Sentences with phrase «comprehensive reform of»

Looking ahead, Congress is expected to take on comprehensive reform of health insurance, infrastructure investment, and climate change — all issues impacting real estate and the real estate profession.

The long - term viability of America's housing finance market requires comprehensive reform of the secondary mortgage market.

The possibility that Congress will succeed in a comprehensive reform of the federal tax code has lessened the value of the federal LIHTC, the most important tool to finance new affordable housing development and recapitalize older affordable housing properties.

On Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R - MI) released his long - awaited discussion draft for comprehensive reform of the tax code.

Contrary to your characterization of a «deafening silence,» we have been aggressively advocating for comprehensive reform of both entities over the past five years, offering written proposals for change.

Just two years later I was given the opportunity to expand the Children's Law Reform Act to implement comprehensive reform of child custody law, which eventually came into effect in 1982.

We don't have an income tax and the initiative which would have swapped out the carbon tax for a drop in the sales tax, introducing an element of uncertainty that scared off many like me who support comprehensive reform of our state tax system, including an income tax on those most able to pay.

And rather than a comprehensive reform of its market structure, the Public Service Commission appears focused on more specific technologies and issues.

If the administration pushes for a new program to help states expand pre-K without addressing the need for a comprehensive reform of the existing total package of federal pre-K spending, a chance for real reform will have been lost.

Joe also works to achieve comprehensive reform of chemicals policy in California and in the United States, which involves intensive study of the REACH legislation in the European Union, the proposed U.S. Kid's Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 and the California Green Chemistry Initiative.

An all - star cast of educational leaders gathered this morning to push for a comprehensive reform of U.S. science and math education.

For the last several years, CEJ has co-anchored the statewide Getting Our Money's Worth coalition, a broad - based coalition that advocates for comprehensive reform of economic development in New York State, including a specific focus on Industrial Development Agencies.

It should be clear that it is time for the State to seriously engage in a comprehensive reform of its ethics laws.

David said comprehensive reform of the criminal justice system is needed and that Cuomo has «accomplished much reform,» but put the onus on the city.

We need comprehensive reform of immigration laws in Congress, but New York should provide leadership where it can,» said Hawkins.

State of the State: Gov. Cuomo Once Again Calls for Public Financing In his 2013 State of the State Address on Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reemphasized his support for comprehensive reform of the state's campaign finance laws including effective disclosure, lower contribution limits, and public financing.

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First, the reform should be comprehensive enough to deal with the fundamental issue of punitive marginal tax rates on high - income earners.

Senate Republicans have expressed skepticism about the House's version of health care reform, the American Health Care Act, and have struggled to unite disparate moderate and conservative factions on comprehensive legislation.

However, in this instance, they should pay attention as the building blocks of comprehensive tax reform are subtly being laid.

Comprehensive tax reform is a once - in - a-generation accomplishment, the sort of legislative achievement that every politician wants but few will get.

«The electoral advantages of anti-immigrant politics will only shrink over time, suggesting that Republicans should at some point — perhaps before the next presidential election — begin to embrace comprehensive immigration reform,» says Mark Price, a labor economist at the Keystone Research Center, a nonpartisan economic policy think tank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

In 2013, comprehensive immigration reform passed the United States Senate, raising hopes of undocumented aliens that they would have a «path to citizenship.»

The expectation of comprehensive immigration reform has emboldened undocumented aliens living in the United States to seek reunification with children they left behind in Central America.

Sen. Rubio has discussed immigration during debates, but has not been asked about his participation in the so - called «Gang of 8,» which led a bipartisan push for comprehensive immigration reform just two years ago.

In recent years, the senator has shifted from advocating comprehensive immigration reform to a stance that puts border security first, though with the possibility of a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants after 10 to 12 years.

Once the darling of the Tea Party, Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has faced an intense backlash of criticism from the conservative wing of his party over his support for comprehensive immigration reform.

The National Review's criticism of immigration reform apparently doesn't extend to Grover Norquist, the GOP's beloved anti-tax crusader who has spoken out in favor of comprehensive immigration reform.

