Sentences with phrase «lobbyists over legislation»

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The report illustrated the problem by quoting blunt emails: from lobbyists prodding their clients to keep contributing tens of thousands of dollars to lawmakers in a position to approve legislation, because «with the NYS Legislature it is not over until the fat lady sings,» and from one recipient of a state grant complaining that «it was likely over the last 15 years, we had paid [the official]... more than [the official] was now giving us.»

Kiryas Joel leaders hired Albany's top lobbyists to defeat the bill but I overcame their efforts to pass it - the first time legislation has ever been passed over active opposition from KJ.

This would allow a legislator to have breakfast at a local fire company, sit down over a sandwich and soda to discuss the particulars of legislation with a lobbyist (provided the total was $ 14.99 or less).

Meanwhile, biomedical lobbyists are girding themselves for what promises to be a bruising congressional debate this spring over legislation that would ban or restrict federal support for fetal tissue studies.

A long time political analyst, lobbyist, and spokesperson, Dianna has testified all over the country on Shared Parenting legislation.