Sentences with phrase «federal lawmakers backing»

Two Republicans signed onto the statement from 15 federal lawmakers backing a federal aid plan for Amtrak to speed along construction of track upgrades at the transit hub: Reps. Peter King and Dan Donovan.

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But federal lawmakers have taken limited action, and President Trump quickly abandoned a promise to pursue gun control measures, instead promoting proposals backed by the National Rifle Association to arm teachers.

This is great news — and also very important data to have on hand as we head into the Child Nutrition Reauthorization this fall, when federal lawmakers will debate whether to roll back some of these same healthier school meal standards.

Democratic lawmakers have signaled plans to back a variety of Trump - countering moves in the state, including providing legal assistance to immigrants who are impacted by the federal government's three - month ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

«Our federal government is working to roll back so much of what we have done,» he said in his annual state of the state address to lawmakers in Albany.

But the Christie robocall does help Hayworth shore up a potential trouble spot for her when it comes to the Democratic push that she would support turning back federal spending for disaster relief that isn't off set by cuts, a position of top Republican lawmaker Eric Cantor.

In her final State of the City address, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito decried Trump's policies and promised that city lawmakers would strike back against federal immigration policies and guarantee women free birth control that the GOP has promised to restrict.

Other GOP lawmakers have been more vocal in defending last year's federal Stream Protection Rule as one necessary to beat back what they perceive as overreaching regulatory actions, specifically when it comes to protecting the coal industry.

GOP pols from states slammed by Superstorm Sandy say they'll back a massive federal aid package for victims of Hurricane Harvey — even though Republican lawmakers from Texas fought against...

-- CU backed Gustavo Rivera over Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., saying the Bronx lawmaker has «has become a symbol for hubris, corruption and wrongdoing in the state legislature due to ongoing investigations by the attorney general and federal authorities and his leadership in bringing Senate business to a month - long halt last summer.»

Rep. Tom Reed became the second House member from New York to back Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, prompting Democrats to say he was merely reacting to a threat from Buffalo developer Carl Paladino to attack federal lawmakers who don't endorse the GOP frontrunner.

Specifically, Mulgrew urged state lawmakers to impose a «claw - back» tax on large corporations that pass the savings from their federal tax breaks along to top executives and shareholders instead of financing new jobs and higher salaries for workers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a conference call with reporters on Monday afternoon was not impressed with mere votes against the bill, saying the lawmakers ought to do more to bring federal money back to the state to be more in in with what the state's residents pay in taxes.

Democratic lawmakers are backing bills that would block the use of state and local facilities for enforcing federal immigration policies and limit the detention of individuals based on immigration - related issues.

But late last month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, signed legislation, backed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, and several state lawmakers, that would allow the city to transfer ownership of Christopher Park to the federal government should it become designated as a monument.

While the Peace Bridge Authority backs the federal lawmakers, at least one Buffalo Common Council member has now expressed concerns for the acquisition of land Higgins says will be needed.

One day after federal lawmakers voted to end the government shutdown, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik was back in the North Country.

When pressed, Moorhead explains that she means NEA backs Democratic lawmakers who support federal funding of Planned Parenthood.

Many federal lawmakers, as well as state and local officials, have already expressed strong opposition to some of the cuts, and even new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, long an EPA foe, has suggested that he will push back against parts of the preliminary White House plan.

That's because when lawmakers reached a budget stalemate back then, the federal workforce kept on working.

In crafting the initiative, lawmakers specified that pilot districts agree to a long list of assurances that they wouldn't use their flexibility to turn their backs on the students that the federal funds are designed to help.

Thirteen years after President George W. Bush and Congress embarked on the country's biggest - ever education experiment to help the poorest and most vulnerable students — casting the federal government as enforcer — lawmakers are poised to step it back.

When the dust settles from the midterm elections, federal lawmakers — the re-elected and losers alike — will head back to Washington for a lame - duck session with a long to - do list that could have broad implications for education policy over the next year.

When lawmakers first introduced the Opportunity Scholarship legislation back in April 2013, the intent was to provide $ 90 million over two years to students who reside in households with incomes of up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — that's $ 70,650 for a family of four.

A massive bill to reinforce the federal role in K - 12 education came back from the dead this week, and for some reason legislative leaders are rushing to pass it while obstructing the ability of lawmakers and the public to read it.

But while some of the nation's most prominent education lobby groups are backing the bill, there is apprehension from others that lawmakers might have overreacted to political pressure to limit the role of the federal government — considerably weakening Washington's ability to step in if a state fails to address its most troubled schools.

You say it would be a mistake for lawmakers to roll back federal testing requirements or go back to the «old days» when there were none.