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The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a matchmaking service that connects business interests with conservative lawmakers, drove more than 70 bills in 37 states last year that would have slowed the progress of greentech and clean energy.

As that idea appears to take hold with conservative lawmakers who want increased accountability, some school officials fear a badly designed program would sap funding from poor, struggling schools or fail to consider the challenges individual schools face.

Two major groups who carry some sway with conservative lawmakers — the Club for Growth and Heritage Action for America — said the Boehner plan failed to address the fiscal mess and they urged members to contact lawmakers and express their opposition.

Not exact matches

Let's begin with the big news from last night: At the end of the day, a band of conservative GOP lawmakers thrust the final stake through the heart of the Senate's health care bill.

Earlier, about 100 conservative South Korean lawmakers and activists staged a sit - in near the border with North Korea, facing off against about 2,500 South Korean police to protest against the arrival of a northern delegation led by an official accused of being behind a deadly 2010 attack on a South Korean warship.

But with no clear outcome for a bill that is unpopular with both conservatives and liberal lawmakers alike, hospital stocks are one of the riskiest bets on the market right now.

In the months and weeks leading up to the congressional debate, she's met with dozens of lawmakers, conservative advocacy organizations, and business groups to build consensus and support for a plan that adopts parts of a 2015 proposal by Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee.

An additional 109 among about 310 conservative lawmakers indicated reservations, although they went along with the vote.

For years, conservatives have said Facebook operates with a deep anti-conservative bias and Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill did not waste the opportunity this week to grill CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the subject during congressional hearings intended to focus on the company's sharing of user data.

The conservative lawmaker who came up with the idea — after he'd been attacked for refusing to supplement the federal school - meal program — said last spring he feared creating an entitlement program.

Republican Councilman Eric Ulrich, a fiscally conservative, socially liberal lawmaker from Queens, is taking the first step toward running against de Blasio in 2017, filing paperwork with the Board of Elections to form an exploratory committee.

The letter dovetails with what the IDC has long asserted in the Senate: Even with a workable Democratic majority of 32 members, the passage of a left - leaning agenda is not a guarantee given the conservative social views of some lawmakers, including Felder and Sen. Ruben Diaz, a Bronx Democrat.

Even if this latest peace deal between Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and IDC Leader Jeff Klein holds when lawmakers return to Albany after the Easter / Passover break next week, and even if the Democrats win both the April 24 special elections (the Westchester County race is really the deciding factor there, since the Bronx seat seems a safe bet), the Republicans will still have control of the chamber as long as Felder, a conservative Democrat, continues to caucus with them.

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All of the contributions came before the lawmakers faced more conservative challenges in the September primary with varying outcomes.

Some conservative lawmakers were uncomfortable with backing the legislation because of a provision that would codify the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision on abortion into state law.

But his blow - dried, sometimes uptight demeanor also made Fossella the poster boy for everything that the left claimed was wrong with America under the Bush administration: Too conservative, intolerant and, in the end, a «family values» lawmaker with feet of clay.

Francis Maude, senior advisor at Covington and former Conservative lawmaker, speaks about the U.K.'s future trading relationship with the EU.

Trump's comments that women should be punished for having abortions are easy to dismiss, but we need to remember that this is in line with the views of many conservative Republican lawmakers across America.

The governor's close working relationship with the Senate's Republican conference has served him well to date, bringing him victories on issues that burnished his liberal credentials but did the lawmakers no favors with their conservative base.

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In the same filing with Fitzpatrick, Bergin - Weichbrodt and Seabrook, Conservatives also will authorize freshman Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin to run on their line, making a GOP legal challenge problematic because it could jeopardize the line for the Shirley lawmaker.

But with low turnout and multiple conservatives running in each primary, it would be a surprise if the disgraced former lawmakers advanced to the special general election in March.

Newly sworn - in U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is trying to make peace with immigrant advocates, including Bronx Assemblyman Peter Rivera and other Hispanic lawmakers, who believe her immigration stance is too conservative.

