Sentences with phrase «argue against a proposal»

Among those arguing against the proposal were respected organizations like the American Heart Association, the Texas PTA, the Partnership for Healthy Texas and the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Frank Mauro, executive director emeritus of the Fiscal Policy Institute and a onetime secretary of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, argued against Proposal One, writing at the time that it would have made the state budget process «even more of a mess than it has been in many recent years.»

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and Onondaga County Comptroller Robert Antonacci argued against the proposal.

While a majority of Moreland Commission members backed a recommendation in a preliminary report to create a public financing system, seven members joined a dissent that argued against the proposal, which is backed by labor groups and good - government advocates.

Not exact matches

Kimmel has since actively railed against Obamacare repeal efforts, arguing that various proposals being debated by the law's opponents would gut protections for people like Billy born with pre-existing conditions, either by rolling back Obamacare's mandated insurance benefits for certain health conditions or allowing states to set up rules that would let insurers charge sick people more for their coverage.

Exxon argues against the transparency proposal in its proxy discussion to shareholders but omits any discussion of the requirement for disclosure of its trade association spending.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

Two other industry trade groups that have lobbied against the fiduciary proposal — SIFMA and FSI — offer slightly more conciliatory statements, though both groups argue that existing regulations under the SEC and FINRA are already in place to guard against bad retirement advice.

The third option that, again, he argues against most vigorously is the so - called Intelligent - Design proposal.

What we have in these chapters, in turn, is an almost gentle presentation of natural theology, a Christian theological proposal that is argued vigorously against alternative views, and a straightforward apologetic for a certain physics - based conception of God's action in the world.

The mayor pushed back against Cuomo's proposal to lift a regional charter - expansion cap, arguing that there are enough slots already in place.

* A proposal to weaken protections against aquatic invaders, like zebra mussels, in the Great Lakes and across the country failed in a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate, despite pressure from shipping industry interests that argued to repeal the regulations.

The divides within his 100 - plus person flock ran deep: former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky argued vociferously against the proposal, saying roads were public goods.

Political scientists have argued that the major reason driving the public to vote against the proposal was their unfamiliarity with the new system.

Some credit must go to Francis Maude, however, who argued against the much less democratic proposals tabled by the National European Forum.

The Oracle Board of Directors, arguing that it does enough to support gender diversity already, recommends a vote against the proposal.

But late Tuesday night, Harvard history professor Naomi Oreskes and her colleague Geoffrey Supran published a report conceding that #ExxonKnew was never really about what Exxon «knew,» but instead was focused on punishing the company for arguing against specific climate policy proposals.

Just a couple weeks ago, TV networks argued against an FCC proposal to open up the cable - box market, claiming that they rely on scheduled programming and rigid channel guides to make money.

-- It will cause already vulnerable people into further despair â $ «The Archbishop of Canterbury is against the proposals, saying he believes it could drive people â $ œinto a downward spiral of uncertainty, even despair.â $ He argued that people who are already genuinely struggling to find work and struggling to find a future do not need their unfortunate circumstances turned against them.

Ripplinger also said the association was faced with two immediate options after receiving the bureau's findings and proposed remedies: to argue against the bureau's proposals in front of the Competition Tribunal — a quasi-judicial body that has the authority to issue fines and prohibition orders — or to seek a settlement with the bureau.