Sentences with phrase «economic reform bills»

Saraki said the 8th Senate has scored many firsts since its inception and that it has fulfilled its mandate through the passage of several critical economic reform bills, opening of the National Assembly's budget, and its investigations that have helped in the fight against corruption.

«We promise to pass our priority economic reform bills to help aid our economic recovery.

Not exact matches

In accounts of the Reform Bill, political and economic perspectives figure prominently; technological, religious, and philosophical factors offer subordinate contrasts.

Government reform groups hope the bill would provide more transparency of opaque entities that have been used as pass - throughs for major economic development spending.

Like the welfare reform bill before it, the Housing and Planning bill appears to be based more on ideology than on actually seeking to tackle the country's social and economic problems.

Meanwhile, in the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, the Finance Committee voted to move on another reform bill that would add more oversight to the state's economic development project contracting process.

233 regarding healthcare reform, 125 on poverty and public assistance, 112 crime fighting bills, 97 economic bills, 60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills, 21 ethics reform bills, 15 gun control, 6 veterans affairs and many others.

It is notable that the most important issue of the moment - economic stability - features lowest in the ranking of contested bills, while the most irrelevant issue in terms of voters» priorities, constitutional reform, is expected to be the most heavily fought - over.

Issues mentioned in the flyer included the Senators failure to: Stand up to the Governor when he shut down hundreds of construction jobs; Stand up to the Governor when he violated public employees contracts; Reform our broken economic development system; Enact a farm workers bill of rights; Increase the state's unemployment benefit.

The looming Lords reform struggle is overshadowing bills which the Queen has said will «restore economic stability» in her Speech to parliament.

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«A very good week for George Osborne's economic strategy Main The Prime Minister champions expenses reform, but moves simultaneously to kill the Afriyie Bill today»

Meanwhile, in the State Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, the Finance Committee voted to move on another reform bill, adding more oversight to the state's economic development project contracting process.

«The truth is that John Faso voted against the tax reform bill because he believed it did not do enough to help New York families and taxpayers, and will continue to fight for a bill that will lower their taxes and promotes economic growth,» Faso said.

DeFrancisco backs other reform measures, including a bill to provide greater oversight over the governor's economic development projects, which are at the root of the Percoco trial and other corruption trials for additional former Cuomo associates scheduled for the spring.

Structural economic reforms are also beginning to yield positive results, Dr Bawumia continued, with Inflation down to 10.4 %, Interest and Treasury Bill rates on the decline, and business confidence growing.

This Nigerian Senate will this week move a step closer to passing half of its historic and much needed economic reform package as six of the 11 priority economic growth and reform bills are slated for public hearings between December 5 and 8.

Bill Gates, the co-founder of the world's largest philanthropy, last week called on President - elect Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress to expand support for education and make the federal government «a dynamic agent of school reform,» even as the nation struggles through grim economic times.

During these economic times, we need these bills to compete strongly for Race to the Top funding, the $ 4 billion federal education reform program that will help us maintain our commitment to today's students.

«We should remember that it was George Bush, Lamar Alexander, Chester Finn, Diane Ravitch, Bill Bennett, the Hudson Institute, and the Committee for Economic Development that got the America 2000 «reforms» rolling.

Last week, the Entertainment Software Association, the video game trade association you probably know best from its stewardship of E3, released a contentious statement praising the tax reform proposal currently before congress, claiming the bill will «energize tech sector innovation and economic opportunity.

On November 14, 2017, the Ontario government introduced Bill 177, the Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (Bill 177), omnibus legislation supporting key reforms outlined in the 2017 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review (Fiscal Review), which was also released on that date.

The Roundtable and our coalition partners support regulatory agencies» efforts to promote economically responsible CRE lending, and the Pittenger - Scott bill will help guide the agencies in clarifying and reforming the HVCRE Rule, while encouraging sound lending practices, spurring economic growth and creating jobs in local communities.»

On April 16, 2013, a bipartisan group of 8 Senators introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill, S. 744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.

NAR likes the two moderate Superfund reform bills because they'd open up economic opportunity at the estimated 400,000 brownfields around the country.

«The president's goal in tax reform was to create a bill that gives middle - income families a big tax cut and stimulates economic growth so they can continue to feel that relief for years to come,» Walters said in an emailed statement.

The National Association of REALTORS ® has expressed support for the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, S. 2155, a banking reform bill the Senate plans to take up this week.