Sentences with phrase «effort against legislation»

More than 100 groups and individuals show support for another effort against legislation they say threatens free information sharing online.

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Instead of viewing regulations like those mandated by OSHA as a nuisance (NAM and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for years fought against implementation of the original OSHA legislation and continue to lobby against efforts to expand the legislation), Keller came to see them as a blueprint for improvement.

The U.S. dollar rose slightly against a basket of major currencies helped by optimism about progress on tax reform legislation and lawmakers» efforts to avert a U.S. government shutdown on Saturday.

FRC gained attention in the last days of the campaign for its advertising against Joseph Cao — a Republican congressman from Louisiana who supported hate - crimes legislation and an effort to repeal the military's «don't ask, don't tell» policy on openly homosexual service members.

But there was even an effort in that legislation that was being proposed by the government to ensure that we would see coercive powers used against workers rather than used against employers who were intentionally underpaying those workers or other workers in the labour market.

Campaigners for and against gay marriage are ramping up their efforts amid confusing signs about the likelihood of legislation.

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Cuomo has launched a new front in the push against the health care legislation in Congress, knocking an effort to shift county Medicaid costs to the state level as a «tax» imposed by Reps. Chris Collins and John Faso, the GOP authors of the legislation.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday in a statement credited the congressional lawmakers from New York who voted against the Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act through what is considered a slimmed - down version of the legislation.

Eric led the fight for legislation to strengthen New York's laws against domestic abusers and the unprecedented effort to expel a sitting State Senator for violently abusing his girlfriend.

«Wisconsin Jobs Now will continue to support efforts by parents and educators to establish real community schools and will fight back vigorously against any attempt to appoint another Takeover Czar or expand the failed takeover legislation.

Two Michigan school districts will close Tuesday after hosts of teachers called out sick, apparently to join protests against efforts to pass right - to - work legislation in the state.

Today, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke out against the House legislation, which she believes backpedals on efforts to improve child nutrition and health.

We provide active advocacy against breed discriminatory legislation, operate one of the country's first all - pittie therapy dog programs, maintain a foster - based rescue program, and promote a more positive and accurate public image of all pit bull - type dogs through various outreach efforts.

Or you will find things devoted to the welfare of dogs such as, rescue, shelters, and efforts against breed specific legislation.

They provide active advocacy against dog - discriminatory legislation, operate one of the country's first all - pittie therapy dog programs, maintain a foster - based rescue program, and promote a more positive and accurate public image of all pit bull - type dogs through various outreach efforts.

The HSUS also praised Rep. Urban for her efforts to increase the understanding of the link between violence against animals and violence against people through her support of legislation requiring cross reporting of child abuse and animal abuse.

ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) is an example where even some RINOs and Tea Party members are pushing back against ALEC's «cookie cutter drafted legislation» (one size fits all) to push back and even eliminate renewable energy efforts.

In 1994 LaBudde and ESP spearheaded efforts to expose Asia's illegal black market trade in endangered species which resulted in the U.S. implementation of trade sanctions against Taiwan for illegal commerce in rhino horn and tiger bone, and passage of domestic legislation in China, South Korea and Hong Kong to ban the trade.