Washington, D.C.-based government affairs and consulting services firm Kountoupes Denham has been hired by pharmacy and healthcare retailer CVS Health to provide lobbying help on taxation related issues.
The boutique lobbying firm will specifically aid CVS with Capitol Hill support on issues related to corporate taxation and healthcare pharmacies. Woonsocket, RI-based CVS owns one of the U.S.’s largest retail pharmacy chains, with nearly 8,000 locations nationwide.
Five principals will manage the account, including founder Lisa Kountoupes, former House liaison to President Clinton and assistant director of legislative affairs at the Office of Management & Budget; Lori Denham, former chief of staff to Rep. Cal Dooley (D-CA) and legislative director to former Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR); Randi Reid, former legislative director to Rep. Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas); Julie Hershey Carr, former legislative director to Rep. Joseph R. Pitts (R-PA); and Rose Sullivan, former chief of staff to Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MI).
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