Sentences with phrase «powerful lobbyists in»

In the United States, oil and gas companies are now perhaps the most powerful lobbyists in Washington.

Both of these industries have powerful lobbyists in Washington, and they will put a lot of pressure on Republicans in Congress to reject any deal that would restrict their access to the Mexican market.

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You have a lot of lobbyists, I think every lobbyist in town is involved in this hearing in some way or another, a lot of powerful interests.

«I have now been 20 years in a multilateral organisation which tries to develop guidance and codes for good agricultural practice, but the real, true issues are not being addressed by the political process because of the influence of lobbyists, of the true powerful entities,» he told the Compassion in World Farming annual lecture in London this week.

So in today's Motherlode piece I ask Confessore what, if anything, parents can do to be heard on this issue over the powerful voices of lobbyists and politicians.

But now many powerful forces are aligned against school food reform: the processed food industry, which has a huge financial stake in the program and powerful lobbyists on Capitol Hill; the need of school districts to make their meal programs break even; First Lady Michelle Obama's vocal support of school food reform, which has politicized the issue for some conservatives hoping to score political points; and conservatives» general distrust of «big government.»

She's now a lobbyist and is considered one of the most savvy and powerful political operatives in the state.

Silver told AQE members that he «respectfully» disagreed with Cuomo's claim in the State of the State last week that New York's public school students lack a lobbyist, adding: «The most powerful lobbying group for our students is their parents.»

Alfonse M. D'Amato celebrated his 80th birthday Tuesday with all the bombast and bonhomie that made «Senator Pothole» an historic figure in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and which since has made him one of New York's most powerful lobbyists and political power brokers.

McMahon is taking up the Volcker rule issue as many bank lobbyists have expressed frustration that Sen. Chuck Schumer, perhaps Wall Street's most powerful advocate in Washington, has been publicly silent on many aspects of the fin reg bill legislation currently in Congress.

The groundswell over the Harvey Weintein sexual harassment that has rocked Hollywood moved into California's capital as more than 140 women — including lawmakers, senior aides and lobbyists — came forward to denounce what they describe as pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men in the nation's most influential legislature.

In 2007, Isay brought on Jennifer Cunningham, a powerful union lobbyist who is the ex-wife of Attorney General Schneiderman and a close confidant of Governor Cuomo.

Even more recently, many have questioned the appropriateness of the governor's promoting a top aide with deep family ties to powerful lobbyists to the highest - ranking position in his administration.

As the 2016 session of the Legislature wrapped up last week and came to a typically ugly end in the wee hours Saturday morning — with bleary - eyed lawmakers forced to vote on measures they didn't even have time to read — The Post asked several lawmakers, lobbyists and journalists to assess the first full year's performance of Democrat Heastie, a key ally of Mayor de Blasio, and Flanagan, the most powerful Republican in the state.

Clinton also paid tribute to Warren in Time magazine recently, saying: «She never hesitates to hold powerful people's feet to the fire: bankers, lobbyists, senior government officials and, yes, even presidential aspirants.»

Al D'Amato celebrated his 80th birthday with all the bombast and bonhomie that made «Senator Pothole» an historic figure in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and which since has made him one of New York's most powerful lobbyists and political power brokers.

A powerful lobbyist, James Capalino, steered $ 50,000 in donations to de Blasio after pressing the city for a deed change that allows one of his clients to turn a building restricted for use as a nursing home into luxury condos.

The Daily News reported last year that a powerful lobbyist steered $ 50,000 in donations to Mayor de Blasio's 2017 reelection bid and personally wrote a $ 10,000 check to the Campaign for One New York.

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.

John Madden (Shakespeare In Love) is directing the film, which will see Chastain playing «a powerful lobbyist who sacrifices her career on Federal Hill in order to successfully pass an amendment enforcing stricter gun control laws.&raquIn Love) is directing the film, which will see Chastain playing «a powerful lobbyist who sacrifices her career on Federal Hill in order to successfully pass an amendment enforcing stricter gun control laws.&raquin order to successfully pass an amendment enforcing stricter gun control laws.»

An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

Elizabeth Sloane, (Jessica Chastain, The Martian, 2015), the eponymous «hero» in Miss Sloane as the star lobbyist at one the most powerful firms in D.C. Elizabeth will seemingly use anything at her disposal to fight against regulation or taxation that threaten her clients, whether they be Fortune 500 companies or foreign countries.

