Sentences with phrase «part by the advocacy group»

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In the months and weeks leading up to the congressional debate, she's met with dozens of lawmakers, conservative advocacy organizations, and business groups to build consensus and support for a plan that adopts parts of a 2015 proposal by Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee.

They were part of a group of 200 people from Stoneman Douglas, in Parkland, Fla., who were sponsored by Giffords, the gun control advocacy group, to come to the Washington march.

The recommendation is part of a comment letter signed by 58 people who are, in the words of the petition, «business persons; members of angel groups, trade associations and advocacy groups; partners and associates of venture capital funds; startup founders; individual angel investors; and other persons interested in the health and vibrancy of America's startup ecosystem.»

Part of the problem is us: advocacy groups have gotten very good at flooding Congress with messages from their own constituents, typically via email but also by phone and by social media channels like Twitter and Facebook.

Groups in Uganda, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Nicaragua will be able to apply for advocacy grants as part of a three - pillar, $ 50 million package to support family planning services announced by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

As Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin battled last month to keep his job, his fate hinged in part on a once - obscure advocacy group backed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch.

A proposal to charge motorists a fee to enter congested parts of Manhattan would only affect a small portion of commuters from New York City's outer boroughs and suburbs, according to an analysis by a transit - advocacy group.

A proposal to charge motorists a fee to enter congested parts of Manhattan would only affect a small portion of commuters from New York City's outer boroughs and suburbs, according to an analysis published Tuesday by a transit - advocacy group.

The banks made their pledges on renewable energy as part of a campaign called RE100, an effort organized by environmental advocacy groups to get leading companies to commit to shrinking their carbon footprints.

By saying «Count Me In» you will partner with leading research institutes, hospitals, and patient advocacy groups by sharing part of your stored tumor tissue and copies of your medical recordBy saying «Count Me In» you will partner with leading research institutes, hospitals, and patient advocacy groups by sharing part of your stored tumor tissue and copies of your medical recordby sharing part of your stored tumor tissue and copies of your medical records.

All have been affected by mental illness and its stigma and have been brought together as part of a national public awareness campaign sponsored by McLean Hospital, in collaboration with Boston Logan International Airport and several mental health advocacy groups.

English - language learners have limited access to some of the 186 small high schools that are part of a small - schools initiative launched by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in the New York City school system, says a report by two immigrant - advocacy groups.

Beginning later this year, several elementary and secondary schools in Chicago, Moscow, and Amsterdam will take part in «Project Metropolis,» a collaborative effort funded by International Movement Towards Education, a nonprofit advocacy group.

The ratings, compiled by U.S. News and World Report and the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a pro-accountability advocacy group, are part of an effort to spur improvements in teacher quality.

This letter was signed by parents from 25 disability advocacy groups as part of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities.

Essaibi - George's call for a hearing is part of an effort by education advocacy groups and others to increase investment in the city's public schools.

Nashville Rise, it turns out, is actually a part of Project Renaissance — an education advocacy group created by former Mayor Karl Dean.

The report by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children — a child advocacy group — compares children who were in full - day kindergarten with those in part - time kindergarten statewide.

School climate: One aspect of ESSA that has been hailed by student and teacher advocacy groups is its call to include non-academic indicators such as school climate or student engagement as part of the overall accountability system.

Even the Royal Society has had issues with the idea that advocacy should not be part of science, with a group of 43 members, led by Andrew Montford, attacking the outspoken stance of their leaders on climate change.

Entanglement's work was part of an effort by the Environmental Defense Fund, a national advocacy group, and the nonprofit Air Alliance Houston to help the city of Houston assess environmental damage from Harvey, protect public health and hold companies accountable for their pollution.

The National Center for Science Education has adopted as part of its mission the task of attacking researchers and commentators who question the biased and alarmist position on global warming staked out by the Obama administration and environmental advocacy groups, so Steven Newton's highly critical essay comes as no surprise.

APS coordinated a multi-pronged campaign on net metering campaign by laundering part of the $ 3.7 million through two non-profit groups that then attacked net metering and supported the utility's advocacy efforts.

Special interests like APS use front groups to boost the impact of their advocacy campaigns by having «independent, unbiased» voices appear as part of the public debate.

As noted by the Association for Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), part of a national coalition of advocacy groups that worked to garner Congressional support, «Together these programs provide critical investments in the health of women, children and families.»

Preservation is often advocated by many industry leaders, affordable housing agencies and housing advocacy groups as part of a broader strategy to maintain supply levels as many affordable projects age.