Sentences with phrase «about policy differences»

This isn't about the policy differences we have with all presidents or our disappointment in some of their decisions.

When Boris Johnson sought to usurp Ken Livingstone earlier this year, we heard far more about the Tory's «gaffes» over the years and the antics of Ken's race adviser Lee Jasper, than we ever did about their policy differences.

Not exact matches

«Based on opportunities, based on our partners» interest, if we can make a difference we'll try to do that on the policies we care about,» network co-chair Mark Holden said.

«In addition to my well known differences with Donald Trump on public policy issues, I have raised questions about his character after his comments on Prisoners of War, the Khan Gold Star family, Judge Curiel and earlier inappropriate comments about women.

If growth can not be boosted by monetary policy, and fiscal policy is «in the hands of a plutocracy more concerned about immediate profits as opposed to long - term vitality, then no Genie or Flavor Flav with a magic clock can make a difference.»

As an atheist I think it's important to know if your candidate picks his nose and eats the boogers, not that it makes any policy difference, but it is a charachetr difference, and if the candidate promotes his faith which includes baptizing dead jews whether out of guilt or love, I want to know about it so I can make an informed character choice on who I give my vote to.

I am often asked questions about differences between Democrats and Republicans with regard to U.S. policy in Central America.

Georgia Health News surveyed the state's 20 largest public school systems about their lead testing policies and found many differences in how school systems evaluated their water quality.

Asked about the difference in policy, Mark - Viverito said she hoped Hochul would reflect her new statewide standing, and pointed to the example of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who quickly evolved from prior positions as a gun rights supporter skeptical of immigration reform, after she was appointed to the U.S. Senate.

Take the personal allegiances out of it, and policy differences about public service reform are not an ideological argument to cascade down the generations.

«The only thing we ask for other senators who might be interested, the one thing you have to do is say you're interested in governing, in being serious about legislating, putting aside party partisan differences and really putting policy over partisanship.

Brown comes back strong, responding to a Cameron joke about him not knowing the difference between fiscal and monetary policy with some glib headmasterly tones and a couple of counter-accusations.

Cuomo and Miner have had their political differences in the past, but Miner spokesman Alexander Marion said «as she does before supporting any policy initiative, the mayor wanted to learn more about all sides of the issue.»

He said that this means that rather than respond to the Conservatives, or point out differences, Labour should instead talk about the relevance and importance of its own policies.

It is all about wrongheaded policies, too many round pegs in square holes, differences in reward and punishment in the fight against corruption, lack of consistency and transparency and above all, a clear absence of swift legal framework, and undemocratic practices.

«In this project, the youth will be making a difference in the community, they will be learning about an important community issue, and they will be learning about public policy through the survey.

Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «While the NUT has had a number of policy differences with the Conservatives, particularly over «free schools», Michael Gove has always been open to discussion with the union about his plans.

As Indiana lawmakers get ready to enter formal budget negotiations, Indy Politics talks with John Ketzenberger of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute about where there are similarities and what big differences the parties will have to work out.

They stressed that there were differences between the two parties and Clarke was particularly rude about the alleged policy incoherence and «sorcerer's savings» of the Lib Dems.

That is the premise of my piece in today's Daily Telegraph, though I also write that «if [David Cameron's Ministers] can't come up with the right policies for growth (and the Treasury's determination is in doubt) then shifting them about will make no difference».

It's been driving a lot of policy in the United States, and it's one of the reasons why we always doubted — and when I say we, I'm talking about professional social science — that police could make a big difference in crime rates.

The difference can not be ascribed to different cultural views about organ donation but rather whether the country in question has a policy that is opt - in (check this box if you want to donate your organs) or opt - out (check this box if you do not want to donate your organs).

«This really makes a difference in how we think about planning future population - level policies or programs that intend to reduce social inequalities in birth weight,» she said.

Both initiatives are struggling with issues about data sharing and differences between national policies in ownership and property rights.

But even if one supposes that he's not happy about it, his analysis of the difference between the Bush administration policy and the new Obama guidelines is mistaken at best, misleading at worst.

This lack of basic knowledge and confidence means that people are uncertain of the facts and the issues at stake, so that how the subject is framed makes an enormous difference in shaping judgments about policy preferences.

At a press conference, he said that he hoped the new report brings about the changes in government policy that are needed to make a difference.

