Federal level support for renewable energy has just been renewed in the compromise fiscal cliff deal.
Not exact matches
To give one example, Climate Mayors is a group of U.S. mayors committed to working with one another to boost local efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and
support aims for «binding
federal and global -
level policymaking.»
«The business case for climate action remains despite a lack of
support in the
federal level,» he told Reuters.
All of this raises questions about
support for a critical line in the Fed's statement where it says: «The
federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below
levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run.»
Among its suggestions is a recommendation that all
levels of government use procurement programs as a means to
support small and medium enterprises and minority - owned businesses, including requiring supplier diversity policies for
federal crown corporations and agencies.
But a continuation of favorable economic growth and low default
levels — which we expect — and measured
Federal Reserve tightening — which we also expect — should
support more narrow high - yield bond spreads for some time to come.
The low 4.1 - percent unemployment
level and continuous growth of wages
support this
federal funds rate projection.
At the
federal level, an Obama - era education law contained parts of the Youth PROMISE Act, which was filed annually for years and had
support from conservatives.
The government allocated C$ 1 billion over four years to
support clean technology development and established the C$ 2 billion Low Carbon Economy Fund to
support activities at both the provincial and
federal levels to curb carbon emissions.
The Fed noted that its decision reflected «realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation», but that the current
level of the
federal funds rate remains «accommodative»,
supporting... Read More»
To
support further gains in the labour market and to see a sustained rise in inflation
levels, the bank maintains its accommodative stance by leaving the
federal funds rate unchanged at 1 - 1.25 percent.
Roari has vast experience working with National and Provincial Organizers, coordinating the outreach efforts of NDP MPs, and managing and
supporting political engagement campaigns at the municipal, provincial and
federal levels.
Despite having healthy
supports in place at both the
Federal and Provincial programming
levels, in the form of R&D tax credits, grants, loans and collaborative agreements, it's our ability to grow Canada's R&D - intensive sectors that proves weak.
With your help, we can help fulfill our mission of
supporting all aspects of the hemp industry, educating people about the uses for hemp, and making industrial hemp legal at the
federal level.
The
level of dependency on public assistance for basic economic survival has essentially doubled since 1964; almost one - half of all black children are
supported in part by transfers from the state and
federal governments.
The White House has said that it does not plan on seeking a
federal ban on conversion or «reparative» therapy, but, according to The New York Times, the President will «throw his
support behind the efforts to ban the practice at the state
level»...
The scope of our public policy and government relations activities includes our participation in trade associations and
support of political candidates and campaigns at the local, state and
federal levels.
There is an obvious disparity between the funds made available by the
federal government to
support free meals for low - income students and the revenue collected by school districts (from
federal «paid» meal reimbursements and student payments) to
support the very same meals when served to children at higher income
levels.
The campaign fights such «license to discriminate» bills on the state and
federal level and builds
support for the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, a
federal bill prohibiting child welfare agencies that receive taxpayer funds from discriminating against LGBTQ youth or prospective foster and adoptive parents.
Mass Audubon
supports the conservation of birds, wildlife, and habitat through our work at the
federal, state, and local
levels of government.
Gen. Colin Powell told Wolf Blitzer that he has «no problem» with legal same - sex marriage — either at the state or
federal level — and
supports President Obama's endorsement of it.
An alternative would be to abandon
federal support, privatize the endowments and corporation, and then seek
support on a state by state
level as a bunch of state organizations that are part of a national network.
Surprisingly, many Americans (including republicans like Ron Paul)
support single payer healthcare as long as it is run at a state
level and not a
federal level.
It calls for banning hydrofracking at both the state and
federal levels and also urges further research in, and economic
support for, alternative forms of «non-polluting» energy sources like wind, solar and hydropower.
In some instances, the
federal stimulus plan could make our financial problems worse, by providing temporary financial
support for permanent increases in our base - line health care and education spending, that eventually will need new, state -
level sources of revenues to
support.
