Sentences with phrase «big special interests to»

«The LLC loophole allows big special interests to virtually by pass the campaign contribution limits that apply to most New Yorkers, and give politicians vast sums of money, often without clearly identifying the source,» said Kavanagh, the bill's sponsor.

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«Instead of working to protect American families, President Trump's plans put the interest of big - money special interests over people,» said Nat Mund, legislative director of the Southern Environmental Law Center, a Virginia - based advocacy group.

«We want to see an economic development corporation that's actually accountable to the people, not big special interests who are so influential and seemed to have dictated what happened in this case,» Taylor said.

John, it is time to push the GOP, Big Business, Big religion and special interests OUT and take back what is ours.

And no special interest group has a bigger agenda than the believers, who are fighting to keep their mental illness from being recognized as just that.

These are our neighbors, our friends, our people, and yet we would rather rationalize away our responsibility by allowing ourselves to be swayed by special interests, big business and lobbyists whose only concern is how much money they can make.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Chartock had asked Cuomo to respond to a recent Times story that more than half of the estimated $ 7.1 million his campaign has accepted from PACs, LLCs, associations and other entities has come from big - moneyed special interests in Albany, including the health care industry, labor and real estate developers.

AG Andrew Cuomo says it's OK for him to accept big campaign contributions from special interests and lobbyists because he has integrity and can't be bought.

The liberal special interest money machine is already rallying around their presumptive nominee... Big Labor, Trial Lawyers, MoveOn.org and other radical protest groups have pledged to spend at least $ 750 million to defeat Republicans and elect liberal Democrat Barack Obama president.

That either means begging friends, or a much easier route: Listen to a special interest group, agree to certain votes before even taking office, and get a big check.

Albany is broke and the budget is four months past deadline — but that didn't stop state lawmakers from hitting the links yesterday to shake down lobbyists and special - interest groups for big bucks.

It didn't take long for the special interests to start writing big checks.

Every Voice, a 501 (c) 4 group based in Washington, said it is endorsing Teachout «because New Yorkers and our country deserve more politicians in Washington who'll stand up to big money special interests to level the playing field and make our elections truly of, by, and for the people,» according to a statement from its president, David Donnelly.

«Andrew Heaney is running for Congress to break the grip of the «special interests, big corporations and insiders like John Faso on Washington,» Catalfamo said.

Connecticut's experience shows that public financing is a fundamental part of a stronger democracy that is more responsive to constituents, rather than big donor and special interests.

Unions and other major special interest groups usually write their biggest checks to directly to political parties or housekeeping committees, where the donation limits are higher.

«It means while all of us are struggling to shoulder our share of the Governor's burden, his «special interests» — the wall street bankers, real estate tycoons and ultra rich business owners who make up his Committee to Save New York - will get a great big tax break!»

Senate Democrats, who are the minority party in that house, held a news conference with government reform advocates to push for public financing of campaigns, a bill Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson says will lessen the influence of big money special interests in politics.

If such a system would have been implemented, it could have enabled candidates who can't garner big checks from special interests to compete with small dollar donations from constituents.

The slow - motion foreign - cash tsunami that swept over the city during Mike Bloomberg's latter years endures — guaranteeing de Blasio dough to buy labor peace and arming him with the big bucks needed to keep the city's legion of special - interest pleaders at bay.

Having taxpayers fund the campaigns» expenses was considered better than candidates indebting themselves to big - money contributors — including state contractors — who have special interests in government decisions.

«Throughout my career, I've never been afraid to stand up for ordinary citizens whose voices are drowned out by special interests, big corporations, and powerful insiders,» she said in a statement.

Democrats have bemoaned the decision for allowing big special interest money to flood into campaigns.

The list of top donors to housekeeping accounts is dominated by special interests that are highly regulated and / or subsidized by state government: real estate firms, health - care and pharmaceutical interests, labor unions, telecom companies, the beverage industry, big tobacco and gambling interests.

Similar to Gov. Jerry Brown's ballot - measure committee, Gray has used the second campaign account to accept larger campaign checks from special - interest groups and big corporations that lobby the Legislature, including $ 35,000 from the California Independent Petroleum Association, $ 25,000 from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and $ 15,000 from tobacco giant Philip Morris.

Having taxpayers pay campaigns» expenses was considered preferable to candidates become indebted to big - money contributors, including state contractors, who have special interests in government decisions.

A statewide public financing system to elevate average New Yorkers» voices in our elections, buttressed by other comprehensive reforms — like lower limits on how much one person can contribute to a political candidate (now at an outrageous $ 60,800 for statewide candidates per election cycle) and strong independent enforcement of campaign finance laws — will reduce the power of big money special interests.

In his first month in office, he signed on as a co-sponsor of two House bills aimed at campaign finance reform — both of which seek to limit the influence of big donors and special interests, including super PACs that can spend unlimited amounts of money on federal campaigns.

If you've spent much time on the big sites like Match.com, you'll realize that members don't have to have any special qualifications to join.Special - interest dating clubs let you search among people who already share important interests.

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Originally pitched as a big budget studio project with Eli Roth attached to direct, Tod Williams» film lacks the budget, special effects or artistry needed to render its depiction of a worldwide apocalypse convincing or interesting.

If you're interested in seeing Deadpool 2 this summer, there's a special deal coming to get a discounted ticket to that and several other big releases later this year.

Education is the direct portal to future workers, consumers and voters, which is why special interests and big government relentlessly seek to control it.

Far from being a part of the 99 %, they are big special interest businesses — spending millions to maintain their monopoly over American education, while paying not a penny in taxes.

, now returns to size up the new century — and that big, ugly special - interest group that's laying waste to the world as we know it: stupid white men.

