Sentences with phrase «companies supporting the bill»

He also said the company supported a bill in Congress that would require such disclosures.

The company supports a bill from Brooklyn Assemblyman Joseph Lentol and state Sen. John Bonacic that would let apartment residents rent their units out for fewer than 30 days, while the hotel industry is backing an opposing bill that would require people advertising apartments on home - rental platforms to include location details.

The company supported a bill that the State Senate was set to take up late Thursday that set limits in line with other states.

The companies supporting the bill appear to gain personally just as those against the bill.

He also said the company supported a bill in Congress that would require such disclosures.

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The company decided it couldn't support the Gillibrand - Graham bill and continue to include or enforce arbitration clauses in its own employment contracts, he said.

Several years ago Liberal MP John Mckay introduced a private member's bill known as C - 300, which would have compelled the federal government to determine whether Canadian companies were upholding certain environmental and human rights standards when operating abroad — and withdraw federal support from offenders.

Supporters of the Senate's SOPA, lead by Hollywood, shelled out $ 118 million to support the draft legislation, eight times the measly $ 14 million contributed by opponents of the bill (which were mostly tech companies), according to campaign - finance tracking website MapLight.

This is a far cry from what Liberal MP John Mackay had in mind in 2009 when he tabled a private member's bill that would have charged the Department of Foreign Affairs with investigating complaints, holding mining and energy companies to legalistic standards and withholding government support from those found to be offside.

Though I've been lucky to work at a company where I've received a lot of support — from leaders like Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt, and Jonathan Rosenberg to mentors like Bill Campbell — my experience in the tech industry has shown me just how pervasive that question is.

And even once the deal is approved, the companies will face a complicated task to combine their mobile networks, customer support and billing operations, and executive leadership teams.

Pershing Square's Bill Ackman, among others, has repeatedly supported the company and touted its prospects for a turnaround.

F, -0.49 % Chairman Bill Ford Jr. and CEO Mark Fields said, in a note to employees, that the company does not support the immigration ban, according to Reuters.

(Reuters)- Berkshire Hathaway Inc has agreed to acquire Procter & Gamble Co's Duracell battery unit in a complex transaction that lets Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffett buy a business he has supported for two decades and shave his company's tax bill.

Thus, while it initially appeared that the bill was designed to foster entrepreneurial development of decentralized systems, such as the Ethereum network, to allow individuals to reclaim some power from large companies, the bill does not accomplish that aim as it treats public and private blockchains (and possibly even legacy payment systems) equally.By opening this loophole in the definition of blockchain, Nevada does not appear to be showing any more support for the blockchain upstart community than it shows for multinational financial institutions and banks at large.

Horgan added that his party had introduced legislation to ensure wildlife and habitat management has secure funding in the province — a bill supported by hunters and wildlife viewing companies, but rejected by the government.

She hasn't specified how she'd pay for this infrastructure spending, but Bill Clinton has supported a «repatriation holiday» that would allow companies to bring back cash if they invested 10 % in infrastructure bonds.

On the issue of how to support Canadian content when fewer Canadians are purchasing cable TV subscriptions, the government tested four options to raise new money for Canadian content: making telecom companies divert some smartphone and Internet revenue; requiring «foreign companies like Netflix and iTunes» to devote a portion of revenues; giving consumers the option of making a voluntary $ 2 contribution on their telecom or Netflix bill; or making telecom companies add an app to every smartphone sold in Canada that would provide access to Canadian music, TV and film for between $ 5 and $ 15 a month or a flat charge of $ 3 on the sale of all smartphones.

The committee, Gold Anti-Trust Action (GATA), will solicit support from mining companies, their shareholders, political figures, and people with a philosophical interest in sustaining gold's traditional monetary function, according to the committee's chairman, Bill Murphy.

The Department of Health, the World Health Organisation and UNICEF have condemned a new draft law being pushed by the industry in the Congress, saying in a joint statement: «The draft House Bill... aims to support multinational companies while damaging the Filipino society: families, the mothers and children.»

The companies have the Department of Trade and Industry lobbying legislators on their behalf, while the Department of Health, WHO and UNICEF have said in joint statement that the draft bill: «aims to support multinational companies while damaging the Filipino society: families, the mothers and children.»

Sen. Jim Seward, the Republican sponsor of the bill, had previously indicated this week he would want to see a vote on his version of the legislation, if anything to show a statement of support for allowing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate cities.

The bill, a previous version of which Cuomo had vetoed, had been heavily supported by good - government organizations and media companies in the state.

