Sentences with phrase «federal push on»

«If it is true, as Rep. Messer says, that the big tax reform bill will not include a school choice component, then it is fair to say that a big new federal push on private school choice is dead,» Petrilli said.

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Global stocks have pushed to new highs, outdoing previous records set in 2015, driven by strong economic data in the U.S. and comments by the Federal Reserve on the future path of interest rates.

For now, the new rules are limited to specific defense contractors, but it may not be long before the government implements more regulations on all federal contractors as it pushes for companies to adopt higher security standards, cybersecurity experts said.

A push by Washington for more business - friendly regulation and fiscal support for the economy could improve America's mix of policies which in recent years have relied too much on the Federal Reserve, Fed Governor Jerome Powell said.

This week, Federal Reserve officials signaled further interest rate increases in 2018 based on evidence of steady U.S. growth, while the heads of the ECB and the Bank of England seemed in no rush to push rates higher in the wake of disappointing economic data out of Britain and Europe.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a major military buildup suffered a setback on Thursday when the House of Representatives put plans on hold to fully fund the federal government through next Sept. 30 and instead resorted to temporary measures freezing spending at current levels.

This explains why seniors were the first to get a taste of income splitting from the Harper government and why both the federal Liberals and NDP are campaigning on promises to push the old age security threshold back down to 65.

The legislative push come against a backdrop of the expanding legalization of same - sex marriage, which is now allowed in 36 states and in limbo in a 37th — Alabama, where there have been contradicting state and federal court orders on the matter.

Nova Scotia opted for cap and trade in November 2016 as part of the federal government's push to get the provinces to set a price on carbon.

The Federal Reserve could push banks to lend more by paying Wall Street smaller returns on money stashed at the U.S. central bank when inflation is low, according to an academic paper presented on Saturday.

Higher inflation this year should push the Fed to raise the federal funds rate at a faster pace, which will have knock - on effect on interest rates and the bond market.

A senior official at the U.S. State Department tried to push the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2015 into dropping its insistence that an email from Hillary Clinton's private server contained classified information, according to summaries of interviews with FBI officials released by the FBI on Monday.

And though the Justice Department's push to overhaul troubled police agencies was a staple effort of the last administration, Sessions announced his desire to «pull back» on federal scrutiny of local law enforcement, winning praise from some quarters.

Flaherty had solid support from Ontario, however, and seemed also to be able to count on B.C. Having those two major provinces on - side was a crucial element in the federal strategy for pushing ahead against howls of protest, especially from Quebec and Alberta.

I should stress that Voser did not wade in on Canadian politics, and did say he supports the federal government's push to streamline environmental approval processes for energy projects.

They argue that, since 2009, the federal government's plans to balance the budget have been based on «risky projections, optimistic forecasts of revenue growth and unrealistic plans for spending restraint», which have resulted in increases in the projected deficit with each successive budget, and the pushing out of the date that the deficit would be eliminated.

On top of the normal market reaction to push up interest rates in the face of growing supply, the Federal Reserve is also signaling that it is likely to hike short rates further this year.

Treasurys on Friday fell further, pushing yields higher, to consolidate a sharp weeklong climb on a combination of strengthening inflation prospects and growing expectations for the Federal Reserve to be more aggressive in lifting interest rates in 2018.

Interest rates have continued to be pushed lower and lower and lower and most of this is because the Fed keeps on adjusting that federal fund's rate and adjusting interest rates down in the way that they do that is by putting cash into the market and buying back bonds or short - term bonds with the federal fund's rate.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to pick Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell as the next head of the U.S. central bank, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday, prompting investors to push down yields on Treasury notes.

New York state last month passed a similar measure that makes it illegal to advertise apartments for fewer than 30 days in New York City, and lawmakers have pushed the federal government to take a closer look at Airbnb and other home - sharing sites on accusations of creating housing shortages and driving up rental costs.

Ingraham had previously been critical of March for Our Lives, which formed in response to the Parkland shooting to push federal lawmakers to pass new restrictions on firearms.

Pushing for coastal drilling: In their energy plan, the B.C. Liberals promise to work «to lift the federal moratorium on offshore exploration and development and reiterate the intention to simultaneously lift the provincial moratorium.»

Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards Coordinated International Response to Financial Crisis Passed Mini Stimuli Began Asia «Pivot Increased Support for Veterans Tightened Sanctions on Iran Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants Passed Credit Card Reforms Eliminated Catch - 22 in Pay Equality Laws Improved Food Safety System Expanded National Service Expanded Wilderness and Watershed Protection Gave the FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco Pushed Federal Agencies to Be Green Leaders Let Space Shuttle Die and Killed Planned Moon Mission Improved School Nutrition Expanded Hate Crimes Protections Brokered Agreement for Speedy Compensation to Victims of Gulf Oil Spill Pushed Broadband Coverage Expanded Health Coverage for Children Helped South Sudan Declare Independence Killed the F - 22

As opposed to the thousands and thousands of billboards & church message boards every 50 ft with their snarky comments pushing their beliefs and quite often attacking non -(Jesus) believers and / or science directly or indirectly, all the millions of people that like to go around constantly «sharing their beliefs» about how everyone who believes differently is gonna be tortured and burned for eternity, or the countless attempts by local, state, and federal government officials to push laws based on those beliefs and to favor those beliefs all over the country.

