Sentences with phrase «enact comprehensive reforms»

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The plan provides tax relief to struggling homeowners through a comprehensive property tax reform package, and enacts major reforms to spending on health care and government worker compensation.

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 City Council instead opted to support a five - paragraph resolution from the city of Orlando backed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors that urges the federal government to enact comprehensive immigration reform.

For the WFP, that counterweight agenda includes bolstering health care benefits in New York that exist under the current Affordable Care Act, protecting Muslims, making it easier to register to vote and enacting «comprehensive campaign finance reform.»

Good Government Groups to Cuomo and Legislative Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance rReform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reformreform.

On the other hand, comprehensive campaign finance reform, including public financing, can be enacted this year.

«The Governor will continue to lead the fight to close the LLC loophole and is 100 percent focused on flipping the State Senate and forming a Democratic Senate majority so we can enact comprehensive campaign finance reform,» campaign spokeswoman Abbey Fashouer said.

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.

The answer to Albany corruption is crystal clear by now: limit outside income like the congressional model and enact comprehensive campaign finance reform, including public financing of elections and fully closing the LLC loophole.

«My colleagues and I call on President Obama and Congress to enact a comprehensive and humane immigration reform bill that is inclusive of all families.»

ALBANY — Despite having previously praised an ethics deal enacted by the Legislature in June, Gov. Cuomo will not support a legislative pay raise unless the Legislature agrees to more comprehensive reforms, an aide said Sunday.

«The Assembly has pledged to enact comprehensive ethics reforms, and we take that commitment very seriously,» said Speaker Carl Heastie.

In the past, Governor Andrew Cuomo, a second - term Democrat, has repeatedly expressed support for a convention, suggesting a con con may be the only way to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform while Republicans who oppose a public matching system and donation limits continue to control the state Senate.

DiNapoli says he hopes the governor and the legislature will reconsider, and enact more comprehensive public campaign finance reform before the end of the legislative session.

The Assembly should therefore take concrete steps to overhaul the rules that keep it from functioning effectively as a legislative body, and make clear to New Yorkers that it is serious about enacting comprehensive and much - needed reforms to its ethics laws.

Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform.

About two dozen supporters stood outside Republican Congressman Chris Gibson's Kingston district office, pressing him to listen to their voices and join in the fight to enact comprehensive immigration reform.

Yet the legislature and the Governor have not acted boldly to enact comprehensive ethics reform.

So on Wednesday, Citizens Union, Reinvent Albany, Common Cause NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, and the New York Public Interest Research Group sent a letter to Governor Cuomo and the two new legislative leaders, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, urging them to come together to enact comprehensive and significant reforms in five ethics categories.

Cuomo has also indicated that a Con Con may be the only way to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform while Republicans continue to control the state Senate.

The law, enacted as part of a comprehensive reform package backed by...

Since leaving public office in 2001, Lisa has advised many governors and other political figures on enacting comprehensive education reform within their states and across the nation.

Enact New (revised) Comprehensive Tax Reform Plan (+ $ 5.3 trillion).2 During the primary campaign, Trump proposed a comprehensive plan to reduce individual and business taxes at a cost of roughly Comprehensive Tax Reform Plan (+ $ 5.3 trillion).2 During the primary campaign, Trump proposed a comprehensive plan to reduce individual and business taxes at a cost of roughly comprehensive plan to reduce individual and business taxes at a cost of roughly $ 9 trillion.

The most effective solution to this problem is to enact federal legislation, such as the BRIDGE Act, a bill with broad bipartisan support in Congress, with an amendment that would extend DACA protections until comprehensive immigration reform is enacted.

More than one third (36 %) anticipates needing all hands on deck if / when comprehensive tax reform policies are enacted, as they will need to rethink and manage the impact on the entire organization's structure.

«It is also essential to enact comprehensive housing finance reform that safeguards the 30 - year mortgage.

Comprehensive housing finance reform enacted by Congress will help address many of these issues.»

A broad coalition of main street businesses and technology companies working to enact comprehensive patent litigation reform.