Sentences with phrase «if federal lawmakers»

It would also be a bold signal by California to Washington that if federal lawmakers won't step up to the challenge of monitoring giant technology companies, California will take matters into its own hands.

It stated that if the federal lawmakers at that time carried out an effective oversight function, funds looted under ex-National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison Madueke, among others would have been checked.

Not exact matches

Taking a page from laws creating sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants, a group of lawmakers have submitted a bill that bans California law enforcement from working with federal authorities if they attempt to take action against marijuana grow facilities or dispensaries that operate legally under state law.

Jan 18 (Reuters)- Investors have shrugged off the latest threat of a federal government shutdown, saying they are not worried about a major pullback in shares even if U.S. lawmakers fail to strike a deal.

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 - U.S. lawmakers raced against the clock to avert a federal government shutdown on Friday but it was not clear if hectic negotiations would bring a deal before a midnight deadline.

He was among lawmakers critical of Comey's decision not to prosecute Clinton in the email server investigation, saying other government officials would have been prosecuted if they handled classified information like Clinton did, but federal officials disagree with that assessment.

Retiring Congressman Charles Rangel is confident Hillary Clinton will win the presidential election despite recently revealed federal probes, but if Donald Trump triumphs after all, the octagenarian lawmaker says he's «out of here» — and he's taking his friends with him.

«If the so called ex Lawmakers had gathered to call the attention of Governor Wike or the Federal Government to the soot we are breathing we can as well join them in the campaign.

If nothing else Stefanik has proven herself a road warrior, traipsing about the district's 12 counties and making 200 stops — some in out - of - the - way places like Madrid, Tupper Lake and Cape Vincent that rarely, if ever, lay eyes on a federal lawmakeIf nothing else Stefanik has proven herself a road warrior, traipsing about the district's 12 counties and making 200 stops — some in out - of - the - way places like Madrid, Tupper Lake and Cape Vincent that rarely, if ever, lay eyes on a federal lawmakeif ever, lay eyes on a federal lawmaker.

The mayor said that if lawmakers don't act on reforms, they'll lose a shot at redemption after a year in which leaders in both houses of the Legislature have been arrested on federal corruption charges.

If Cuomo vetoes the lines, a federal judge will get to draw them, which would produce a result (whatever it is) that will make lots of lawmakers and interest groups unhappy, but which will at the very least ensure that the lines are not tailored to insulate incumbents and majority parties from the vicissitudes of democracy.

Retiring Rep. Charlie Rangel is confident Clinton will win the presidential election despite recently revealed federal probes, but if Trump triumphs after all, the octagenarian lawmaker says he's «out of here» — and he's taking his friends with him.

If he misses the deadline, a federal court in each district will make an interim appointment until the White House and lawmakers can agree on nominees.

If taxpayers and lawmakers were expecting that a new 37 - page report from the state Tax and Finance Department would provide a definitive road map of how New York might sidestep the effects of Trump's new federal tax plan and its sharp reduction in the deductibility of state and local taxes, they instead got a view of just how complicated this is.

Bratton, airing his well - known frustrations with federal lawmakers, added, «So if Congress really wants to do something to help the American law enforcement community and the American public, well, let's start getting serious about doing something that they can actually do something about.»

Lawsky argues that if New York does not act, the federal government will create a health exchange for the state instead, and lawmakers might not like their plan.

- Lawmakers are also discussing a provision that would strip gun owners of their firearms if convicted of domestic violence, tightening what gun control advocates say are loopholes in the state and federal law.

«Even if the gun industry lobby and its allies in Washington continue to block federal progress on this issue as they have for so long,» said Kavanagh «I believe that New York lawmakers can and will step up.

U.S. District Senior Judge Thomas J. McAvoy will rely on federal sentencing guidelines if he sentences Scarborough, and must publicly state his justifications if he sentences the lawmaker to less or more time than are called for in the guidelines, which take into account factors such as a defendant's criminal history and acceptance of responsibility for their crimes.

If passed into law, the federal budget for 2011 that lawmakers will vote on this week will harm key efforts in daily weather forecasting, search - and - rescue operations, and long - term weather prediction, says a top U.S. government official.

Trimming the size of SEAs may appeal to fiscal hawks, but if federal requirements are not cut, too, then lawmakers may be setting a SEA up for failure and frustration.

If state and federal lawmakers didn't leech away that big a percentage of what teachers earn, that money could go to the teachers who earned it without having to take even more from the taxpayers who provide teacher salaries.

Federal appropriations for programs that charters may not provide and gifts and grants specifically targeted toward traditional public schools that support innovative methods to boost student achievement could all be up for grabs by charter schools, if House lawmakers concur with the Senate's changes to H539.

But while some of the nation's most prominent education lobby groups are backing the bill, there is apprehension from others that lawmakers might have overreacted to political pressure to limit the role of the federal government — considerably weakening Washington's ability to step in if a state fails to address its most troubled schools.

That year, students at the school created the state's first Gay Straight Alliance, and the ensuing backlash prompted the Salt Lake City School District to shut down all extracurricular clubs amid threats that Utah's lawmakers would change state law or forgo millions of dollars in federal education funding if the alliance remained.

In addition, the lawmakers said they want GAO to determine if school districts have plans in place to address access barriers and identify steps that the federal government can take to ensure full ADA compliance at schools.

Only within the last half century has the complexity and size of the Federal Government's responsibilities grown so greatly that the Congress must rely on the legislative veto as the most effective, if not the only, means to insure its role as the Nation's lawmaker.

At the state and federal levels, efforts are under way to remove liability barriers to the redevelopment of brownfields, but if you have a deal that can't wait until lawmakers act, there's good news for you.