Sentences with phrase «with federal politicians»

With federal politicians like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump and even Capital Region native Rep. Elise Stefanik, R - Willsboro, acting to block or undo progress in curbing greenhouse gas emissions, fulfilling the commitments of the Paris Climate Accords rests increasingly with state governments.

Not exact matches

This is not surprising, coming from the Federal politician voted to be the one Canadians were most likely to want to have a beer with.

When federal politicians finally did intervene in health care with the passage of Medicare in 1965, the insurance company model had been developing for decades.

On one hand, they admit that the Federal Reserve has always been political to a certain extent, and it has always clashed with politicians.

It's been my view since circa 2003 that «they» would hold up the system with printed money and credit creation until every last crumb of middle class wealth was swept off the table and into the pockets of those in position to do the sweeping: Corporate America, the very wealthy («wealthy» = enough disposable cash to buy a few politicians and Federal judges) and the political elite — the latter of which are compensated pawns for the first two cohorts.

This tax - the - middle - class - more reality contrasts with the political rhetoric we hear from federal and provincial politicians, who have talked up their fealty to middle - class finances.

Federal politicians on the campaign trail are scurrying to align themselves with beer drinkers, and to place the blame on

With increasing worry about terrorism, food safety has now become a priority for the government, and politicians are talking about consolidating the various federal inspection programs into one agency that would be responsible for policing the nation's food supply.

«After spending time with police officers on ride - alongs, meeting with politicians on the state and federal level and grassroots organizations fighting for human rights, it's clear that our criminal justice system is still crippling communities of color through mass incarceration.»

So, after watching your federal politicians foist upon Amtrak in 1976 a long neglected Northeast Corridor with no continuing funding mechanism to repair and replace deteriorated infrastructure, this now is solely Amtrak's problem?

«As a former federal prosecutor, Todd started his career taking on corrupt politicians from both parties, and we need someone with that independence working to clean up Albany and restore New Yorkers» faith and trust in their state government,» Rice said.

Because no one knows what is really happening, it's difficult for anyone, except a federal prosecutor with the power of the FBI behind him, to hold the politicians accountable.

City Council Watch has previously covered the nexus of Latino politicians, including Espaillat, Melissa Mark - Viverito, and Julissa Ferreras, all of whom in apparent conjunction with their political consultant MirRam Group, wrote letters demanding federal action on Herbalife.

Defense attorneys thus far have attacked Singh's credibility as a government witness and sought to use his own words against him — in part by playing secretly made recordings in which Singh says he has no story about politicians to share with federal investigators and Mangano gave him «nothing» for gestures such as hiring Linda Mangano.

While local governments, the state of New York, and the federal government continue to work to make the sale and possession of designer drugs like bath salts illegal, there's one politician who says this is the wrong way to deal with the crisis.

Huntley, who pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court in January to stealing $ 87,000 in state funds from a phony charity, agreed to wear the wire between June and August 2012 to record conversations with seven politicians and two political staffers.

Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced in May to 12 years in prison, along with a fine and forfeiture of more than $ 6 million, after a federal jury found him guilty of a host of corruption charges related to two bribery schemes in which he received millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.

Cody testified in Manhattan federal court that Levy introduced him to Silver, and that the then - powerful politician's first investment with his firm was $ 25,000 in January 2007.

A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the corruption trial of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and one other politician because of conflicts with the jurors» schedules.

Republican Long Island Congressman Peter King today rued his ex-colleague Anthony Weiner's sudden return to the national stage — even as he acknowledged the trove of emails federal agents found on a laptop the disgraced Brooklyn politician shared with his estranged wife, top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, could lift GOP fortunes next week.

Dorego, who is cooperating with federal authorities, is known for his access to politicians, according to the New York Times.

In April 2010, Rep. Meeks officially notified then - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D - CA) he had been served with a subpoena for documents issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; press reports said the subpoena was tied to the federal corruption probe into the nonprofits tied to Rep. Meeks and other Queens politicians.

For example, in June 2013, former state Sen. Shirley Huntley (D - NY), who cooperated with federal agents and taped other New York politicians suspected of corruption, said she agreed to a plan to invite suspects to her home so they could be taped, but when federal agents suggested inviting Rep. Meeks, she told them he only «meets in parks» and would be unlikely to come.

This covers politicians who want access to public funds and the entire civil service structures at the federal and state level who despite being largely ineffective, corrupt and a drain on scarce public funds (with salaries and emoluments) have no productivity or performance objectives.

April 17, 2014 • Farmers in the parched Central Valley are joining forces with farmworkers and a broad cross section of politicians to pressure the federal government to offer relief.

Charged with setting the scene, the first Season showed how Nucky dealt with corrupt politicians, showgirls and an increasingly demented federal agent played by Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, Take Shelter).

American Hustle is the story of a con artist (Bale) and his partner in crime (Adams), who were forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians — namely, the volatile mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey.

Penned by Eric Singer, the film will tell the true story of a famed financial con artist (Bale) and his mistress / partner in crime (Adams) who were forced to work with an out of control federal agent (Cooper) to turn the tables on other con artists, mobsters and politicians.

Schifter, who spent several years working on Capitol Hill advocating for students with disabilities, teaches a course on federal education policy, and requires students to role play a variety of actors, from politicians to community activists, to better understand how policy becomes law.

Leaders of business and industry high - jacked the backlash and used their clout with federal and state politicians to engineer a souped - up version of traditional schooling.

The current era of corporate education reform began with the 1983 publication of the Reagan administration's report A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Education Reform, prepared by a committee of prominent professors, politicians, teachers, and business executives.5 Not only did the report attack many of the equity - minded federal education reforms that preceded it, A Nation at Risk also manufactured a narrative of public education in crisis, steeped in the language of Cold War military paranoia: «If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war,» the authors wrote.

Venture capitalist friends were helping me with politicians, who came on board and were talking with the California state and federal governments about upcoming desalination projects and how we might be able to save them money on their new large scale initiatives.

Commencing on or about Nov 22, 2009, Penn State received «numerous communications (emails, phone calls and letters)» from «University alumni, federal and state politicians, and others, many of whom had had no relationship with Penn State» making a variety of accusations against Mann, including accusations of «destroying records».

Even with the support of federal and state politicians, Tesla would still be reporting losses were it not for its ability to profit off of other auto manufacturers in California.

What we do about pricing and dealing with climate risk — and how politicians argue about it in federal election cycles — may be very much in play.

Given the sheer volume of the communications to Penn State, the similarity of their content and the variety of sources, which included University alumni, federal and state politicians, and others, many of whom had had no relationship with Pel1l1 State, Dr. Eva J. Pell, then Senior Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, was asked to examine the matter.

The fact that the federal government gives multibillion dollar handouts to some of the nation's most profitable companies doesn't sit well with anyone except the oil industry and the politicians who love it.

No Federal politician or NGO leader with common sense would indicate the possibility of an increase being needed.

The SCOTUSblog short list is mostly federal judges with a few elite professors and politician thrown in, though I do see a handful of state judges, too.

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including judges, politicians, department leadership / staff, federal agencies, state / local governments, nonprofit / private sector organizations.

Addressing the SDOHs required the PHN to develop relationships with federal and state politicians as well as local governments and mayors.

«In these tough economic times, and with our federal deficit already exploding, it is appalling to see politicians completely disregard the challenges women and families face in accessing affordable health services,» said Richards.

As extremist politicians in Washington continue their attack on women's health, seeking to block Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds, women and families across the country will gather to show they stand with Planned Parenthood and the critical health care provided to millions of women across the country every year.

CREA noted the engaging work that NSAR does to equip its more than 1,700 members with knowledge of federal government issues — including monthly updates, a new and expanded government relations committee and expanded engagement with local, provincial and federal politicians.