Sentences with phrase «lobbying arm of»

One of the most influential groups in attacking the science, economics and diplomatic foundations underlying the climate crisis is: The Global Climate Coalition — the main lobbying arm of the oil, automotive and heavy manufacturing sectors in the arena of climate change.

They are the lobbying arm of a 8 billion dollar industry.

And three months after that, Jonathan Sackler and Alexander Troy set up ConnCAN's sister organization, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Advocacy, Inc. (ConnAD), which immediately became the lobbying arm of ConnCAN.

Supporters of the Child Victims Act say the Catholic Conference, the lobbying arm of church's bishops, has been the bill's biggest obstacle.

The Reclaim New York Initiative, the nonprofit lobbying arm of the nonpartisan Reclaim New York, has just sent mailings into two Hempstead Town board members» districts essentially calling Santino a bully.

«Supervisor Santino's shameless personnel moves reveal a disturbing attitude that government exists to serve the interests of a political machine at taxpayers» expense,» according to a statement from Reclaim New York Initiative, the nonprofit lobbying arm of Reclaim New York.

Howe, who worked for the lobbying arm of Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP, responded to O'Connor's email with «Congrats!!

Dolan, who is also leader of the New York State Catholic Conference, the lobbying arm of the state's bishops, said the church is supportive of «very vigorous» changes to statute of limitations that would increase the age for victims to file civil and criminal actions.

Last month came the announcement that the American Beverage Association (the lobbying arm of soft drink companies) was donating $ 10 million to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

The most elite group, known as the Statesmen, whose members donated $ 250,000, included Aetna; Coca - Cola; Exxon Mobil; Koch Companies Public Sector, the lobbying arm of the highly political Koch Industries; Microsoft; Pfizer; UnitedHealth Group; and Walmart.

Chief US District Judge of the Northern District of Texas recently issued a «stinging court defeat» to the lobbying arms of the big banks — the US Chamber of Commerce, Financial Services Institute, Financial Services Roundtable, Insured Retirement Institute, and Securities Industry and Financial...

Chief US District Judge of the Northern District of Texas recently issued a «stinging court defeat «to the lobbying arms of the big banks — the US Chamber of Commerce, Financial Services Institute, Financial Services Roundtable, Insured Retirement Institute, and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association — by upholding the «Fiduciary Rule.»

Not exact matches

The International Confederation of Private Employment Services, the industry's global lobbying arm, says Canada is home to 2,400 temp agency offices hiring out 450,000 annually; TD Economics forecasts temporary employment in Canada will remain above long - term averages until at least 2018.

Never again wanting to be at the losing side of a political battle they created the movie industry's lobbying arm, MPAA.

After months of frantic lobbying, diplomatic arm - twisting, and heated debates within his own administration, Trump made good on his tariff threat at the White House, surrounded by steelworkers.

In tough language, the letter contends that such a policy undermines the entire life sciences community and sends a devastating message to immigrants who would otherwise bring their talents to the United States, and was signed by some heavy hitters, including Alnylam CEO John Maraganore and Ron Cohen, the chairman of biotech's biggest trade group and lobbying arm.

But Australia also had fewer barriers than the United States to enacting gun control: There is no constitutional right to bear arms, and there are no pro-gun lobbying groups with the influence of the National Rifle Association.

After arm - twisting by Gov. Ann W. Richards, who had lobbied to keep Apple from going to another state, Mr. Hays joined two other commissioners to approve nearly $ 1 million in tax incentives to Apple in return for the company's agreeing to build an office complex in this suburban county a few miles north of Austin.

«I appreciate Newt acknowledging that he needs forgiveness,» says Meyer, who speaks with a Bible tucked under his arm in the Christmas - tree bedecked lobby of Grace Church.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

The lobbyist whose wife rented a bedroom in a Capitol Hill condo to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says he met with Pruitt last July with the charitable arm of pork processor Smithfield Foods Inc., despite earlier saying he hadn't lobbied the agency on behalf of clients in the past year.

The Heisman that quarterback Pat Sullivan won in 1971 sits in a glass case in the lobby of Auburn's Memorial Coliseum, its figurine a stiff - arm signpost to Housel's office.

