Sentences with phrase «for wealthy interests»

He asserted that Republican senators and congressmen will find themselves at odds with their constituents if they repeal the Affordable Care Act, cut taxes for wealthy interests or slash outlays affordable housing, mass transit or education.

«Otherwise there will be another scandal and another one after that which all have the same source, namely the desire for wealthy interests to buy access and the willingness of influence peddlers to sell it.

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In particular, a White House official told Axios that Trump would call to end «the special - interest loopholes that have only benefited the wealthy and powerful few» so the president could pay for tax cuts.

I'm really interested in how art can be used to express compassion for those in need, and... if you go to the portrait gallery and you go around and it's normally the elite and the wealthy but also majority Western and white and men normally.

The House bill slashes tax rates for large corporations, small businesses, and wealthy Americans, while sharply reducing or eliminating tax breaks that benefit many middle - class Americans such as deductions for state and local taxes, college tuition and home mortgage interest.

It retains a more generous deduction for state and local taxes, and limits the mortgage interest deduction slightly for wealthy homeowners.

It and other dark money groups can serve as conduits for anonymous donations from corporations and other wealthy special interests to flood elections, making it particularly dangerous to democracy.

We have been cross referencing the above indicators and now can add in a fiscally imposed indicator as well in the form of beneficial changes to the tax code, for the wealthy, the investor class and corporate interests, at least.

The reason ministers won't speak up is that they are employed as part of the conservative movement, which was created by the wealthy to advocate for their interests.

The nearest I ever came to engaging in a deliberate act of civil disobedience was about a decade ago when I read The Great Treasury Raid by Philip M. Stern.1 This book tells how the tax laws of this country have been manipulated by wealthy people and huge corporations for their own interests and to the disadvantage of the large majority of less privileged citizens.

The R's govern only for the wealthy, the well - to - do and the interests of business.

Of interest to Australian businesses, says Buckingham, is the demand for services as China urbanises and becomes wealthier.

However, interest outside of two wealthy investors for the fund's beef production farms on King Island, including the properties Boongara, Dinibili, Longford and Reekara Park, has gone cold.

Offshore interest in the Australian farm sector comes amid surging demand fromChina's increasingly wealthy middle class for higher quality imported food.

There always seems to be enough money in Washington to pay for more pointless wars, or to provide subsidies to wealthy agribusiness interests growing corn.

For instance, how many California ballot initiatives have been «bought» by some concentrated wealthy interest that spent tons of money to swing a low - turnout election?

«President Clinton will highlight the choice voters face in the upcoming midterm elections, and emphasize the need to continue moving the country forward by electing strong Representatives like Hinchey who are fighting for middle class families — not the wealthy special interests.»

And, in any case, there's something to be said, I think, for giving common people their own institutional branch through which they might assert their interests against other institutions more readily at the disposal of wealthy elites.

I only prefer Dems because clearly the Pubs only speak for the wealthy and donor class (and the single issue folks — Guns, God, anti-Gays, etc) they can fool into voting against their own interests!

«In my City Hall, all five boroughs will matter,» said de Blasio, who slammed Bloomberg and the «elitists at City Hall» for putting the interests of the wealthy first and neglecting the needs of everyday New Yorkers.

Liberal advocates remain restless over Cuomo's support for tax policies they believe leans too heavily toward the wealthy and corporate interests and are taken aback by his vocal support for charter schools.

He tries to smear Carl for being wealthy (self - made, albeit) all while he has his own inherited family wealth and political money from special interest groups that he claims to denounce.

Cuomo indicated he will take on the carried interest loophole through a «multi-state approach» — a key issue for liberals who have sought higher taxes on the wealthy.

Some political observers have even named Harry Wilson, the party's 2010 candidate for comptroller and an independently wealthy businessman, as potentially interested in running.

He, however, expressed displeasure over the non-chalant attitude of wealthy indigenes of the area, whom he claimed had not shown much interest in the affairs of the town and called for a change of attitude.

