Sentences with phrase «fierce public backlash»
After a fierce public backlash, plus disapproval from the president - elect, the House GOP reversed course and withdrew the rules change that would have gutted the Office of Congressional Ethics, according to members who were present at the emergency GOP meeting today.
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So last month, when the Center for Science in the Public Interest announced it was filing a class action lawsuit to stop McDonald's from using Happy Meal toys to market to children, the fierce and ugly backlash against the mother of two who was brave enough to attach her name to the case was predictable.
In fact, it took a fierce public reaction and backlash for the government to even make a U-turn on providing 9/11 first - responders with healthcare for the afflictions they got by helping in the aftermath of the attacks.
The backlash from the Korean public was immediate and fierce, compelling the official office of the Korean president to release a statement cooling fears of a ban on trading, on the same day of the justice minister's statement.