Since the November 2012 elections, they see a willingness of Silicon Valley executives to go along with a bigger, more comprehensive reform bill, Emily Lam, senior director of federal issues for Silicon Valley Leadership Group, says.

Without comprehensive immigration reform, which President Barack Obama estimates could lead to an expansion of up to $ 250 billion in economic output, this effort marks the latest in a patchwork of initiatives proffered by the administration.

«How can companies be giving massive amounts of money to the Democratic party, when it's going to be the Republicans that get through comprehensive tax reform?»

THE National Competition Council this week released a comprehensive stocktake of reforms undertaken by various State governments, as part of their yearly review of progress by States in implementing reform under the Hilmer competition policy agenda.

This wasn't unexpected, since the market was rising in just the right mix of conditions: Volatility as measured by the Cboe's index was at historic lows, the GOP was set to pass the most comprehensive corporate - tax reform in decades, and economies around the world were in growth mode.

The majority of small - business owners want to see comprehensive immigration reform include a way for newcomers to the U.S. to achieve permanent legal status.

In 2013, he voted with his party against comprehensive immigration reform, an issue that's critical to the growth of the agricultural and tech sectors.

Epilogue: the limits of «comprehensive» reform, 1965 — 2010.

Steven Mnuchin, Trump's candidate to run the Treasury Department, has stated that comprehensive tax reform will be an immediate priority of Trump's administration, and that his focus as Treasury Secretary will be stimulating economic growth and creating jobs through tax reform.

Zuckerberg, who has been making political headlines with his political advocacy group, FWD.us, has been lobbying members of Congress to push for comprehensive immigration reform.

This priority has given rise to an ambitious and comprehensive agenda of reforms to make the global financial system more resilient.

But if they do, they should do so in the context of comprehensive reform that addresses all potential interactions, weighs the costs and benefits, and follows the example in Chairman Camp's Tax Reform Act of 2014 to responsibly pay for any new or extended provireform that addresses all potential interactions, weighs the costs and benefits, and follows the example in Chairman Camp's Tax Reform Act of 2014 to responsibly pay for any new or extended proviReform Act of 2014 to responsibly pay for any new or extended provisions.

Many of the provisions are similar to the Invest Visa provisions of the comprehensive immigration reform bill of 2013 which I thought was a very good Startup Visa bill.

The authors address these questions and provide a comprehensive overview of what an RMB clearing hub is and how it fits into existing developments in currency internationalization, policy reform in China, and the positioning of cities in a changing global economy.

NRF supports practical, comprehensive immigration reform that addresses the needs of both employers and today's transient workforce, particularly when businesses seek to hire highly skilled workers whose talents are a commodity in the global economy.

The package includes dozens of smart tax changes that belong in any comprehensive tax reform package.

He must do this in part because of recent tax changes in the U.S.; in part, because the current income tax system is an impediment to growth; and in part, because he needs to show that he understands the importance of comprehensive tax reform, and remains committed to it despite last year's mistakes.

In March 2015, The ESOP Association submitted comments on comprehensive tax reform to three of the Senate Committee on Finance's Tax Reform Working Group on Savings & Invesreform to three of the Senate Committee on Finance's Tax Reform Working Group on Savings & InvesReform Working Group on Savings & Investment.

In a widely anticipated move in the tax world, House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R - MI) has released a comprehensive tax reform discussion draft after both tax - writing committees had released a number of discussion drafts dealing with specific sections of the tax code.

Basel III is a comprehensive set of reform measures designed to improve the regulation, supervision and risk management within the banking sector.

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling spoke out yesterday on the need to enact comprehensive housing finance reform and acknowledged that a final package would likely contain some kind of federal backstop.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) called on Congress today to move swiftly to implement comprehensive reforms to the nation's h...

After Fannie Mae announced today that its fourth quarter earnings plummeted by two - thirds and CEO Tim Mayopoulos said that a lack of a capital cushion could trigger a future draw from the U.S. Treasury, NAHB Chairman Tom Woods issued the following statement calling on Congress to swiftly act on comprehensive housing finance reform: