But the debate here and elsewhere demonstrates localities' power to shape the footprint of an industry, providing openings — even in industry-friendly Texas — to groups pushing tighter rules.
Now, German officials are pushing tighter laws to prohibit all marriages of minors who migrate to the country.
"If we get bad yields and tight commodity markets are pushed even tighter, we'll get food prices skyrocketing, inflationary pressures and food riots in developing countries, and countries cutting off their exports".
Both commissions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which insures bank deposits, pushed for tighter restrictions, the people said.
Opponents of dredging in Congress pushed for tighter controls and safeguards.
Opponents have increasingly pushed for tighter restrictions on the $30bn company, which allows hosts to rent their homes to strangers.
DealBook » Testifying in Britain, Volcker Questions Bank Innovation | A A parliamentary commission investigating recent banking scandals in Britain heard testimony from Paul A. Volcker, who pushed for tighter banking rules.
Mr. Bloomberg's office, which will release details of the undercover investigation on Monday, has for years pushed for tighter firearms laws.
In the Illinois State Senate, Mr. Obama was not only a reformer who pushed for tighter campaign finance rules, but an everyday skeptic who often pointed out hilarities and hypocrisies to colleagues.
"Given how many nonprofit organizations are raising tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and evading campaign finance disclosure laws, any and all scrutiny of these organizations by regulators is a welcome development," said Paul S. Ryan, associate legal counsel of the Campaign Legal Center, which has pushed for tighter regulations.
