Sentences with phrase «coalition letter urges»

Coalition letter urging the U.S. Department of Education to include information about whether a college is the subject of government investigations or lawsuits on the college comparison website it plans to develop, July 22, 2015.

Frontiers of Freedom was behind a coalition letter urging Congress to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard.

On April 23, 2014, the National Association of REALTORS ® signed onto a coalition letter urging the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to harmonize its regulatory treatment of transfer fee covenants with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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Massachusetts» attorney general has already said she would investigate Facebook over the matter while a coalition of 37 state attorneys has sent Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter urging him disclose more information about his company's data collection and security practices.

The U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute has joined a broad coalition to send a letter to Senate and House leaders urging them to preserve the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program for nuclear energy.

In a letter obtained by the Financial Post Tuesday, a coalition of seven business associations urged Transportation Minister Marc Garneau to instead focus on Bill C - 49, the sweeping Transportation Modernization Act currently making its way through the Senate.

The coalition's letter urges Morneau to postpone the income - sprinkling proposal until Jan. 1, 2019, provide more clarity on how it will work and, at minimum, consider making spouses exempt.

A coalition of 42 business - backed organizations this week wrote a letter to the members of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's commission reviewing the state's business climate, urging that they back a range of long - sought regulatory reforms.

A coalition of good - government, advocacy, labor and labor - aligned groups are urging U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer to enact fillibuster reform in the chamber, writing in a letter sent today that the delay tactic has hurt the legislative process in Washington and blocked federal judges from taking their seats.

In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly, a coalition of organizations, including the New York Housing Conference and New York State Association for Affordable Housing are urging a reconsideration of the provision.

Meanwhile, the coalition in the letter this week is urging lawmakers to pass a measure that's designed to require insurance companies that provide coverage under the Scaffold Law to report each year detailing claims paid out under the law.

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of 33 media organizations sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo urging him to sign into law a bill that will strengthen New York's Freedom of Information Law.

In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the coalition urges him to not offer any tax incentives to the company, which already has a presence in Brooklyn, is building a distribution center on Staten Island and has announced plans to expand its offices in Manhattan.

Brown and the governors of New York and Washington said they would establish a coalition of states committed to upholding the Paris accord, while 27 California state senators sent a letter to Brown, urging him to convene a climate summit with «like - minded states and subnationals from around the world, to ensure that we continue to charge ahead without forfeiting all of our historic progress to date.»

In a 25 November letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D — NV), the Energy Sciences Coalition, an alliance of science, university, and industry groups, urged Kastner's confirmation, calling the move «vital to the direction and oversight of the important scientific and energy research.»

Coalition Letter to Congress urges Congress not to eliminate a funding stream which would be a reversal on a 68 - year commitment to federally impacted communities.

The Coalition Makes Recommendations Regarding the Board of Regents» Testing Reduction Report In May 2015, the Coalition wrote two letters [PDF] urging the Chancellor and Board of Regents to address modifications to the Regents exam requirements as part of their report on reducing state testing and improving test quality.

May 13, 2015: NSBA Joins NCPE in a Coalition Letter Opposing Reauthorization of the DC Voucher Program In a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, NSBA and more than 50 organizations, as members of the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), urged Congress to oppose the reauthorization of the DC voucher prLetter Opposing Reauthorization of the DC Voucher Program In a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, NSBA and more than 50 organizations, as members of the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), urged Congress to oppose the reauthorization of the DC voucher prletter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, NSBA and more than 50 organizations, as members of the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), urged Congress to oppose the reauthorization of the DC voucher program.

In a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, NSBA and more than 50 organizations, as members of the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), urged Congress to oppose the reauthorization of the DC school voucher program.

In this letter to U.S. Senate Leadership, the National School Boards Association joined the State and Local Governance coalition in urging the Senate to pass the Every Child Achieve Act, prior to debate of the Elementary and Secondary Education reauthorization bill on the Senate floor.

July 7, 2015: State and Local Governance Coalition Letter to Senate Leadership Regarding the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) In this letter to U.S. Senate Leadership, the National School Boards Association joined the State and Local Governance Coalition in urging the Senate to pass the Every Child Achieve Act prior to debate of the Elementary and Secondary Education reauthorization bill on the Senate Letter to Senate Leadership Regarding the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) In this letter to U.S. Senate Leadership, the National School Boards Association joined the State and Local Governance Coalition in urging the Senate to pass the Every Child Achieve Act prior to debate of the Elementary and Secondary Education reauthorization bill on the Senate letter to U.S. Senate Leadership, the National School Boards Association joined the State and Local Governance Coalition in urging the Senate to pass the Every Child Achieve Act prior to debate of the Elementary and Secondary Education reauthorization bill on the Senate floor.

