Sentences with phrase «by key legislators»

This panel will discuss the possibility for a bill similar to the Modernization of Derivatives Act to emerge this Fall, the process for such a bill to move forward, and the substantive issues under consideration by key legislators.

Comments by key legislators at the hearing and in a recent interview suggest that the legislation has a good chance of winning Congressional approval.

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Cuomo worked the levers of state government by meeting with key Republican legislators behind closed doors.

Plochocki, a fiscal hawk, passed a key Conservative Party litmus test by voting against pay raises for the county executive and legislators in December 2015.

Jan. 15 - As of mid-day, Sen. John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, and Magnarelli, the two key state legislators from Syracuse, had not been briefed by Syracuse University on the proposal.

ALBANY — On top of higher - profile disagreements over education and tax policy, legislators threw several darts at Governor Andrew Cuomo in the one - house budget resolutions they adopted last week by de-funding key administration initiatives.

Further, teacher union opposition, and concerns expressed by key non-Milwaukee legislators, make legislative approval unlikely.

Further comment on the Wisconsin situation would not be warranted but for the continued assertion by Governor Jim Doyle and key legislators that the state is a serious contender for RTTT funds.

ProgressNow, by the way, was one of the key players in ousting school reform - minded Michigan legislator Paul Scott from his statehouse seat earlier this month and has decried Gov. Rick Snyder's efforts to allow for the expansion of charter schools and school choice....»

The reauthorization of ESEA would force legislators to make key changes in the law that helps transform public schools into high - quality learning centers by recognizing the shared responsibility among local, state, and federal governments.

The apotheosis of educational romanticism occurred on January 8, 2002, when a Republican president of the United States, surrounded by approving legislators from both parties, signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act, which had this as the Statement of Purpose for its key title:

By contacting your legislators on key education issues, staying in the loop for future opportunities to act, attending a ConnCAN event or supporting us financially, you can be a critical partner in our work for Connecticut kids.

By contacting your legislators on key education issues, staying in the loop for future opportunities to act or supporting us financially, you can be a critical partner in our work for our state's kids.

According to Salon.com, which obtained over 300 emails of personal messages between lobbyists and Canadian officials, the CEA is part of a sophisticated public affairs strategy designed to manipulate the U.S. political system by deluging the media with messaging favorable to the tar - sands industry; to persuade key state and federal legislators to act in the extractive industries» favor; and to defeat any attempt to regulate the carbon emissions emanating from gasoline and diesel used by U.S. vehicles.

This technical meaning of the term has begun to be used in a legal sense by vendors of the public key infrastructure, which in turn has tended to confuse legislators.

Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy said negotiations were close to complete but halted by «just a handful of words,».47 The primary sticking point for legislators and key stakeholders was the issue of how damages for infringement should be calculated.

Vermonters to influence key policy debates affecting children and families — by contacting their legislators, writing letters to the editor, or sharing research and data in community meetings.

Realtors ® will also be reminding legislators that while Realtors ® support tax reform, it can not happen by diminishing the real estate tax provisions that are an essential component of a vibrant housing market and key driver of the economy.

«These legislators have consistently provided strong leadership on key housing issues by working to keep banks out of real estate, expand federal homeownership programs for veterans, and support an affordable housing tax credit, among other crucial issues for our members.»