Sentences with phrase «federal lobbying last»

Considering Facebook spent more on federal lobbying last year than in any year in the company's history — and Google, which also would likely be affected by such a federal online privacy law, spent more money on lobbying than any other company in the U.S. — a privacy law similar to the European regulations would face a steep climb.

Not exact matches

As for the federal Conservatives, the last time Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the issue of natural resource exports, he was lobbying for American support of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline.

Over the last few months, merchant lobbying groups have stormed Capitol Hill requesting two things: that lawmakers sink federal tax reform by opposing border adjustability and that they support federal price controls on debit interchange fees.

Sources have told The Post that Percoco is at the center of a federal probe into what Cuomo's office last week called «questions of improper lobbying and undisclosed conflicts of interest by some individuals which may have deceived state employees involved in the respective programs and may have defrauded the state.»

She was indicted last fall on federal charges related to an FBI sting in which she allegedly accepted cash payments to lobby state officials, including state Sen. Kathleen Marchione, a Halfmoon resident and former town official.

The latter became the subject of a federal investigation last year into a possible «pay - for - play scheme» involving the wealthy interests that contributed to the lobbying operation.

As debate over the reauthorization of federal vocational - education programs began in the Senate last month, groups representing state education agencies were lobbying to preserve a strong state role they say is threatened in the House version of the bill.

Washington — Despite vigorous lobbying by higher - education groups, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee last week approved a bill directing the bulk of federal vocational - education funds to secondary schools.

Last month it joined Canada's federal government and Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, a public - private lobby and research network, in announcing a $ 1 million (U.S. $ 640,000) partnership program aimed at monitoring the performance of two local green roofs over a two - year period.

The Last Friday, Environmental Progress (EP) reported that two top former Cuomo aides under federal prosecution for influence - peddling had lobbied on behalf of Competitive Power Ventures (CPV), a natural gas company, to kill Indian Point.

Last year, for example, Iowa's Republican Governor Terry Branstad lobbied for an extension of federal renewable energy tax credits, and along with five other U.S. governors, including Republicans Rick Snyder of Michigan and Brian Sandoval of Nevada, he signed an accord with Chinese leaders pledging to promote clean energy development.

Days after receiving several campaign checks from the food lobby last May, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat who is up for re-election this year, sent a letter raising concerns about the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to develop voluntary guidelines aimed at toning down the marketing of junk food to kids.