Sentences with phrase «in lobbying power»

Bioethicist Hank Greely of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, who also supported the biospecimens consent requirement, believes the decision to drop the proposal from the final rule is «a predictable result of the disparity in lobbying power» between research institutions and patients.

Not exact matches

After power changed hands in D.C. a year later, the federal government and Congress delayed picking up the baton for several months due to partisan bickering and lobbying by special interests.

He ended up taking back a new shady character to our room to have sex each night while I had to hang out in the lobby of our crappy hotel, which turned off all power after a certain time in the evening.

But the power of the insurance industry in lobbying won't allow that to change — anytime in my career stand, for sure.

Yet in spite of this power, most S&P 500 companies lack a formal system of lobbying oversight and don't fully disclose how monies are being spent, particularly through third - party organizations like trade associations.

Unchecked corporate cash in the form of political donations and lobbying expenditures has the power to exert undue influence over public policy and regulatory systems and threaten our democracy.

At worst, they would harm the economy, centralize more power in Washington — inspiring more lobbying — and entrench a cynical view of politics.

We are all aware of the lobbying system in the U.S. and the persuasive power of campaign contributions, for example, and we can surmise that similar incentives exist in Europe.

FARA is one of the only ways the public can see firsthand how foreign powers wield influence in the US; documents filed under the law provide unprecedented insight into foreign lobbying methods.

Lobbies wax and wane in proportion to the unchecked powers the government — particularly through the staff - level writers and enforcers of rules — claims for itself.

«Power to the people» was originally a rather provocative phrase with what sonic considered anarchistic or socialistic overtones; today it predicates a middleclass, in - the - system attitude acceptable to 200,000 members of the citizens» lobby Common Cause.

They were called «lobbyists,» these commercial advertisers, as in they waited in the expansive lobbies of excutive suites in order to offer a investment opportunity to the important people making power.

Increase lobbying power to end legal exemptions that permit cruelty to animals in factory farms.

Farmer Power has a clear mandate from the dairy farmers attending its meetings to lobby for substantial change in the way the industry is managed.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

«There are many changes in state law that will be coming up in the next few years, and I wouldn't want to be without lobbying power» in Springfield, she said.

It seems to me that, back here in Britain, there are two significant challenges facing the lobbying industry: the continuing taint of sleaze associated with the very idea of winning influence in the corridors of power, compounded by periodic scandals, and the terribly lumpy quality of the service.

A «country that works for everyone», is a country where the government does not allow private interests to come before the public interest, where access to power is democratic and not something enjoyed only by a privileged few through expensive lobbying, where in fact people can work hard and get on in life whatever the circumstances of their birth.

Also, given the explosion of power — and consequently lobbying industry interest — in Asia, there is a brief concluding chapter on the do's and don'ts in a few of the major countries in the region.

In addition to recovering $ 170 million, Cuomo fined the high - powered lobbying firm run by Patricia Lynch for $ 500,000 and banned her from appearing before the comptroller's office for five years.

Just as term limits have the perverse effect of giving power to the lobby (if members are term - limited, lobbyists and a handful of long - term staff become the only institutional memory), cutting Congressional budgets will in practice create even more distance between Congressmembers and the people they represent.

Given everything that's happened of late, the Senate rejecting gun safety legislation appears to make so sense whatsoever — unless, of course, we consider the continuing and maddening congressional deadlock, the sinful lobbying powers of the National Rifle Association (NRA), and the deeply - felt belief among many in the American public that more guns — not fewer guns — will keep us all safe.

He blamed a combination of what he said are «extreme conservatives» in Washington and the lobbying power of the NRA.

He talks about leveraging that power to drive a progressive agenda, from getting big business out of political lobbying to reining in «imperial CEOs.»

Lobbying \ consulting firms swelled in power and prestige as the heyday of the old clubhouse bosses came to an end.

At least part of the answer lies in the enduring power of the Israel lobby.

The Stonewall Democrats of WNY and another group, Outspoken for Equality, issued a joined statement thanking the singer for, as Stonewall President Bryan Ball put it, using «her power and influence to encourage Western New Yorkers to lobby our new Sen. Mark Gristanti on why it is crucial he support civil marriage equality in New York.»

The trip, as reported in an exhaustive ProPublic piece first posted last night, found the North Country Democrat took a $ 22,000 trip that was arranged by Park Strategies, the high - powered lobbying shop headed by former New York Sen. Al D'Amato.

