Sentences with phrase «does call for reforms»

While the book is stuffed with helpful big picture observations, it doesn't offer much in the way of specific on - the - ground ideas — though Keen does call for reforms to data privacy and gig economy labor laws, and for a serious discussion of a universal basic income.

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Posted by FWD.us president Todd Schulte, the statement doesn't name Trump specifically but calls out the «voices yelling for mass deportation,» an immigration reform idea Trump has supported.

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump is set to unveil a framework for tax reform, building off work done by the so - called Big Six: a group of top tax policymakers in the Trump administration (Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Economic Council director Gary Cohn), the Senate (Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Finance Committee chair Orrin Hatch), and the House (Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Committee chair Kevin Brady).

Fortunately, Hill does not simply anticipate catastrophe; he closes the book with an informed call for institutional reforms that would lessen the negative consequences of these potentially dangerous forms of work.

To that end, Microsoft also called on Congress to restore DACA — and to do it before tackling other legislative priorities, including tax reform, a major issue for the tech industry.

The budget calls for tax reform that largely mirrors the House GOP's «Better Way» plan, though it does not mention much of the aspects that would pay for the changes in «Better Way» or other ways to make up for the revenue loss from the rate reductions it calls for.

For our efforts to go beyond such survival - mode, and to actually do what conservative pundits are calling for, depend a great upon a broader reform movement to restore genuine liberal education to the general curriculum and to give its champions real powFor our efforts to go beyond such survival - mode, and to actually do what conservative pundits are calling for, depend a great upon a broader reform movement to restore genuine liberal education to the general curriculum and to give its champions real powfor, depend a great upon a broader reform movement to restore genuine liberal education to the general curriculum and to give its champions real power.

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

«We do not support those who are calling for the fall of the regime, simply because we are [for] the process of reform and changes,» said Yohanna Ibrahim, Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan of Aleppo, at a religious summit in France.

While the example of Jesus and the theme of loving one's neighbor are perhaps the best motivation for social reform, I don't see clear biblical mandates calling for such changes specifically.

The U.S. does not have a national divorce policy; hence, although a few states have implemented some of the above reforms, they are easily avoided by what Black calls «migratory divorce» — that is, establishing residence in a state with more lenient laws prior to filing for divorce.

The research suggested politicians should be looking at the following: continued welfare reform, with a particular emphasis on developing a contributory system; keeping taxes as low as people believe are possible to deliver high quality services; avoiding punishing people for things they can not possibly do without like driving or buying and selling houses; more proportionate sentencing; and restricting so - called health tourism.

Media scholars have long called for such reform, and yet little has been done to bring our twentieth century media policies into the twenty - first century.

Reed didn't release any specifics but is calling for a conservative immigration reform package that would stand in contrast to a 10 - point executive order the President is expected to roll out next week.

Attorney General Schneiderman praised Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for pushing ethics reform as part of the State budget process, but called for more dramatic changes, even if doing so delayed enactment of the budget.

As the final days of the current state Legislature's session wind down, there's growing calls for lawmakers and the governor to do something about ethics reform.

A clear majority of voters (59 - 21) say all candidates for state office should sign a pledge in support of a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission — a victory for both former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, whose PAC, New York Uprising, is pushing candidates to do just that; and also for AG Andrew Cuomo, who is calling for citizens and candidates alike to sign his reform pledge.

The piece features a photo of the Upper East Side congresswoman with the president at the bill - signing ceremony for her Credit Card Bill of Rights and a quote from Obama calling Maloney «tenacious, energetic and reform - minded — someone with good ideas and the know - how to get them done.»

Democratic lawmakers were quick to praise the move, which Cuomo had pledged to do back in January during his second State of the State address (and unlike other pledges — campaign finance reform and a call for independent redistricting — Cuomo actually spoke the words about fingerprinting, rather than leaving it in the official statement).

Heavy on rhetoric but light on specifics, the statement from the party called for «targeted political action» to ensure the 124 MPs who voted against Lords reform last night do not keep their seats in the next election.

So large swathes of the government benches were never going to do anything other than rubbish Mann's calls for reform.

Coffey has made a point of calling for more stringent ethics reform than his primary opponents, saying the bill sponsored by Schneiderman, passed by both houses of the Legislature and vetoed by Gov. David Paterson doesn't go far enough in its disclosure requirements.

Hanna took issue with being branded as one of Koch's so - called «enemies of reform», saying he should not be lambasted for refusing to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo's redistricting bill, as introduced by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, because he never technically pledged to do so.

The Conservatives signed up to Tony Blair's reform agenda, and now call on Brown to out - Blair his predecessor or David Cameron will do it for him.

Replacing a 1950's bureaucracy with a 2020 performance organization, we formed the new New York education reform Commission headed by Dick Parsons, they have done extraordinary work; they have called for a full day Pre-K, extending school days and for performance pay.

