Sentences with phrase «because state leaders»

That's because state leaders have raised income limits on participating families, many of whom could already afford private school.

In Texas, those same individuals are not eligible for Medicaid coverage because state leaders chose not to accept federal funding for Medicaid expansion.

If this all sounds familiar, it's because state leaders had a very similar system with slush funds in the past.

Not exact matches

The U.S. can borrow until Aug. 2 after reaching the US$ 14.29 - trillion limit because of «stronger - than - expected tax receipts» and «extraordinary measures» such as suspending the sale of bonds for state infrastructure projects, Geithner said in a letter to congressional leaders.

Bad leaders live in an eternal state of chaos — you don't know what they are thinking (due to their lack of communication) and you don't know the plan (because they are so disorganized).

by Steve Davis In the decades - long battle against cannabis prohibition, when growing and possessing cannabis was illegal everywhere in the United States, a handful of brave soldiers stood out as leaders in the battle — and all of them were persecuted because of it.

The United States is failing because its leaders (corporate and government) have become corrupt and greedy.

The people you list were totalitarian leaders of nations who happened to head governments that did not endorse or give support to any religion as a matter of Marxist instruction because the state HAD used religion since the beginning of history to take advantage of people.

They say that the Islamic state would be a theocratic state dominated by the Mullahs — the conservative religious leaders — and that the shari`a can not be enforced under modern conditions because the very attempt to enforce it would undermine the economic structure of the state based on modern finance and banking.

In 1981 it orchestrated the assassination of Egypt's president Anwar al - Sadat, not only because they viewed him as the apostate leader of an apostate state, but also because he dared to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979.

This is not unlike the political leader resigning from office, because the janitor, with whom he had neither contact, nor any relationship with, sold state secrets to the enemy.

Neville i mentioned those people only because the discussion was talking about dominionism the combination of the church and state as a governing rule all those people were government leaders all of them suffered in there own way.Its was the suffering that prepared them for the roles that they were to play and there faith in God was what helped them get through.We are made stronger in our weakness no matter how important or unimportant we may appear to others.I guess it is easy to fall into the lie about political involvement that its hard to make change but some people have had a huge impact.Really it is God who deserves the praise he is the one that creats the opportunitys to make impact on the world as in our strength we can do nothing.In hebrews the great men and woman of faith there are those that seemed unimportant to the world and many suffered for there faith Our Lord knows everyone by name and every small act of faith we do he remembers because we do it out of our love for him that is what the christian walk is about living for Jesus and sharing that love with others.brentnz.

Worship leader Donna Akodu is also a donor and she stated: «I've become a blood donor because to love is a verb, love propelled me to do something.

Local religious leader, Jerry Datim told WWM: «Political leaders in the state have failed to protect the people from the Fulani attackers because they fear that President Muhammadu Buhari may move against any politician that goes against the Fulani, who are Buhari's kinsmen.»

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

A lay leader of a men's class in a metropolitan church recently refused to allow industrial problems to be discussed before his group because, said he, «the situation in the United States is all right — ninety - eight per cent right.»

Mitt Romney will be a much better leader than the current «lead from behind» President Obama, because Gov. Romney has proven he can get things done, even in a heavily Democratic state.

Jim Jarman, marketing and sales leader for the Ingredients Team at Land O'Lakes, Inc., stated that Anderson Partners Food Ingredients was hired «because we were very impressed with their depth of food ingredient experience and past successes.

- Advice: I referred this mom to a LLL leader in her area because she stated she could not afford continued visits with a lactation consultant.

d) Just like people in wealthier states choose to «invest» more into interpersonal relationships, business leaders have accomplished something in the field of business and search for a different kind of satisfaction - and party members elect them simply because they are famous / successful.

The United States considers itself a natural leader for deep space exploration in part because of Strategic Culture: the «Frontier Spirit,» which was at the core of the U.S. westward expansion in the 18th and 19th centuries has an outer space successor, the «High Frontier.»

«The reality is nobody really thought we'd be talking about these issues because of the person who is now holding the office,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins at a news conference this week pushing a bill that would require the release of Trump's state tax returns.

«But if you say that you will not agree to anyone criticizing you because they have never been in your position, then you are someone we should put a big question mark on and not look at you as a leader at all,» she stated.

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among others.

«Because Rory Lancman has been a leader to take the «for sale» sign off our State government, I'm to endorsing him today because he'll continue to lead that charge when he gets to WashBecause Rory Lancman has been a leader to take the «for sale» sign off our State government, I'm to endorsing him today because he'll continue to lead that charge when he gets to Washbecause he'll continue to lead that charge when he gets to Washington.

