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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.»

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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.

One problem is that lobbyists for the vested interests are so powerful that they probably can get Congress to water down any real so much that the economic situation will to keep on getting worse and worse before the needed reforms can be enacted.

(b) he was surrounded by nutcases and / or was being driven by factions dominated by Opus Dei and other powerful «right - wing lobbyists», and (c) that, partly through his physical limitations, he had reverted to a safety - zone of Polish paranoia and traditional devotions bordering on superstition.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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According to Mr. Bharara's office, Developer 1 — not charged with any wrongdoing — hired the law firm Goldberg & Iryami as its lobbyist for matters before the state on Mr. Silver's advice, knowing that the powerful speaker received lucrative referral fees from the firm.

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.»

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.»

That's because members of the State Board of Education are expected to vote on a state official's recommendation to award the job to Achievement for All Children (AAC), a Charlotte - based organization with very limited experience and very deep ties to the North Carolina General Assembly, the state's burgeoning charter school movement and a powerful school choice lobbyist.

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.

If credit repair companies had the kind of money that these slated information sources do, they could also hire powerful lobbyists to represent their side of the story on a mass scale.

The only reason private equity is able to pay capital gains tax rates on income (not investment income) is because they have powerful lawyers, accountants, and lobbyists.

It's a world of powerful lobbyists who use methods both subtle and brutal to advance their own interests without a care for the effects on other Australians.

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.

By ANDREW NIKIFORUK THE TYEE Tuesday, April 02, 2013 Read this blog post on the originating site The Alberta government has appointed the founding president of the Canada's most powerful oil and gas group as well as an active energy lobbyist to head its new energy regulator.

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.»

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.