As for viewpoint diversity, which I refer to as «learning through disagreement»: I believe we can and should do more to prepare our students — and ourselves as faculty and staff — to have meaningful and respectful conversations about education policy and practice across intellectual and political differences.

My book and trainings are about the specific actions, policies, and structures that make a difference in the real world.

Consider the sources: Response differences among teachers, principals and districts on survey questions about their education policy environment.

Bill Cibes made a fundamental difference then and does so now when he tells ConnCAN and the other «corporate education reformers» that we will not back down in our commitment and dedication to protect what is right about public education while we seek to develop and implement policies that make a real, honest and positive impact on the quality of education in our state.

A conversation on Facebook about reading became touchy yesterday, reminding me that you only need to scratch the surface to find serious differences when it comes to education and public policy.

«E4E helps to bridge that gap by bringing teachers from various backgrounds, schools and classrooms together to learn about the policies that impact them as educators, network with their peers, unions and key policymakers and take action by advocating for the policies that will ultimately make a difference to support effective teaching and improve student achievement.»

We hope you will continually emphasize the importance of accepting and understanding others, recognizing and celebrating individual and cultural differences, and engaging in civil, tolerant dialog even when there's disagreement about specific policies.

It's about making a life - changing difference for students by staying involved in all aspects of the work, ensuring that policies successfully reach classrooms, and keeping parents engaged in order to build lasting, systemic momentum focused on what's best for kids.

If you want to find out more about differences between Commercial and Personal Condo policies, our detailed article explains what the commercial condo policy covers, versus your personal condo insurance policy.

A national provider can rewrite your policy in your new state, transfer funds to the new policy, and answer all your questions about the differences between the policies.

«I think there's a sense that monetary policy can't have as big an impact as it could have had a decade ago,» he said, «meaning we are going to have to think about fiscal measures that can make a difference.»

Also known as, independent agents, we are helpful because of our work with multiple carriers and can better compare the differences between the policies, the benefits, and the premium prices of many insurers — and to then make a determination about which one is the best for you, your coverage needs, and your budget.

You should think about more, for one simple reason: If you cause an accident, and the loss is in excess of your policy limits, you're on the hook for the difference.

So far, we have spoken about how the costs difference between policies and how they can «increase» but we haven't actually seen any figures.

Learn about the differences between term and permanent life insurance, so you can decide which policy is right for your family.

Still, there are some key differences in the various types of permanent life insurance policies, so they're worth talking about further.

As the public face of The HSUS's new Breeders Advisory and Resource Council, Donnelly and McGriff provide input on public policy and help The HSUS raise awareness about the difference between responsible breeders — who breed happy, healthy dogs in clean, humane conditions — and puppy mills, factory - style facilities that focus on profit at the expense of animal welfare.

Protests in cities across the country are an indication that while his opponent and elected officials emphasize the strength of our democracy and the importance of a smooth presidential transition, much of the nation is concerned about more than the standard ideological disagreements and policy differences that surface when one administration turns the reigns over to another.

Most Republicans are skeptical about whether, in general, policies aimed at reducing climate change benefit the environment (72 % of Republicans and Republican leaners say these policies either make no difference or do more harm than good), and 57 % think such policies harm the economy.

Although different theories of distributive justice would reach different conclusions about what «fairness» requires quantitatively, most of the positions taken by opponents of climate change policies fail to pass minimum ethical scrutiny given the huge differences in emissions levels between high and low emitting nations and the enormity of global emissions reductions needed to prevent catastrophic climate change.

It makes no difference whether you believe we are talking about past and current WMO policies and practices or future such policies and practices.

When the policy solution emphasized a tax on carbon emissions or some other form of government regulation, which is generally opposed by Republican ideology, only 22 percent of Republicans said they believed the temperatures would rise at least as much as indicated by the scientific statement they read.But when the proposed policy solution emphasized the free market, such as with innovative green technology, 55 percent of Republicans agreed with the scientific statement.For Democrats, the same experiment recorded no difference in their belief, regardless of the proposed solution to climate change.As study authors Troy Campbell and Aaron Kay wrote in the introduction to their paper about this study, this shows «not necessarily an aversion to the problem, per se, but an aversion to the solutions associated with the problem.»

Although these extremes are both unlikely they represent about a 5 C difference in global temperature just from the chosen fossil fuel policy, and it is no wonder that energy policy has got the world's attention now because we can make that much difference despite what you read in op - eds, blogs and certain thinktank reports.