Sentences with phrase «lobby against the children abused»

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ALBANY — The spiritual leader of millions of Catholics in New York was at the Capitol Tuesday lobbying against a push to give a one - year window for alleged child abuse victims to sue for damages dating back decades.

Meanwhile, Catholic bishops have spent on average $ 300,000 a year lobbying lawmakers in New York on a variety of topics, including against passage of the Child Victims Act, which would change the statute of limitations on civil and criminal cases of child sexual abuse and allow victims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegatChild Victims Act, which would change the statute of limitations on civil and criminal cases of child sexual abuse and allow victims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegatchild sexual abuse and allow victims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegations.