Sentences with phrase «with key legislators»

The president is expected to meet next week with key legislators in the Senate on steps to move the bill ahead, Reuters reported Wednesday.

In a dramatic meeting on September 18, 2008, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke met with key legislators to propose a $ 700 billion emergency bailout.

Not exact matches

With data breaches on the rise affecting millions in North Carolina alone, the Democratic attorney general and a key Republican legislator unveiled a proposal Monday they say will strengthen identify theft laws and give consumers more tools to minimize...

Wine Institute and CAWG developed the report to provide an understanding of the industry's contributions to the California and U.S. economies for use in public policy discussions with state and federal legislators and other key officials.

During my anthropological career, I have conducted well over 400 tape - recorded interviews with diverse individuals and groups, including pregnant women and mothers, nurses, midwives, obstetricians, holistic physicians, legislators, aerospace engineers, and key figures in the development of the American space program.

Cuomo worked the levers of state government by meeting with key Republican legislators behind closed doors.

Flanagan's Tuesday down in the city later included meetings with legislators such as IDC Leader Jeff Klein, a key part of that coalition that keeps Flanagan in charge of the Senate.

The attorney recalled the legislator talking with him ahead of a 2012 meeting with Mr. Ross and Mr. Beal at Porter House Restaurant on Columbus Circle — a meeting where the three were to discuss key races and the effort to block Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign finance reform proposals — where Mr. Skelos impressed upon him his son's urgent financial needs.

Other incumbents may be ousted in the November General Elections as voters express their displeasure with wrongdoing and legislators who go back on key election pledges.

In tandem with its recent Equality and Justice Day lobbying in Albany, ESPA launched a $ 250,000 media drive that included print, radio, and Internet ads focused on legislators in Albany as well as key target districts around the state.

This report card tracks how legislators voted on key votes and assigns them a letter grade based on how closely their votes agree with the Institute's positions.

The mayors says they planned meetings with several key legislators to hope to convince them to adopt the governor's plan, though Bloomberg had harsh words for the legislature's policy on pensions over the years, which he called a «charade».

Several key areas were still not completely resolved, with legislators and lobbyists following the process indicating that there were last - minute tinkers with the way the minimum wage would be phased in.

The key to climate progress is watchdogging governors and state legislators, reaching out directly via phone calls and in - office visits, making sure to thank them for progress, and holding them accountable if they side with polluters.

We'll talk with two key state legislators to find out their thoughts and plans on school funding and education policy, including steps Wisconsin can take to improve student achievement to better compete with schools in the highest performing nations.

More than 1,100 teacher advocacy meetings and policy panel events have been held, providing teachers with access to key decision - makers, such as legislators and district officials

With these changes impacting access, PIJAC has had to refine its approach to ensure that legislators know and understand our industry and can act on key issues affecting animal welfare and our right to keep pets.

According to Salon.com, which obtained over 300 emails of personal messages between lobbyists and Canadian officials, the CEA is part of a sophisticated public affairs strategy designed to manipulate the U.S. political system by deluging the media with messaging favorable to the tar - sands industry; to persuade key state and federal legislators to act in the extractive industries» favor; and to defeat any attempt to regulate the carbon emissions emanating from gasoline and diesel used by U.S. vehicles.

In addition to compelling main stage sessions and break out sessions around key market and policy drivers, «Pathway to 2050» facilitates plenty of networking with advanced energy CEOs and executives, Administration officials, state Legislators, regulatory leaders from the California Air Resources Board, California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission, and other influential stakeholders.

Participants will have an opportunity to discuss additional strategies around planning and executing successful visits with legislators — and presenters will describe the key components of framing and communicating a clear and effective message to federal legislators in order to gain support for quality home visiting programs.

In tandem with their efforts, the Hawaii Association of Realtors ®» Legislative Committee worked behind the scenes to win over key legislators.

The annual lobbying day gave Realtors ® the opportunity to discuss with their legislators the key issues that impact consumers, housing and the economy.