Sentences with phrase «major lobbying effort»

And at NAR's Midwinter Business Meetings in February, the Board of Directors earmarked $ 295,000, subject to approval by NAR's Finance Committee, in new funds for a major lobbying effort to change RESPA.

The reinvigoration of these pipeline projects come on the heels of a major lobbying effort by both Enbridge and Kinder Morgan.

In fact, Mylan had recently started a major lobbying effort to encourage schools to stock EpiPens by arguing that people with serious food allergies are always at risk, and that EpiPens were a necessary supplement to emergency medical treatment.

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Led by Adam Silver and the NBA, but followed with the fervor of a new convert by Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball, the leagues have done a 180 on this and are now actively lobbying states in an effort to help craft the sports gambling laws.

While it is widely known that some companies and foreign governments gave money to the foundations, perhaps in an effort to gain favor, one of the key parts of the puzzle hasn't been reported: At least a dozen of those same companies lobbied the State Department, using lobbyists who doubled as major Clinton campaign fundraisers.

The Democrat has been personally lobbying for the same - sex marriage bill this week in a quest to secure what appears to be one more vote needed to legalize gay marriage and deliver a major win for the national effort.

Cuomo has been lobbying individual senators in a quest to secure what appears to be one more vote needed to legalize gay marriage and deliver a major win for the national effort.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been personally lobbying for the same - sex marriage bill this week in a quest to secure what appears to be one more vote needed to legalize gay marriage and deliver a major win for the national effort.

Most of the same groups who lobbied in the last legislative session for the women's equality act have joined the effort again for 2014, with one major exception.

This denial comes in the wake of decisions recently made by federal judges in Vermont and California to block carmakers» attempts to strike down state tailpipe regulations; no doubt the lobbying efforts of several major companies, including Ford and Chrysler, helped «influence» Johnson's decision.In denying the waiver, Johnson chose to completely disregard the opinions of his staff who had recommended that he either approve it or authorize it for a trial period before reassessing it.

Richard says among other things: «While having congressional support is obviously useful, I reminded the attendees that the original Ocean Energy Council, over 20 years ago, concentrated all of its efforts on lobbying, succeeded in having 2 major OTEC bills signed into law, only to... Continue reading →

The lobbying efforts of groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was a major factor in the changes in legal and societal treatment of drunk driving.

Madder says Beauchamp «was also involved in some of the major decisions that changed our industry for the better, including the transition from a private to Realtor - owned mls.ca and then realtor.ca; and the transformation of PAC Days and CREA's lobbying efforts into a well - oiled machine that is known and respected on the Hill.»