Sentences with phrase «amid national calls»
The overhaul comes amid national calls for school lunch reform, though Congress this week blocked many of the tougher federal standards that had been proposed for 2012.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to the US - Mexico border, amid what his administration called a «drastic surge of illegal activity on the southern border.»
Call for imported grape ban amid Red Blotch concerns West Australian Nationals MP Vince Catania is calling for an immediate halt to American grape imports to allow new research on Red Blotch Virus (RBV) to be considered...
The national farming unions of Scotland and Wales, alongside Farmers For Action (FFA), this week called on dairy companies and cooperatives to show commitment to dairy farmers, amid speculation that farm gate prices are under threat.
The Democratic Party is calling for party unity amid heightened tensions between Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders's supporters and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic National Committee chairwoman.
In his liberal - themed speech, Malloy called on the state legislature to send a message to the nation that Connecticut stands for fairness, amid growing national inequity and unfairness.
Once a source of national leaders of both political parties, New York state has descended into a bizarre, riveting spectacle of corruption and political debasement, with its governor facing calls to resign as well as new charges of accepting illicit perks and lying under oath, the dean of its congressional delegation giving up his gavel over corruption charges and another House member announcing he won't run again amid allegations of sexual harassment.
Amid an increasingly passionate nationwide debate over gun safety, the National Rifle Association on Sunday rejected President Donald Trump's call for a federal ban on rifle sales to those younger than 21, but a spokeswoman sought to play down the disagreement, suggesting Trump could change his mind.