Sentences with phrase «professional lobbyists»

There are stories on the news of big donors, contributors, special interests, and professional lobbyists controlling elected officials.

He added that the former Conservative MP Patrick Mercer's alleged offence was «against the rules,» but that there was a «perfectly proper need» for professional lobbyists.

This is, of course, an asinine decision, and all of us know how it came about so need to rehash that here, but I do want to say that there are more than a few of us who have been advocating organized real estate's use of PR professionals and professional lobbyists at the Provincial and National level for the past 5 years and I can't think of a better example than this of how critical this issue is.

Despite her ability to spend millions to hire professional lobbyists and flood the airways with ads, parents, teachers and community members were able to defeat her in Florida, Connecticut, Tennessee, Alabama, Minnesota, Missouri, and Iowa.

Professional lobbyists from North Carolina were not only able to teach us how we can become active in climate action in our governments, but guided us in engaging conversation on how we would lobby to protect the environment.

Of course, the legions of professional lobbyists swarming D.C. on a daily basis often have access to funds, friends, and assorted connections on a scale these kids can only dream about.

Whereas State Net is for professional lobbyists and legislative staffers, Pfeifer said, Legislative Outlook is for users who want a more general way to track the status and prospects of legislation.

«I'm not quite clear why you focus so much on professional lobbyists (making the argument that they weren't the cause of this particular humiliation of our political process) when they aren't relevant to the story, as you say.

Hence the «1 % is not enough» campaign which the three bodies have launched to demand that 100 per cent of professional lobbyists are part of the UK's statutory registration regime.

Giving «highly - paid, professional lobbyists unlimited time to testify» but not parents «makes us furious,» Kobert said.

The architect of Britain's most successful lobbying campaign of 2009 is not a professional lobbyist.

All professional lobbyists working in Britain would have to declare their full list of clients on a statutory register.

So far this year, the professional lobbyists have maintained the same rate, collecting about $ 25,000 a month from the Catholic Conference.

A register must be universal and include all professional lobbyists.»

Only one guy (David, a small town mayor and a professional lobbyist for a trade association) is in a relationship.

ITEM members are represented by a professional lobbyist at the Minnesota Legislature who tracks school library and education technology issues and advocates for ITEM's mission to help students build information and technology literacy skills for success in a global society.

Keynote Speaker: Elaine Geller, VP of Legislative Affairs at Amercanex and professional lobbyist in Tallahassee and Washington, will speak on how to change Florida state law so all families in Florida can have a dog or cat at home.

What do you think is easier to accomplish — altering the behavior of a professional lobbyist / denier that has a history of fighting dirty or educating somebody that's on the fence?

Yet these professional lobbyists think its appropriate to compare themselves to cancer researchers.

This member of Ladders was unhappily pursuing mid - to senior - level executive positions in the cosmetics industry until a session with a career coach helped her realize that politics, public activism and the life of a professional lobbyist fit the reality of her life much better than a marketing gig at L'Oreal.

While the association's professional lobbyists are doing a tremendous job and then some, we need the backing and involvement of our grassroots.

Rankings are based on input from members of Congress, Capitol Hill staffers, senior White House aides, professional lobbyists, and top - ranking members of lobbying groups and lobbying companies.