It includes the legalized bribery of the implicit quid pro quo that exists when wealthy individuals and special interests pay for the campaigns and extra incomes of elected officials.

Most politicians disgrace themselves by poorly representing the interests of their constituents, pandering to them, and patronizing them, while working for a small segment of (usually wealthy) interests upon whom they depend for election cash.

«The Medicaid changes being proposed in Washington would cut taxes for wealthy special interests while devastating New York State's finances and all but eliminating health care for the most vulnerable New Yorkers,» said Hochul.

There are seven «juice» committees, which, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting, are the «policy committees that control bills that affect the financial bottom line for the Capitol's wealthiest interest groups.»

In another, it said, «Bharara: Politicians are supposed to be on the ppl's payroll, not on secret retainer to wealthy special interests they do favors for.»

The final section, called «tax fairness,» includes closing the carried interest loophole, which helps hedge funds, and increasing tax rates for wealthier Americans.

NY State United Teachers President Andrew Pallota thinks that it would be controlled by wealthy special interests that could undo protections for workers:

Think about it — wealthy NYC real estate owners / developers have found that if they give huge amounts of money to upstate Senate campaigns they can assure those Senators will look after their interests (i.e. - screw renters) while these Senators regularly run for office telling the upstate rubes to be afraid of NYC political domination.

The argument is largely reflected by the opponents of the con - con, who worry the delegate selection process will be controlled by wealthy interests who could roll back hard - won collective bargaining rights and protections for the environment.

Obama's promise to «govern for all the people, not just the interests of the wealthy and well - connected» came across more Andrew Jackson («the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes») than Karl Marx.

Using differential interest rates rising with earnings as a means of providing for a more progressive system is less fair than a graduate tax, a graduate contribution or general taxation because those from wealthy backgrounds will have smaller debts as their families can afford to pay up front.

In 2012, Mr Miliband announced today, Labour's approach will be to offer to «govern for the whole country» rather than the interests of the «wealthy few» he claims are looked after by the Tories.

The wealthy real estate folks have relied on upstate hick legislators to pass / block legislation favorable to their interests for over a decade?

One question... why is it a problem when DeBlasio raises money to help elect Democrats in upstate districts while the extremely wealthy NYC real estate interests ship boatloads of money upstate for the same purpose?

For two years, Cuomo virtually had his own super PAC, the Committee to Save New York, running ads promoting his economic agenda (The group, composed of wealthy business and private - sector interests, folded up shop before new independent - expenditure disclosure laws came into effect).

Another interesting line is the money reported by the Strong Economy For All coalition, which really tapped into the Occupy movement and pushed hard for an extension of the state's tax on the wealthiest earners instead of spending cuFor All coalition, which really tapped into the Occupy movement and pushed hard for an extension of the state's tax on the wealthiest earners instead of spending cufor an extension of the state's tax on the wealthiest earners instead of spending cuts.

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.

In the wake of the historic agreement between the President and the Republican Congressional leadership to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest, the New York City Council's Progressive Caucus has developed an interesting proposal.

The report seemed designed to balance the interests of businesses and wealthy people in New York City, which account for the bulk of the state's corporate and income taxes, with Cuomo's desire to provide broad - based relief in the suburbs and upstate.

More specifically, Schneiderman is calling for higher contribution limits, the closing of a limited liability corporation loophole which he says «allows wealthy interests to funnel limitless amounts to campaigns,» as well as for the elimination of the housekeeping committees used by the state's political parties.

«The gambling deal is a boon for certain wealthy special interests and of dubious value to the public,» Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, said in a statement on the organization's website at the time.

«Politicians are supposed to be on the people's payroll, not on secret retainer to wealthy special interests they do favors for,» Mr. Bharara declared in January.

In particular, Caproni criticized Bharara's characterization of Albany — «politicians are supposed to be on the people's payroll, not on secret retainer to wealthy special interests they do favors for» — saying that it could be considered «a commentary on the character or guilt of the defendant.»

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