Sentences with phrase «federal policy concerning»

We write to urge you to expand the current federal policy concerning embryonic stem cell research.

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Sluggish growth has overtaken household leverage as the chief concern among federal policy - makers.

Specifically, there are concerns about what might happen should the tide turn in the bond markets when 30 years of falling interest rates reverses at a time when the Federal Reserve is preparing to tighten monetary policy by forcing rates higher.

Though the U.S. economy has been performing well and the Federal Reserve has signaled further interest rate hikes, investors have been concerned over when and how this policy will be delivered.

While not - for - profit directors are generally supportive of the federal national disability insurance scheme, there is concern that the policy does not consider the long - term impact of the intended changes.

«I believe we have seen a heightened sense of concern about the possibility of favorable policies being rolled back on a federal level,» he said.

Treasury yields resume a steady climb higher on Wednesday as fretting about the threat of an economically disruptive trade war between the U.S. and China subsided, and takes a back seat to the concerns about rising interest rates and coming labor - market data, which could inform the Federal Reserve's policy agenda.

It's conceivable that by sending the Obamacare markets into a quasi-death spiral, the policy will significantly drive up the costs to the federal government through bigger subsidies — which is, funnily enough, a good thing for conservatives as far as the Byrd Rule is concerned.

In a letter dated April 24, Representative Alex Mooney (R - WV) wrote to Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, raising concerns about their formal policy to devalue the Federal Reserve Note (e.g. «inflation targeting») and requesting information about the United States» use -LSB-...]

Concerns about global trade tensions between China and the U.S. and the fear that the stellar earnings could be as good as it gets for stocks are all combining to undermine the sort of confidence that was in abundance during last year's run of repeated records for equity benchmarks, as the U.S. economy enters it ninth year of expansion and as the Federal Reserve moves to normalize monetary policy from crisis - era levels.

The dollar was falling 0.2 % against the euro as concerns over China's economy, mixed U.S. data and the latest minutes form the Federal Reserve's policy meeting lowered expectations for a U.S. interest rate hike, Reuters reports.

The data comes after the Ontario government implemented rules intended to dampen Toronto's real estate market, where escalating prices have concerned policy - makers at the municipal, provincial and federal levels.

«The Committee remains concerned that, without sufficient policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labor market conditions,» the Federal Open Market Committee's statement said.

Thus far in 2005, the dollar has risen back to around 1.30 against the euro, in part reflecting the fact that the US federal funds rate has now risen above the monetary policy rate in the euro area, as well as comments from European officials expressing concerns about the extent of the appreciation of the euro.

Concerns over energy - induced weakness in headline PCE, as well as non-oil import prices» pass - through impacts on Core PCE had dominated recent Federal Reserve policy deliberations.

It did not take long after the passage of Humphrey - Hawkins for wiser Federal Reserve officials, including Paul Volcker (who became Chair in 1979), to conclude that the «dual mandate,» far from defining a new and sustainable approach to monetary policy, was simply a nuisance — something they had to pay lip service to, whilst really concerning themselves with keeping a lid on inflation, so as to undo and avoid repeating the mistakes of the 70s.

The uneventful April FOMC expectedly left the door open for a possible rate hike in June without committing the Federal Reserve for policy action, and policymakers also signaled easing concerns over foreign risk factors.

It's a legitimate concern, considering the spikes in volatility this year caused by fears of global economic slowdown, dissolution of the European Union and policy reversal by the Federal Reserve.

For agriculture, US Sen. Heidi Heitkamp said she was concerned that federal trade policies that would target China could backfire.

Concerns of rising inflation and the potential for more aggressive policy tightening from the U.S. Federal Reserve sparked initial volatility.

Now Bair said she's concerned that inflated bond and stock markets could become volatile unless the Federal Reserve successfully tapers its quantitative easing policy, which is meant to keep interest rates low and stimulate borrowing.

«Factory activity accelerated in April despite concerns among many firms about changes in international trade policy,» said Chad Wilkerson, vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

(REUTERS)-- The U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged today in a nod to concerns about a weak world economy, but left open the possibility of a modest policy tightening later this year.

Concerns over rising interest rates also factored into the equation after the Federal Reserve gave no indication on Wednesday that it would abandon its approach of gradual policy normalization.

Builders, based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government, education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.

Richard Mulcahy is concerned that by announcing their agricultural policies late in the the Federal election campaign, both Liberal and Labor might be putting primary industries second.

