Sentences with phrase «u.s. federal level»

NOW has successfully lobbied to have per - mile insurance legislation introduced in Pennsylvania and Texas, and it has been proposed at the U.S. federal level (Auto Choice Reform Act of 1997).

The International Center for Technology Assessment is working at both the international and U.S. federal level to get sound oversight for synthetic biology.

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U.S. household debt rose to a level not seen in five years in the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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.»

But there has been no discussion of America's corporate consolidation during the debates, nor of funding levels at federal government organizations like the NIH, DARPA or the U.S. Department of Energy.

The federal government's 2013 budget unveiled Thursday contains a select few initiatives aimed at reducing costs at the household level including efforts to close the U.S. - Canada price gap for young families.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a major military buildup suffered a setback on Thursday when the House of Representatives put plans on hold to fully fund the federal government through next Sept. 30 and instead resorted to temporary measures freezing spending at current levels.

NEW YORK, Feb 5 - The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Monday as the U.S. bond market selloff levelled off after the 10 - year yield hit a four - year peak on worries that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates faster to counter signs of wage pressure.

The U.S. federal sentencing process is a point - based system, where the nature of the offences, mitigating factors and other elements are plugged into a sort of mathematical equation to arrive at a numerical «offence level» score.

Bond prices fell, sending the yield on the U.S. 10 - year Treasury note to its highest level in four years, following newly released minutes from the U.S. Federal suggesting bullish sentiment among policy - makers and signalling more interest rate hikes ahead.

Essentially, the memo makes it clear that while marijuana is illegal at the federal level, the U.S. government will rely on states where cannabis is legal to enact tough laws.

Meanwhile, a coalition of almost two dozen state attorneys general is suing the FCC at the U.S. Court of Appeals, demanding a federal - level rollback of the agency's decision.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

The yield on 10 - year U.S. notes took a stab at the psychologically important 3 % level before pulling back on Monday as strengthening inflation prospects added to expectations of a more hawkish approach from the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve said the price - earnings ratios for U.S. stocks were «close to their highest levels outside of the 1990s» in its «Monetary Policy Report» released last month.

Canaccord Genuity said in a note that the move could position Namaste for a potential TMX listing, as the stock exchange has threatened companies with possible delisting over any pot - related operations in the U.S., where marijuana is still illegal at the federal level.

One reason the Federal Reserve (Fed) has delayed initiating its first rate hike in years: Headline U.S. inflation has been persistently running below the stated 2 percent level the central bank seeks to target.

Indeed, U.S. debt levels are higher now than they've ever been, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Summary: The Federal Reserve will pump $ 600 billion more into the U.S. economy and keep interest rates at historical low levels.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is almost certain to hike interest rates Wednesday to the highest level in a decade: 1.5 to 1.75 percent.

Concerns about global trade tensions between China and the U.S. and the fear that the stellar earnings could be as good as it gets for stocks are all combining to undermine the sort of confidence that was in abundance during last year's run of repeated records for equity benchmarks, as the U.S. economy enters it ninth year of expansion and as the Federal Reserve moves to normalize monetary policy from crisis - era levels.

SSE Holdings will continue to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as such, will not be subject to any entity - level U.S. federal income tax.

The U.S. Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im) is a vital federal agency that levels the global playing field by providing financing tools for buyers of American - made products when commercial financing is not available.

Congress just held a hearing on the nomination of former Congressman Scott Garrett to lead the U.S. Export - Import (Ex-Im) Bank — the federal agency that helps level the playing field for American workers against aggressive foreign competition.

«As noted in our past reports, regulatory oversight is fragmented across multiple regulators at the federal level, and also involves regulatory bodies in the 50 states and other U.S. jurisdictions.»

SCH was treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and as such, was not subject to any U.S. federal entity - level income taxes.

Central banks such as the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) use monetary policy tactics, including interest rate moves and increasing or decreasing the monetary supply, to try and influence the level of inflation, stimulate the economy and spur employment.