That change in course is seen by some critics (rightly, I think) as a desire to avoid conflict with Big Food — and its powerful lobbying arm — in the midst of a presidential election year.

CSNY registered as a lobbyist with the CPI and also has retained Allison Lee, of DKC's lobbying arm.

«By establishing such a gaping loophole, the government will simply drive business away from lobbying consultants and into the arms of less reputable agencies.»

Ms. Consolo noted that 10 percent of all statewide donations last year came from the 16,000 - member Real Estate Board of New York, the lobbying arm for the industry.

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The CFB's voter outreach arm, NYC Votes, is helping to lead a lobbying coalition to Albany on Tuesday in support of the VEA.

Cable told the meeting that 95 % of those lobbying him about arms exports were calling for more promotion, not less.

Howe, 55, a former scheduler for Gov. Mario Cuomo and a longtime friend of Andrew Cuomo, ran the law firm's Washington, DC - based lobbying arm called WOH Government Solutions.

The governor had talked about following the money, so one of the first targets for Perry's team was New York's real - estate industry and its lobbying arm, the Real Estate Board of New York.

Corning Place Consulting is the public affairs / communications arm of Hinman Straub, which routinely lands on the Top 10 list of highest - grossing NY lobbying firms.

While the response from the gun lobby has been remarkably similar — blaming the massacre on mental - health issues, advocating for policemen or armed teachers in schools as well as the need for «good guys with guns» — they have a new kind of adversary.

The New York Daily News once noted that the bishops» lobbying arm spent $ 2.1 million on lobbyists from 2007 through 2015, or an average of about $ 230,000 a year.

The mayor has already won the support of the Real Estate Board of New York, the industry's powerful lobbying arm.

On Monday night, spokesmen for the union representing the majority of workers at the Remington Arms plant in Ilion went to Albany to lobby legislators over the potential impact on jobs before the legislation was passed by the New York state Assembly on Tuesday.

Armed with briefing materials, the union activists boarded buses at 7 a.m. from locations in the five boroughs for a full day of lobbying in the state capital.

Family Planning Advocate's, the lobby arm for Planned Parenthood, accused Senator Klein of selling out women.

«The letter, from some of the world's most knowledgeable experts in the fields of nuclear weapons and arms control, arrives as Mr. Obama is lobbying Congress, the American public and the nation's allies to support the agreement,» William J. Broad wrote in an article in the New York Times.

Progun scholars have criticized it for just as long,» says John Frazer, who in 2013 was director of the Research and Information Division at the NRA's lobbying arm, the Institute for Legislative Action in Fairfax and today is the organization's secretary and general counsel.

Armed with their bucket, they decided to see, going into a bar; a big, open outdoor area in Harvard Yard; and to the lobby of a busy subway station in Boston.

The idea of arming some teachers has been controversial and has drawn sharp opposition from the National Education Association, the country's largest teachers lobby, among other groups.

50CAN Action Fund, Inc. is the lobbying and political action arm of 50CAN.

Education Reform Now — Advocacy is the lobbying and political action arm of Education Reform Now.

Students for Education Reform Action Network Inc. is the lobbying and political action arm of Students for Education Reform.

The other two primary funders of the A Better Connecticut's Bridgeport campaign are Families for Excellent Schools — Advocacy Inc., the lobbying and political arm of Families for Excellent Schools.

Dropped from the Chrysler menu in the USA as part of SRT's shift towards the Dodge brand, this 300 SRT has been upgraded primarily for the Australian market, after the company's local arm lobbied hard to keep the vehicle from death's door.

This past March of 2017, the Missouri Pet Breeders Association (MPBA) which serves as the trade association and lobbying arm for the commercial dog breeding industry in Missouri, elected a new president: Kevin Beauchamp, operator of Beauchamp's Puppy World.

Arms does something pretty wonderful with its lobby system: each lobby is comprised of up to 20 players competing on a maximum of 10 Switch consoles.

That same year, IER and its lobbying arm, the American Energy Alliance (AEA), together received millions of dollars from foundations affiliated with the Koch brothers, who have bankrolled an all out campaign to roll back state and federal clean energy policies.