Beyond federal Section 204 requirements, the policy sets nutritional standards for foods outside the National School Lunch Program concerning fat, sodium, sugars, and serving size limits; prohibits certain foods of minimal nutritional value during the school day; requires minimum eating times of at least 15 minutes for breakfast and 20 minutes for lunch; requires there be at least 30 minutes for physical activity per day; and includes minimum data collection and reporting requirements.

Beyond federal Section 204 requirements, the policy sets nutritional standards for foods outside the National School Lunch Program concerning total fat, saturated fat, sugars, and serving size limits.

Mass Audubon has communicated its concerns to federal and state officials, and we continue to participate in the environmental review processes through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, and other agfederal and state officials, and we continue to participate in the environmental review processes through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, and other agFederal Energy Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, and other agencies.

The statement added that «based on the above efforts by all concerned parties, all industrial actions by members of the NLC and TUC shall be stayed in order to provide a conducive industrial relations atmosphere for the effective and efficient implementation of the Federal Government's policies to realise the targeted goals and objectives.

Perhaps best known for advocating that the nation guard against the potential influence of the military — industrial complex, a term he is credited with coining, the speech also expressed concerns about planning for the future and the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending, the prospect of the domination of science through Federal funding and, conversely, the domination of science - based public policy by what he called a «scientific - technological elite».

It was a pitch designed for a federal cabinet secretary or maybe a prominent member of Congress, or some other official whose job concerns federal policy.

Krueger was so concerned about what she heard that she's drafted a bill to require that New York State follow the federal government's policy of keeping all email correspondence for seven years.

ALBANY (AP) Several New York state lawmakers raised concerns Tuesday about federal and state policies to move more disabled people from institutions to community residences and managed care for medical treatment.

The concern is that people in immigrant communities will be under counted in part due to a fear of federal officials and hardline immigration policies from President Donald Trump's administration.

«This leads me to believe that the administration is either hiding something, or worse, simply negligent of the security concerns associated with this policy,» said Katko, a former federal prosecutor in Syracuse.

It also strikes me that raising your concerns about the management with the group with elected members of the Federal Policy Committee would be appropriate.»

She also encouraged people concerned with the dramatic shift in environmental policies at the federal level to get involved with the national midterm elections this November.

ALBANY, N.Y. — With less than a week before the state budget is due, lawmakers remain divided on a number of polarizing policy issues, and concerned about how future federal legislation may upend the state's finances.

Goldman said that scientific integrity policies established in 24 federal agencies during the George W. Bush administration will be helpful in navigating the next four years, and the Union of Concerned Scientists has also built a secure website for federal scientists to report scientific integrity abuses.

A report by the union in 2013 found that 86 % of federal scientists felt that they could not publicly share concerns about government policies that could harm public health, safety, or the environment without facing retaliation from their department leaders.

While the study data were validated and no health or safety concerns were identified, the research itself was found not to have been conducted in full compliance with IRB policy or federal regulations.

Prof. Joost Pauwelyn, a law professor at Duke University subsequently published U.S. Federal Climate Policy and Competitiveness Concerns: The Limits and Options of International Trade Law, which holds out strong hope that border tax adjustments could pass muster under WTO and GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs & Trades) rules.

Most of the issues about which they have concerns — whether it's standards, assessments, teacher evaluation, or something else — are policies developed at the state or federal level.

You can also read our latest forum on the Obama - era directives from the federal education and justice departments, which asked schools to modify disciplinary policies in response to concerns about disproportionate suspension rates.

Higher education has taken K - 12's place in the hierarchy of federal policy issues — due both to weariness with what well - intended federal efforts have wrought in K - 12 and to public concerns about tuition prices and student debt.

As the law moves to closed - door negotiations, Republicans are increasingly opposing any and all federal education policies, regardless of merit, on the grounds that education is inherently a state and local concern.

These and other results suggest that some of the most prominent ideas that dominate current policy debates — from supporting vouchers to doubling down on high - stakes tests to cutting federal education funding — are out of step with parents» main concern: They want their children prepared for life after they complete high school.

You'd think the respondents would be more concerned about that, given their very negative take on Washington's efforts to improve teacher evaluation — with 81 % strongly believing that federal policy should not «support teacher evaluation systems that rely significantly on» student test scores.

But there's still a possibility Indiana could go back to PARCC, despite Hoosier concerns about federal intrusion into state education policy.