Sentences with phrase «statement as state legislators»

Earlier this year, company officials took the unusual step of issuing a public statement as state legislators were discussing a proposal to increase taxes on some major corporations.

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Tenney, in a statement, said she «stood up to both parties» as a state legislator and would «continue to stand up... against the political elite.»

Now is the time to institute these reforms, which include oversight of the grants process and conflict of interest statements, as well as now disallowing legislators to set up private not - for - profit entities with this state money.»

According to documents obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), the American Petroleum Institute (API) and other oil industry groups have been directing state legislators to make public and legislative statements in favor of the pipeline project, and have provided legislators with draft legislation, language for op - eds and testimony to be presented as their own.