Sentences with phrase «debating key legislation»

Not exact matches

Kruger was also a key yes vote in the same - sex marriage legislation, which included a speaking role during the Senate debate (Kruger was outed by The New York Post after he was charged).

But attempts to engage Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a debate about the pros and cons of the legislation might be better spent in more low - key settings.

I feel that this is a key safeguard that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) must debate before the final legislation is drafted.

Although federal legislation has stressed the standardization of student learning, researchers continue to debate several key aspects of these students» high school experiences, specifically, school size, curriculum focus, school structure, and philosophical mission.

«Assemblyman Singleton understands the need for greater student achievement in public education and his legislation initiates the debate on many key issues such as independent authorizing authority and greater accountability for New Jersey's public charter schools,» read the statement.

MYTH: The main problem with education is the lazy or incompetent teacher, who is protected by corrupt unions and supervised by out - of - control local school councils, so the key to reform is a system of rewards and punishments and the dismantling of rights to organize (as with state legislation currently under debate).

The Story of Cap and Trade, not unlike The Story of Stuff, hopes to serve as an educational tool to illuminate the shortcomings of this strategy and spark debate surrounding this key component in the climate legislation conversation.

When lawmakers were hammering out major Wall Street reform legislation last year, one of the key debates was over a skin - in - the - game provision for residential mortgage lenders.