Former Gov. George Pataki said in an interview with the conservative website and publication Newsmax that state lawmakers should oppose Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to enhance abortion and reproductive rights in New York.

Grisanti had been among a handful of Republican lawmakers who backed the SAFE Act, further souring his already tense relationship with Republican and conservative voters.

«As New Yorkers are faced with a punishing economic climate fueled by Gov. Cuomo's special interest donors and liberal career politicians, Congressman Gibson's announcement of an exploratory committee for governor is a light at the end of the tunnel,» said Nojay, a conservative lawmaker from the Rochester area and a talk - radio host.

Some conservatives had earlier expressed concern about the sheer size of the Sandy bill — the Senate - passed version exceeded $ 60 billion, at a time when lawmakers were trying to find a way to deal with spending cuts as part of a fiscal - crisis package.

The president has tweeted his support for Flake's GOP primary challenger in 2018, putting him at odds with Senate majority leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (R - Ky.)

New York Congressman Chris Gibson is one of the more than 300 Republican lawmakers and operatives who has signed a friend - of - the - court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court making a conservative case for same - sex marriage.

On Tuesday, April 8, the conservative Republican lawmaker sent a top deputy to speak in opposition to the City of Irvine's proposal to form a sister city agreement with Nha Trang, Vietnam.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Obama said he hoped sharing a glass of Kentucky bourbon with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (R - Ky.)

The conservative firebrand is also planning to meet with several state lawmakers and other Republican activists amid reports that she is weighing a presidential bid.

The state's Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, who has been at odds with Governor Cuomo over pension reform, praised the governor and lawmakers for being conservative in their revenue estimates, and prudent, so far, in their spending plans.

Legislator Joseph Lorigo, a Conservative who caucuses with the Republican minority, says he hopes lawmakers can find a way to maintain services at their current level without raising taxes.

With new, fiscally conservative lawmakers taking over the House of Representatives in January, however, that money probably won't be forthcoming.

Although conservative lawmakers often take issue with certain NIH grants, what was surprising was that Collins said he was troubled by it as well.

It's an experiment that — while proven successful in at least two other states — has its origins in a Democratic President's administration and comes fresh off of lawmakers» brush with Common Core state standards, a broad - reaching education policy that blew up into a toxic political football among conservatives because it de-emphasized local control.

Conservative state lawmakers who rail against federal mandates often find themselves using the same weapon in dealing with their own cities and counties, Stateline.org reports.

And those conservative lawmakers were in lock - step with the National Education Association on this issue.

Along with American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), known for its efforts to provide conservative model legislation to GOP lawmakers across the country, the IJ published a report in 2007 titled «School Choice and State Constitutions: A Guide to Designing School Choice Programs.»

And with a GOP Congress freed from a Democratic presidential veto, conservative lawmakers have already begun eyeing new legislation that just a few months ago seemed like political pipedreams.

Groups such as White Coat Waste or the Beagle Freedom Project seem to have strong connections with Republican lawmakers, and organizing events with them could provide an opportunity to attract conservative lawmakers and frame the messaging in a way that appeals to the crowds at the RNC.

Already, deep fissures are emerging between, on one side, a base of ideological voters and lawmakers with strong ties to powerful tea - party groups and super PACs funded by the fossil - fuel industry who see climate change as a false threat concocted by liberals to justify greater government control; and on the other side, a quiet group of moderates, younger voters, and leading conservative intellectuals who fear that if Republicans continue to dismiss or deny climate change, the party will become irrelevant.

ALEC is a corporate bill mill — it brings companies like Duke, Exxon, Koch Industries, Phillip Morris and other bad actors together with conservative state lawmakers in order to draft laws.

Advocacy efforts led by SEIA and its allies, which included U.S. - based solar module manufacturers, utilities, a broad group of lawmakers, and conservative free - market groups such as American Legislative Exchange Council, «led to a decision we are not happy with, but does display restraint on behalf of the president,» Ross Hopper said.