Sentences with phrase «federal legislators also»

Several federal legislators also think that private companies could do the survey for much less money.

Federal legislators also said it will do all within...

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Based on the bill analysis, the Texas legislators behind HB1781 seemed to care only about bucking state nutrition policy, but they have also put the state in direct conflict with the new federal competitive food rules.

He also proposes that the rates by which hospitals are reimbursed be set in a non-political way, not «micromanaged» by legislators, that the state «control costs through programs that identify those individuals whose complex needs utilize many expensive resources and more carefully manage and coordinate their services,» working to consolidate where possible with the federal Medicare program and negotiating to buy pharmaceuticals in bulk.

The legislators also called for the governor to decouple the federal and state Historic Tax Credit programs.

The government also pointed to the 14 New York State legislators convicted of on federal public corruption charges — including Skelos» three immediate predecessors — over the past decade, claiming a «dire need» to deter such conduct.

Meanwhile, some legislators also have called on the U.S. Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee to hold an oversight hearing on federal efforts to restore power on the island.

When 250 scientists descended on Washington, D.C., last month to urge federal legislators to boost funding for the physical sciences and engineering, they also made a pitch for training more scientists.

Former state Sen. Gloria Romero, also a long - time legislator, had embraced some of President Barack Obama's education agenda contained in the federal Race to the Top competition.

It has also led to a number of important successes, including the creation of a variety of resources and op - eds, four congressional briefings sponsored by federal legislators, and numerous opportunities to provide input into federal legislation.

This is because the federal government ultimately amplifies education policy decisions made at the state level, especially by those reform - minded governors and legislators (along with reformers) who also seek help from the federal level to beat back opposition to their efforts by entrenched traditionalist interests.

These two statements alone would constitute a powerful marker that could help restrain future officials, but federal legislators would also need to strengthen the firewalls around curriculum and instruction by adding language that explicitly prohibits federal involvement in setting state standards.

We work with federal and local legislators to bring awareness to this issue and also encourage pet stores owners to consider working with their local rescue groups to facilitate an adoption partnership.

11/19/15 — One science watcher is seeing «fantastic news» in how some Republicans are viewing climate challenges, with separate groups of federal legislators declaring intentions to «protect our environment and climate while also bolstering clean energy innovation» and to be «good stewards of our environment... and base our policy decisions in science.»

Legislators at both the state and federal level continue to push for new laws — both in support of and in opposition to renewable energy solutions — while global energy players also look to exploit new market opportunities both here in the United States and abroad.

Also on the Medicaid front, Missouri's 2017 budget bill moves to end the state's Medicaid family planning expansion program, forgoing the federal support it provides — $ 9 for every state dollar spent, approximately $ 8.3 million in Missouri — and instead funding its family planning initiative entirely with state dollars.4 State legislators assert that forgoing federal dollars would give them the latitude to ban Planned Parenthood from participating.

During the week, they will also meet with legislators on Capitol Hill to address critical housing and private property issues like mortgage finance reform, tax laws for homeownership and real estate investment, and keeping the Federal Housing Administration affordable.