So when U.S. inflation rises to this level, the Fed will likely raise the federal funds rate.

The Federal Reserve's monetary policy has helped spur the U.S. housing market in recent years, because it has indirectly held long - term mortgage rates near record - low levels.

Last Thursday, the Office of Financial Research (OFR), part of the Federal boondoggle created under the Dodd - Frank financial reform legislation in 2010 to foster the illusion that the government was reining in risk on Wall Street, released a new study showing almost unfathomable levels of systemic and interconnected risk among the too - big - to - fail banks that cratered the U.S. financial system in 2008 and has left our economy still struggling to right itself.

Last week, the yield on the 10 - year Treasury note broke below 1.70 %, the lowest level since the spring of 2013, despite an upgrade in the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) assessment of U.S. economic conditions.

While not exactly hitting the Federal Reserve's revered 2.0 % annual inflation target, it was apparently close enough to create more jitters in the bond market, with the yield on the U.S. Treasury's benchmark 10 - year note immediately climbing seven basis points to 2.91 %, its highest level in more than four years.

As for what this means for the timing of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike, data about the U.S. economy on balance exceed the reasonable measures a «data dependent» Fed might require to move off of «emergency interest rate» levels, as BlackRock's proprietary «Yellen Index» of labor market / economic conditions shows in the chart below.

At the same time, the number of U.S. banks fell last year to the lowest level since federal regulators began keeping track in 1934, according to the Federal Deposit Insurancefederal regulators began keeping track in 1934, according to the Federal Deposit InsuranceFederal Deposit Insurance Corp..

Interest on U.S. treasury bonds and savings bonds is taxable on your federal return, but it's usually tax - free at the state level.

The Federal Reserve, which uses its benchmark funds level to control rates in the U.S., has been hiking on a regular basis but is expected to move slowly.

As in the case with public education, then, the U.S. judicial system (especially at the federal level) has played a religious role.

Wine Institute is the only U.S. organization working at the local, state, federal and international levels to initiate and advocate public policy that enhances the ability to responsibly produce, promote and enjoy wine.

And it's true that marriage matters today in the U.S., because it grants those who tie the know more than 1,100 perks and protections — and that's just at the federal level.

«By relying upon existing data, we streamline operations, reduce payment errors and improve the efficiency of operations at the federal and local level,» U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.

Would - be swimmers will still get advisories up and down the lakefront letting them know if bacteria levels exceed federal water quality standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Evidence - Based Model Crosswalk to Benchmarks: Model Alignment With Benchmark (PDF - 641 KB) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & Health Resources and Services Administration (2011) Describes the Affordable Care Act Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), and how the act responds, through evidence - based home visiting programs, to diverse needs of children and families in at - risk communities through collaboration at the Federal, State, and community levels.

As of now, regulations regarding nutrition and physical activity practices in child - care settings are limited and vary widely among and within U.S. states (the regulation of formal child - care settings primarily occurs at the state level though Head Start programs, which are subject to federal performance standards).

At the federal level, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing important leadership with the first - ever National Summer Food Service Program Week: «Food That's In, When School Is Out.»

Federal officials don't track how many people in the U.S. have been harmed, but a recent government study estimated 410,000 babies are born each year at risk for mercury poisoning because of high levels in their mothers» bodies.

O'Brien and her colleagues met Friday with representatives of the U.S. Department of Education in talks about incorporating standards in the federal levels for emotional learning programs.

A given member of the U.S. House of Representatives or of the legislature of a state represents (in theory) only the people of their own district, giving the people of that district influence in federal or state - level decision making.

It's ABSURD to suggest that ANY U.S. court (at the federal or state level) is going to suddenly ignore over 200 years of American legal precedent and decide a case based on Islamic law.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called on U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to meet with New Yorkers who have struggled because of low - level marijuana arrests and said the time has come for the federal government to legalize the drug.

In the U.S. the states are the fundamental building blocks of the federal system and so, since senators represent states at the national level, they are pivotal in creating policy.