Sentences with phrase «do comprehensive reform»

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Comprehensive corporate tax reform sounds good politically, but is difficult to do in practice.

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.

The reality, though, is that, while Trump and Congressional GOP leaders still don't have a comprehensive, detailed plan for tax reform, the proposals they've put forth thus far have been found by independent analysts to disproportionately benefit higher - income taxpayers.

«Ideally what you want to do is comprehensive reform where you do both the corporate and the personal and bring rates down on both ends,» says Keating.

To see what's at stake, consider what the Senate's comprehensive reform bill, passed late last month, proposed to do.

McConnell did say repealing Obamacare is a «pretty high item on our agenda» along with comprehensive tax reform and achieving border security «in whatever way is the most effective.»

Comprehensive tax reform via the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, however, did not include changes relevant to virtual currency.

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.

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.

There is no doubt that comprehensive tax reform would be challenging and politically difficult, but this should not be used as an excuse not to do it.

«We can not tolerate pervasive and persistent misconduct at any bank and the consumers harmed by Wells Fargo expect that robust and comprehensive reforms will be put in place to make certain that the abuses do not occur again,» Janet Yellen said in a statement.

Evangelical leaders supported Obama's call for comprehensive immigration reform, but that doesn't mean that the debate among political activists is over.

The event was a culmination of a joint initiative of the Senate President and DFID's ENABLE 2 and GEMS 3 programmes and had been preceded by a comprehensive research into laws inhibiting businesses in Nigeria leading to specific legislative proposals to improve the business environment in terms of competition and consumer protection, transportation and infrastructure, improving MSMEs access to finance, reform of land use and construction laws and administration, doing business reforms amongst others.

After promising to deliver a comprehensive reform to Nigeria's business environment, he did it — with the passage of the re-enactment of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).

«I think if he had a magic wand, he'd do it,» Horner said of the governor's desire to pass comprehensive ethics reform.

«The speaker laid out a comprehensive agenda this week on issues like education, reproductive rights and criminal justice reform, so we have a lot of work to do here in Albany and that is what we will be focusing on,» said Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D - Bronx.

«Recycling Ed Cox and Rob Astorino's pathetic lies that hinge on the hearsay testimony of a convicted felon is a feeble attempt by Dean Skelos» heir apparent to distract from the fact that he, unlike Senator Kaminsky, doesn't support comprehensive ethics reform,» Azzopardi said.

In 2006, the White House supported and Republican - led Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform that would eventually allow millions of illegal immigrants to become citizens, but the House (also led by Republicans) did not advance the bill.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today is blasting the Assembly Majority's so - called «comprehensive» ethics reform plan that's really just a flimsy rehash of warmed - over proposals that will do little to fight corruption in Albany.

I was wrong and now I'm going to fight for what I believe we should be doing: comprehensive immigration reform and ending gun violence with common sense gun reform.»

There is no shortage of real solutions that our leaders can draw upon in enacting comprehensive change, instead of incremental reform, and in doing so give hope to the public that can trust can be restored.

«This bill does not address comprehensive immigration reform; instead it will restrict civil rights and further marginalize immigrant communities.

Watchdog Groups to Senate and Assembly: Don't Come Home Without Passing Comprehensive Clean Contracting Reforms

Under pressure from House conservatives opposed to comprehensive immigration reform, Speaker John Boehner said today, «I don't see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that doesn't have majority support of Republicans.»

«Senator Skelos and his conference don't want comprehensive campaign finance reform because they've figured out a way to collect tons of campaign cash from a wealthy few with very little oversight or accountability.

«It's important that we do ethics reform that is comprehensive and includes all branches of government,» the Yonkers Democrat said during a Capital Tonight interview last night.

«I want to make sure that we have a bill that's actually tracking through the legislation so that we have the time needed to do what we need to do in terms of reforming the Port Authority,» Lanza said, adding, «We're going work with him to make sure that the bill that gets to his desk this time around is even more comprehensive.»

The mayor gave comprehensive immigration reform as an example, which he said is a fundamental issue for New Yorkers given that the city has half a million undocumented immigrants, saying the reform «would do arguably more for New York City than any city in the country.»

