Sentences with phrase «few lobbying groups»

With the exception of a few lobbying groups, they are not trying to initiate public policy.

Not exact matches

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.

But Australia also had fewer barriers than the United States to enacting gun control: There is no constitutional right to bear arms, and there are no pro-gun lobbying groups with the influence of the National Rifle Association.

More than 200 groups are doing faith - related lobbying and advocacy in the nation's capital, compared to fewer than 40 in 1970, according to the report.

Tuteur has several complaints about the movement (whose proponents she compares to creationists and antivaccers): namely, it subverts actual science; it relegates mothers back to the home; it is founded on a few elderly white men's sexist and religious beliefs about controlling women's bodies; and it has created lucrative industries and lobbying groups that make the movement unduly influential.

Apparently a few weeks ago, the Corn Refiners Association, an industry lobbying group, held a conference call for «mommy bloggers» to «educate» them about high fructose corn syrup.

A few hours before parliament finally went into recess, a group of online journalists were chatting in the lobby.

An analysis conducted by the pro-charter school lobbying group Families for Excellent Schools shows NYC's Special Commissioner of Investigation charged with policing the school system opened the fewest cases in at least five years in 2016, even as complaints of school worker's misdeeds reached record levels.

Over the last few campaign cycles Micah Kellner took in around $ 4,000 from lobbying firm Connelly, McLaughlin & Woloz, and from the principals of the firm, and from Brenda Levin and George Arzt, other Rose Group lobbyists.

However, a few weeks ago I got lucky and spent 25 minutes chatting to a devilishly good - looking guy from a lobby group.

The problem for the city is that there may be fewer interest groups lobbying on behalf of the Medicaid portion than there were groups pushing back on the university cost shifts, said Carol Kellermann, the president of the nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission.

Atlantic Bridge was itself a partner of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a US lobbying group funded by the Charles G Koch Foundation (predominant funders of the US Tea Party), the National Rifle Association and the Tobacco Institute, to name but a few, and which campaigns against climate change legislation and regulation of tobacco.

But, now, with the State Legislature in the final few days of its 2013 regular session, the Empire State Pride Agenda, the advocacy and lobby group leading the push for civil rights protections for the transgender community, says that there is «clear momentum» toward enactment of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act.

Over the past few months, across the Atlantic, teenagers have taken on one of the most powerful and sinister lobbying groups in the world and have scored victories that should inspire us all.

Yesterday, in one of the most extraordinary statements I've ever seen in modern American politics (except for maybe a few from Tea Baggers) was provided by The Connecticut Council for Education Reform, a new corporate lobby group that was formed to support Malloy's «Education Reform» bill.

In fact, school choice groups are poised to become the single most powerful lobby group in the state, edging out bankers and realtors; who would thought such a thing was possible just a few short years ago?

A few months ago, former Washington, D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee visited Georgia with her lobbying group, StudentsFirst.

Over the past few years the EPA has been lobbied by a diverse assortment of industry groups to repeal the ethanol mandate, and policymakers have supported that with introduction of legislation.

«It has become painfully obvious over the past few years that ALEC is corporate lobby front group masquerading as a charity — at taxpayer expense,» said Arn Pearson, general counsel at CMD.

And a few weeks after the group was formed, ACCCE lobbied against a bill introduced by Senators Joe Lieberman and John Warner that would have mandated a 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

A few weeks ago, ExxonMobil revealed that it made contributions in 2008 to lobby groups such as the National Center for Policy Analysis and the Heritage Foundation in order to «promote informed discussion».

However, since there has been considerable lobbying from many industry groups to amend and water down the legislation over the last few years, those who haven't fully prepared shouldn't feel entirely behind the eight ball.