Also at 11 a.m., Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas, state Sen. Diane J. Savino and Resolve: the National Infertility Association rally to support a bill requiring insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization, Million Dollar Staircase, state Capitol, Albany.

The bill, which lingered for years before City Council Speaker Christine Quinn threw her support behind the measure in March, will require companies with 20 or more employees to give their workers coverage starting April 1, 2014.

Two bills with bipartisan support in the State Legislature would create a list of companies that are boycotting Israel and then deny them state contracts and investments from the state pension fund.

«It was not my grand plan to run for mayor of New York, but I don't see a circumstance where I could support Bill de Blasio for re-election,» Peebles said during an interview in the David Adjaye - designed Fifth Avenue office of his company The Peebles Corporation.

The first initiative is the 10 - year, $ 5 billion Clean Energy Fund, which will reduce energy bills for consumers as early as this year while providing necessary support for clean energy companies, according to a press release from Cuomo's office.

Government he said, would support in its own way but would follow up for the bills of the injured to be paid by the company, adding that the committee has started working to ensure that the situation is adequately taken care off.

A bill with bipartisan support in the state Legislature would create a list of companies that are boycotting Israel and then deny them state contracts and investments from the state pension fund.

«Only one sentence needs to be added to that bill,» said Fleming, who had the support of other union members worried that tour bus companies would transition from live operators to audio tapes if the pass became law in its current form.

The Independence Party has released a bill memorandum supporting a measure designed to crack down the advertising of multi-family residential properties — a move seen as an effort to rein in the online rental company Airbnb.

There is a bill in the legislature that would require the state to divest from companies that produce fossil fuels, but it has not gained support among both majority conferences.

Beth Newcomer The Legislative Analyst for NYC Council Member Helen Rosenthal (District 6, Upper West Side) encouraged attendees to reach out to their local Council Members and urge them to support the following legislative initiatives: • Possible legislation regarding divestment of the city's pension funds from fossil fuel companies • A bill to require the city to do a carbon footprint analysis of all the products the city procures, and to use that analysis to inform a policy of low - carbon operations • A number of bills to reduce the carbon emissions of city - owned vehicles and improve the sustainability of city buildings • A bill to enhance the city's already - strong idling laws so as to make them easier to enforce Find your Council Member here.

For example, a lobbyist for a corporate entity could spend Monday and Tuesday meeting with senators on a bill supported by the company and would need to report to JCOPE his or her salary for those days as part of the total spent on the company's lobbying campaign.

The state - funded facility came about because of feedback from biotech companies who wanted to avoid raiding each other's talent pools, explains Bill Welsh, BTEC's associate director of strategic support.

We love supporting meat from high quality sources, and this family - owned company committed to humane animal treatment and environmental conservation fits the bill.

I've had the same issue with tech support, and recently with an insurance company after I sat on hold and then spent several minutes explaining a billing error.

Since January of this year, Occhiogrosso's company has billed A Better Connecticut, the leading charter school advocacy group, over $ 2.3 million for television ads, polling and strategy to support Malloy's education reforms.

Later, C.K. took shots at Pearson, the world's largest education company, and Bill Gates, whose foundation has poured millions into supporting the Common Core Standards.

Musk said on Wednesday, while he was in Texas supporting the bills, that Texas has the potential to become one of the company's biggest markets, selling perhaps 1500 - 2000 Model Ss a year.

Called the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015 (H.R. 2675), the SEMA - supported bill would allow companies to construct up to 500 «replicas» per year.

Nissan's sports car lineup has never been this strong, and continued support for the company's two tiers of performance cars has really helped the brand's image, despite being diluted from selling millions of basic Sentra's and Versa econoboxes to pay the bills.

Alaska Senator Mark Begich, one of six other senators who have signed on in support of the bill, said the legislation would level the playing field for consumers and prevent credit card companies from charging unfair interest rates.

The bill encourages utility companies, telecom companies, and landlords to report on - time payments to credit bureaus in order to support citizens in establishing or improving their credit scores.

Debt settlement companies were largely unregulated until the Legislature passed a new bill this year supported by the Attorney General's Office that brings such companies under a regulatory framework.

[26] The bill's opponents were especially critical of provisions that expanded exemptions to the discharge of credit card debt, forcing spouses owed alimony to compete more often with credit card companies and other lenders for their unpaid child support.

In June, the company pledged to support the police department's equine unit by paying for the veterinary bills, food, and grooming fees.

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