Sentences with phrase «u.s. policy job»

No decision has been made about who will take over the U.S. policy job permanently, and Egan could return to the role, Stone said.

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Deep policy divisions appear to exist between the business and labor groups: The report cites the «majority» of members preferring to focus on issues outside trade deficits in favor of a «mutually beneficial» trade deal, sentiments to which the labor union representatives dissent in favor of promoting U.S. investment and jobs.

The claim: Trump praisedExxonMobil on March 6 for making a $ 20 billion investment that will create 45,000 construction and manufacturing jobs in the U.S. «This is something that was done, to a large extent, because of our policies and the policies of this new administration, Trump said in a video on March 6.

A 2016 study examining 78 years of federal minimum wage hikes in the U.S. (between 1938 and 2009) showed no correlation between those increases and job losses, even in sectors most affected by such policies.

Nearly 4 million U.S. jobs have been lost since NAFTA took effect and since China entered the World Trade Organization in 2001, according to Robert E. Scott, director of trade and manufacturing policy research at the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washingtonpolicy research at the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in WashingtonPolicy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C.

Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Monday that uncertainty over Trump's trade and tax policies could lead automakers to delay investments in Mexico, and he confirmed plans to create 2,000 jobs at Fiat Chrysler's U.S. factories.

Trump's focus on U.S. automotive jobs, and uncertainty over what policies he may introduce, have been central topics of discussions among industry officials at the annual auto show.

The move is another step in Trump's «America First» policies in which he has tried to boost U.S. manufacturers and preserve American jobs.

«Today people move from job to job and they need a retirement benefit that they can take with them,» said Jeri Busch, director of military compensation policy for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Ken Bone (C), a power plant employee from Belleville, Illinois, waits in the audience to ask a question about energy policy and jobs during the presidential debate between Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, October 9, 2016.

Listing «problems» standing in the way of U.S. economic growth, Dimon cited American immigration policies that often prevent foreign college students from getting a job in this country after they graduate.

A few Fed policymakers worry the U.S. economy, which has delivered strong job gains but worryingly weak rates of inflation, could be stuck on a low growth path that requires low rates for years as well as new policy tools.

I plan to continue to collaborate with other leaders from diverse industries, who represent a variety of perspectives and beliefs, to help shape strategies and develop policies that foster a more vibrant economy and more jobs in the U.S.

Johnson, the former governor of a state that bordered Mexico, a U.S. trading partner that Trump regularly maligns, favors a more open immigration policy that would allow undocumented immigrants to get work visas to fill jobs that U.S. workers don't want.

Research by the Economic Policy Institute suggests that there may be less of a shortage of STEM workers than assumed by the bill's proponents, and loopholes in the bill will allow unscrupulous companies to use H - 1B visas to fill jobs with cheaper foreign workers when U.S. workers would do.

TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters)- Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday amid caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision and U.S. jobs data, although the dollar's rise against the yen and positive sentiment toward tech stocks helped curb some of the losses.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser told CNBC he believed the U.S. tax policy changes would be a «net positive» for job creation.

Twenty - three years later, scholars and policy makers often disagree about the impact that NAFTA has had on economic growth and job generation in the U.S..

This policy brief updates The Trade Partnership's March 5 policy brief to examine the potential net impacts on U.S. jobs across all industries of retaliation threatened by U.S. trading partners in response to the imposition of U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs.

I'm pleased to have been part of a very constructive discussion on how we can all work together on policies that support a strong and competitive U.S. economy, create jobs and address safety and environmental issues.

TOKYO, May 2 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday amid caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision and U.S. jobs data, although the dollar's rise against the yen and positive sentiment toward tech stocks helped curb some of the losses.

Wells Fargo stemmed the tide of the push for new financial restrictions on gun makers and sellers by stressing that it is not a bank's job to set U.S. gun policy.

This policy brief examines the potential net impacts on U.S. jobs across all industries of proposed steel and aluminum tariffs applied to targeted steel and aluminum imports from all countries.

Expectations for strong U.S. jobs data on Friday have been maintaining a bid for dollars, while timely survey data show that a cooling in economic growth is afoot, and ECB President Draghi gave dovish - tilting remarks following the central bank's April policy review last week.

The below chart illustrates U.S. oil production (in gold) vs. FED's balance sheet (in blue), and how overproduction from accommodative monetary policy resulted in the sharp decline in oil prices, creating a systemic risk that was again transmitted from financial and commodity markets to the real economy (in job losses and slow growth in Texas and other oil producing states, as well as the decline in headline inflation, pushing the Federal Reserve further from the price stability objective):

Most Asian markets were listless Friday as investors awaited key U.S. job data that could influence the Fed's interest rate policy.

In working with policymakers to help promote economic and job growth in the U.S., Business Roundtable helps to inform federal policy through research, testimony and correspondence with lawmakers.