They include Peter Galbraith Kelly Jr., who oversaw lobbying and public relations for Competitive Power Ventures, which is based in Maryland and Massachusetts; Steven Aiello, the president of COR Development; and Joseph Gerardi, another executive at COR.

Executives at those companies are named in the complaint, including Peter Galbraith Kelly Jr., an executive at Competitive Power Ventures, who oversaw lobbying and public relations for the firm; and Steve Aiello and Joseph Gerardi, the president and and general counsel, respectively, at COR Development.

A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Seminerio to six years in prison Feb. 4 for abusing his power as a lawmaker and extorting money out of hospitals, nonprofits and other groups in exchange for lobbying state officials on their behalf.

Percoco, 48, of South Salem, is charged with taking more than $ 300,000 in bribes set up by Howe from three lobbying clients, a power company executive and two Syracuse developers.

In Albany, which has been criticized for having a pay - to - play culture, special interest groups including lobbying firms, unions and corporations often steer contributions toward those in power, regardless of their ideologIn Albany, which has been criticized for having a pay - to - play culture, special interest groups including lobbying firms, unions and corporations often steer contributions toward those in power, regardless of their ideologin power, regardless of their ideology.

Moreover, in order to reduce the power of money in politics and limit the influence of the donor class, lawmakers must work to increase the power of the people through public financing and strict lobbying regulations.

With over 150,000 visitors a month, Politics.co.uk's team of journalists produce their stories from deep within the corridors of power in Westminster, where they were the first digital journalists to gain access to the lobby.

As a converse, it doesn't matter WHAT you do, as soon as you grant more power / more budgets to the government, it will ALWAYS be more cost effective for someone to spend X amount of money on lobbying to obtain a lot more than X in government preferential treatment.

(while territories may not have congresscritters they still have theoretically at least some lobbying power, e.g. Puerto Rico has US citizens who can vote in US elections, if they live outside PR)

Lobbying is asking the government to use its power in a way beneficial to a specific individual / organization.

Police officers are preparing to lobby ministers for extensive new powers to dispense summary justice in the fight against anti-social behaviour and crime.

The two biggest powers of trade unions - to withdraw labour and to lobby MPs - will be cut off in one fell swoop.

It's the second time in as many days that Cuomo, a Democrat in his second term, has said that he's not letting his proposals to limit outside income for legislators, reduce the political giving power of limited liability companies and increase transparency of lobbying groups fall by the wayside.

He blames a combination of what he says are «extreme conservatives» in Washington and the lobbying power of the NRA.

He said, however, that Cuomo's biggest benefactors remain the traditional lobbying powers: businesses supporting his initiative to cap the growth of property taxes; landlords, developers and tenant advocates who sought the continuation of New York City's rent control law; and more from contributors with interests in health care and education.

Specifically referring to «in god we trust», like the Pledge of Allegiance, a group of people decided to lobby the powers that be to add it.

Former Niagara County Republican Sen. George Maziarz, who in 2014 ended 19 years in the upper house under a cloud of investigation, is emerging from two years of self - imposed exile to join a high - powered Albany lobbying firm, Patricia Lynch & Associates.

The number of lobbying clients represented by Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates skyrocketed from nine during the 2013 - 2014 legislative session to 27 in 2015 - 2016 sessions — making Heastie's chum an emerging Albany power broker, records filed with the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics show.

Actress Cynthia Nixon and New York Ranger Sean Avery were in Albany today bringing some star power to lobby senators on marriage equality there.

One of Howe's lobbying clients was Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that had proposed a $ 900 million gas - fired power plant in Orange County and needed other considerations from state bureaucPower Ventures, an energy company that had proposed a $ 900 million gas - fired power plant in Orange County and needed other considerations from state bureaucpower plant in Orange County and needed other considerations from state bureaucrats.

Along the way, he took his first steps into the professional world, with stints in the office of Gov. George E. Pataki, at the Long Island Power Authority, at a real estate appraisal service and at a lobbying firm.

In addition to wearing those hats, Blessinger hired a high - powered lobbying firm to influence the Albany legislation that he would then be charged with overseeing in an advisory capacitIn addition to wearing those hats, Blessinger hired a high - powered lobbying firm to influence the Albany legislation that he would then be charged with overseeing in an advisory capacitin an advisory capacity.