But the governor and legislative leaders agreed to postpone the State of the State to Jan. 21 because of the extenuating circumstances of former Gov. Mario Cuomo's death.

That garnered a lot of attention, in part, because it came at a time when state leaders sought to use the test results in teacher evaluations.

The concept of the trifecta is important in state lawmaking because in many states, the governor, senate majority leader, and house majority leader play decisive roles in the legislative process.

«While some of our members have differed in the past on some of the specific issues in the New NY Agenda, the Executive Committee unanimously takes this position because we understand and accept Andrew's point that this is a pivotal moment in the history of this state, similar to the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when leaders in the labor, civic, business and political arena must put aside their individual agendas for the good of the entire state.»

«President Buhari and the APC were only engaged in a smearing campaign against our leader because they don't want any opposition to speak against all their anti-peoples» policies,» Ishola stated.

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson said his 32 - member majority conference will be voting «yes» on the budget extender bill next week — even if it includes public employee furloughs, as Gov. David Paterson has threatened — because he is «not in the business of shutting downs state government.»

Brought to statewide attention because of her whistleblowing on ethical violations by state Republican Party leaders, [1] she won election in 2006 by first defeating the incumbent governor in the Republican primary, then a former Democratic Alaskan governor in the general election.

«I think we have to figure out some of the motivations behind it, because if we specifically followed every step along the way — legal guidance — and did what other mayors and other leaders have done for years and years under the laws of this state, following the letter and spirit of the law,» de Blasio said.

John Scott, a leader of DPD, said, «Downtown Progressive Democrats voted to endorse Brian Kavanagh because we need a reliable progressive Democrat fighting for our community in the State Senate.

«It is now an undisputable truism that Umuahia south is now the base of concentration because of the blunt refusal of the APGA leader in Umuahia south to join the ruling party in the state after all undue persuasions from many angles.

«I think he should apologise to the President because his comments were in bad taste as a religious leader,» he stated.

According to him, it was not within the purview of the current government or any government to sponsor religious leaders or Christians as a whole on pilgrimage because it is a deviation from the core mandate of the state.

On allegation by another ex-militant leader, Africanus Ukparasia, alias «General» Africa that he bombed pipelines, Tompolo said he alerted the public that some aggrieved All Progressives Congress, APC, members in Bayesla and Delta States wanted to destroy national assets in the Niger Delta and finger him because of the outcome of the Bayelsa State governorship election.

As final voting was taking place on Thursday, Cuomo told reporters in Sullivan County he had called the state's GOP House delegation and got the same answer: They were voting for it because their party leaders told them to.

Abe's statement, titled: «The APC must distance itself from the show of shame going on in Rivers State» said: «I have decided to address you this afternoon because it has become clear that my party, the All Progressives Congress, has reached a point where it must take a decision either to live up to the values of our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, and do the right thing or abandon our values and destroy our soul in order to please man.

One of the provisions that Paterson is proposing could be dubbed Joe's Law», because it addresses some of the problems brought up in former State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's federal corruption trial late last year.

In a swing across Central New York today, Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, says it's important that New York is be a leader by passing the agenda that ranges from health care to economic issues, because states are where women's issues are languishing.

Stringer made the comment at a Harlem rally calling for fractured state Senate Democrats to unify and make Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins majority leader of a house where the Dems come November are expected to again have the majority but not control the chamber because nine breakaway Dems are aligned with the Republicans in a leadership coalition.

That's because the public hasn't held state leaders more accountable at the voting booths.

Seemingly confirming that no coalition had been discussed, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has stated that the reason his party voted for Leanne Wood was to send a message to Labour — not because of any sort of coalition deal — adding that «Labour had no divine right to assume the first ministership».

Flanagan also called for an end to state oversight of Nassau County's finances, which began 17 years ago: «I think NIFA [Nassau Interim Finance Authority] needs to go away» because county voters have no oversight of the state entity whereas they can vote county leaders out of office.

Because of a July Supreme Court ruling on the «honest services» statute (often used to prosecute allegedly corrupt politicians), former State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's two felony convictions will likely be overturned, federal officials conceded yesterday.

That's because Republican Dean Skelos of Long Island resigned as leader of the state senate on Monday after being brought up on federal corruption charges.

Because Nassau's elected leaders have been unable to manage the finances, the county's state oversight board, the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, has imposed a control period for the past six years.

But you won't hear a senior leader of the state Independence Party — which espouses those high - minded views on its Web site — utter one critical word about the disgraceful behavior of politicians in Albany, because he's holding down a $ 100,000 - a-year job working for Brooklyn state Sen. Carl Kruger.