Sentences with phrase «lobbying force»

Each case is a miniature conflict of powerful lobbying forces.

The industry, an influential lobbying force, was able to minimize cuts to incentives for homeowners that it said would cause home prices to fall.

And there are well - organized lobby forces with proper PR skills that make sure these journalists are being told the «right» story.

With the state facing its grimmest budget outlook in years, the legislative session shows signs of becoming a tug - of - war between public schools and health care — the two biggest recipients of state spending and, not coincidentally, the two heaviest - hitting lobbying forces Albany.

Charter champions are also among the contributors who have poured nearly $ 13 million more in contributions into outfits with names like «New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany» and «New Yorkers for Putting Students First» that function as lobbying forces for the charter industry.

Historically, they've been the most potent lobbying forces in Albany.

Bill Hammond: «With the state facing its grimmest budget outlook in years, the legislative session shows signs of becoming a tug - of - war between public schools and health care — the two biggest recipients of state spending and, not coincidentally, the two heaviest - hitting lobbying forces Albany.»

Perry Weitz, one of the firm's founders, is on the board of directors of the Trial Lawyers, a major lobbying force in Albany.

Given that context, the right mode for organizing isn't to stop Google from working with the Pentagon, it is to encourage Google, which is among the most effective lobbying forces in Washington, to push for more international negotiations to ban these sorts of offensive weapons in the first place.

Of course, Christian fundamentalism is not the only lobby force helping to determine American foreign policy, but it is a significant one because of its focus on the chief area of difference between the West and the Islamic world — the Israeli - Palestinian clash.

The pharmaceutical industry is the largest lobbying force in the US Government today, so don't expect anything besides drugs and vaccines to come out of Alzheimer's research, much of which is done with your tax dollars.

Behind this stalemate in these last seven days of the 2016 legislative session is a titanic battle of two of Albany's biggest lobbying forces: doctors and lawyers.

It pits public employee unions, one of the strongest lobbying forces in Albany, against lawmakers who want a stronger say about how much local governments can tax.

That denouement has led Clark to conclude that biogerontologists need to muster their own lobbying forces.

An enormous market for standardized assessment materials and test prep courses has been created, and mega-corporations have a stake (and a fearsome lobbying force) in keeping that going.

The author - advocacy organisations now gathering into a unified lobbying force, may together amass enough weight to finally begin standing down the corporate world's legal departments.

As scientists solidify the links between climate change and health issues like tropical ailments that infect Americans on the backs of whipping winds and warming ocean tides, top medical associations are becoming a high - profile lobbying force for climate regulations.

«In contrast, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, widely regarded as the lead lobbying force for healthier food, spent about $ 70,000 lobbying last year — roughly what those opposing the stricter guidelines spent every 13 hours.»

It may have provided some protective cover to non-governmental organizations that are emerging in the region, including IndyAct, which has emerged as a civil - society lobbying force.

NAR is considered one of the 15 most powerful lobbying forces in the country by Forbes magazine.

James Whelan, a senior vice president for the board, a major lobbying force, emailed a Durst executive, Jordan Barowitz: «If you could find one of your more obscure LLCs, that would be grand.»

RPAC dollars play a supportive role to REALTORS ®» grassroots efforts, which lawmakers across the board view as one of the most effective lobbying forces in the country, says Lee L. Verstandig, NAR's senior vice president of government affairs.

As Al Qaeda has been working secretly behind the scenes in the Islamic world, Christian fundamentalism has become a powerful lobby force in the United States.

A San Francisco - based organization is attempting to organize foster parents into a lobbying force.

The NRA is one of Washington's most powerful lobbying forces, but Feinblatt and Stewart pointed to recent elections as signs of its weakness.

The association's lobbying force is buttressed by some powerful grassroots support on this issue.