«The petition was and continues to be a direct attempt to keep flavoured milk in school cafeterias, as federal agencies and consumer groups continue to push for lower - calorie milk and foods on school menus to combat increases in childhood obesity,» said the IDFA.

Manhattan federal prosecutors told the judge who sentenced Dean and Adam Skelos last week that the government won't push for them to go to prison until at least three - plus months after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a pending case on anti-corruption laws.

And Gillibrand — who also faces re-election for a full 6 - year term this fall — herself has been pretty vocal on reproductive rights, pushing back with Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal against a Republican - led bill on the federal level that would eliminate tax breaks for insurance premiums on plans that provide abortion coverage.

But the push also comes amid swirling scandals on both the state and federal level for both the Cuomo administration and the fundraising activities of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on behalf of Senate Democrats.

State Sen. John Bonacic, Racing and Wagering Committee Chair, accelerated his push to legalize sports betting in New York by introducing a bill that would allow it, but only at upstate casinos, which hinges on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit to overturn the federal ban on sports betting.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he pressed for the renomination of attorney Kathleen Sweet to be Buffalo's first female federal judge, but that the Trump White House insisted on nominating John L. Sinatra Jr. — a Republican being pushed by Rep. Chris Collins — for the judicial vacancy instead.

State lawmakers are pushing de Blasio to move faster on a promise to take on a property - tax overhaul, saying many residents are already being financially hurt by changes to the federal tax code.

Would a gift ban have stopped former State Sen. Dean Skelos — whose conviction on federal corruption charges was reversed — from pushing a county contract that also benefited his son, Adam?

He's also calling for the state to push back on federal attempts to curb environmental protections, immigration and health care spending.

I don't know, based entirely on the lede, the education one could be criticizing him for not pushing legislation to ban federal funding for schools where teacher unions have collective bargaining powers.

Eight members of the state Assembly from Queens have signed on to a bill that would push Primary Day for state races from September to June to offset a new federal law that would force New York to hold separate primaries for Congress and the U.S. Senate.

Cuomo's schedule, released last night, included a meeting with House Speaker John Boehner, at which he was to be joined by three Republican lawmakers from New York — Reps. Bob Turner, Michael Grimm and Pete King, on whom the governor is leaning quite heavily as he pushes for the $ 42 billion worth of federal disaster aid he's seeking after Sandy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday called it «disgusting» there was no meaningful push for gun control on the federal level in the wake of a Las Vegas mass shooting that killed 59 people.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters on Long Island Wednesday that he will push for a repeal of the federal tax overhaul that caps state and local deductions at $ 10,000 — a move he has said hurts New York.

Cuomo is also pushing to expand charitable deductions for taxpayers in New York that could let them recover from the federal cap on deductions — a move that follows the broad outlines being considered by California officials, another high - tax state that is reacting to the SALT cap.

NEW YORK (WBEN / AP)-- A federal jury hearing testimony on Tuesday was served a steady diet of «ziti,» the word prosecutors say a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo used as code to refer to bribe payments he received to push forward projects for three businessmen.

As predicted, the Senate Democrats are seizing on today's «Race to the Top» announcement, declaring both a policy and political victory in their ability to push through changes that helped again push New York into the list of finalists for federal education cash.

At last night's Jefferson - Jackson dinner sponsored by the Iowa Democratic Party, at which Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Martin O'Malley appeared, Sanders took a huge shot at a narrative pushed by Bill and Hillary Clinton (as recently as Friday, on Rachel Maddow), that DOMA was a «defensive act» meant to block a federal marriage amendment.

MTA board member Veronica Vanterpool, who also works as executive director of the nonprofit Tri-State Transportation Campaign, said that rather than picking a fight with its fellow transportation provider, the MTA and Cuomo should advocate on Amtrak's behalf, including by pushing for emergency financial assistance from the federal government for the summer repairs at Penn, which Amtrak has said will cost between $ 30 million and $ 40 million.

So Weprin has been put on the defensive about Obama's Middle East policy, while Turner appears to have managed to avoid the drawbacks of his party association, and has largely been taken at his word when he says he would buck the House Republicans on an overhaul of entitlement programs, even though he has pushed, at times, for 30 - 35 percent cuts in federal spending.

Although Rowland was convicted and spent 10 months in prison on a non-campaign related federal charge, public anger over political corruption in general pushed state lawmakers to pass major campaign reforms.

Lord Rennard has more time on his hands than he would like right now, having jumped before he was pushed from the Liberal Democrats» federal executive for a second time earlier this month.

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Thursday that he pressed for the renomination of attorney Kathleen M. Sweet to be Buffalo's first female federal judge, but that the Trump White House insisted on nominating John L. Sinatra Jr. — a Republican being pushed by Rep. Chris Collins, R - N.Y. — for the judicial vacancy instead.

The Empire State Development Corp. on Tuesday pushed back against an audit released last week by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development that was critical of the way $ 22 million in tourism funding was spent for areas impacted by storms.

For AQE, which is pushing for education spending on par with a decade - old court ruling, the problem for them was Cuomo suggesting a short - term extender may be a viable option for the state budget considering the uncertainty emanating from Washington over the federal government's budget cuts.