Sentences with phrase «calling federal representatives»

While a lot of this talk of calling federal representatives is well - intentioned, often people miss out on a whole other part of the political process: interacting with local and state representatives.

By emailing or calling your federal representative, you can help draw attention to the importance of auto safety and the need to strengthen the NHTSA's ability to respond to dangerous manufacturing defects and prevent them from becoming fatal.

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Yet in December, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called for a «do - not - track» system, and several privacy bills affecting the collection and use of personal data were introduced in the House of Representatives this year.

OPINION: With federal governments seemingly in campaign mode 24 - 7, calls for fixed four - year terms for the House of Representatives make sense.

Specifically, these modern tribunes would be entitled to veto one piece of congressional legislation, one executive order and one Supreme Court decision; to call one national referendum, over any issue they wish (only two - thirds votes of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives may render the statute unconstitutional); and to initiate impeachment proceedings against one Federal official from each of the three branches of government during their term of office.

«What I believe here is that this gives the backing to the MTA and the Long Island Rail Road to stop payments, and as I've been reading in the news and hearing on the news is Amtrak, after the governor and our national representatives... have gotten together calling on Trump for federal funding, which I fully support, Amtrak came out and said that they have the money to do this fix,» said state Sen. Elaine Phillips, the bill's sponsor who also chairs the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.

Following the incessant killings of Nigerians by suspected killer herdsmen with no solution at hand, a House of Representatives hopeful for Ughelli and Udu Federal Constituency, Comrade Akpokona Omafuaire, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign, stressing that,» He is incompetent.»

The Cuomo administration has begun an investigation into Health Republic, and state and federal representatives have called for an investigation of DFS to find out if the executive branch should have seen this collapse coming.

A coalition including cooling industry representatives and environmental activist Erin Brockovich called on the state to enforce federal water regulations, regularly test the water supply and improve New York's water infrastructure, as data show the state has the highest number of Legionnaire's disease cases in the nation.

At 9 a.m., actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, NYC Councilman Robert Corny and representatives of the groups Black Lives Matter and The Coalition for African Peace and Justice hold a news conference to call for federal officials to send humanitarian aid and take further action in response to attacks in Nigeria by supporters of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

A member of the House of Representatives, Suleiman Kwande, representing Jos North / Bassa federal constituency, called on the Federal Government to investigate the kifederal constituency, called on the Federal Government to investigate the kiFederal Government to investigate the killings.

At 1 p.m., IDC lawmakers will hold a news conference to call on federal representatives to block right - to - work legislation and announce a four - point IDC Labor Protection Plan to combat anti-worker legislation being pushed at the national level, RWDSU Headquarters, 370 Seventh Avenue, New York City.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and a representative of the Yoruba Unity Forum, Chief Dipo Jemileyin, have called for the restructuring of Nigeria's federal structure in line with the country's peculiar circumstances.

There are indications that the call by members of the House of Representatives on the Federal Government to reopen unresolved politically...

«We want a full and complete investigation at the state level and at the federal level,» said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who recently joined with other members of the House of Representatives to call on the DOJ to take over the case.

State Premiers tender advice to State Governors for Federal Senate elections, in response to the Prime Minister's advice to the Governor - General to call a Federal House of Representatives election.

There are indications that the call by members of the House of Representatives on the Federal Government to reopen unresolved politically motivated murder cases in the country with a view to -LSB-...]

The member Representing Nsukka / Igboeze South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Right Honourable Patrick Asadu has called peace coexistence among Nigerians irrespective...

On 2 March, representatives from 50 countries met in Brussels at the invitation of She Decides, an initiative to push back against the so - called global gag rule, which denies US federal funding for non-governmental organisations that provide or discuss abortions.

On 2 March, representatives of more than 50 countries met in Brussels at the invitation of She Decides, an initiative launched by Dutch minister Lilianne Ploumen to push back against the so - called global gag rule, which denies US federal funding for non-governmental organisations that provide abortions or discuss the procedure.

The OMB director gets to make the final call on filling both the federal seats and the representatives from the external research community.

Federal law also mandates the periodic administration of tests in selected subjects to a representative sample of students in 4th and 8th grade as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called «the nation's report card.»

The U.S. House of Representatives has called for a federal study on the status of arts education in the schools, to be undertaken by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the U.S. Department of Education.

Consistent with these reports, the House of Representatives has passed a budget resolution that calls for a more than 8 % cut in federal spending.

In letters to the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, New Leaders joins 29 organizations, along with educators and parents across the country, in calling for the maintenance of federal accountability regulations.

The call for Congressional hearings — addressed to Senators Lamar Alexander and Tom Harkin of the Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, and Representatives John Kline and George Miller of the House Education and Workforce Committee — states that high - stakes testing in public schools has led to multiple unintended consequences that warrant federal scrutiny.

Your first step should be to call the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at 1 -877-IDTHEFT to file a complaint and get a representative there to help you assess the situation and determine whether law enforcement needs to get involved.

But instead of best representing consumers who called their loan servicer for help to make sure they were on track for their federal student loans to be forgiven the suit alleges, «instead of helping borrowers by giving them correct information, Great Lakes customer service representatives routinely gave incorrect information to borrowers who inquired as to their eligibility for the PSLF program.»

FDIC Indymac Loan Modification Program If you haven't received a letter also may call [phone] to talk with an IndyMac Federal representative to see if you qualify for the new loan modification program.

Write letters or call your local, state or federal government representatives, urging them to not support such legislation.

Friends of Animals is calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a federal animal cruelty statute aimed at ending crushing, a heinous act in which animals are tortured and maimed.

The Utah House of Representatives approved a resolution yesterday that questions global warming and calls on the federal government to not proceed with legislation regulating carbon dioxide emissions.

A group of eight Republican senators has sent a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative and other federal agencies calling for utility - scale solar panels to be exempt from the Section 201 tariffs.

A long - term Republican budget plan released this week by Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin calls for drastic cuts in federal spending on energy research and development and for the outright elimination of subsidies and tax breaks for wind, solar power and other alternative energy technologies.

The Detroit News reports that Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, is calling for an independent federal investigation based on irregularities in the fatal shooting.

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The meeting called at the instance of National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on 25th May 2016 where the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), representative of the Honourable Minister of Health, Federal Ministry of Education, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria were in attendance; certain issues bothering on the nomenclature Pharmaceutical Technologists, the curriculum and the accrediting body for polytechnic graduates of pharmaceutical Technology were raised.

2005 to 2006: Financial Services Representative II — Fidelity Federal Bank and Trust, West Palm Beach, FL Provided exemplary new account service and support, pre-screened new applicants for credit worthiness, and applied proven sales techniques through follow up calls to potential new clients.

Be An Advocate: Call your state and federal representatives and let them know how important investment in early childhood education is to you.

To do your part to help make RPAC No. 1 in terms of contributions to federal candidates this year, call NAR's RPAC representative, Joe Quigley, at 202/383 -1158, or E-mail him at [email protected].

In a letter obtained by the media on Wednesday, more than 160 lawmakers in the House of Representatives called the federal regulator's mortgage proposal «overly burdensome government dictate» and said that the proposal would reduce the availability of affordable mortgages.