Sentences with phrase «lobbying monies paid»

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«Whether they made their money lobbying lawmakers at the Capitol or cashed in on a tech IPO, rich millennials are clustered in cities where there are lots of high - paying professional jobs,» reads a post today on Zillow's Porchlight blog.

The well - funded dairy lobby spends a great deal of money (an estimated $ 80 to $ 100 million each year — ironically paid for by the higher prices consumers pay), persuading federal and provincial politicians that supply management «protects the family farm,» «ensures food security» and that, because these farmers are so numerous, doing anything to upset them would be political suicide.

This leaves them without enough money to sustain the living standards of recent years — and they no longer can wipe out their debts by declaring bankruptcy as in times past, because Congress has passed the harsh bankruptcy law that credit - card and bank lobbies paid them to pass.

In this case, though, the ad appears in a paper aimed directly at congressmembers, congressional staff and the lobby community, who by many accounts pay attention to who's buying space in Roll Call, The Hill, Congress Daily, etc. — both for the direct messages and for the indirect message sent about who's willing to spend money to raise the profile of their issues.

Firefighters, who were at the Capitol today to lobby for two priority bills, say that like local governments they are hindered by a 2 percent property tax cap and are increasingly running the risk of slashing EMS services if the money to pay for services isn't there.

Businesses, being businesses, will invest these massive amounts of money because the politicians, being beholden to them for their positions, and for lucrative «revolving door» lobbying or consulting positions, post-office, will pass measures that pay back those businesses many times over through legislation and direct government spending that favors those contributors.

The state claims that the Senecas are being obstructionist, lobbying for additional monies to be paid to them.

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner are lobbying for more money from New York state to pay for infrastructure improvement.

People who take money from interest groups to help them pass legislation by directly lobbying public officials have long been required to identify who is paying them, how much they're making, and which bills they're attempting to influence.

The teachers argue that forcing them to pay money to the union to support collective bargaining violates their rights because «public - sector collective bargaining constitutes core political speech about governmental affairs that is not materially different from lobbying.»

DeVos is a Michigan billionaire who has used her fortune and political connections to lobby for charter schools and, especially, for taxpayer - funded vouchers that allow parents to take public money to help pay for tuition when their children attend private and religious schools.

The CMOs could be spending this money on millions of dollars in No. 2 pencils, helping to buy foot - long Subway sandwiches at lobbying events, or paying for student field trips to rally for more charter school money.

Guess it pays to be the biggest oil company in the world — even though their profits are at the lowest they've been in six years, Exxon still managed to spend more money on lobbying efforts for the climate bill than the entire clean energy industry combined.

Also lobbying money is not quite the same as paying politicians in the UK.

Unfortunately, some members of Congress are like Upton today, and appear to represent polluters that pay for campaign ads or have money to retain mercenary lawyers to lobby Capitol Hill.

Earlier this year, Intellectual Ventures launched a Political Action Committee to lobby for patent trolls in Washington, a development that is likely galling for the companies who have had to pay off IV, and now must watch it use some of their money to seek protection from Congress to continue its trolling operations.

If the transaction is all cash, the buyers lawyer is the party that needs to gather the Fintrac required information, As usual money rules, CREA has let the Real Estate industry down again, by failing to aggressively lobby the government, to exempt us from Fintrac rules, The banking industry and the legal community have the ear of the government thru their financial contributions for campaigning, and their paid lobbyists, The government of Canada had to show that they are making an effort to stop money laundering, in order to meet International requirements for financing our massive National debt.