Sentences with phrase «public lobbying for»

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According to filings made by Mercury Public Affairs, a political strategy group contracted by Manafort, the former chancellor had met with several members of Congress in 2013 to lobby for Ukraine.

USA Today in late February reported that Shulkin's assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs, John Ullyot, in a call initiated by Cashour, had lobbied a senior aide on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to persuade members of Congress to call the White House and request Shulkin's ouster.

In the case of Whole Foods, Neuberger Berman lobbied for the activists to do the messy work of battling the company in public.

We have jumped through their consultation hoops and seen how they continue to make decisions in the interest of the oil industry lobby, rather than for the public interest or the safety of the people that live here.

Many of these hired guns act as public relations lobbies for global financial interests, often by joining think tanks that serve as advertising agencies to promote these interests.

The NRA has come under considerable public pressure for the influence its lobbying has cultivated in Washington, D.C..

In a draft letter from the Futures Industry Association — the industry lobby group whose members include banks such as JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs — to the CFTC, the implementation of bitcoin futures contracts «did not allow for proper public transparency and input,» reports the Financial Times, who have reportedly seen the draft.

As a former public office holder, he is forbidden by law from lobbying the federal government for a period of five years as of the date of his political retirement in 2016.

The expenditures upon which we seek a report are those that Congress has said to not warrant a deduction as an ordinary and necessary business expense, namely, lobbying, participation in the political system by supporting or opposing candidates for office, and trying to influence the general public or segment thereof as to elections, legislative matters or referenda.

If the point of your article is to criticize the AIDS lobby for ignoring the ethical dimensions of this social malady, or to criticize the moral philosophy that compels AIDS activists to hand out condoms in public high schools instead of emphasizing the importance of chastity and self - discipline, then you should be commended.

The public law allows for people to lobby to change laws.

Earley gives newspaper interviews and appears on public television to lobby for change.

As Christians, we should lobby for international and public morality.

These convictions posit the necessity — before a church lobby can exist, before the mobilization of opinion behind specific policies can be achieved — to create a process for broadening and deepening public debate on urgent questions.

After loosing his senate position Rick Santorum earned millions of dollars including payments from a lobbying firm, an energy company engaged in controversial practice which pollutes ground water and endangers the public and a hospital conglomerate that was sued for allegedly defrauding the federal government.

The divorce papers of Democratic lobbyist super couple Tony and Heather Podesta show that for a certain class of people government is not a public service or a field for settling partisan disagreements so much as an opportunity for self promotion: «As a married couple who both lobbied they....

The divorce papers of Democratic lobbyist super couple Tony and Heather Podesta show that for a certain class of people government is not a public service or a field for settling partisan disagreements so much as an opportunity for self promotion: «As a married couple who both lobbied they strategically cultivated their public image,» one document reads, «and worked to build the «Heather and Tony Podesta» brand for the success of their shared enterprise.»

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

It shouldn't have taken us 20 years to reach this point (and it wouldn't have, if the energy lobby hadn't poisoned the waters of public debate with bogus research), but it's cause for celebration that we've come this far.

Samantha Caldwell is dedicated to keeping the public areas of Windsor Court pristine, and whether guests are reading in the Club Level Lounge or waiting for a friend in the lobby, they always notice her superior handiwork.

Set in the center of the hotel lobby, a 9 - foot tall tree sets the stage for a dramatic arrival with dozens of hand - blown glass ornaments shimmering in deep shades of green, blue, gold and touches of burgundy, and two elaborate gingerbread houses adorn the reception area and public spaces.

He tried a bit of a lunge on the brakes into turn one but unfortunately for him, his teammate was doing the same, and with nowhere to go DeFrancesco bounced across the grass and slammed into the innocent Petru Florescu, who will now have a good idea of how it is to compete in a public lobby of any racing game.