I don't know enough about parlimentary procedures in the Congress to talk about what reforms could be made, but the idea that you can't call a hearing or require sworn testimony unless you are with the majority party seems to pave the way for corruption to flourish.

In response to the groups» call, a spokesman for Cuomo, did not address the question of an open leaders meeting, saying instead ethics and campaign finance reform «will be discussed» but did not say whether that will in public or in private.

A few days ago, the Kansas Reform Party state committee met via conference call and revised its presidential nominee from Chuck Baldwin (who doesn't really want to run for President) to Virgil Goode.

«The Executive Budget calls for what the governor describes as reforms to the state's pension system, Civil Service and some fundamental changes in the way the state does business,» Fox said.

He also accused the governor of «demonizing» teachers and «moving down the wrong path» on standardized testing, though Cuomo has recently done an about - face on that issue, most notably calling — through his latest reform task force — for a moratorium on linking test results and teacher performance evaluations.

The candidate who is trying to buy the seat with his own money continues to do worse and it's no shock as he really won't be able to connect to the average voter as someone who made 20 + million at the dirtiest time on Wall Street, won't support the Wall Street reform bill and continues to call for transparency when he won't be transparent.

For those who aren't CapTon watchers, we're doing a week - long focus on redistricting, which just so happens to coincide with former NYC Mayor Ed Koch's upstate tour for his PAC, New York Uprising, during which he will laud the «heroes» who signed his reform pledges and call out the «enemies» who did nFor those who aren't CapTon watchers, we're doing a week - long focus on redistricting, which just so happens to coincide with former NYC Mayor Ed Koch's upstate tour for his PAC, New York Uprising, during which he will laud the «heroes» who signed his reform pledges and call out the «enemies» who did nfor his PAC, New York Uprising, during which he will laud the «heroes» who signed his reform pledges and call out the «enemies» who did not.

However, the report did call for «systemic» reforms of the Buffalo Police Department and the Erie County Medical Examiner's office.

He also said it is important in reforming health care to realize that «there is no free lunch,» called for higher mileage standards for cars, talked about the struggles of carmakers in Detroit («You can't fight the marketplace»), and said that while he wouldn't call for a nationwide ban on smoking in public places like the one he pushed through in New York, «it would be great if America did it.»

He did not mention criminal justice reform, a central focus of his earlier speech in Manhattan, won his loudest applause when mentioning the gun control law — the SAFE Act — that drew protesters to the windy green outside the History Museum and called for a minimum wage increase.

In response to the groups» call, a spokesman for Governor Cuomo did not address the question of an open leaders» meeting, saying instead ethics and campaign finance reform «will be discussed» but did not say whether that will in public or in private.

If state legislators don't agree to his proposed reforms, Cuomo's budget plan calls for a $ 377 million school aid hike.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D - NY18) supports immigration reform, calling the present system «a mess,» but he does not support amnesty for illegal aliens.

During the 2014 governor's race, the GOP candidate, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, did not help his standing with the Senate Republicans by laying out a sweeping ethics reform package that called for everything from term limits to campaign finance reform.

Conference regrets that some of the proposed reforms have never been Liberal Democrat policy, did not feature in our manifesto or in the Coalition agreement, which instead called for an end to large - scale top - down reorganisations.

While the state attorney general's investigation found no criminal charges are warranted in the February death of Wardel «Meech» Davis, the report does call for «systemic» reforms of the Buffalo Police Department and the Erie County Medical Examiner's office.

«Every Welsh Liberal Democrat councillor in Wales will make the positive case for electoral reform, and I call on all other parties in Wales to do the same.»

While the agreements slightly raised the thresholds for removing an apartment from the rent stabilization program and for passing along the costs of building improvements to tenants, it did not eliminate a landlord's power to yank a unit out of rent control once it becomes unoccupied, a reform Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Cuomo both called for.

But Mr. Wright said it wasn't all there is to do — he called for «real reform» in the Democratic conference, ruled tightly by Mr. Silver, including a more open decision - making process to hear the voices of more members.

Goldstein, the de Blasio spokesperson on budget matters, did not respond to a request for comment on Doulis» call for procurement reform.

And senior Labour MP Sir Stuart Bell - who has opposed reforms for years - called for MPs to be paid almost # 90,000 so they don't have to bother submitting expenses at all.

Kentucky Gov. Paul E. Patton's call for mandated pay raises for teachers threatens to do what months of scheming by opponents of the Kentucky education - reform law has not managed — hobble the state's open - ended testing and performance bonus programs.

Nor did it impress the politicians and parents, who began again, in the 1970s, when standardized test scores were falling, to emphasize the basics in their calls for education reform.

The report's authors call for education reform but stop short of saying what specifically needs to be done.

Here's the latest in a series of occasional case studies I've been doing the past few years, this one about an education - focused PAC called Democrats For Education Reform that was an early backer of Barack Obama and had lots of early success, but has struggled in recent years as its oponents (the teachers unions, mostly) have shifted tactics and politics have gotten more polarized.