Sentences with phrase «lobbying against that bill»

The mere $ 440,000.00 that trade groups spent lobbying against this bill would improve the quality of school lunches for every kid in my state for twelve years.

But he also said hospitals are sending mixed signals by both lobbying against that bill and asking for help.

But lawmakers said Bellone, Sini and members of some law enforcement unions had lobbied against the bill during the past week.

(Members of the conservative John Birch Society spent Wednesday at the Capitol lobbying against a bill calling for Congress to convene a national convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.)

Members of the conservative John Birch Society spent Wednesday at the Capitol lobbying against a bill calling for Congress to convene a national convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Kallos was undeterred, and insisted that he needed to know why McDonald's was lobbying against the bill when Burger King and Wendy's aren't.

The group, which lobbied against the bill heavily in the weeks and months leading up to the vote, said the fund is being set up for town clerks like Laura Fotusky, the Barker, Broome County official who resigned rather than approve gay unions who could face «harassment, denial of rightful promotion, or unfair termination.»

Survivors of sexual abuse are criticizing the Boy Scouts for retaining former Sen. Craig Johnson to lobby against a bill that would make it easier for them to file lawsuits.

The bureau was among the most influential organizations that lobbied against the bills.

Although the California Teachers Association has not officially opposed AB 1220, the union has in recent history lobbied against any bill that increases the weight of student test scores in calculating performance, or is perceived to weaken permanent status for teachers or make it more difficult to achieve.

A number of other ed reform groups are lobbying against the bill, including Educators 4 Excellence, Students First and Alliance for a Better Community.

Many financial institutions lobbied against the bill to ensure their original mortgage contracts with homeowners remained valid.

In a statement after the vote, CVMA officials thanked the 7,500 - plus association members and non-members who lobbied against the bill via phone calls and letters to lawmakers.

Bonner had been hired by a PR firm, the Hawthorn Group, to lobby against the bill by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.

And a few weeks after the group was formed, ACCCE lobbied against a bill introduced by Senators Joe Lieberman and John Warner that would have mandated a 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Not exact matches

U.S. lawmakers are close to delivering a draft of the Federal Aviation Authority's reauthorization bill, which will include rules for nonmilitary drones, and drone opponents are lobbying hard against the unmanned flying machines, The New York Times reports.

Although many charities are adopting a wait - and - see attitude about tax reform, others have already lined up against the tax reform bills and are initiating efforts to mobilize opposition, within the boundaries allowed for «lobbying» under the tax law.

Mr. Scott can afford to break with the gun lobby now because he is unlikely to face a Republican primary in his expected Senate campaign against Bill Nelson, the Democratic incumbent, in the midterms in November.

The opposition will whip its MPs through the «aye» lobby when it comes to the general second reading vote, but vote against the programme motion which seeks to restrict the amount of time the bill will be debated for.

But Molinaro took issue with Cuomo's lobbying effort against the tax bill, which has included harsh words for Republican members of Congress — five of the state's nine GOP members — who voted for it.

Environmental groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council, The Alliance for a Greater New York and the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance have also fought against the bill but they too lobby elected officials on a variety of issues.

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.

Exile: the vested interests intent on protecting their local fiefdoms lobbied vary hard against the government consolidation bill, with lots of disinformation.

Greece Town Supervisor Bill Reilich says he and other officials of communities along the southern shore of Lake Ontario plan to go to Washington soon to lobby against the plan.

I expressed surprise that Golden would break with Mayor Bloomberg, who was in Albany to lobby for this bill today and even launched an ad campaign through his Mayors Against Illegal Guns group.

The bills are backed by eight lobby groups, including Common Cause in Wisconsin and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin; no group has registered against.

The Farm Bureau heavily lobbied against the House and Senate bills to create a cap - and - trade system for greenhouse gases in 2009.

This morning's NutritionFacts.org video - of - the - day Medical Associations Oppose Bill to Mandate Nutrition Training exposes the fact that many mainstream medical organizations are actively opposing and lobbying against mandating more nutrition for doctors.

They lobbied their state Senator, who authored the first draft of the bill to remove the Common Core, brought together anti-Common Core organizations from outside the state, and rallied Indiana - based organizations like the Indiana Family Institute and the Indiana Association of Home Educators against the standards.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

Interestingly Microsoft, whose chief Bill Gates is a major player in test - based education reform, lobbied heavily against state taxes that would have helped finance the public schools.

Rep. Pat Nelson, R - Southaven, said the endorsement of the bill by The Parents Campaign, which had been lobbying against it, as one factor that pushed it toward passage.

They are so unhappy with the education bill that they have spent nearly 8 million dollars in 2009 to lobby against it.

On April 25, 2009, Michael Glass of America's Pet Registry of Bethlehem, PA sent out an e-mail alert asking members nationwide to try to kill the bill and Bob Yarnall of American Canine Association, also of Pennsylvania, flew to Oklahoma to lobby against passage of the bill.

And it is bitter because in spite of overwhelming citizen and shelter support throughout Michigan, the state veterinary association has been a staunch advocate against the bill, as have other influential agencies and lobbying organizations such as the farm bureau and department of agriculture.

To name a few, we're lobbying to get Nosey's Law, Pedals» Law, and the Trap Ban passed and fighting against harmful legislation — the poaching, logging, and prescribed burning bills.

But the A.K.C. is increasingly finding itself ostracized in the dog world, in the cross hairs of animal protection services, law enforcement agencies and lawmakers who say that the club is lax in performing inspections and that it often lobbies against basic animal rights bills because they could cut into dog registration fees.

In 2009, Southern Company lobbied hard against the climate bill passed by the House of Representatives — which died the following year in the Senate — on the grounds that it would have raised energy prices too much.

The committee is still investigating 45 other letters sent by the lobbying firm Bonner & Associates, which was hired to campaign against the climate change bill.

EEI implemented an extensive lobbying campaign against the provision, warning Republican Senators and the White House that the bill would cause sharp increases in electric rates.

Rex Tillerson claimed to support a carbon tax while CEO of ExxonMobil, but under his watch last year the oil and gas company lobbied against two pioneering carbon tax bills in Massachusetts, and it has long funded opponents of carbon pricing.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbied against climate change legislation to be introduced by congress (namely the Waxman - Markey Climate Bill).

Rex Tillerson claimed to support a carbon tax while CEO of ExxonMobil, but under his watch last year the oil and gas company lobbied against two pioneering carbon tax bills in Massachusetts, and it has long funded opponents of carbon...

Now, the Energy and Policy Institute has discovered that ExxonMobil lobbied against two bills that sought to establish the nation's first carbon tax in the state of Massachusetts.

A USA Today story published Wednesday reports that Biden worked to defeat a bipartisan bill designed to curb asbestos lawsuits at a time his older son Beau's law firm was filing asbestos cases and a former aide was lobbying against the measure.

The bills listed below are ones WCJC actively lobbied for or against, and additional information and analysis is provided.

While it may seem odd that a lobbying firm that routinely represents business interests would take up a fight for a group that routinely works against business interests, it's not the only challenge to getting the bill out of the Senate Judiciary and onto the full Senate, where it would likely pass.

Ever since the publication of the draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill, an increasingly heated debate has raged between interested lobbying groups concerning the formulation of financial penalties to be levied against an organisation on conviction, specifically whether fines should be calculated by reference to that organisation's turnover.

Nevertheless, in Missouri adoption advocates had to lobby against such a bill because of its anticipated impact on international adoptions.

Zuckerberg also expressed his support for the Honest Ads Act bill currently working its way through the Senate — despite Facebook having previously lobbied against it.