We work hard to keep fatherhood on the agenda — lobbying for change at government level; working with public services, employers and others to help them «see» and respect fathers; and working directly with disadvantaged dads.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

As a result, nursing mothers have become proactive in recent years, not only lobbying lawmakers to change laws and provide penalties for those who do not comply but also staging huge «nurse - ins» at businesses that have rejected public nursing.

• We lobby for changes in the law, in Government policy and in the targets set for public services that support families, while paying particular attention to families who are disadvantaged.

House Speaker Michael Madigan blamed teacher unions on Friday for killing a proposal to send tax dollars to private schools, claiming the powerful lobby doesn't want competition for Illinois public schools.

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food and nutrition lobbying group that supports the bill, seltzer water is forbidden under the guidelines while candy bars, cookies and potato chips are allowed.

If marketers of «nutritional supplements» were ethical they would be lobbying for improved legislation to protect the public from unethical practices.

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«Introducing expensive «new and improved» formulas with unsubstantiated claims is the best way for formula makers to increase their profits in the WIC program,» says Meredith McGehee, a public policy strategist in Washington, D.C. who lobbies for the California WIC Association on Capitol Hill.

The Park District, which has lobbied the city for control of the club ever since it was purchased from a private owner in 1993, has said it would run the club with more open access to the public and less like a private facility.

While the books in this library are not available for loan, the public is welcome to use the library by appointment at times that are convenient to the theater (for instance, our lobby is small, so the hour before a performance is not the most convenient time to have visitors).

McDonnell lobbied law makers in 2010 to change the rules for public schools, and she thinks it's about time the same happens for rec leagues.

United States Lactation Consultants Association USLCA is the professional association for US - based IBCLCs, which aims to advance the IBCLC in the USA, to increase access to IBCLC services, and to affect public policy through advocacy and lobbying.

Public areas including the lobby and restrooms remain open for public use during business Public areas including the lobby and restrooms remain open for public use during business public use during business hours.

But Unlock Democracy said over 80 % of the # 2 billion lobbying industry - including public affairs professionals who advance the interests of the organisations they work for - would not be covered.

The fact elements of the anti-smoking movement are opposing them while lobbying for evidence - free bans on smoking in public shows how tragically they have lost their way.

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.»

A «country that works for everyone», is a country where the government does not allow private interests to come before the public interest, where access to power is democratic and not something enjoyed only by a privileged few through expensive lobbying, where in fact people can work hard and get on in life whatever the circumstances of their birth.

To Portcullis House, for the latest roundof the public administration select committee's star chamber on lobbying.

One Conservative PPC, Margot James, standing for Stourbridge, told The Times that she felt so uncomfortable using her day job as a freelance public relations consultant lobbying Tory MPs that she is donating her fee to a charity in her constituency.

By not lobbying for a specific policy or explicitly supporting any candidates, there's no requirement the group's donors be made public.

Robert «Bob» Malito, who worked for former NYC mayors John Lindsay and Abe Beame before departing the public payroll for a lengthy career in lobbying, is back after a two - year retirement.

The report from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics found the lobbying in Albany and around the state accounted for a record $ 226 million last year.

An opinion from the ethics and lobbying regulators at the Joint Commission on Public Ethics found Lee would not have to reimburse the state for rides on state aircraft as long as it is being used for state business.

However, Wright, who recently left public office to work for a lobbying firm, intends to remain as Manhattan County Democratic Chair which he describes as an «insiders game.»

David Grandeau, outspoken blogger and former executive director of the now - defunct Temporary Commission on Lobbying, has made no secret of his disdain for the job the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, an agency he calls «J - Joke» that was created by the 2011 ethics overhaul measure.

Anne Mirkovic joins the lobbying firm after four years with Hodge, interspersed with a year in public affairs for the Association of British Insurers.

Sometime after midnight on the last day of the legislative session — with zero public hearings, public review or consultation — Governor Cuomo rammed through a bill that includes very vague and very broad new reporting requirements for charitable groups which engage in lobbying or coordination with related charitable groups.