Sentences with phrase «federal level by»

Legislation, supported by NAR, has also been introduced on the federal level by Rep. Scott Taylor (R - VA02) and Rep. Brad Schneider (D - IL10), HR 1447, which would protect Americans from housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

NAR expects its new program, Advocacy Everywhere, to expand REALTORS ®» influence on public policy at the local, state, and federal level by empowering members and consumers to quickly and easily take action.

Learn the basics of how health care professions are regulated at the state and federal level by examining issues related to licensure and certification.

To report this at the state level, you fill in this form, and a complaint can be filed at the federal level by following these procedures for a third - party complaint (you will have to mentally translate «you» into «the child» since they ask for your employer's name, and what they mean is, what would the child say if he / she were filling out the form).

One example is the law passed by Congress 21 USC 841 which prohibits production, sale or possession of marijuana: prosecutions have been suspended at the federal level by executive - branch decision, in certain states (Washington, Colorado, others no doubt).

In Australia, Pauline Hansen did the same thing at the Federal level by forming the increasingly successful One Nation Party.

She co-led the Metropolitan East Coast Regional Assessment of the first U.S. National Climate Assessment, which was completed in 2000 then essentially suppressed at the federal level by the Bush - Cheney administration — part of their science denial and another failure of national preparedness.

[8] In the United States, service dogs are legally protected at the federal level by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

First, as bank products, CITs are regulated at the state level by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency instead of at the federal level by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We greatly appreciate the President's efforts to reverse this damaging trend, and we urge him to follow through on the federal level by restoring the $ 650 million that his proposed education budget eliminates from the Title II program, money that is currently used by states and districts to reduce class size and keep teachers on staff.»

Background checks are done on a state and federal level by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI, respectively.

Not exact matches

Helped also by higher interest rate levels after three rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, the core lending business more than offset a weaker quarter for its market division.

But perhaps devolving most existing federal power to the state level will end up being the most mutually acceptable path forward for both conservatives and liberals who don't want to be dictated to by people who don't share their values.

Raising the federal minimum wage to $ 10.10 from its current level, a 39 percent increase, would lift close to one million workers out of poverty, according to a 2014 report by the Congressional Budget Office.

The three levels of government — federal, provincial and municipal — take the largest share of the annual total value distributed by the 89 firms surveyed.

By the end of February, when Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler delivers his final set of rules on net neutrality, Wheeler would expand the agency's reach over the internet and broadband providers through a series of «bright line rules» that would take the debate over net neutrality to yet another level.

The federal government does not intervene with legalized marijuana at the state level under the guidance of the Cole Memo written in 2013 by then Deputy Attorney General James Cole.

$ 1.07 million by TransCanada, whose Keystone pipeline project is up for approval at the federal level.

Its authors declare that there is «no correlation between federal minimum - wage increases and lower employment levels, even in the industries that are most impacted by higher minimum wages.

Indeed, the minimum staffing levels are set by the Federal Aviation Administration.

On the federal level, those grants are harder to come by.

In fact, the P3 approach does nothing to solve the fundamental infrastructure funding challenge faced by governments at the local, state, and federal levels.

Although this is required by federal law, the administration of this benefit is at the state level.

The Department of Homeland Security's communications with state election officials were «impeded by state officials» mistrust of federal government overreach coupled with an unprecedented level of Russian cyber intrusions.»

And he built on that concept on Thursday, announcing that his firm will bolster its patient assistance programs for more than 40 drugs, including by helping people who make up to four times the federal poverty level buy their treatments for free.

He said that California's latest energy plan, which would require that half of electricity come from clean energy by 2030, took just a year to get passed compared with seven to ten years at the federal level.

However, one of the primary ways the public evaluates its government — on the local, state, and federal levels — is by the availability of good jobs.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

Democrats, by all accounts, have a huge lead in technology when it comes to campaigning at the federal level.

Today, the U.S devotes 8.1 % of federal revenues to debt service, a level exceeded only by Italy among major OECD nations.

Proponents of the deduction counter that the portion of an individual's income claimed by state and local taxes is not really disposable income, and that taxing it at the federal level is double taxation.

High - level Justice Department officials and a magistrate judge had to conclude there was probable cause that Cohen had evidence of a federal crime, that he could not be trusted to hand over evidence voluntarily, and that there was reason to believe Cohen had voided his attorney - client privilege by «engaging in crime or fraud,» attorney Ken White writes.

Your business management and ownership experience may make you eligible for a number of entrepreneur categories within the Provincial Nominee Programs and at the federal level, or for the business immigration programs offered by Quebec.

If you did this, the level of federal debt could be cut by almost $ 40 billion.

C.D. Howe Institute «s `'» Canada «s 2012 Fiscal Accountability Rankings `'» looks at the financial information provided by senior levels of government (federal government, provincial governments and the territories) according to «Fiscal Accountability «and `'» Scoring Governments «Over - and Undershoots `'» and makes a number of policy recommendations.

By telling our story — educating the public and working with policymakers at the state and federal level — we can ensure that the trucking industry remains the thriving industry it is today.

Interest income generated by municipal bonds is generally not subject to federal taxes, and may be tax - exempt at the state and local level as well, if the bonds were issued by the state in which you live.

While some state - level authorities have taken action including the Texas State Securities Board and NY Attorney General's Office, there have also been major actions on the federal level, including efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

This policy action eliminated a $ 13 billion surplus left by the previous government, created a structural deficit at the federal level, and an unsustainable long - term fiscal situation for the federal government.

The Speech from the Throne also indicated that the federal debt - to - GDP would be reduced to pre-recession levels by 2017.

The U.S. Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im) is a vital federal agency that levels the global playing field by providing financing tools for buyers of American - made products when commercial financing is not available.

It's one step forward and two steps back as regulations are repealed at the federal level and then re-instituted by state and local governments.

NO: Federal spending at these levels is unsustainable and must be cut sharply now by empowering state and local governments, consolidating duplicative programs and privatizing government programs.

Generally, municipal bonds» interest payments are tax - free on the federal level and if they're issued by your state, you won't have to pay state taxes.

The WTI contract is back at the crucial $ 50 level, with the help of the strong decline in the Dollar, the prospects of slower tightening by the Federal Reserve, the positive news regarding the OPEC production cut deal, and the slower growth of the US output.

Carson's proposals, and other initiatives aimed at low - income Americans receiving federal assistance, amount to a comprehensive effort by the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress to restrict access to the safety net and reduce the levels of assistance for those who do qualify.

Independent groups like the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget anticipate the deficit will hit $ 1 trillion by next year, a record level at a time when unemployment is so low.

According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the maximum conforming size for mortgage loans purchased by Freddie Mac and Fannie will stay at current levels — except for in 39 «high - cost» counties where they'll increase.

That would be a relatively low level by historical standards; in the past two tightening cycles by the Fed, the federal funds rate peaked at around 6 per cent.

According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency: «the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2016 will remain at existing levels, except in 39 high - cost counties where they will increase.»