Sentences with phrase «function of the federal government»

«It is important that we achieve a two - year agreement that funds our troops and provides for our national security and other critical functions of the Federal government,» the statement from the White House, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.

«Rand demonstrated his knowledge of the constitution and the function of the federal government early on... Paul then...

Secretary DeVos: Public education in the U.S. is a function of each state, not a function of the federal government.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent federal government agency responsible for protecting investors, maintaining fair and orderly functioning of securities markets and facilitating capital formation.

That was the national function that the Supreme Court agreed was rightly the purview of the federal government.

Legally, the county's moratorium may violate a federal law — the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act — which makes it illegal for local governments to place a «substantial burden» on houses of worship and their function.

The nature of religious television in America can be seen to be a function of the interaction of four main players; changes over the past decades have come about because of changes in the relative power and relationships of the four following players: (1) the regulatory agencies of the federal government, which, through the legislative process, provide the structure within which interaction inside the television industry takes place; (2) the television industry, primarily network and local station managements, which control the airwaves within the legislated structure; (3) the viewing public, which selects what it is that will be watched; and (4) the religious broadcasters who provide the material for broadcasts.

The Court has repeatedly said that its function is not to judge the wisdom or the policy of laws, but only to judge whether or not they are exercises of powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution or denied by it to the states.

Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee of the Government, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or regulation, whether or not such statute or regulation be valid, or based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a federal agency or an employee of the Government, whether or not the discretion involved be abused.

Commenting on the recent arrest of some judges in the country, Osinbajo said the Federal Government was only exercising its executive function in attempting to check excesses.

Lawyers for Silver, the former New York State Assembly speaker, said in a statement the McDonnell decision «makes clear that the federal government has gone too far in prosecuting state officials for conduct that is part of the everyday functioning of those in elected office.»

In a letter sent today, the Attorney General and Commissioner reminded school districts across New York State that — irrespective of the federal government's decision — they have independent duties under federal and state law to protect transgender students from discrimination and harassment in their schools and at all school functions.

It's time for leaders of both the House and the Senate to forge an agreement that will avoid a costly mistake of shuttering important government services and furloughing hundreds of thousands of public servants, while finding responsible solutions to the broader fiscal challenges that lie immediately ahead.New York's Congressional delegation has shown leadership in trying to resolve this standoff, and I encourage them to continue their efforts to keep the federal government functioning.

Under President Umaru Yar» Adua, the then Secretary to the Federal Government had to issue a memo dividing functions and responsibilities between Ministers and Ministers of State.

One of the important functions of our county legislature is to be a voice of Ulster County residents and the legislature itself by passing resolutions that can influence our state government or the federal government on issues that concern Ulster County.

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A second has been the collapse of planning functions within the federal government.

The Obama administration recognizes that No Child Left Behind aims to help the federal government perform its most important education function: improving the education of students in greatest need.

Federal courts came to supervise many core functions of state and local government: police, prisons, and mental hospitals, for example, in addition to schools.

Though the role of the federal government would be curtailed, there are some very important national functions that must be served in a modern education system.

Particularly, I want to emphasize my conviction that militant tactics have no place in the functions of any organization of Government employees... Upon employees in the Federal service rests the obligation to serve the whole people, whose interests and welfare require orderliness and continuity in the conduct of Government activities.

I propose that a new National Governing Council on Education be established, composed of representatives of the states and of the federal government, to create the appropriate bodies to oversee these functions.

The federal government is incapable of performing functions better suited to the private sector.

To make matters worse, the government appears willing to forgo the functions of federal agencies to see the dam's plans through.

An extremely low hiring rate combined with a large and growing number of federal employees who have elected to quit their jobs since January are generating concern that the federal workforce is suffering from a «brain drain» that is compromising the government's ability to carry out important functions.

Forbes: Almost lost in all the news about the federal government «shutdown» (which has somehow left 83 % of the government funded and functioning) over the last week are several new reports regarding the ongoing massive oil and natural gas Shale Revolution in the United States, and the role Texas is playing in making it happen...

This past summer, the federal government introduced legislation to create a new watchdog agency to oversee the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Communications Security Establishment and the security functions of the RCMP.

[/ span] A law so important to the effective functioning of an economy that not one but three federal enforcement agencies were tasked with its enforcement, together with a national co-ordinating body and three government oversight departments to ensure its efficient operation.

What distinguishes these agencies from other federal agencies is their independence from the government of the day and that they report directly to Parliament and perform a watchdog function.

And as Ellis makes clear, such a result is not a function of the political stripe of the current federal government, but is endemic to the system itself: 20 years earlier, Jean Chrétien's Liberal government viewed Mulroney - government appointees to the board as too obstructionist with refugee claims, and simply replaced them with its own set of patronage appointments more inclined to deliver politically simpatico approvals of refugee claims.

In terms of its core function, the FISC is effectively a federal district court.18 The vast majority of its work involves a single judge's determinations of the legality of government requests to authorize surveillance or compel production.

Making use of bitcoin will serve as a great option for avoiding from providing an impetus to the violent federal government as cryptocurrencies function on a platform for decentralizing the power of currency into people's hands.

Although offering a broad range of career paths and job functions, the federal government (as well as many state, county, and municipal governments) has established application processes for federal resumes that are starkly dissimilar to private industry.

Professional Summary Motivated and professional contract administrator adept at all pre-award and post-award procurement functions seeking to leverage federal experience in support of a government Contracting Office's mission needs.

The requirement for native title claim groups to interact with a wide range of stakeholders with different interests (including government, industry, the Federal Court, the Tribunal and native title organisations who each have particular statutory functions, policy positions and funding arrangements) creates a complex web of relationships that make it feel like it's «us against the world».

These developments have been accompanied by the Federal Government's acceptance of the legitimacy of my functions, as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, to focus on the human rights implications of the new arrangements.

The report points out that the IRS functions as the «accounts receivable» department of the federal government, as it collects more than 90 percent of all federal revenue and therefore provides the funds that make almost all other federal spending possible.