Sentences with phrase «obama made»

The campaign began shortly after President Obama made a largely symbolic gesture by banning the use of solitary confinement for all juveniles in the federal system.

Just weeks after President Obama made a national commitment to greater investments in early education in his 2013 State of the Union, Head Start programs faced devastating budget cuts that slammed shut the window of opportunity for 57,265 at - risk children.

But the concept is nothing new: Barack Obama made extensive use of the social network in...

Businesses fight Obama recess picks: In courts across the country, Mike Scarcella reports that lawyers for business advocacy groups and companies are challenging the validity of the recess appointments President Barack Obama made nearly a year ago to the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The current designated target, online at least, seems to be her putative «experience» gained from having overcome various difficulties in her life, something President Obama made a point of praising.

President Obama made a small reference to climate change in his victory speech following his historic re-election last Tuesday, but his answer today was the most the president has talked about the issue at any length since at least Hurricane Sandy.

Obama made use of a 1953 law that provides U.S. presidents with the authority to prevent the sale of offshore drilling and mining rights.

However, President Obama made no mention to specific policies at the press conference, instead stating that he was going to have «a wide - ranging conversation with scientists, engineers and elected officials to find out what more can we do to make short - term progress in reducing carbons and -LSB-...] what realistically can we do long term to make sure that this is not something we're passing on to future generations that's going to be very expensive and very painful to deal with.»

Today, in an address delivered at the Governor's Climate Summit, President - elect Obama made the following statement:

Obama made clear his animosity against America's high standard of living based on low - cost electricity.

To meet the non-binding commitments President Obama made last December in Paris, he is counting on, among many domestic regulations, the Clean Power Plan (CPP).

That was the point Obama made during a recent press conference, in a statement that sparked George Will's comment:

In a press conference he held to address the results of the 2010 elections, president Barack Obama made a none - too surprising statement: That comprehensive climate and clean energy reform is kaput for at

President Obama made a very telling statement: «We have very little to show for nearly two decades of talking.

With the Iowa political caucuses on the horizon in 2007, presidential candidate Barack Obama made homegrown corn a centerpiece of his plan to slow global warming.

Inhofe has also promised to block financing of the $ 3 billion pledge Obama made late last year to the United Nations Green Climate Fund that helps poor countries cope with the effects of global warming.

Republican senators have been less than thrilled that President Obama made the climate pact without the advice and consent of their legislative body.

WASHINGTON — President Obama made addressing climate change the most prominent policy vow of his second Inaugural Address, setting in motion what Democrats say will be a deliberately paced but aggressive campaign built around the use of his executive powers to sidestep Congressional opposition.

Obama made his pledge after coming to a tentative agreement with China to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Worse yet, they have virtually unlimited money from taxpayers and from oil and gas investments (In the case of Soros, buying coal after Obama made the market drop) and they still are not winning.

«State Department under Obama made U.S. participation vital to Paris climate pact,» The Washington Times, May 18, 2017.

The writing is already on the wall in America where I understand that President Obama made no reference to the climate in his recent State of the Union Address.

The page also states that the former secretary of state will «deliver on the pledge President Obama made at the Paris climate conference» and will not rely on «climate deniers in Congress to pass new legislation.»

President Barack Obama made inroads with other countries - China in particular - toward new international agreements to roll back global carbon emissions, progress activist groups have worried will be undone by a Trump presidency.

Nevertheless, as Obama made clear on March 9, «(m) edical miracles do not happen simply by accident.

President - elect Donald J. Trump has long pledged to undertake a profound policy shift on climate change from the low - carbon course President Obama made a cornerstone of his eight years in the White House.

Artist Statement «A mosaic portrait of President Barack Obama made out of American flags and based on the actual map of the United States.»

It was during his speech at a General Electric gas engine plant in Wisconsin on January 30th that President Obama made his off - the - cuff remark about art history being useless.

Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention went viral Monday night for allegedly copying parts of a speech Michelle Obama made eight years earlier at the Democratic National Convention.

Though the thawing of diplomatic tensions arguably began in 2009, when President Obama made it easier for Cuban - Americans to visit and provide financial assistance to relatives in Cuba, the country truly opened up only in the last year:

In doing so, President Obama made travel ever easier.

He was a gift from Sen. Edward Kennedy, and helped fulfill a promise President Obama made to his daughters.

The progress that President Barack Obama made fixing the student loan repayment process and forgiving student loans...

President Barack Obama made a startling revelation about his finances while trying to connect with younger voters on the campaign trail by saying that he and Michelle had only paid off their college loans eight years ago.

President Obama made it a reality in late 2009, by pushing for educational debt forgiveness as part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Malia Obama made gap years buzzworthy.

The PAYE and REPAYE plans stem from a campaign promise Obama made as he courted young voters, telling them he would provide relief on their student loan payments and help better manage their debt.

Obama made the concept of the presidential book bump a regular phenomenon.

Back in February, Kathleen and I ran into each other at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where President Obama made the important business case for investing in America's roadways, railways, runways, and transit systems.

Obama made a promise when he ran in 2008.

But that promise, which echoes a campaign pledge Obama made in a 2008 speech, might not square with the new NCLB waiver requirements he outlined.

Upon election, Obama made a clear shift in appointing Duncan.

The race is considered among the most important to win by the Democratic Party and was one of 13 state legislative races in which President Barack Obama made an official endorsement on Friday.

The standards themselves are the product of working groups set up by the National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers and other non-profits funded primarily by the Gates Foundation, but President Obama made it clear that his administration wants to force adoption.

What Obama made sound like a revolution seems more like a slog, such accounts and recent reports indicate.

In the middle of a recession that was not of his making, a recession that was handed to him when he took office as president, Obama made education a priority.

He and President Obama made a joint appearance at a Miami school last month.

Candidate Obama made a point of touting his openness to school vouchers and got much credit for doing so.

Upon his election, President Barack Obama made it clear that he opposed the program and attempted to starve it of funding, though Republicans in Congress have kept him from eliminating it altogether.

Barack Obama made history by becoming the first African - American President of the United States.