Lobbying Sentence Examples

A provision intended to prevent lobbying is that no one except legislators and the representatives of the press may be admitted to the floor of the House except by unanimous vote.

By law, in Georgia, lobbying is a felony.

They are also often active in lobbying for legislation that protects animals.

It offers a powerful tool for lobbying decision makers.

Hawaii's real estate industry has been lobbying for a major overhaul of the state's FHA mortgage program.

Past efforts include increasing charitable giving incentives, protection of lobbying activity rights, voter education provisions and preserving tax exemptions for Minnesota nonprofits.

From national lobbying groups, fighting for the rights of the autism community to local play groups, support networks are available to help families make the most of their future.

To decrease the evil of lobbying a law was enacted in 1906 which requires that every person employed to promote or oppose the passage of any bill shall file in the office of the secretary of state a written statement showing who has employed him and describing the legislation in respect of which his services are to be rendered; the law also requires the employers of lobbyists to file in the same office within two months after the adjournment of the legislature an itemized statement of all their lobbying expenses, and forbids the employment of a lobbyist for a contingent fee.

I also experienced my first lobbying meeting with a Government Minister, as part of a cross-party delegation of Scottish MPs.

The ABPI has been lobbying for coherent action on animal rights extremism for the past three years.

Much of it quite fanciful based on some of the most imaginative lobbying I have seen from any organization.

Introduction to lobbying Introduction to what lobbying is and dispelling common fears of how to get involved.

In a number of cases, lobbying has caused considerable public mistrust of the councils.

We have seen that the lobby supporting female reproductive self-determination was sidelined by the lobbying activities of the medical establishment.

In January 1991, after vigorous lobbying, it passed the Senate by 52 to 47 and the House by 250 to 183.

Lobbying is needed for vocational training at school level.

Even nuclear power plants are lobbying to be included in the definition of renewable energy.

There is a Facebook group, started by a group of teenage girls, that is lobbying to have the show removed from the air on the grounds that it sexualizes girls as young as two.

The transaction is of only percent they're lobbying congress.

Initiatives include lobbying against animal abuse in filmmaking and TV production, urging governments to consider animals in their disaster planning and working to eliminate reckless hunting practices.

The New Labor government is uniquely sensitive to lobbying by consumer advocacy groups.