Sentences with phrase «ally as a lobbyist»

While Jeff Holmstead has been a polluter ally as a lobbyist, he also worked internally to undermine the Clean Air Act during his time as EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.

Not exact matches

As the 2016 session of the Legislature wrapped up last week and came to a typically ugly end in the wee hours Saturday morning — with bleary - eyed lawmakers forced to vote on measures they didn't even have time to read — The Post asked several lawmakers, lobbyists and journalists to assess the first full year's performance of Democrat Heastie, a key ally of Mayor de Blasio, and Flanagan, the most powerful Republican in the state.

As for Flanagan, «It's clear that to an embarrassing degree Flanagan is Cuomo's flunky, his most loyal ally in the Legislature, a guy who will abandon the supposed fundamental positions of his own Republican Party in order to hold on to power,» said the lobbyist, a Democrat who has worked with both leaders.

Lobbyist and longtime Cuomo family ally Todd Howe's name and biography were deleted from the website of his Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna today as he is under scrutiny by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office.

City officials said they rejected a $ 4,000 per month contract proposal from Todd Howe, a former lobbyist and ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as they waited for SUNY Polytechnic Institute to push ahead with a $ 12.5 million high - tech development plan for the city's riverfront.

A guilty plea by a ninth person, former lobbyist and longtime Cuomo ally Todd Howe, was unsealed as well.

Key Corbyn ally Diane Abbott suggested his past as a «lobbyist and PR man» meant he was unsuitable to lead a party of NHS - loving members.

When education issues reach the Senate floor, however, lobbyists generally see the Texas senator as a possible ally, who is more likely than not to vote with their interests.

ALEC convenes legislators, corporate lobbyists, and right - wing think tanks to vote as equals, behind closed doors, on «model bills» that benefit ALEC's corporate members, industry funders, and right - wing allies.

Interviewed for the piece were American Bird Conservancy president George Fenwick and Alley Cat Allies president Becky Robinson (the cats» «moneyed lobbyist,» as Mandvi explained, tongue firmly in cheek), while Jackson Galaxy's contribution was, sadly, reduced to little more than a cameo.

PR Daily reports that general James L. Jones, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces in Europe, joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a lobbyist to head the new Institute for Energy.