In two letters, New Leaders joined a coalition of nearly 120 organizations and leaders urging Congress and the Administration to support the recommendations issued by the Commission on Evidence - Based Policymaking.

Organized by the United Way under the acronym CLASS — Communities for Los Angeles School Success — the coalition sent a letter Friday to board President Richard Vladovic, with copies to his six colleagues, urging him to seek input from teachers, administrators and students and to give them more control over spending priorities.

WASHINGTON — Today the American Energy Alliance released a coalition letter signed by more than 20 organizations urging the Senate to confirm Scott Pruitt as the next EPA Administrator.

EIA has led a coalition of environmental organizations in an open letter to SoftBank and Yahoo! Japan executives, urging an end to ivory sales on Yahoo! Japan's auction site...

A coalition of major environmental groups delivered a letter to the White House urging the Clinton Adminstration to oppose any attempts by Congress to undermine critical Endangered Species Act protections for Steller sea lions in Alaska.

Prior to the meeting, on September 23, 2009, a coalition of environmental and ratepayer advocates sent a letter to PGE urging the company to evaluate shutting the plant down by 2020 rather than investing in pollution control upgrades.

This work is already underway: last week our coalition of scientists, scholars and conservationists sent an open letter to President - elect Donald Trump, urging him to save the nukes, and use nuclear to revitalize the manufacturing industry at home while reducing energy poverty abroad.

«A coalition of nearly 500 organizations concerned about congressional proposals to weaken the Clean Air Act sent a letter today urging Congress to uphold the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to protect Americans from toxic air pollution.»

Today EFF joins a coalition of 50 organizations to send a letter to Congress urging the legislature to focus on finding — and passing — effective solutions to patent abuse.

The national Home Visiting Coalition today sent a letter with more than 700 signatories to congressional leadership, urging timely action to extend the authorization for the program.

Cradle Through College Coalition, of which Committee for Children is a member, sent letters to House and Senate leadership in response to their respective budget proposals urging them to make stronger investments in high - quality early learning, K — 12 education, pathways for postsecondary education, stability for vulnerable students, and building a strong pipeline of education from early childhood to early adulthood.

NAR, as part of the «Marketplace Fairness Coalition,» sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee urging its Chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R - VA) to hold a hearing on internet sales tax fairness legislation.

On December 6, NAR, in coalition with the National Association of Home Builders, sent a letter to the United States Senate urging swift passage of S. 2231, the «Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012,» sponsored by Senator Udall (D - CO) and S. 3522, the «Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2012,» introduced by Senators Menendez (D - NJ) and Boxer (D - CA).

NAR championed a coalition letter to House Leadership and the House Judiciary Committee urging support for Senate legislation reauthorizing the EB - 5 regional center program.

On March 14, 2012, NAR signed onto two coalition letters, urging Senate Majority Leader Reid and Republican Leader McConnell to expand the Senate jobs legislation to include provisions aimed to enhance the flow of credit to the small business and commercial real estate sectors.

NAR, in coalition with the National Association of Home Builders, sent a letter to the United States Senate urging swift passage of S. 2231, the «Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2012,» sponsored by Senator Udall (D - CO) and S. 3522, the «Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2012,» introduced by Senators Menendez (D - NJ) and Boxer (D - CA).

On April 9th, NAR joined a coalition letter with other industry groups urging the House to take up S. 535 and quickly pass it.

In a recent letter sent to Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, NAR joined a broad coalition of lenders, investors, housing professionals, consumer advocates and civil rights groups to urge for a broadly defined Qualified Mortgage (QM) that covers a wide range of traditionally safe products and underwriting criteria.

NAR and a coalition of 60 groups sent a letter to the Senate leadership this week, urging a vote on Pam Patenaude to be Deputy Secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

NAR sent two comment letters to the agencies - one as sole author, one as part of a commercial real estate coalition - urging them to consider further lowering the risk - weight to pre-HVCRE levels of 100 %, and to include the exceptions from the HVCRE rule.

Among those praising the new law was the National Association of Realtors, who joined a coalition letter with other industry groups urging its passing.