Sentence examples for by representative interest groups from inspiring English sources
Congress is also affected by representative interest groups, though they are not part of the formal structure of Congress.
Mr. Bush's comments today in Austin, Tex., were echoed by representatives of interest groups whose fortunes are tied closely to policy set by the agriculture department.
Similarly, there may be representatives of interest groups acting as members in various temporary law-drafting bodies, such as specially appointed committees and working groups.
The contest between Representative Marge Roukema of New Jersey, who would become the first Republican woman to lead any major House panel, and Representative Richard H. Baker of Louisiana to lead the Banking Committee is also being closely watched by special interest groups.
The old Democratic Party was defined by its interest groups.
Plus multiple reform attempts are blocked by local interest groups.
He said the committee chairman at the time, Representative Dan Rostenkowski, Democrat of Illinois, had told him that without a bill written by the White House, interest groups and lobbyists would swarm all over the committee, overwhelming its members.
Until recently, participation by local actors (decision-makers, lobbyists, farmers or representatives of various interest groups) played little or no role in landscape ecology and planning in Germany.
"The vote on the Peacekeeper is also a vote on Geneva," Reagan told 100 representatives of private interest groups, calling the 10-warhead missile by the name he prefers.
