. Kamala Harris
112 Hart Office Building

202-224-3553

 4:00 PM

Meeting with Rep. Calvert (Ian Foley)
2205 Rayburn HOB

8:00 PM

Dinner with Rep. Costa (Scott Peterson)
Acqua Al 2
212 7th St, SE

THURSDAY
10:00 AM

House Committee on Natural Resources markup
1324 Longworth HOB

Pending meetings:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Rep. Jeff Denham
Rep. Doug Lamalfa

202-225-1986

 EXHIBIT 

From:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Date:
Attachments:

Johnny Amaral
Tom Birmingham; "Philip Williams"; "Shelley Ostrowski"
David Bernhardt; "Smith, Ryan A."; Dennis Cardoza; Denny Rehberg; ldjohnson@bhfs.com
DC Itinerary April 24-27
Friday, April 21, 2017 1:59:07 PM
DC Itinerary April 24-27.docx

Team,
 
Attached is what has been confirmed so far.  As you will see at the bottom of the document, there
are several that are pending and Luke is working to confirm the meeting with Dan Jorjani.   
 
Ryan, please be available for the dinner Monday night, the meeting with Valadao, and the meeting
with Feinstein (when it gets confirmed)
 
Denny, along with attending the meeting with Secretary Zinke, please make a reservation in the
dining room at the CHC on Wednesday for the team lunch.
 
Dennis, I know you’re in CA next week.  No worries.
 
David, I will call you later to discuss next week.
 
See you all very soon.
 
Johnny

 EXHIBIT 

From:
To:
Subject:
Date:

Bernhardt, David L.
Johnny Amaral
Re: Team breakfast next week on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 3:46:48 PM

Yes
David Bernhardt
On Apr 19, 2017, at 6:17 PM, Johnny Amaral <jamaral@westlandswater.org> wrote:
Can you make it?

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