Sentences with phrase «u.s. house support»

Republican leaders in the U.S. House support legislation to nominate Yucca Mountain as the storage and disposal location for high level waste and spent nuclear fuel.

Not exact matches

Restaurant chains Waffle House and Bojangles are encouraging U.S. fans to boycott Belgian waffles to support the USA World Cup team.

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday took a step toward passage of tax legislation that is a top White House priority, setting up a likely decisive vote later this week even though it was unclear if the bill had enough Republican support to become law.

Burns, who has recently been giving Trump credit for diplomatic efforts with China and North Korea, said the White House needs to separate any U.S. response in Syria and the American relationship with Russia, which has been militarily supporting the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The new center — GSK's first dedicated vaccine R&D facility in the U.S. — will house 12 vaccine development programs, including projects supporting its candidate shingles vaccine, for which GSK applied for FDA approval in October.

Trump's comments, delivered at a White House news conference, illustrate the political minefield he will navigate in September as he tries to draw support for disaster recovery funds but wages a bitter fight with lawmakers from both parties about whether U.S. taxpayers should finance the creation of a wall that he has long promised Mexico would fund.

In a policy statement after a two - day meeting, the central bank acknowledged hints of strength in the U.S. housing market, but reiterated a pledge to continue supporting growth even as the recovery picks up.

«The Office of Single Family Housing will endorse new loans under current multi-year appropriation authority in order to support the health and stability of the U.S. mortgage market,» according to a post on the federal Housing and Urban Affairs» website.

In January, the Chamber sent a letter to the House of Representatives strongly supporting the passage of MTB to «preserve American jobs and improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers.»

A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston with the support of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee accuses five investment houses, the Bank for International Settlements, and top officials of the U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. Federal Reserve Board of conspiring to suppress the price of gold.

That means support of the quest for a new international economic order and willingness to share generously the tremendous profit the U.S. has been getting out of the region — sharing through substantial financial aid for public works, food, education and housing projects.

Ten U.S. senators, unhappy with a proposed House bill on religious persecution, are supporting rival legislation that they believe will do a more effective job of protecting religious freedom globally.

The vast majority of the United States Congress — including 77 U.S. Senators and 296 Members of the House — supported the war before it began.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

In support of improving national recycling data U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing, June 27, 2012

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

From iconic coffee brands such as Maxwell House and Gevalia to refreshing Crystal Light, Capri Sun and more, Bev1 Brands offers products, equipment, merchandising and service support to the U.S. foodservice industry.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, mentioned as a potential White House contender in 2020, told The Nation she supports a government - backed jobs guarantee.

«The fact is, John Boehner is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and by God, we're happy to have his support and why not?»

Balter not only is the designated candidate of the local Democratic parties, but also has gained support from some high - profile New York Democrats, including Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, a onetime House and gubernatorial candidate, and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

The U.S. Defense Department is finalizing a lease on a privately owned apartment in Trump Tower for the White House Military Office to use for supporting the president without providing any benefit to Trump or his organization.

As the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote this coming Thursday on the Republican plan to replace Obamacare with the American Health Care Act, a proposal limiting New York state's funding formula for Medicaid is getting some bipartisan support.

Jeffries, on the other hand, had widespread support from the other New York representatives in the U.S. House, along with greater campaign coffers.

The New York Housing Conference Inc., a real estate - backed nonprofit group, has expressed political support for U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley's housing proposals that pivot the Government's commitment away from public housing and that offers a tax credit solution to tenants facing a rent Housing Conference Inc., a real estate - backed nonprofit group, has expressed political support for U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley's housing proposals that pivot the Government's commitment away from public housing and that offers a tax credit solution to tenants facing a rent housing proposals that pivot the Government's commitment away from public housing and that offers a tax credit solution to tenants facing a rent housing and that offers a tax credit solution to tenants facing a rent burden.

In a fundraising email on Wednesday, Sanders announced he has endorsed three U.S. House candidates who support him in the presidential race and are seeking the Democratic nomination to run for Congress.