Now I understand that the talent pool is severely limited when it comes to HomoCON's, but just when you think that the Log Cabin Republicans can't get any worse after their endorsement of Mitt Romney for President now that the LCR executive director R. Clarke Cooper will be stepping down they will be replacing him with Gregory T. Angelo, who announced his
support for Newt Gingrich's presidential bid just weeks after Gingrich signed the National Organization for Marriages «s hate pledge to destroy LGBT rights on the
federal level.
Buried in Republican House candidate Mark Rosen's email about his
support for term limits on the
federal level is this interesting rhetorical device regarding Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey:
The Green Party is
supporting candidates for
federal, state, and local -
level offices across the country in the 2018 election cycle.
«There has been a serious erosion of government
support for housing at the
federal and state
levels since the 1990s,» he said.
«This happening on two
levels: lifting the embargo is a purely
federal issue and I
support lifting the embargo.
Cuomo also sought to draw a distinction, again, between opposing a raise in taxes in New York and his
support for tax increases on the
federal level as proposed by President Obama.
Cuomo said he had not had any personal communication with the Trump administration since his pre-inauguration visit to Trump Tower, but he said that meeting included a vow by Trump to maintain the same
level of
federal Medicaid
support regardless of any changes to the program as a result of the deconstruction of the Affordable Care Act.
Tenney, a first - term lawmaker in the House, knocked Brindisi for the
support he's receiving from Cuomo, who is making a push to aid Democrats running in key legislative swing races at both the state and
federal levels.
Cuomo, a Democrat, has said he
supports raising taxes on the
federal level, but at a news conference on Thursday reiterated his opposition to state -
level increases, noting that New York is competing with neighboring states.
Clinton joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a victory rally celebrating the $ 15 minimum wage deal in the state budget, even though she does not
support a $ 15 minimum wage at the
federal level.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a petition through his office on Tuesday in
support of pushing Congress to pass the DREAM Act at the
federal the
level.
In addition,
support for the Respect for Marriage Act at the
federal level is growing.
But, he
supports cooperation with
federal immigration officials and has repeatedly said in the past that immigration policies need to be defined at the national
level.
Asked how he intended to
support the technology community as it faced numerous regulatory challenges on the
federal level, De Blasio pointed to his experience working under Andrew Cuomo as the HUD Secretary and as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton's first Senate campaign, and said he would be a forceful advocate in Washington for New York City interests.
A Republican - backed advocacy group that
supports tax reform on the
federal level released its latest digital ad this week as the GOP - led plans for the issue have come into focus.
At a Red Room news conference, Cuomo said he wouldn't be swayed by voter surveys showing
support for the tax on the state's wealthy, noting he
supported the tax on the
federal level (in a bit of Cuomoian logic, the governor said he, in fact,
supported a millionaires tax on New Yorkers, just a
federal surcharge being pushed by President Obama).
The governor said he
supports the concept of a state -
level single payer plan, but thinks the issue is «a
federal play,» adding: «Our funding system basically relies on Medicaid from the feds.
He said he would be inclined to
support medical marijuana when the Food and Drug Administration
supports it at the
federal level.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signaled
support of single - payer health care at both the
federal and state
levels on Monday as Democrats nationwide rally around the issue.
«There's so much anxiety because of the uncertainty at the
federal level, especially for those who depend on
support from government.
When he was asked pointedly about Hochul's
support for the Second Amendment, de Blasio, who is grappling with a recent increase in shootings, implied gun control should be taken up on the
federal level and said, «I don't expect to agree with every candidate on every issue, but I do know we're moving in the right direction.»
LIPA Chief Operating Officer Michael Hervey said: «I would like to thank Governor Paterson, our partners at the State and
Federal levels and NYSERDA for securing additional funds to
support LIPA's nationally recognized Solar Pioneer Program.
Katko, 51, a former
federal prosecutor from Camillus, is now among 32 Republican candidates nationwide who have reached the NRCC's top
level for party
support.
O'Connor emphasized that Katko's «position remains that the community should decide the best course of action and that he will
support that decision on a
federal level.»
By contrast, Trump's presidency casts serious doubt on the United States» ability to meet its own commitment to cut emissions between 26 and 28 percent below 2005
levels by 2025 — though the U.S. delegation has promised foreign colleagues here that America's private sector can deliver without
federal support.