Sentences with phrase «lobby day on»

She also led the largest youth gathering on global warming in U.S. history — POWER SHIFT 2009, a conference of more than 12,000 youth representing all 50 states which culminated in the single largest lobby day on Capitol Hill focused on global warming.

Dadey, along with the League of Women Voters and the New York Public Interest Research Group are conducting an afternoon lobby day on the issue.

After being told by her Assembly leadership she could not screen the Academy Award - winning film «Spotlight» in a legislative hearing room during a May 4 lobby day on child sex abuse issues, Assemblywoman Margaret Markey has found a new location within the Capitol complex.

In lieu of the massive rallies it has held biannually since 2013, the charter school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools will hold a modest lobby day on Jan. 20 in Albany.

On Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism, or «CIAT,» conducted a lobbying day on Capitol Hill, meeting with over thirty key members of Congress to urge for a long - term reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, or «TRIA.»

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Abe had put a lot of personal political capital at stake in beating on the agricultural lobby, and not just the farmers... but the [agricultural] banks, pension schemes, all the rest, to get support for a US - led TPP deal, and then Trump pulls out,» Bremmer said, referring to the Trans - Pacific Partnership, a sweeping trade deal, spearheaded by Barack Obama, that Trump exited days after taking office in January 2017.

And days later, on November 18 — just over a week after Obama warned Trump about Flynn — Rep. Elijah Cummings sent Pence a letter requesting more information about potential conflicts of interest posed by Flynn's lobbying work.

Every day that week I would go and meet John at his hotel in l'eixample and we would go to Starbucks or to the lobby of his hotel and work on the paper.

With apps like Grubhub and Seamless, New Yorkers can order whatever cuisine their heart desires on a given day, only taking time away from their desks to meet the delivery worker in the downstairs lobby.

On a windy, rainy day in mid-September, 40 dieticians make their way past the giant Muskoka chair in the building's lobby (there's another large cup of coffee on its armrest) and into the small McDonald's restaurant that serves as the building's cafeteriOn a windy, rainy day in mid-September, 40 dieticians make their way past the giant Muskoka chair in the building's lobby (there's another large cup of coffee on its armrest) and into the small McDonald's restaurant that serves as the building's cafeterion its armrest) and into the small McDonald's restaurant that serves as the building's cafeteria.

When I stepped back into the clinic on Monday, open again as promised, the lobby was abuzz with stories from listless, sweat - slicked patients who were waiting to dose for the first time in days.

Kent went on about the 2010 UN episode: «On the day of the actual vote, on the floor of the General Assembly, as we were all going up and down through the desks and aisles, urging people to stick to their commitment to vote for us, the Cuban ambassador was equally on the floor lobbying for the Canadian vote.&raquon about the 2010 UN episode: «On the day of the actual vote, on the floor of the General Assembly, as we were all going up and down through the desks and aisles, urging people to stick to their commitment to vote for us, the Cuban ambassador was equally on the floor lobbying for the Canadian vote.&raquOn the day of the actual vote, on the floor of the General Assembly, as we were all going up and down through the desks and aisles, urging people to stick to their commitment to vote for us, the Cuban ambassador was equally on the floor lobbying for the Canadian vote.&raquon the floor of the General Assembly, as we were all going up and down through the desks and aisles, urging people to stick to their commitment to vote for us, the Cuban ambassador was equally on the floor lobbying for the Canadian vote.&raquon the floor lobbying for the Canadian vote.»

** Enbridge Inc denied conflict of interest claims on Tuesday after a media report found that the head of United States energy regulator had been paying $ 50 a day for a property near Capitol Hill linked to the chairman of a key Washington lobby firm that represents the Calgary - based pipeline company.

Afterward, at an event kicking off a lobbying day for more than 300 evangelical pastors on Capitol Hill, Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and a leader of Evangelical Immigration Table, said that anyone who says the bill provides amnesty needs «a course in remedial English.»

During the campaign to implement these proposals, local organizations lobbied state legislators, in one case holding 11 press conferences on the same day.

The South African soccer team the Kaiser Chiefs organized a national awareness day; in Burkino Faso, activists partnered with a trucking union for monitoring purposes; drivers of moto - taxis in Thailand keep watch for child sex exploitation; Nepalese trafficking survivors formed Shakti Samuaha, a nongovernmental organization that lobbies officials to make policy changes; organizations in Bangladesh have focused specifically on the taboo topic of male prostitutes and have opened shelters for exploited children.

Horschel, though, hinted during a tweet - a-thon with Twitter followers on Tuesday that some last - minute lobbying by Day, likely in the form of a sixth W for the 2015 campaign, could sway the swing votes.

The move, announced in the Daily Telegraph on Father's Day, comes after several months» behind - the - scenes lobbying by the Fatherhood Institute and other influential voices, including former FI chief executive Duncan Fisher OBE, keen to see joint birth registration become a reality.

The fitness center is open 24 hours a day, the lobby coffee shop serves Starbucks if you need a little pick - me - up and there's a legitimate on - site art gallery featuring the work of local artists.

