Sentences with phrase «lobbyists say»

Many business lobbyists say the change could cause electricity prices to rise and damage fledgling industries.

Ethanol lobbyists say the RFS promotes economic growth.

Wind power lobbyists say the numbers are small compared to the millions of birds that collide with windows, cars, power lines and other obstacles.

Education lobbyists say HR 2086 would conceivably allow school districts to use federal dollars to pay for vouchers for private school tuition or to pay private companies to provide school services.

Most anti-gun lobbyists say that guns kill people.

But creating an advisory body focused on eliminating government red tape — a tiny provision in a 996 - page bill to accelerate medical research that could become law next month — is no less important to maintaining the health of the research community than is the infusion of billions of dollars, higher education lobbyists say.

The spending bill gives the U.S. Census Bureau three options to prepare for the next national census — and lobbyists say none of them is attractive.

Lobbyists say those cuts slowed research aimed at improving the nation's health, economic prosperity, and national security, and that keeping them in place would do even more serious damage.

Other biomedical lobbyists say they try to cast a big net when talking with legislators about the importance of more research funding, but that NIH is a logical place to start.

Biomedical lobbyists say that the programs are not the best use of scarce National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds.

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

Former colleagues describe Gadhok as an «excellent networker» while well - connected Tory lobbyists say they have often spotted him at the right parties.

The lobbyist said that rural states would be most adversely impacted, noting that even though Trump's plan includes $ 50 billion in federal funding for rural infrastructure projects, that may be a high enough compensatory figure.

Another industry lobbyist said Section 702 surveillance is «not a C - suite issue» that concerns chief executives in Silicon Valley like other issues, including encryption.

«The trial lawyers are now covered in both houses,» one veteran Capitol lobbyist said.

But one senior lobbyist said while Private Member's Bills had their benefits, there were better ways to go about getting the law changed.

Several lawmakers and lobbyists said discussions were continuing about a new tax on prescription opioids, possibly with restrictions on how the money would be spent.

«D'Amato has found a way to continue to make himself relevant,» the Democratic lobbyist said.

The nation's top energy - industry lobbyist said Cuomo's «knee - jerk» ban on fracking is being «cheered» by the gas and oil industries in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, all of which share the gas - rich Marcellus Shale region with New York.

I still see lawmakers talking to lobbyists at their fundraisers about issues they're lobbying on,» the lobbyist said.

Another business lobbyist said, «It's hard to imagine that the Senate, with its Long Island and upstate members whose constituents depend on heating oil to stay warm on these frigid days, would consider mandating additional costs to benefit a well - connected New York City billionaire.»

One lobbyist said that Robert Mujica, who is in his first year as the administration's budget director, had not yet signed off on Article VII policy bills as of late Friday.

As bidders sought his support in the fierce battle for the lucrative casino license at Aqueduct Racetrack, the winning bidder's lobbyist says, the Rev. Al Sharpton...

Caught up in the lobby logjam recently were members of the state's most powerful public employees» and teachers» unions - there to «pick Silver's pockets,» as one lobbyist said to another.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said negotiations are ongoing, and several lobbyists said more recent drafts existed but declined to share them.

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

Government watchdog groups also noted that evidence showed Percoco and other Cuomo staffers using private email to conduct public business, a lobbyist saying he was advised by an administration official that registering as a lobbyist would make it more difficult to operate, and a contributor being coached on how to hide donations to Cuomo to avoid campaign limits.

The defense lobbyist said Dunford's response is «what a senior military leader is supposed to do» — acknowledge the president's directives and maintain the current policy.

«I don't think it's a situation where I or anyone else from Cuomo world is whispering in his ear,» one prominent lobbyist said.

The university lobbyists said, «We don't really benefit from the H - 1B visas very much....

One biomedical research lobbyist said the new version of the 21st Century Cures bill has eased his group's concerns about the strategic plan.

The bill now heads to the Senate floor, over the objections of a group of online companies whose lobbyists said the proposal won't prevent child predators and could soothe people into thinking they're safer online than they are.

However, several aides and lobbyists said that they did not expect to see a...

Although the so - called Gallegly amendment passed the House as a separate bill last week, it is likely to founder in the Senate, aides and lobbyists said.

And a lobbyist said: «I know you can make any model say anything about the same situation and the total opposite.»

Mr. Barbour mainly works to loosen enforcement of environmental regulations affecting utilities, though other Washington lobbyists said that he had also argued against action on reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

«With those realities, coupled with the fact that the president himself realizes this is harder to do in the midst of recession, they are basically content to see what Congress will do,» this lobbyist said.

And the next time some building industry lobbyist says that the public can not afford the construction cost increases that come with energy efficiency upgrades, just remind them how smart developers have always responded: take up a little less land and make the house a little bit smaller.

Bringing a vote to the floor, one patent lobbyist said, would likely have split the Democratic caucus, especially because many rely on trial lawyers for substantial campaign donations.

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Manafort also attended a meeting last year at Trump Tower with Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. and son - in - law Jared Kushner as well as two Russian lobbyists who were said to have offered dirt on Hillary Clinton.

Frequently, when the lobbyists were telling us to say «yes» to a deal because it was easier for them, he knew when to say «no.»

Premier Alan Carpenter abandoned the economic tigers of India for leopards incapable of changing their spots when he returned home last Friday to deal with CCC findings against his Environment Minister of only a few months, who discussed his need for fundraising with lobbyist Julian Grill while saying he was considering overturning a decision detrimental to one of Mr Grill's clients.

«I think many states would have a serious challenge in providing 80 % of funding for viable infrastructure projects,» said one lobbyist closely involved in tracking the issue, referring to the component of the White House plan that caps federal investment at 20 %.

«In those days, marijuana was REALLY illegal,» said Taylor, now a licensed marijuana processor and lobbyist.

Schumer is right to caution th at middle class tax breaks ma y be in jeopardy, said Clint Stretch, a former congressional staffer on budget issues a nd former top tax lobbyist.

Since January, Canada's federal lobbying commissioner has been investigating whether the fundraiser violated government rules, which say lobbyists can not lobby officials they helped get elected.

Auto industry lobbyists and government officials said they did not expect the USTR negotiators to reveal specific targets on Lighthizer's demand that a minimum percentage of North American vehicles be produced in the United States.

While tech companies often lobby Washington on privacy issues, the major firms have been hesitant to enter a fray over a controversial portion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), industry lobbyists, congressional aides and civil liberties advocates said.

One lobbyist, speaking on condition of anonymity because the proposal is still under discussion, said he believed that U.S. - sourced proposal would have to be at least 35 % to satisfy Trump, who railed against automakers for moving jobs to Mexico throughout his election campaign last year.

In 1995, the former House speaker was caught passing out checks from tobacco lobbyists to his fellow congressmen — something he later said he regretted.