Pay special attention to interest rate (APR), repayment schedules, loan amounts, and also whether there are extra fees or not that may turn an otherwise good looking deal into a big burden.

However, be wary of the card's special financing deals — while they might come in handy on those big - ticket buys, they actually include what's called deferred interest, which means interest accrues during the promotional period and is applied to your account if you don't pay your entire balance by the end of the term.

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- the game's shading mechanism has changed, which allows for increased gear texture quality - all graphical aspects and programming mechanisms have been built up from scratch for this sequel - maximum resolution is 1080p in TV mode - a bigger focus for Nintendo was the 60 frames per second - occasionally the resolution will be scaled down when there is too much ink displaying on the screen - Nintendo reduced the CPU load and refined the way to use CPU power effectively to maintain 60 fps in all matches - weapons were tweaked to let players be more creative by thinking about unique weapon characteristics and their best uses - weapons are designed to be effective when they are used during the right occasion - Special weapons are stronger than the original ones when used in the right situation, but weaker otherwise - the damage and effect of slowing down your movement when you step in the opponent's ink are reduced from original - you can jump up in rank if you're good enough, but only up until S - you can't jump up from C, B or A to S + - when you win battles in Ranked mode, the Ranked meter fills and your rank goes up when its fully filled - when you lose a battle, the gauge does not decrease, but the meter starts to crack - once the meter reaches its limit, it breaks - when the meter breaks, you have to start over again from the beginning or from a lower rank - highest rank is still S +, but if you fill up the Ranked meter, you get numbers after the alphabet such as «S +1», «S +2» and so on - maximum number is «S +50», but this number will not be displayed to your opponent - you are the only one to see it, and you can check it on your own status screen - Ranked Power is calculated by an algorithm to measure how strong each player is with minuteness - this will determine if a player's rank is worthy of receiving a big jump (like from «C» to «A»)- Ranked Power has no relation to your splat rate, and is more tied into to how well you lead your team to victory - you won't drop off more than one rank even if you play poorly - stage rotation time was changed to two hours - this was done because the devs expected people to play for an hour or so, but they found people play much longer - with Salmon Run, Nintendo considered how to implement a co-op oriented mode in a player - versus - player type of game - the devs will monitor how users are playing this mode to see if there's some tweaks they can throw in - more Salmon Run maps will be added in the future, but Nintendo wouldn't comment on adding more enemy types to the mode - rewards are changed each time Salmon Run is played - you can obtain rewards when playing locally, but not gear - originally Nintendo had an idea for this mode, but had no background setting, enemy designs, etc. - Inoue suggested that it should be salmon - themed - when Nintendo hosted the Splatfest that pit Callie against Marie, the development of Splatoon 2 had started - the devs had already decided to have the result reflected in the sequel - they even had an idea to announce the Splatfest with a phrase «Your choice will change the next Splatoon» - the timing to announce a sequel wasn't right, so they decided against this - they eventually released a series of short stories about the Squid Sisters to show how the Splatfest affected the sequel's story - Nintendo wouldn't say if Marina is an Octoling, and noted that Inklings are not paying attention to this too much - Inklings don't care about appearances, as long as everyone is doing something fresh - the Squid Sisters had composers who produced their songs, but Off the Hook are composing their music by themselves - Pearl is genius artist, but she couldn't find a right partner because she's a bit too edgy - she eventually found Marina as a partner though, and their chemistry is sparkling right now - Nintendo is planning a year of content updates for Splatoon 2 - when finished, the quantity of stages will be more than the original - some of the additional stages are totally new and some will be arranged stages from the first game - not all original stages will return and they are choosing stages based on the potential for them to be improved - Brella is shotgun-esque weapon, so the ink hits your opponent more if you are closer - it can shield damage when you open it, but the amount of damage has a limit and once it reaches it, it breaks - you can shoot ink, but you can't use the shield feature when it breaks - the shield won't prevent your allies ink - there are more new weapon categories which haven't been revealed yet - there are no other ranked modes outside of the three current options - the future holds any sort of possibility, but the devs didn't get specific about adding more content like that - for the modes, they adjusted the rule designs so that players will experience the more interesting aspects

# 26 Lynn, Its a big problem, or failure when science literature is mangled according to point of views driven by special interests.

2) I would argue that even before discussing strategic errors related to compromise around specific areas of legislation, we need to consider whether a «big bill» approach such as cap and trade — that required technically complex deals with almost every relevant special interest and industry sector in the country — was ever even politically possible or sustainable if it did manage to pass.

Bravo Dr. Hansen for holding big oil and special interest accountable, even going so far as to recommending prosecution.

Governor Schwarzenegger now must decide whether to truly lead this environmental fight or shrink to the will of big oil and automaker special interests.»

The world's science community is slowly but surely coming to the same conclusion as global warming skeptics: the UN's IPCC is nothing more than political propaganda devoted to the anti-empirical science of big green special interest groups / lobbyists.

Or do we let the forces of obstruction — led by Big Oil and special - interest polluters — win, ensuring America's continued addiction to the dirty, unsafe energy of the 19th century?

The reason: Special interest groups, with funding and support from Big Polluters, have spent decades on well - coordinated campaigns to spread doubt in the media and sway public opinion about the reality of the crisis.

Meanwhile, the Big Climate enforcers - including the special interests funding Mann's quintet of white - shoe lawyers - are going to extraordinary lengths to insulate that «consensus»:

The Big Liars: Government - funded «global warming» scientists and associated compromised «researchers»; the MSM reporters / pundits; guilt - driven, CO2 - spewing billionaires; Big Green special interests; and, of course, I - want - to - raise - your - taxes Democrat / left / liberal politicians and bureaucrats.