Sentences with word «lobbyist»

Added impetus was given to the coalition's plans to introduce a statutory register of lobbyists in a bid to make the process more transparent.

Therefore, corporate in - house lobbying teams will be exempt from the proposed new rules and the plans do not require ministers to declare meetings with lobbyists who are also friends.

He made deals with lobbyists from health care industry groups so they would not run tv commercials against his health care plan.

This means that the unions can rally their rank - and - file members to serve as lobbyists at the state and local levels.

The increase, the commission anticipates, would reduce the number of lobbyists in the city by about 40 but would still cover around 99 percent of the money spent on lobbying here.

The letter seeks wide - ranging fundraising and campaign contribution data from lobbyists about their dealings with the eight legislators dating back to the beginning of last year.

It opens the door to expectations by lobbyists of favourable treatment resulting from the donation.

Let's say the company's registered lobbyist pushed for the legislation which is ok since we let business «lobby» all the time, as long as it's in the open.

I'm also asking an assortment of climate and energy experts, environmental campaigners, energy industry lobbyists, other elected officials and Dot Earth participants for their reactions, too.

But the former lobbyist says it's a growing part of his business.

Rules that made sense in the past can get pushed out by high - powered insurance lobbyists at the legislature.

Local government lobbyists say they've been kept in the dark.

The chief lobbyist for the state's principals association said the survey information is valuable for a teacher's own growth, but should not be included in actual ratings.

My work brings attention to people who don't have corporate lobbyists representing them in government.

When paid lobbyists start showing up in large numbers at scientific meetings, paid results can't be far behind.

They are able to hire lobbyists who push their agenda.

Wind energy lobbyists have recognised that there is a problem with rising energy prices, and claimed that wind energy only costs the average household a few pounds a year.

These officials are supposed to represent the interests of citizens, not lobbyists for powerful industries.

He says a loophole says lobbyists don't have to disclose any lobbying they do in municipalities of 50,000 or fewer people.

Article 5.3, she pointed out, calls for rules for the disclosure of all those acting on behalf of the industry, including lobbyists.

Musk admitted that the fossil fuel lobbyists who influence politicians would make the changes he suggests difficult.

Or would the people here be better off if elected officials, business lobbyists and other leaders tried to bring people together to build the future?

If credit repair companies had the kind of money that these slated information sources do, they could also hire powerful lobbyists to represent their side of the story on a mass scale.

You need to be reported as the coal lobbyist that you are.

Yet these professional lobbyists think its appropriate to compare themselves to cancer researchers.

Hiring a good lobbyist wouldn't hurt, either.

The willingness of some politicians to put their oil lobbyist friends before the American people knows no bounds.

Do you think that if you shut off input from doctors and victims that the input from other lobbyists would lead to a more equitable distribution of funding?

This is what bank lobbyists have been pressing for.

Considering that he gets paid for his research in climate change by the government he is probably the biggest lobbyist of all time.

The regulatory approach gives every advantage to banks with well - funded lobbyists and lawyers.

The Republican lobbyist complex knows what they would like to work.

Whenever and wherever they occur, you can count on some climate lobbyist telling us that storm was caused, or made worse, by global warming.

Regarding candidates that refuse to accept corporate, PAC, or lobbyist money.

And at least one veteran science lobbyist has urged organizers to make sure it's a march for science, not scientists.

In fact, real estate interests are demanding even further tax cuts, backed by financial lobbyists wanting to leave more revenue in the hands of property owners to pay their mortgages.

In exchange for these modest modifications to the current law, legislators are handing charter lobbyists their wish list with a bow on top.

For education lobbyists, putting budget cuts in those terms means calculating a deprivation factor.

She has most recently been a federal lobbyist specializing in representing local governments.

The distinction between lobbyists or «special interests» and «the public» is not at all a bright line.