The bi-annual award recognizes legislators whose voting record indicates strong support of policies that enable the U.S. foodservice distribution industry to create well - paying jobs, grow their businesses, and contribute to their local communities.

«Senator Alex Mooney has a demonstrated record leading on policies that promote job growth and a flourishing economy,» U.S. Chamber National Political Director Rob Engstrom said in a statement.

And although setting science policy won't be part of his job, don't be surprised if he weighs in on one important aspect of federal research policy, that is, how to foster innovation to improve U.S. competitiveness.

«If I were U.S. Secretary of Education,» Nancy Flanagan told Education World, «job number one would be to surround myself with the best advisors possible — outstanding classroom teachers — and then strive to put their expertise to good use in the policy arena.

To improve schooling, the U.S. has adopted the peculiar policy of hiring ever more teachers and asking them each to do the same job in roughly the same way.

The jobs report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on the first Friday of every month and the Federal Reserve's policy meetings — which take place every six to eight weeks — can be good indicators as to whether interest rates will increase or decrease.

A key driver is the improving U.S. economy, with its strengthening monetary policy, better jobs numbers and surging domestic oil production, all of which support a stronger U.S. dollar.

By embracing policies to better promote travel to and within our country, we can attract a greater share of the business and leisure travel market, which will mean billions of dollars more for our economy and hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs.»

Though the U.S. Senate missed a chance to expeditiously rectify an unnecessary regulation that could impact natural gas and oil production on federal lands, jobs and U.S. consumers, we trust supporters of domestic energy will focus on future opportunities to implement policies and commonsense regulations that ensure safe, responsible and abundant production.

America's energy revolution means... a United States that's more energy self - sufficient — less dependent on others, more secure in the world and better positioned to help friends abroad; economic growth and job creation — and with the right policy choices, a golden opportunity to secure American prosperity well into the future; and a stronger U.S. trading posture that, with energy exports, could benefit consumers

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and its members are united in support of a comprehensive policy agenda that energizes economic growth and job creation in the U.S., and are ready to help drive it.

The two parties tend to agree on the relative importance of economic issues when considering energy policies, with 56 % of Democrats and 59 % and Republicans saying that creating jobs within the energy sector should be a top priority, and 61 % and 71 %, respectively, saying the U.S. should focus most on keeping consumer energy prices low.

«With the U.S. hemp industry valued at an estimated $ 500 million in annual retail sales and growing, a change in federal policy to once again allow hemp farming would mean instant job creation, among many other economic and environmental benefits,» adds Steenstra.

«With the U.S. hemp industry valued at over $ 400 million in annual retail sales and growing, a change in federal policy to once again allow hemp farming would mean instant job creation, among many other economic and environmental benefits,» adds Steenstra.

Our recommendation is that we should abandon the sky - is - falling and phantom job loss tactic, and lobby the administration with several «asks,» that could include: MLP / REIT status for solar companies; fast - track permitting; reducing environmental studies; tax - free manufacturing zones in the interest of U.S. national security and to revitalize certain cities; a revision of accounting rules that penalize solar project owners; federal policy allowing net metering for homeowners and community solar projects; including solar in the upcoming infrastructure spending bill; and finally increased PV deployment on federal buildings.

The New Climate Institute analyzed the climate change commitments made by the U.S., European Union and China before the conference, and determined that those countries» climate change pledges would result in 1 million additional jobs by 2030 compared to current policies.

With the U.S. hemp industry valued at over $ 400 million in annual retail sales and growing, a change in federal policy to allow hemp farming would mean instant job creation, among many other economic and environmental benefits,» adds Steenstra.

Throughout his annual State of American Energy address, API President and CEO Jack Gerard struck the positive chords of possibility in an American energy era — possibilities dependent on our national leadership's ability to support «smart, responsible and forward - looking energy policies that promote economic growth, job creation and U.S. energy security and leadership.»

In that capacity, she advanced policies for deploying renewable energy, creating clean energy jobs and increasing energy efficiency in the U.S. and internationally.

As candidate and president, on eight separate occasions Barack Obama instructed Americans to «think about what's happening in countries like Spain [and] Germany» if they wanted to know what successful «green jobs» policies look like, and if they wanted to know what we should expect here in the U.S. from his agenda.

This study demonstrates how «green jobs» policy clearly hinders Spain's way out of the current economic crisis, even while U.S. politicians insist that rushing into such a scheme will ease their own emergence from the turmoil.

Amidst this week's dismal news that U.S. job growth is at a standstill, KQED's Forum hosts Breakthrough Institute Director of Energy and Climate Policy Jesse Jenkins to discuss Solyndra's failure and the future of U.S. energy and manufacturing pPolicy Jesse Jenkins to discuss Solyndra's failure and the future of U.S. energy and manufacturing policypolicy.