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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
fbb19a62-3ef5-4b7c-b718-29d16e7b8f00
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-15 21:41:04
Income (reported)
$210,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

Government relations and consulting.

Contact
STACEY SCHOLL
Phone
+1 202-370-1015
Address
zip:20024, city:Washington, state:DC, street:800 Maine Ave. SW Floor 7

Client

GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES

Internet technology

State
CA
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2017-02-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to cyber security, privacy, budget, and tax, National Defense Authorization Act, Section 230.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL SMITH; TODD WEBSTER (covered position: Communications Senate Member Office (Murray, Daschle), Chief of Staff Senate Member Office (Coons)); JAMES RICHARDS; STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); PATRICK FLOOD (covered position: Deputy Chief of Staff (Bacon); National Security Advisor (Bacon)); MICHAEL ALTES

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HOM — Homeland Security

Issues related to cyber security, budget, and tax.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL SMITH; TODD WEBSTER (covered position: Communications Senate Member Office (Murray, Daschle), Chief of Staff Senate Member Office (Coons)); JAMES RICHARDS; STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)) [new]; DAVID PLANNING (covered position: Floor Dir, House Maj Whip; Staff Dir, House Smll Biz Cmte; Spec. Asst to Pres/Leg Affairs, Exec Office of Pres; Dep. Dir Coalitions& Mmbr Services, House Financial Cmte; Floor Asst, House Maj Whip; Spec. Asst, House Chf Dep. Whip; Staff Asst, Speaker) [new]; PATRICK FLOOD (covered position: Deputy Chief of Staff (Bacon); National Security Advisor (Bacon))

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

CPI — Computer Industry

Issues related to cyber security, privacy, budget, tax, anti-trust.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL SMITH; TODD WEBSTER (covered position: Communications Senate Member Office (Murray, Daschle), Chief of Staff Senate Member Office (Coons)); MICHAEL GOODMAN (covered position: Chief of Staff House Member Office (Kind), Legislative Staff House Member Office (Braley, Barrow)); CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)); JAMES RICHARDS; STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); JOSEPH BARTON (covered position: LA House Member Office (Boehner)); CHARLES CARITHERS (covered position: Prof Staff, House Homeland (Thompson); Brookings Legis Fellow, Senate Homeland (Carper)); DAVID PLANNING (covered position: Floor Dir, House Maj Whip; Staff Dir, House Smll Biz Cmte; Spec. Asst to Pres/Leg Affairs, Exec Office of Pres; Dep. Dir Coalitions& Mmbr Services, House Financial Cmte; Floor Asst, House Maj Whip; Spec. Asst, House Chf Dep. Whip; Staff Asst, Speaker) [new]; PATRICK FLOOD (covered position: Deputy Chief of Staff (Bacon); National Security Advisor (Bacon))

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Issues related to anti-trust.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL SMITH; TODD WEBSTER (covered position: Communications Senate Member Office (Murray, Daschle), Chief of Staff Senate Member Office (Coons)); JAMES RICHARDS; STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); DAVID PLANNING (covered position: Floor Dir, House Maj Whip; Staff Dir, House Smll Biz Cmte; Spec. Asst to Pres/Leg Affairs, Exec Office of Pres; Dep. Dir Coalitions& Mmbr Services, House Financial Cmte; Floor Asst, House Maj Whip; Spec. Asst, House Chf Dep. Whip; Staff Asst, Speaker) [new]; CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)) [new]; PATRICK FLOOD (covered position: Deputy Chief of Staff (Bacon); National Security Advisor (Bacon))

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

SCI — Science/Technology

Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA); issues related to privacy.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL SMITH; JAMES RICHARDS (covered position: COS House Member Office (Pearce); Director IGA USDA; Appropriations Associate House Member Office (Skeen & Bonilla)); STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); TODD WEBSTER (covered position: Communications Senate Member Office (Murray, Daschle), Chief of Staff Senate Member Office (Coons)); DAVID PLANNING (covered position: Floor Dir, House Maj Whip; Staff Dir, House Smll Biz Cmte; Spec. Asst to Pres/Leg Affairs, Exec Office of Pres; Dep. Dir Coalitions& Mmbr Services, House Financial Cmte; Floor Asst, House Maj Whip; Spec. Asst, House Chf Dep. Whip; Staff Asst, Speaker) [new]; CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)) [new]; PATRICK FLOOD (covered position: Deputy Chief of Staff (Bacon); National Security Advisor (Bacon)); MICHAEL ALTES

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

DEF — Defense

Issues related to cyber security, cloud computing, and information technology in the National Defense Authorization Act

Lobbyists: MICHAEL ALTES [new]; PATRICK FLOOD (covered position: Deputy Chief of Staff (Bacon); National Security Advisor (Bacon))

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ENG — Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to permitting reform for grid reliability and energy affordability.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL SMITH; SARAH VENUTO (covered position: Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission); MICHAEL ALTES

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ENV — Environment/Superfund

Issues related to permitting reform for grid reliability and energy affordability.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL SMITH; SARAH VENUTO (covered position: Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission); MICHAEL ALTES

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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