Sentences with phrase «bipartisan support from»

Strong and secure bipartisan support from all levels and persuasions of government, as well as the community sector will be critical to success.

With bipartisan support from all of the major political proponents at the Federal level, we have achieved the first major milestone in the journey ahead.

This bill has had bipartisan support from the beginning.

As a result, Congress tried again in 2014 and came close to achieving meaningful reform with a proposed law called the Innovation Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a large margin, and which enjoyed bipartisan support from influential Senators like John Cornyn (R - Tx) and Chuck Schumer (D - NY), as well as President Obama.

The bill, which was openly written with the help of lobbyists, has now gotten bipartisan support from one of the chief opponents of clean energy reform from the Democratic side of the aisle — any guesses on who it is?It's our friend, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D - AR)-- she has cosponsored the amendment, popularly known as the Dirty Air Act, and seeks to protect the interests of heavily polluting industries.

RGGI launched in 2008 with bipartisan support from 10 states.

By prematurely locking up large areas of resources from both research and development, despite bipartisan support from communities and states for offshore development, this administration is forfeiting our success.

The Every Student Succeeds Act, which received strong bipartisan support from both houses of Congress, will directly affect nearly 50 million students and their 3.4 million teachers in the nation's 100,000 public schools.

including leaders in New Jersey's worst performing school districts, The OSA has received bipartisan support from political leaders such as Newark's Democratic Mayor Corey Booker and New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie.

Despite receiving bipartisan political support, including leaders in New Jersey's worst performing school districts, The OSA has received bipartisan support from political leaders such as Newark's Democratic Mayor Corey Booker and New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie.

It is great to see charters getting such bipartisan support from members of the Senate and Assembly.

In 2001, the union couldn't overcome bipartisan support from congressional leaders, reform - minded governors, business leaders eager to hire well - educated workers, and civil rights advocates who saw NCLB as a natural extension of Brown v. Board.

To have even a shot at working as intended, this requires bipartisan support from a range of state officials and buy - in or acquiescence from educators, parents, and voters.

With widespread bipartisan support from such ideological opponents as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, as well as the business community, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in 2010 the standards sailed remarkably fast through adoption in 40 states and the District of Columbia.

NSF has traditionally received bipartisan support from Congress, which has translated into growing budgets despite the overall pressure to trim federal spending.

A year earlier, bipartisan support from Congress had given the new administration what seemed to be a powerful new tool to do it, a law calling for «advanced biofuels.»

The budget, «if enacted, would significantly damage the nation's role as the global leader of research and innovation, and would roll back years of bipartisan support from Congress,» said Benjamin Corb, public affairs director for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Rockville, Maryland, in a statement.

That proposal, which would draw hundreds of thousands of dollars from the county's savings account, received unanimous, bipartisan support from the Legislature this afternoon.

Katko's bill has bipartisan support from two New York colleagues, Rep. Brian Higgins, a Democrat, and Rep. Peter King, a Republican.

The idea won bipartisan support from leaders including Higgins and Senator Charles Schumer.

«Raise the age has bipartisan support from DAs and local law enforcement, but it's been blocked for years,» Wisneski said.

Doug Muzzio, professor of political science at Baruch, acknowledges that it is unique to see a New York City mayor, let alone de Blasio, with bipartisan support from the legislature on any issue.

It also enjoys bipartisan support from lawmakers led by the Republican Christie and Democratic Lesniak.

Not exact matches

The bill, announced by McConnell and supported by a bipartisan group of senators, would «legalize hemp as an agricultural commodity and remove it from the list of controlled substances.»

But while the USA Freedom Act has support from both parties, it also faces bipartisan opposition, so the chances of passage in either the House or the Senate remain unclear.

Progressives and many 2020 presidential hopefuls in the Senate have lined up against the legislation, while some moderates and those from rural states support it and seek to hold it up as an example of their ability to work in a bipartisan manner.

With last - minute support from Maryland's Republicans, the House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill Friday to raise the nation's debt ceiling, but the high - stakes hunt for a bipartisan plan that could pass both chambers of Congress was set to...

This proposal has perhaps the most bipartisan support of all gun - control measures floated recently, including from the president himself.

