Sentences with phrase «lobby powerful countries»

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In almost every case, participant countries will be required to adopt the preferences of powerful U.S. corporate lobbies.

Exactly, the evangelical movement in this country is on the rise, mostly younger, and a VERY powerful lobby.

• — Created a powerful foreign - aid lobby in this country made up of corporations, financial institutions, colleges, and others who benefit by funds appropriated for overseas relief.

A powerful congressional commission in Brazil, with links to the farming lobby, is recommending dismantling the country's indigenous rights agency, Funai.

The National Rifle Association, the country's most powerful lobby group for gun rights, said Thursday that it would support an effort to restrict bump stocks — an unusual move for a group that has long pushed back on efforts to impose new firearms regulations.

The Cattlemen's Association and the Dairy Association are some of the richest and most powerful lobbies in the country.

Ross noted that powerful special interests are lobbying for increasing education privatization and pro-voucher mega-donors from across the country have larded Republican politicians with campaign contributions.

To achieve this goal, we are partnering with animal lovers across the country to help ensure the passage of these laws against powerful, kill shelter lobbying organizations such as HSUS, the ASPCA and PETA, and we have put together the tools to help others do precisely that.

I just read in its 22 March edition, under a heading «The hot air of hypocrisy,» that at a March meeting of European leaders, «Leaders from countries with powerful heavy - industry lobbies called for explicit measures to «protect» European firms in case talks on a global climate - change deal failed... Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic all asked the EU to plan for failure, insisting that defensive measures must be agreed before climate - change talks in Copenhagen at the end of 2009.»

Nouvian has managed to rally the French public to her side as she's taken on powerful lobbies in her country and more broadly in Europe, ultimately helping to secure a European Union - wide ban on deep - sea trawling that started phasing in last year.

As one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the U.S., the group works to ensure dignity and respect for senior citizens across the country.