Sentences with phrase «politically powerful special interests»

Could it be that the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers» union and one of the most politically powerful special interests in history, isn't really about educational effectiveness after all, and that the Democrat Congress is in the pockets of the NEA?

«At a time when the city is being forced to do more with less, it is outrageous that the state would create a new unfunded mandate that will benefit a politically powerful special interest group,» said Bloomberg spokesman Mark Botnick.

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The tax code is riddled with special favors for politically powerful interest groups.

A wealth transfer scheme The primary purpose of cap - and - trade is not to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but to transfer wealth from consumers to politically - powerful special interests.