«I think the delay that's being sought is justified, because you can't implement a comprehensive reform without being prepared to do it as effectively and as efficiently as possible toward achieving the objective.

And don't forget implementing one of the most comprehensive welfare reform packages in the country and, likely, the finest and most cost - effective health care program for uninsured youngsters in the entire country.

«The governor moving the goal post doesn't make it any easier for meaningful, comprehensive reform to pass,» said Horner.

«The costs of pensions are exploding all across the state, so it's not just a problem for New York City... We will be working on a comprehensive reform package as soon as we get the budget done.»

Dadey, with Citizens Union, says if Cuomo does not use his powers to try to steer the legislature toward more comprehensive reform, then he risks being seen as part of the problem.

In another use of executive action to advance his education reform agenda, Cuomo earlier this month announced that his education commission also will do a comprehensive review of the implementation of the Common Core.

Sixty - nine percent of registered voters say they don't think members of Congress will be able to break through the partisan gridlock to pass a comprehensive reform package this year, while 27 % have more faith in their elected leaders, according to the Quinnipiac University survey released Friday.

But they designed and then implemented a program that did the same things that had disappointed when they were called «comprehensive school reform,» «restructuring,» «reconstitution,» or something else — give more money to the very districts running the persistently failing schools and ask those districts to implement a list of mandated interventions.

Comprehensive school reform has been identified by both Democratic and Republican administrations and Congress as a key strategy in turning around the country's lowest performing schools, but this fact does not make NAS just like any other education group in D.C. Instead, it means that after a great deal of review, comprehensive school reform emerged as one of the country's best hopes for public school improvement on aComprehensive school reform has been identified by both Democratic and Republican administrations and Congress as a key strategy in turning around the country's lowest performing schools, but this fact does not make NAS just like any other education group in D.C. Instead, it means that after a great deal of review, comprehensive school reform emerged as one of the country's best hopes for public school improvement on acomprehensive school reform emerged as one of the country's best hopes for public school improvement on a grand scale.

To date, the most thorough and comprehensive study on coaching was done in 2004 by the Annenberg Foundation for Education Reform.

But audit testing, in a few grades at year's end, using secret tasks, is inherently unable to improve teaching and learning day in and day out in all classrooms, as my proposal is designed to do and any attempt at fair and comprehensive reform must do.

What reformers should do is develop the tools that can allow families to make school overhauls successful; this includes building comprehensive school data systems that can be used in measuring success, and continuing to advance teacher quality reforms (including comprehensive teacher and principal evaluations based mostly on value - added analysis of student test score growth data, a subject of this week's Dropout Nation Podcast) that can allow school operators of all types to select high - quality talents.

Dale Kildee (MI), the committee's ranking Democrat, expressed skepticism about the effect of charter school access and vouchers on parental engagement and stressed that the two options do not serve all children: «As we explore strategies for comprehensive school reform, including parent engagement,» he cautioned, «we should never lose sight of our commitment to equal access for all students, not just those who receive a voucher or attend a charter school.»

Response While many schools that adopt Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) models are low - performing and do serve significant numbers of children from low - income families, there are also many mid-to-high performing schools using CSR models that serve children from middle and upper class families.

Response This report does not call into question the effectiveness of comprehensive school reform (CSR).

As has been done so many times over the last 40 years, these proposals are rush - to - judgment fixes masquerading as comprehensive reform.

While the current movement to redesign high schools does focus on bottom - up solutions rather than top - down comprehensive reforms, state policymakers can support innovators in important ways.

Even long term reform efforts have proven ineffective if the vision does not include a comprehensive evaluation and refinement of the system that prepares and develops teachers.

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.

But if some offshore drilling and nuclear power entitlements get us comprehensive energy reform, along with a cap and trade system to limit greenhouse gas emissions, I'd argue that it's still worth doing (though I know many who'd argue against it).

Welcoming the review as «a balanced package of reform», David Cooper, council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL), said: «It has long seemed inevitable that the fast - track would be covered by a comprehensive fixed recoverable costs regime, but Sir Rupert is right to recommend that any extension beyond that be done is careful and measured way.»

«Regardless of the fate and style of comprehensive tax reform, tax professionals do anticipate tremendous change in tax credits and incentives,» said Kate Barton, EY Americas Vice Chair of Tax Services.