Sentences with phrase «targeting key senators»

D.C. Parents for School Choice ran television advertisements targeting key senators including Massachusetts Democrat Edward M. Kennedy, accusing him of fighting efforts to help black children and comparing him to segregationist Bull Connor, the police chief in Birmingham, Alabama, who used violent tactics to disperse civil - rights demonstrators in the 1960s.

She says they will target key Senators who are either pro-choice or live in predominantly pro-choice districts who oppose the reproductive health act in the November elections.

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand brought her campaign to fight the scourge of opioid addiction and death to the City of Newburgh on Friday where she announced new legislation that will target the epidemic at one of its key sources: opioid pain medication prescriptions.

Had he weighed in early, Cuomo might have prevented Schneiderman from gathering the support of key figures like former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall (Cuomo's 2002 gubernatorial primary target, now appearing in multiple ads for the senator's AG bid), former NYC Mayor David Dinkins, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, LGBT clubs and organizations, NARAL Pro-Choice NY and progressive unions from SEIU 1199 to 32 BJ to HTC.

Common Sense Principles, which claims to educate the public about limited government and fiscal responsibility, commissioned dozens of mailers in at least three key State Senate districts, targeting Monroe County Legislator Ted O'Brien, Assemblyman George Latimar (D - Rye) and Senator Joe Addabbo (D - Queens).