Sentences with phrase «federal lawmakers during»

Capitol Hill visits with federal lawmakers during which LILA attendees shared recommendations from the legislative agenda and examples and data from their schools and districts about improving education.

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Serve as lobbyist for a day when you visit personally with Federal lawmakers and share your passion, expertise and stories during LAC's annual «Charge to the Hill!»
«Many immigrants who are already terrified of being deported and targeted under this administration, will simply choose not to participate, out of fear that the information they provide is being used to target them,» said Meng during a press conference at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), where lawmakers and advocates warned that lack of immigrant participation would lead to inaccurate census data and could jeopardize New York's share of federal funding and Congressional seats.
The lawmaker representing Remo Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber, said this during the inauguration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Odogbolu area of Ogun State on Saturday.
«I'm beginning discussions with my colleagues, but clearly the federal marriage amendment is where we need to be heading,» Huelskamp told reporters following the lawmakers» formal presentation, during which he alluded to possible legislative remedies.
The Obama administration's proposal to allocate nearly $ 2 billion in emergency funding to prevent the spread of the Zika virus in the United States should be approved quickly by federal lawmakers, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said during a visit to Buffalo.
Either way, his description of Kaminsky as an «excellent assemblyman» contradicts the Senate GOP message that the first - term lawmaker and former federal prosecutor hasn't accomplished anything during his time in Albany.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is «stretched very thin» and lawmakers in Washington «prostitute themselves» to the National Rifle Association to block stricter gun control laws, said NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton during a television appearance on Tuesday morning.
A local congressman is weighing in on a fellow federal lawmaker's weekend remarks about President - Elect Donald Trump, expressing his disappointment while, during a television interview, suggesting that John Lewis is acting like a «spoiled child.»
June 30, 2011 • During President Obama news conference Wednesday, he urged lawmakers to act quickly on a deficit reduction plan, and to approve an increase in the federal debt ceiling.
The Bush Administration suffered a major defeat during Senate consideration of S 2, when lawmakers decisively rejected a pilot program that would have allowed low - income families to use federal money to send children...
The notion that the federal government should serve as a fiscal flywheel for schools would have come as a major surprise to lawmakers even during the 1960s» high point of federal funding for schools.
During this reauthorization process, NSBA has worked closely with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to advocate for a modernized education law that affirms the importance of local governance, protects federal investments in Title I grants for disadvantaged students, and prevents the diversion of public tax dollars for private use.
During the next two weeks, while Congress is on spring break, PAA members will reach out to their Senators and Congressmen in their home offices to share our views, talk about the reforms needed to improve our children's schools, and open up a positive dialogue between lawmakers and parents, who have the most at stake in stronger, more effective federal education policies.
During these periods when your federal lawmakers are home we hope that you will engage them in conversation from the local school board member's perspective.
During this historic reauthorization process, NSBA, the leading advocate for public education, will continue to work with lawmakers to achieve a modernized ESEA that opposes diverting federal dollars to non-public schools.
During congressional debate over last year's federal tax overhaul, lawmakers considered changes to this provision; in fact, the bill initially passed by the U.S. House of Representatives slated the deduction for elimination.
Following the vote last week by the Federal Communication Commission to unwind the net neutrality rules enacted during the Obama administration, House Republican lawmakers received an email from GOP leadership on how to defend the decision.
During the Texas legislative sessions, lawmakers filed nearly 40 anti-abortion regulations — several of which passed under Senate Bill 8, which includes a ban on certain abortion procedures that has been blocked in federal district court.
Federal lawmakers always know when REALTORS ® are in town: During the Midyear Legislative Meetings each May, thousands pour into the Capitol to discuss real estate issues with members of Congress.
During the hour - long webinar, Institute experts shared their views on what real estate professionals should expect as a result of new leadership in the White House and the federal executive departments, as well as new lawmakers in both houses of the U.S. Congress.
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