She was twice nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, only to see her first nomination filibustered and her second sunk by charges of judicial activism by Senate Republicans
over gun industry litigation during her time as solicitor general.
Its NRA card was also highlighted in a New York Times opinion piece that called on the financial industry to exert its «leverage
over the gun industry,» seeing as politicians — many of whom are funded by the NRA — continue to refrain from doing so.
Not exact matches
The
gun industry bet big on Donald Trump
over fears that a President Hillary Clinton would negatively affect it, but have been even worse for firearm sales.
In an
industry gun - shy
over adverse publicity from animal cruelty scandals, the extroverted Italian courted attention.
Here is an inspiring story of one man's courage to stick by his
guns against an entrenched establishment and decades of stale traditions; to refuse sell his soul and his long - term rational self - interest, even for
over a million bucks; and in the process, to become an innovator in a foundering
industry.