Successes: Wheat Government Relations, Inc.

$30 million construction earmark for an expressway in major transportation legislation.
New long-term care insurance provisions signed into law.
$8.4 million defense appropriation for Hepatitis B vaccinations for military personnel.
Stripped harmful language from defense authorization that would have unfairly penalized a client’s business.

$1.7 million supplemental appropriation for site design and development of a major roadway project.
Drafted comprehensive end-of-life reform legislation currently under consideration in Congress.

$800,000 energy and water appropriation for a major research university.
Tax relief legislation passed in the Senate - a majority of House Members cosponsor.

Drunk driving prevention language and local highway safety measures enacted into law.
Public health awareness events with over 50 Senators, 250 Members of the House of Representatives and countless local and state elected officials in their districts across the nation.

Funding in the health appropriations committee report to fund baccalaureate and master degrees in nursing.

Appropriations language for Alzheimer’s program with the National Institute of Aging, the National Institute on Mental Health, and the National Institute on Nursing Research.
Authorization for mental health study to ensure that our military members and their families are receiving adequate services in combat theaters and at home.
Spearheaded the launch of a joint initiative between a major congressional caucus, a leading pharmaceutical company, leaders of corporate America, and the media to promote strong business relationships between corporate America and small disadvantaged businesses.
Secured language to direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to work closely with states and advocacy organizations to raise public awareness about blood alcohol concentration legal limits in each state.
$8 million appropriation for new children’s medical intake center.
$1 million earmark for construction project in transportation appropriations legislation.