Sentences with phrase «costly lobbying campaigns»

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The lobbying in favor of getting big money out of politics — be it in the form of personal meetings with decision makers or through well - financed TV ad and mail campaigns — has, ironically, been a costly one in recent years.

CSNY raised nearly $ 17.5 million in 2011, money that helped fuel a series of costly advertising and lobbying campaigns in support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget and cap on local property taxes.