It's at first at coy device, though it becomes less so as the series goes in its machinations from D.C. abstracts to grounded details, ones involving the Teachers Union, a powerful oil lobbyist and former colleague named Remy (Mahershala Ali), Claire's water nonprofit and an ambitious blogger named Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara) who develops a mutually beneficial relationship with Underwood.

Casino Jack (R for violence, brief nudity and pervasive profanity) Two - time Academy Award - winner Kevin Spacey plays the title character in this political comedy revisiting the scandal which ruined the career of Jack Abramoff, the once - powerful DC lobbyist convicted of fraud, conspiracy, tax evasion and influence peddling.

Casino Jack (12/17) Two - time Academy Award - winner Kevin Spacey plays the title character in this political comedy revisiting the scandal which ruined the career of Jack Abramoff, the once - powerful DC lobbyist convicted of fraud, conspiracy, tax evasion and influence peddling.

In an Education Week commentary essay about school boards in 2009, I wrote, «[M] y sense of things, after two stints on my local school board... is that school boards have been overtaken by the «educatocracy,» by powerful trade unions, certified specialists, certification agencies, state and federal rule - makers and legislators, grants with strings, billion - dollar - contractor lobbyists, textbook mega-companies, professional associations, and lawyers — the list could go on.&raquIn an Education Week commentary essay about school boards in 2009, I wrote, «[M] y sense of things, after two stints on my local school board... is that school boards have been overtaken by the «educatocracy,» by powerful trade unions, certified specialists, certification agencies, state and federal rule - makers and legislators, grants with strings, billion - dollar - contractor lobbyists, textbook mega-companies, professional associations, and lawyers — the list could go on.&raquin 2009, I wrote, «[M] y sense of things, after two stints on my local school board... is that school boards have been overtaken by the «educatocracy,» by powerful trade unions, certified specialists, certification agencies, state and federal rule - makers and legislators, grants with strings, billion - dollar - contractor lobbyists, textbook mega-companies, professional associations, and lawyers — the list could go on.»

Brown was heavily backed in the 2010 election by the powerful California Teachers Association, and, soon after his election, he tipped his hand by appointing a CTA lobbyist to the state school board.

In the shorthand of the traditional education lobby, TER was often tied to the powerful Texans for Lawsuit Reform, sharing common lobbyists.

Number two, one of the most powerful groups in school reform are going to be lobbyists and activists.

If companies, like Legacy, who specialize in credit restoration, had the kind of money that these slated information sources do, we could also hire powerful lobbyists to represent our side of the story on a mass scale.

So let's be clear about the facts: Galileo had the courage to speak truth to the powerful interests of his day in the Roman Catholic Church, just as two generations of scientists have tried to speak truth about climate change to executives and lobbyists in the fossil fuel industry.

They've written letters to the government demanding that Ottawa stop a swarm of activist groups backed by foreign billionaires from hijacking — as the prime minister himself put it — the hearings over the Canadian Northern Gateway pipeline that would carry our oil from Alberta to B.C. Canadians have been calling into radio shows and writing blogs, and spreading the word in their communities about the fact that this crucial decision over Canada's national energy policy is being infiltrated by what are essentially the well - paid lobbyists of wealthy and powerful foreign interests.

Don't let the AGA fool you: despite its handwringing over sensible (and flexible, as written in Section 433) targets, the organization is no «Mom and Pop» suffering from overregulation: the simple fact is that the AGA is one of the largest, most powerful special interest groups in the United States, with many lobbyists on its payroll.

The Economist says» The importance of this decline can hardly be over-estimated for big environmental organisations such as the Sierra Club: they have depended on what one expert calls «a transcendent experience in nature», usually in childhood, to gain new members and thus remain powerful lobbyists for environmental causes.»

In this Republican Congress, almost anything is up for sale to the highest bidder and most powerful lobbyists — including the literal definition of the word «vegetable» — and this time, it's coming at the expense of our kids» health.

Berger is sending Blaine, described by lobbyists at the meeting as the «right hand man» to the most powerful person in North Carolina politics, to make presentations across the state to gain input and support of a plan as an alternative to Burr's bill.

According to sources close to the legislative process, real reform could still happen if powerful senators prevail and if opponents outgun Microsoft (s msft) and its allies in the grubby money and lobbyist game.

NPTA's Chairman and CEO, Mike Johnston, CPhT, traveled on numerous occasions to Ohio to support Kelly Jerry and work with Senator Grendell in overcoming powerful, opposing lobbyist efforts and a few petty politicians.

In the states lobbyists are powerful and effective.