N.Y. — As the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote this coming Thursday on the Republican plan to replace Obamacare with the American Health Care Act, a proposal limiting New York state's funding formula for Medicaid is getting some bipartisan support.

Americans are much more likely to support limiting the amount of money that U.S. House and Senate candidates can raise and spend for their campaigns.

Since the unaired 2005 footage from «Access Hollywood» emerged on Friday, dozens of Republicans, including Arizona U.S. Sen. John McCain and House Speaker Paul Ryan, have either withdrawn endorsements or indicated that they would no longer support the billionaire real estate developer and reality TV star's bid for the White House.

U.S. Rep. John Katko said today he won't support any plans by the Republican - controlled House this week that would lead to a shutdown of the federal government.

Schneiderman's office will be partnering with Enterprise Community Partners and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation — two nonprofit organizations focused on creating affordable housing in the U.S. and community development — to facilitate the program.

Cullen, who supported Trump's rival Jeb Bush during the race for the Republican presidential nomination, also represented Tom DeLay, a Texas Republican and former majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, during the investigation into corrupt Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

This year's slate of candidates have received full support from the County Democratic Party: Mark Powers for State Supreme Court justice, Mike Derrick for U.S. House of Representatives, and Hillary Clinton for president.

For a second day Rob Astorino continued castigating Andrew Cuomo for his comments supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in it's continuing dispute with Westchester County, holding a press conference at New Castle's Town Hall.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) supports campaigns of Democratic candidates for the U.S. House.

Queens Councilman Donovan Richards, chairman of the Council's Public Safety Committee, pointed to the irony of John Boehner, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, who is a Republican, now supporting marijuana legalization.

But like U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who represented a conservative - leaning House district before becoming a statewide elected official, Hochul has emphasized support gun control measures as lieutenant governor.

The members of the Rockland County Legislature's Budget and Finance Committee passed a resolution on Tuesday to urge the United States Senate and the House of Representatives to support a tax relief package proposed by U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (NY) and Robert Menendez (NJ) to aid individuals and businesses that suffered financial loss due to Hurricane Sandy.

With the support and endorsements of such California Republicans as Knight, U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Assemblymen Tom Lackey and Scott Wilk, Runner easily could prevent a run - off, just as she did in 2011.

(CNN)- Two of the three candidates running for U.S. Senate in Florida said Sunday that they support the revival of an $ 8,000 first - time homebuyer tax credit, but the Obama administration's housing chief said «it's too early to say» whether it will be offered again.

With Gov. Andrew Cuomo set to attend a Tuesday rally in Manhattan in support of turning the U.S. House Democratic, his critics from both the left and right emerged Monday to tweak him for wading into federal politics.

In the U.S. House races, independents supported Republicans more than Democrats by 7 %, but moderates supported Democrats more than Republicans by 16 %.

Despite getting the support of the Queens congressional delegation, the U.S. House voted 333 to 79 last Thursday to censure U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D - Astoria) for improperly soliciting donations, improperly using a rent - stabilized apartment and tax evasion.

U.S. Rep. John Katko, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, supported the short - term extension on Tuesday.

Memorialize the US Congress to support House Joint Resolution 29, the We The People Amendment, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to establish that only human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights, including the right to vote, and that money is property, not protected speech.

The leader of the House of Representatives and the highest ranking Republican in the county will be in central New York Monday to support U.S. Rep. John Katko's re-election campaign.

«I will not be a candidate for U.S. Senate this year, and with the voters support, I intend to serve my full term in the House of Representatives and not run for any other office until 2012,» Capito said in a statement.

One day after saying he was «leaning towards» supporting a major tax reform bill, U.S. Rep. John Katko told The Citizen that he will vote for the measure when it's considered by the House Thursday.

After U.S. Rep. John Katko announced Wednesday that he will support the House tax reform bill, a top New York Democrat urged him to reconsider...

U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R - Utica, is among House Republicans who oppose DACA but say they can't support Trump's action, saying any immigration reforms need to come from Congress.

U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, D - Long Island, a top Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, announced his support for Williams in December.