Sentences with phrase «greater federal commitment»

Not exact matches

We hope that, by clarifying our expectations about future policy, we can provide individuals, families, businesses, and financial markets greater confidence about the Federal Reserve's commitment to promoting a sustainable recovery and that, as a result, they will become more willing to invest, hire and spend.

Without this federal commitment, the future of New York's greatest affordable housing resource, and home to more than a half a million primarily low - income New Yorkers looks bleaker than ever.»

President Donald Trump scoffed at «politically motivated ingrates» who had questioned his administration's commitment to rebuilding Puerto Rico after a pulverizing hurricane and said the federal government had done «a great job with the almost impossible situation.»

In addition to the Brand USA commitment, Senator Gillibrand has brought to the table the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security to work in close partnership with local leaders in the Greater Niagara Region to ensure all federal resources and support are made available to increase international travel to the area.

This suggests that the expansion in federal investment in R&D over the past several decades has resulted not only from a commitment to the «endless frontier» of science and technology, but perhaps as importantly from the general growth of discretionary spending which allowed greater government investments to be made in a variety of areas including S&T.

Absent federal pressure, the Common Core standards would have been a voluntary initiative in 15 or 20 states, with far greater commitment from participating state officials.

This additional flexibility at the district level would encourage comprehensive and coordinated planning and reduce the compliance burden associated with all of the specific federal funding streams, while the state commitment to progressive funding would ensure that additional resources continue to be directed to the schools and students with the greatest need.

The Fellows were selected based on their leadership and demonstrated effectiveness in improving student achievement, communication skills, experience implementing federal programs and initiatives, and commitment to strengthening federal education policies to improve the recruitment, preparation, development, and support of great school leaders.

Concerned educators can begin by contributing their insights and public support to the National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD), a network of national civil rights organizations and others (my own organization is a member) advocating a greater commitment to racial and economic diversity in federal policy and funding.

The Turnbull government faces a test of its $ 500m budget commitment to protect the Great Barrier Reef, after federal environment officials ruled that a farmer could clear almost 2,000 hectares of Queensland forest.

That means there should be more education for all Canadians about legal issues, greater investment in legal aid from the federal government, and more commitment from lawyers to provide legal aid in the future.

More incongruous is the video from Attorney General George Brandis, talking about his commitment to access to justice (despite great concerns about funding for Indigenous legal services), and to working with the Native Title sector (despite plans to introduce a bill to reverse the effect of a federal court decision regarding the Noongar people), with nary an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander flag in sight nor mention of his support for changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.

In his speech, Chairman Bernanke further clarified that «the actions taken by the FOMC to put downward pressure on longer - term interest rates was meant to inspire greater confidence for individuals, families, businesses, and financial markets» and he reiterated the commitment of the Federal Reserve to «promoting a sustainable recovery within the context of price stability until the job market improves substantially.»