Sentences with phrase «public health advocates fought»
Environmental and public health advocates fought hard for the new rules.
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«This is the state where I have been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ equality and for women's health and women's rights, including a woman's right to choose, and in the last 17 years, I have been traveling across this state fighting for better public schools for my kids but also for all of New York's kids,» Nixon said.
For years, consumer advocates and public health experts have fought to limit the use of hormones in cows, and some support a ban on the practice similar to the one in place in Europe, where food regulations are generally more stringent than in the U.S.
I'm all for pressuring Wal - Mart to become more of an advocate for worker - friendly public policy — their help in the fight for universal health care would be immeasurable — but it just seems short - sighted to me to reject the positive steps they're making.