Sentences with phrase «intense lobbying»

The announcement of the individual country targets follow intense lobbying by national, environmental and industry interest groups.

Support for the city's bill has also faced intense lobbying from plastic bag manufacturers.

Any variations from the plan require intense lobbying to meet the unique needs of their students.

Our outreach will be complemented by the most intense lobbying and advocacy campaign we have ever launched.

The organization has been subject to intense lobbying by charter supporters to either withdraw the resolution or defeat it, evidence of a split in the civil rights community over charters.

According to reports, the change to the Goodlatte bill came after intense lobbying from groups linked to Microsoft, IBM and others.

A once obscure office at HUD is the subject of unusually intense lobbying effort Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post

But it's widely supported by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who have faced intense lobbying campaigns by patient groups and the biopharma industry.

This is why the U.S. government, despite intense lobbying from the meat industries, recommends diets low in saturated fat.

But the little - known agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been thrust into the spotlight as trade groups mount an unusually intense lobbying effort, seeking to scale back regulations that they say are hampering an industry that could provide a market - based solution to the affordable housing crisis.

Reports say all is not well within the ruling party, as a sharp division has emanated amongst the leadership of the party, following intense lobbying for the vacant position.

Saland was under intense lobbying pressure from both sides.

Amid intense lobbying by financial firms, U.S. policy makers for years have rejected attempts by big companies to muscle in on banking.

Major League Baseball, the NBA and casino interests have done intense lobbying in Albany in recent months.

Legislators who voted yes after either stating they woudl vote no or voted no in the failed 2009 vote were subject to intense lobbying during the same - sex marriage debate, not the least of which came from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Collins made his comments in the context of a conversation about how intense the lobbying is regarding the GOP tax plan, which aims to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent while trimming many deductions and lowering rates for many individual taxpayers.

The Chinese government has lately prioritized applied research, and it took intense lobbying for the better part of 2016 before researchers convinced the government to allocate an additional $ 730 million to the CAS for space science over the next five years.

President Bill Clinton will decide whether to accept the proposal by late June, so the forthcoming meeting will come at the start of a period of intense lobbying over Freedom's fate.

The NAACP vote came after intense lobbying against the resolution from the industry and its allies, including editorials in the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, a letter from black pro-charter legislators from California (where the sector gets almost anything it wants), and out - of - state protesters who were bused in and interrupted the NAACP's proceedings.

The recent intense lobbying to have access to the relatively small pools of oil in ANWR and below the US» formerly off - limit outer continental shelf zones corroborates this view.

The 2015 Liberal election platform had a proposal to limit the benefits of the 50 % employee stock option deduction by placing a cap of $ 100,000 on annual eligible stock option gains but this was dropped after intense lobbying by startups in the tech and resource industry who rely heavily on non-cash compensation such as stock options to attract much needed, specialized talent to their firms.

State policymakers, some fearing high - profile stories of scandal and others feeling the pressure from intense lobbying efforts on all sides, are racing to catch up.

Despite intense lobbying by US tech, the European Parliament and Council was not dissuaded from passing what Reding has called the «gold standard» in data privacy protection.

After 3 years of intense lobbying from injured workers, negative media attention, and a lengthy appeal to the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), the WSIB released its formulary online January 23, 2017.

Congress has been under intense lobbying by the tech and auto industries to take a hands - off approach to autonomous vehicles.

But now the tunnel option is back on the table, following the public release Monday of the study ordered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January after intense lobbying from local businesses and elected officials.

After intense lobbying from the fantasy gaming industry, which retained former pro quarterbacks Jim Kelly and Vinny Testaverde to promote the games, lawmakers beat a June 30 deadline to set regulations.

Of course, this brilliant idea will never happen due to the intense lobbying efforts of the insurance / financial services complex which believe the eternal fleecing of investors is their birthright.

In May 1999 they secured a 68 % vote in favour at a local referendum, and followed it with a 61,000 - signature petition and some intense lobbying.

ESPA did max out its donations to McDonald after he, along with Sens. Stephen Saland, Mark Grisanti and James Alesi voted in the favor of the measure following a period of intense lobbying from a pro-gay marriage umbrella group, New Yorkers United For Marriage, and from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Lewandowski's dismissal has been in the works for weeks, and it marks the culmination of an intense lobbying campaign by Trump's three oldest children — Ivanka, Eric, and Don Jr. — as well as allies of campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

The move comes in the wake of intense lobbying by the church, which included the archbishop of Westminster, cardinal Cormac Murphy - O'Connor, writing to ministers warning the laws could see Catholic adoption agencies close across the country.

During an interview taped this afternoon for this evening's «Capital Tonight,» SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher refused to point fingers for the failed empowerment plan (including one she broke during the course of her intense lobbying effort) and insists she's still optimistic it will pass — someday.

Until now David Cameron, who is hosting the summit, had refused to include climate change on the agenda, despite intense lobbying by the French and German governments.

The intervention from Lib Dem MPs and peers comes after an intense lobbying campaign by the security services.

After a period of intense lobbying by some of the city's largest human services nonprofits and coalitions, the budget contains important victories for the sector.

President Obama signed on Saturday the defense authorization bill, formally ending weeks of heated debate in Congress and intense lobbying by the administration to strip controversial provisions requiring the transfer of some terror suspects to military custody.

The intense lobbying centers on that «opt - out» provision, which the counties can trigger before the state authorization goes into effect, or anytime thereafter.

Tenney said she made her decision to vote «yes» after weeks of intense lobbying by House Republican leaders, culminating with a 14 - minute phone call Wednesday afternoon from Vice President Mike Pence.

Mr. Amissah - Arthur's nomination was confirmed by the President to his party, the NDC on Monday, after several reports and intense lobbying had suggested the President was going to dump him.

There's also been intense lobbying by Uber and Lyft.

Instead of waffling on about single market access, Labour should focus on being a counterpoint to the intense lobbying operation that is building up in London and Brussels.

A 27.5 percent increase in funding for Teacher's Choice, the UFT's top budget priority, was secured for the 2016 — 17 fiscal year after an intense lobbying campaign by members on social media and by union leaders at Council meetings and hearings.

A 27.5 percent increase in funding for Teacher's Choice, the UFT's top budget priority, was secured for the 2016 - 2017 fiscal year after an intense lobbying campaign by members on social media and by union leaders at Council meetings and hearings.

Despite intense lobbying by advocates and a campaign in favor of the bill by the Daily News, the Child Victims Act failed to come up for a vote in the Senate and Assembly earlier this year.

But after intense lobbying by officials in the Southern Tier, Governor Andrew Cuomo asked the siting board to reopen the bidding process for a fourth license in that region.

New York Republican leaders had expected — and even wanted — the new selection process to lead to intense lobbying of its committee members by the presidential candidates.

It appears the governor was swayed by intense lobbying by local businesses, politicians from two counties, and the entire Central New York legislature delegation, both Democrats and Republicans.