Sentences with phrase «important piece of legislation»

It's one of the most important pieces of legislation of our time.

Calling it one of the most important pieces of legislation in Nevada history, Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law an unprecedented package of incentives to seal a deal to bring Tesla Motors» $ 5 billion battery factory to the Silver State.

In 2006, Washington state passed important pieces of legislation that increase the capacity of the state to provide sound early childhood services.

While those are undoubtedly very important pieces of legislation for some segments of the population (like motor car dealers and notorious criminals) I expect that few British Columbians were aware that those Acts... [more]

And he told lawmakers, «We are looking for important pieces of legislation that have bipartisan support, that have been through the committee, that have been through the floor, that the president will sign.

«Unfortunately, both plans omit a third, critically important piece of legislation Democrats have been and continue to push for: a ban on assault weapons and high - capacity magazines,» said state Senate Democratic Leader Oscar Braynon.

«Unfortunately, both plans omit a third, critically important piece of legislation Democrats have been and continue to push for: a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines,» said state Senate Democratic Leader Oscar Braynon.

«He has written and passed many important pieces of legislation that have improved and protected the health and well - being of all New Yorkers,» Kevin Finnegan, 1199's political director, said in a statement.

First, there's the question of who the SNP will co-operate with in order to pass annual budgets and other important pieces of legislation.

We all know there are significant important pieces of legislation that thousands of people throughout the state, and even people throughout the country are watching and hoping we can resolve one way or the other.

Lincoln is a film about procedures, showing the sausage - making process behind the crafting of one the most important pieces of legislation ever passed by the American government.

[38] The McCarran Internal Security Act, which became law in 1950, has been described by scholar Ellen Schrecker as «the McCarthy era's only important piece of legislation» [39](the Smith Act technically predated McCarthyism).

Steven Spielberg's biopic of Abraham Lincoln concentrates entirely on his final years as he struggled to push through the 13th amendment to abolish slavery, his greatest achievement and one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history.

«This is a very important piece of legislation,» stated 32BJ President Héctor Figueroa.

The new shadow attorney general, Lord Bach, also criticised Tory plans, saying: «The Human Rights Act 1998 was one of the most important pieces of legislation of the whole Labour government between 1997 and 2010.

Now, this was a critically important piece of legislation that shielded homeowners from any tax liability arising from forgiven debt following a short sale, deed in lieu or foreclosure.

That important piece of legislation was a Member's Bill proposed by the Labour MSP Elaine Smith.

Nixon is backing the Child Victims Act, calling it «an important piece of legislation that will help victims of childhood abuse find the justice they've been waiting for and deserve.»

Says one Democratic operative of Messina: «I hope he's better at political campaigns than at managing big, important pieces of legislation.»

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., was joined today by the region's state senators, local and statewide county leaders and the sponsors of an important piece of legislation that would shift the burden of Medicaid off of county property taxpayers once and for all.

The Port Authority was created in the spirit of bi-state cooperation, and the voters of New Jersey and New York deserve the final approval of these important pieces of legislation.

Further, during the many years that Senator Stewart Cousins» has carried this important piece of legislation, her attempts at securing a united Democratic conference or any bipartisan support have been an utter failure.»

While the focus has been on the partial federal government shut down, another important piece of legislation, the federal Farm Bill, has also expired.

She also listed allowing openly LGBT armed forces members and supporting in Parliament the «important piece of legislation that we are debating now on equal marriage.»

Klein said he was «disappointed» about the outcome, «but at the same time, I think it's difficult not to have a united Democratic conference — all Democrats, I.D.C., regular Democrats — on such an important issue and to expect Republicans to support such an important piece of legislation.»

«It's an important piece of legislation that will help victims of childhood abuse find the justice they've been waiting for and deserve.»

Assemblyman Nelson Castro is also failing to convince his more than 100 Democratic colleagues in the Assembly to pass this important piece of legislation, knowing that Mayor Bloomberg has given a deadline of February 12th to expel all those groups from using public buildings.

While the focus has been on the partial federal government shut down, another important piece of legislation, the federal farm bill, has also expired.

Green Party candidate Lems will lobby the State Legislature hard for the passage of this important piece of legislation.

«I thank Subcommittee Chairman Katko for his leadership on these bills and I urge the Senate to pass these important pieces of legislation,» McCaul said.

I suggest you start with three important pieces of legislation.

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed this important piece of legislation on July 25 and savings are coming to your neighborhood!

Well, this important piece of legislation is up for renewal now, and Michael Pollan explains why it's so important in this one - minute video.

Colorado enacted the single most important piece of legislation to come out of the RTT process — its remarkable Senate Bill 191 (arduously carried by Mike Johnston) which overhauled teacher evaluation and tenure and introduced a smart statewide framework for gauging teacher performance.

«This important piece of legislation is good news for pupils and parents as it will guarantee equity of provision across the country and will also ensure that teachers» jobs and pupils» learning time are protected.»

Don't forget to let your legislator know where you stand on these important pieces of legislation!

«Practices that exclude or push out certain children or families must be eliminated and I thank Governor Brown for his support on this important piece of legislation.»

«Thank you to Senator Peterson and contributing authors — Senators Bishop, Carter and Morrell, Representatives Bagneris, Carter, Harris, Hilferty, Leger, and Moreno — as well as education leaders in New Orleans and statewide for their leadership, contributions and expertise in advancing this important piece of legislation.

«We applaud the Senate's passage of this important piece of legislation and call on the House to similarly pass this bill quickly and we call on the Governor to sign this into law because our children can't wait.»

Click the link below to learn more about this important piece of Legislation.

This important piece of legislation limited interstate billboards and required junkyards to be removed or hidden from sight.

One of the most important pieces of legislation we have participated in is the Large Carnivore Act.

«This is a very important piece of legislation that goes after the inhumane factories known as puppy mills,» O'Malley said.

Patrick Carroll, executive director of the Delaware Humane Association, told The Dodo he thinks it's still an important piece of legislation.

This bill called the Big Cat Public Safety Act is the most important piece of legislation to ever be introduced to protect lions, tigers, and other exotic wild cats from being kept as pets and in miserable roadside zoos.

«This is a good and important piece of legislation,» Malloy said, adding that the state's legislature «took real steps toward reducing our overall emissions and creating good jobs in the green economy, all while decreasing costs for ratepayers.»

EISA 2007 contained Section 433, one of the most important pieces of legislation to be put into law in decades.