Changes to background check procedures have received bipartisan support since the Parkland shooting, including from President Trump, but the Florida bill does not address them.

Even though former President Jimmy Carter did not attend because he was on «a private trip overseas,» first lady Rosalyn Carter was recovering from a recent surgery and President Trump watched on TV from Mar - a-lago, the photo is a rare image of such a large collection of presidential families coming together for a moment of bipartisan support.

The recent report from the National Commission on Children achieved unusual bipartisan support for a $ 1,000 - per - child tax credit proposal.

The bill, which garnered strong bipartisan support, is also expected to pass the Senate, and would address what its sponsors consider a discriminatory practice that keeps federal disaster money from religious groups.

Congress passed updated healthy school lunch standards, based on recommendations from pediatricians, with overwhelming bipartisan support to help reduce our country's childhood obesity epidemic and ensure kids are able to get nutritious food at school.

Rep. Tom Reed, a GOP lawmaker from the Southern Tier, introduced a bill that also includes bipartisan fixes; Schumer said he supports a similar bill in the Senate.

Support for moving the primary away from Sept. 11 has been historically bipartisan in Albany and the Democratic - led Assembly has previously approved a bill to move the date.

The secretary of veterans affairs, David Shulkin, the only holdover from the Obama administration, for a year enjoyed rare bipartisan support in Washington as he reformed his department, but now officials in the Trump administration are trying to replace him.

From Franklin D. Roosevelt to Richard Nixon, there was a bipartisan support for maintaining New Deal social liberal programs.

As expected, most of the Citizens Union - sponsored event focused on the candidates» reform agendas, with strong support from all for legalizing gay marriage, bipartisan redistricting and full public financing of campaigns.

Squadron and Kavanagh's bills to close the LLC Loophole passed the Assembly with broad bipartisan support in 2015, including Speaker Carl Heastie, but were blocked from a full Senate vote by the Senate Majority.

Here's the supporting documentation Rep. Charlie Rangel's team is preparing in hopes of convincing his House colleagues to reduce his punishment for being found guilty on 11 ethics charges from censure, as was recommended by a 10 - person bipartisan committee, to reprimand.

With less than 24 hours before the polls open and New Yorkers consider an amendment to expand casino gambling, the pro-casino group New York Jobs Now released two TV ads Monday highlighting support from newspaper editorials and bipartisan backing.

For all the bipartisan appeal of having conservatives flock to his side, Mr. Cuomo also risks losing support from backers of traditional Democratic causes.

Updated at 12:35 p.m. ET on 7/16 Washington (CNN)-- An effort to remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command received a bipartisan boost Tuesday as conservative Republicans joined the bill's main backer, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, to voice their support for the measure.

Two bills with bipartisan support in the State Legislature would create a list of companies that are boycotting Israel and then deny them state contracts and investments from the state pension fund.

In addition to the new charitable funds, New York is decoupling provisions in its tax law from the federal revenue code — moves that have broad, bipartisan support and would have resulted in a «stealth tax» to New Yorkers.

At 1:30 p.m., Rep. John Katko will be joined by local business owners, working parents, and Chambers of Commerce from across NY - 24 to announce bipartisan legislation that he has introduced in the House to support Central New York working families, Pioneer Warehousing & Distribution, 7640 Edgecomb Dr., Liverpool.

A bill with bipartisan support in the state Legislature would create a list of companies that are boycotting Israel and then deny them state contracts and investments from the state pension fund.

Also at 11 a.m., elected officials and supporters of New York is Music will join with video game industry professionals from around the state to urge Cuomo to sign bipartisan legislation that supports the creation of thousands of jobs in the two industries, Million Dollar Staircase, stet Capitol, 3rd Floor, Albany.

Still, he argued that the opposition mainly comes from politicians from outside the five boroughs, and that it enjoys bipartisan support within the city limits — including business leaders who were «very forceful» in stressing the importance of mayoral control to the State Senate.

The amendment, sponsored by Rep. Chris Collins, is working its way through the committee process and has bipartisan support, including support from local Democratic officials Rep. Brian Higgins and County Executive Mark Poloncarz.