Knowing all this information was out there, I couldn't believe there was anyone who didn't breastfeed these days, other than uneducated teenage moms, those with uncompromising work situations, or those unfortunate women who were physically unable to do so (and according to what I had read on the La Leche League website, there were very few of these women out there - far fewer than the formula lobby and misinformed doctors would have us believe).

He gave me a card from Shannon, called her while walking on the park and the next day at 7:30 am she was in my hotel lobby with the stroller.

Since 2009, the league, to its credit, has also been lobbying hard in favor of laws - now in place in 31 states and the District of Columbia, and with more sure to follow this year - requiring concussion education of parents and athletes, banning same - day return - to - play after a suspected concussion, and requiring medical clearance before a concussed athlete is allowed back on the playing field, diamond or ice.

«Lobbied heavily by the food industry, officials secretly overruled science - based standards and a democratic process to keep salty, highly processed, fast - food - style lunch items on the tray every single day.»

I wouldn't use the term lobbying unless you were asking for trouble... There is no sense that third parties have a legitimate role in standing up and expressing views and opinions of others on the policy issues of the day.

The video comes as a major lobby day is to occur on Tuesday.

But then a lot of parliamentary journalism in those days could appear to be constrained both by the last gasps of parliamentary restrictions on the press and a more clubbable atmosphere between MPs and the lobby.

It is true Eweida would have been perfectly able to do her job while wearing a crucifix and the judgement in her favour is not a big deal, especially on a day which can only be considered a serious set - back for the Christian lobby.

At 10:30 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul, personal finance author Jean Chatzky join AARP members from across New York on AARP's annual lobby day to urge lawmakers to enact Cuomo's proposal to create a workplace retirement savings option that private sector companies could offer their employees, The Well, LOB, Albany.

This being Albany of course (some things never change), the bill language had yet to be finalized which led to days of advocates on both sides of the issue shuttling between Silver's outer office off the floor and the Senate lobby where the real estate lobbyists hung out.

Sometime after midnight on the last day of the legislative session — with zero public hearings, public review or consultation — Governor Cuomo rammed through a bill that includes very vague and very broad new reporting requirements for charitable groups which engage in lobbying or coordination with related charitable groups.

On the same day, she slow hand clapped Theresa May as the home secretary headed into the lobby to vote against a motion aimed at closing the gender pay gap.

ALBANY — Cardinal Timothy Dolan said he felt disappointed Tuesday after Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie was the only top state leader who didn't meet with the him on a busy day of lobbying.

Vaz, who is diabetic, last spoke in the Commons chamber 10 days ago and was in the voting lobbies on Wednesday during a debate on Brexit laws.

Harold M. Ickes, a longtime friend and mentor of Mayor Bill de Blasio, delivered about $ 13,000 in donations last week to the mayor's re-election campaign, on the day that one of his lobbying clients received the de Blasio administration's go - ahead to hold a lucrative music festival in New York City.

He heaped praise on the NRA on Thursday and repeated full phrases from a speech Wayne LaPierre, the gun lobby head, gave earlier in the day.

They will be in the lobby of SSMC and Schaffer Extended Care on National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16 from 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM.

The coalition was in town on April 24 for a lobby day and rally.

On Jan. 11, the day the Randalls concert was announced, Mr. Ickes and his lobbying partner, Janice Enright, contributed $ 400 to Mr. de Blasio's campaign account, the limit for a registered lobbyist.

According to Carroll, on May 30, 2017, high school students came to Albany for the first - ever lobby day in support of the Young Voter Act.

In Montana, Libertarian Mike Fellows is spending the day at the capitol on April 17, lobbying against SB 408, the bill that would put a referendum on a top - two open primary on the November 2014 ballot.

TWU 100 President John Samuelsen said the focus of the lobby day must be on «ending the scourge of assaults,» and on ensuring that the «empty promises of the M.T.A.» to install partitions and alarms would be filled.

Lobbying records released in the months since the press conference, however, show that on Oct. 15 — 12 days before the press conference — Miranda was retained to lobby state officials on Pershing Square's legislative agenda.

While REBNY has scored high on three major fronts this year, at the end of the day that simply clears time and space for the lobbying group to take on its next series of challenges.

Bill sponsors insisted they had the votes available for a Friday vote on the measure, but the effort has been met with stiff resistance from racino operators, who spent much the day personally lobbying lawmakers in the Senate.

Wynn's lobbying agreement with LJM Rad was made on June 1st, the same day the governor acknowledged that his administration's talks with Genting had broken down.

Some also participated in a two - day lobbying event in Albany on May 3 and 4.

Add one more name to the list of people descending on the Capitol for lobby day: State Democratic Party Executive Director Charlie King.

At 1 p.m., on his second day in office, Westchester County Executive George Latimer will sign an executive order prohibiting gun shows from being held on county property, Westchester County Center, main lobby, 198 Central Ave., White Plains.

The 20th annual Earth Day lobbying event on April 20 will feature Gov. David Paterson, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and EPA Region II Administrator Judith Enck.

Tuesday is lobby day at the Capitol, meaning a busy day is on tap.