Sentences with phrase «substantial lobbying power»
Formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, AARP is well known for its substantial lobbying power, as well as its purchasing power — and because of that, it can provide discounts on everything from meals, to hotels, to life insurance for its many millions of members.
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Farmer Power has a clear mandate from the dairy farmers attending its meetings to lobby for substantial change in the way the industry is managed.
501c3 organizations do have the power / ability to lobby — but it can not be a substantial part of their activities.
«If you were too comprehensively regulate greenhouse gases under the existing Clean Air Act, that would impose a substantial cost and insufficient flexibility for the regulated community,» said Scott Segal, director of the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council, which lobbies on behalf of power companies like Southern Co. and Duke Energy Corp..