Sentences with phrase «bill national federation»

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But small business groups such as the National Federation of Independent Business and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are vocal opponents, and have lobbied extensively to fight the passage of wage reform bills in Congress.

Complaints from small business owners like McMillon are why the National Federation of Independent Business, an advocacy group, supported the bill.

Earlier in the week, Conservative MP John Williamson, a former national director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, introduced a private member's bill which would revoke the pension of any parliamentarian found guilty of a crime which carries a two - year maximum penalty.

Originally, the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) stood against the bill, claiming it would be detrimental to small business owners.

The change was enough to win support for the House bill from a key holdout, the National Federation of Independent Business.

These bills have support from influential allies and former opponents such as the National Retail Federation (NRF), Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), Walmart and Amazon.

Bill Dunkelberg, the chief economist of the National Federation of Independent Business, told the newspaper,

Most recently, the National Association of Manufacturers, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Gaming Association and National Grocers Association have come out in support of the bill.

In its detailed response to the Government's draft Local Transport Bill, the British Motorcyclists Federation have said that the Secretary of State is much better placed to take decisions that have a national relevance such as those on road - pricing schemes.

The committee which had the Attorney - General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN); and the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, as members were initially billed to submit its report to Buhari on May 8 but could not do so because the President left the country on May 7 for medical follow - up in London.

The ratings from the National Federation of Independent Business especially hit the Republican - led Senate, where the GOP conference out of solidarity approved a budget bill containing the minimum wage increase after a contentious internal debate.

«These bills have been opposed by a diverse coalition of groups ranging from the Business Council and the National Federation of Independent Businesses to the New York Conference of Mayors and the New York State School Boards Association.

Also, the National President, National Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. John Onyebueze, chided the Senate for allegedly throwing away a bill that would have set up the office of the Surgeon General or Chief Medical Officer of the federation, which would assess the health status of any political office holder and give authoritative statements on their health status.

Beaudet's retreat should restore some community faith, said Bill Tholl, president and CEO of HealthCareCAN in Ottawa, the national federation of hospital and academic health care organizations.

The government should also convene a national summit to develop a new «health and life sciences action plan,» argues Bill Tholl, president and CEO of HealthCareCAN in Ottawa, the national federation of hospital and academic health care organizations.

By contrast, the Carnegie task force included a generous representation of public education's political establishment: the presidents of both national teacher unions (the National Education Association's Mary Hatwood Futrell and the American Federation of Teachers» Albert Shanker), two state education superintendents (California's Bill Honig and Minnesota's Ruth Randall), an ed school dean, the New York Times «s lead education columnist (Fred Hechinger), and the ubiquitous John W. national teacher unions (the National Education Association's Mary Hatwood Futrell and the American Federation of Teachers» Albert Shanker), two state education superintendents (California's Bill Honig and Minnesota's Ruth Randall), an ed school dean, the New York Times «s lead education columnist (Fred Hechinger), and the ubiquitous John W. National Education Association's Mary Hatwood Futrell and the American Federation of Teachers» Albert Shanker), two state education superintendents (California's Bill Honig and Minnesota's Ruth Randall), an ed school dean, the New York Times «s lead education columnist (Fred Hechinger), and the ubiquitous John W. Gardner.

Manuel, Washington Post - «How Gates Pulled Off The Swift Common Core Revolution»»... Bill Gates was de facto organizer, providing the money and structure for states to work together on common standards in a way that avoided the usual collision between states» rights and national interests that had undercut every previous effort, dating from the Eisenhower administration... The Gates Foundation spread money across the political spectrum, to entities including the big teachers unions, the American Federation of Teachers... Read More

The bill has so far failed to secure the endorsement of both the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, the country's two largest teachers» unions.

Ms. Smith eventually endorsed the bill, and so did Randi Weingarten, the federation's national president.

Parents are outraged over news that a lobbyist for the American Federation of Teachers bragged about watering down an education - reform bill at the AFT's national conference last month.

While many of those programs are undoubtedly valuable, the major donor to the American Federation of Teacher's national Innovation fund is Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation.

The American Federation of Teachers union is unveiling a seven - figure advertisement campaign ahead of Dec. 9, a day that the group has billed as a «national day of action» against the education reform movement and push alternative solutions.

Hartford House is a luxury boutique hotel with a host of awards under its belt: National Top Ten Delux Restaurants 2008, voted in Top Billing's Top Six Boutique Hotels in 2008, Gold Achiever Award winner at Indaba International Travel Show, voted KwaZulu Natal's Number One Restaurant by Federation of Hotels South Africa, to name but a few.

Additional funding for this exhibition is provided in part by a grant from the Western States Arts Federation, with support from the participating state arts agencies, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Bill and Robin Weiss of Jackson, Wyoming.

«This effort to solve global warming puts to rest all the excuses for doing nothing: This bill is bipartisan, it achieves environmental goals by encouraging innovation and American ingenuity, and its flexible approach is supported by industry,» said Mark Van Putten, president of the National Wildlife Federation.

«Thanks to the significant tort reforms enacted during last session by the Wisconsin Legislature and Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin's litigation climate has improved and the state is a better place to do business,» said Bill G. Smith, President of the Wisconsin Civil Justice Council (WCJC) and Wisconsin Director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

Written Testimony in Support of AB 773 / SB 645 John H. Beisner — U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform Mark Behrens — American Tort Reform Association Bill Smith — National Federation of Independent Business, Wisconsin Chapter Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Multiple organizations, including the Consumer Electronics Association, National Retail Federation, National Association of Manufacturers, and companies including Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Cisco Systems, Intel, Oracle, and Verizon, have put their weight behind the bill.

Members of Congress joined today with Planned Parenthood Federation of America to speak out against the House leadership's assault on women's health, including proposals to completely eliminate the National Family Planning Program (Title X) and pass the Pence bill to bar any federal funds going to Planned Parenthood for health care of any kind.