Sentences with phrase «about lobbying that day»

This was another reason why I felt great about lobbying that day.

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And days later, on November 18 — just over a week after Obama warned Trump about Flynn — Rep. Elijah Cummings sent Pence a letter requesting more information about potential conflicts of interest posed by Flynn's lobbying work.

Republicans are panicking about the potential for conflict ahead of the 2018 midterm elections and have spent the past few days privately lobbying within the White House.

Kent went on about the 2010 UN episode: «On the day of the actual vote, on the floor of the General Assembly, as we were all going up and down through the desks and aisles, urging people to stick to their commitment to vote for us, the Cuban ambassador was equally on the floor lobbying for the Canadian vote.»

One day in Cincinnati, Majerus was walking through a lobby when he heard a guy say about him, «That's somebody.

A lobbying group closely allied with the policies of Governor Andrew Cuomo has been in the news a lot in the past couple of days, in articles raising questions about multi-million dollar donations to the group known as the Committee to Save New York, and policies later advocated by the governor.

Harold M. Ickes, a longtime friend and mentor of Mayor Bill de Blasio, delivered about $ 13,000 in donations last week to the mayor's re-election campaign, on the day that one of his lobbying clients received the de Blasio administration's go - ahead to hold a lucrative music festival in New York City.

Plans include a private lobby outfitted with a marketing wall that will be visible to all who enter or pass by, which will display programs, events and stories about those consumers that are assisted and cared for every day; new classrooms; a gym for pre-K and early intervention students; training rooms; breakout, community and education space; new offices and workstations; adaptive technology training program space; a doctor - staffed Low Vision Center; a new boardroom; private conference rooms for interviews and agency work; and displays telling the story of HKS» past and its vision for the future.

And the papers, although of course they have to lobby for their own bottom line interests, will surely lose thousands of readers for every day they have a front page story about something that is of so little relevance to most peoples» lives.

Harold Ickes, a veteran political consultant and longtime friend and mentor of de Blasio, delivered about $ 13,000 in donations last week to the mayor's re-election campaign — the same day that one of his lobbying clients received the de Blasio administration's go - ahead to hold a lucrative music festival in New York City.

From 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the challenges facing New York State's infrastructure, will hold a rally and lobby day, LOB, Albany.

From noon to 2 p.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the state's infrastructure needs, will hold a rally and lobby day at the state Capitol / LOB, Albany.

KeyBank said it would work with Cuomo to address his concerns about its purchase of First Niagara Financial Group, a day after the governor said he opposed the merger and was lobbying to kill it.

A lobbying group closely allied with the policies of Governor Andrew Cuomo has been in the news a lot in the past couple of days, in articles raising questions about multi million dollar donations to the group known as the Committee to Save New York, and policies later advocated by the governor.

One day before the state ethics commission is to hold hearings on new rules for lobbying disclosures, there are more revelations about a multi million dollar advocacy group associated with Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Last night at the cocktail party for CFDA Awards nominees we caught up with CFDA executive director Stephen Kolb, who reminisced about the time he met — and touched — Governor Eliot Spitzer in Washington, D.C. Kolb visited our nation's capital to lobby for copyright protection for fashion designers with Narciso Rodriguez on February 14, the day after Spitzer allegedly hired a prostitute.

When Clegg has taken up whichever international job it is that he's meant to want and Alexander is running some ghastly lobbying firm in London, no one will much remember «Alarm Clock Britain», the pupil premium (much less its origin) or any other measure that excites the true believers for a few days but they will remember their years of under - employment and unemployment, the lies about tuition fees, the first time they saw ads for private provision in the NHS and, first and foremost, that they should never trust the Liberal Democrats again.

UFT members stride through the halls as they begin their day of lobbying elected officials about the most pressing issues facing their schools.

UFT members stride through the halls as they begin their day of lobbying elected officials about the funding that the state owes New York City schools.

«Any teacher who says they are taking a professional development day to come lobby is the perfect example of punishing children to come here and talk about adult issues,» she said.

Residents concerned about animal welfare from across Massachusetts converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day to lobby for better animal welfare laws to protect farm animals and pets.

Coloradans concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Denver on Wednesday to lobby for better laws to protect pets.

Michiganders concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day in Lansing on Tuesday to lobby for better laws to protect pets and exotic animals and to oppose the legislature's underhanded attempt to stifle the voting rights of Michigan citizens on wildlife issues.

New Yorkers concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day to meet with lawmakers and lobby for better animal protection laws designed to strengthen anti-cruelty statues, eliminate the extreme confinement of animals on factory farms and protect sharks from the cruel and unsustainable shark fin trade.

She noticed many five - star hotels provided updated information about the volcano in the lobby every day.

On the day of the tour a representative of Tours Atitlan will meet you at your hotel lobby, form here you will start your hike in Santa Cruz, the hike is not difficult and good for all ages, enjoy learning about the history of coffee in Guatemala and Lake Atitlan as well as try some of the best Guatemalan coffee while seeing many bird species along the way!

Located on the west coast of Phuket on the beach at Kamala, about 30 minutes from the airport, Novotel Phuket Kamala Beach offers amazing views of the Andaman Sea.The property features Novotel's new generation design which includes stylish in - room design, relaxing and well - designed public spaces.The hotel has an all - day dining restaurant overlooking the sea, lobby bar, pool bar, rooftop bar, swimming pool, whirlpool bath, In - Balance Spa, gymnasium, kids area and conference and meeting spaces.From breakfast to lunch, dinner or a tasty little snack, Novotel provides balanced choices and à la carte service 24/7 at all its hotels.

I couldn't find ranked match opponents at any hour of the day I tried, forcing me to duck into player matches, or lobbies with about 20 fighters, tops.

the game is way unlively compaired to what they showed not to mention straight up lies about the multiplayer he even was going into details about that lie saying that each person has a lobby attatched to them and there was a chance of seeing people it took a day for that lie to come out they thought since the game is so big no one would ever find some one or have proof some one was at the same spot untill the streamers ruined their day.

-LSB-...] The oilsands lobbying team, created in 2009 and consisting of about 25 Canadian diplomats in Europe, also staged a two - day retreat in February 2011 that cost taxpayers about $ 54,000 in travel and hospitality costs, including a $ 15,000 untendered contract for an Ottawa - based consultant who gave a presentation on «how to do advocacy» in Europe, Postmedia News reported last month.

Days after receiving several campaign checks from the food lobby last May, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat who is up for re-election this year, sent a letter raising concerns about the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to develop voluntary guidelines aimed at toning down the marketing of junk food to kids.

• Post the Colorado early learning and development guideline videos to your social media channels earlylearningco.org • Raise awareness of child safety issues and helpful childproofing information • Organize a moms» or dads» night out • Put children's books in your lobby and waiting areas • Schedule family events at different times of the day and on different days of the week so that more families can participate • Add information about family - friendly resources on neighborhood websites like Nextdoor • Remind people it's okay to ask for help • Host a play group at a local recreation or community center • Collaborate with childcare centers and schools by joining PTOs, volunteering in classrooms, participating in fundraising and more • Recognize a child or family in distress and offer assistance • Provide parenting education classes for parents and for students before they become parents • Connect parents to one another and to important resources for support

Another example raises the question of what influences advocacy, this one from a woman lawyer and AFCC activist who inexplicably lobbies for joint custody and father's rights (and more therapeutic jurisprudence in the courts) even though the arrangement worked for neither herself as a child, nor, ultimately, her own daughter: [ANONYMOUS LISTSERVE COMMENT]: «In personal life, we learn things about the day to day realities too, that influence the lenses through which we see life.