Sentences with phrase «improve the bill as»

We must remain vigilant and seek to improve the Bill as it makes progress through the Assembly.»

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Earlier this week, Georgia Representative Hank Johnson introduced two bills that he believes will help improve voting security a few years down the road: the Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act, which, if passed, would classify voting systems as critical infrastructure to be protected by the Department of Homeland Security; and the Election Integrity Act, which will map out a planned response for voting system failures and control the types of voting machines states are allowed to buy.

When President Donald J. Trump put his name to the first bill to repeal an Obama - era federal regulation four months ago, he framed the «big signing» as part of a broader push to improve the economy and slash burdensome rules for the energy sector.

«Market participants will look back on this municipal green bond issuance for Massachusetts, and see it as the gateway to further green bond issuances across the many states and many cities that are hoping to access less expensive funding to improve infrastructure, protect natural resources and offer renewable energy,» says Bill Daley, Managing Director in Public Finance.

To improve your chances of getting approved, you may want to bring some documents with you, including personal references, photo ID or driver's license, and utility bills such as electricity, water, gas, or other bills.

The SFP allowed for a vast increase in t - bill issuance and was intended as an emergency measure to improve liquidity in the financial system.

Bill Frist, MD, is a former US Senate Majority Leader, surgeon, and chairman of Hope Through Healing Hands, a global health organization committed to improving the quality of life for communities around the world using health as a currency for peace.

Birds — improved wetland habitat for waterbirds with a total of 52 species of waterbirds observed across 49 survey sites, including threatened and listed species such as the threatened blue - billed and freckled ducks recorded in wetlands that received Commonwealth environmental water

The bill serves as a reauthorized — or new and improved — Child Nutrition Act initially signed into law in 1966 by former President Lyndon B. Johnson.

That looks like very good transfer business for us as we got rid of sulky Sanchez and got two very talented players in return, and Coquelin, Walcott, Giroud and Debuchy hardly got a game for our first team anyway, so we have saved quite a lump off our wage bill as well which will help pay Mesut Ozil's improved wages!

«You might think you don't need to give too much guidance to players who are billed as being the finished product — like Pogba or Sanchez — but I look at the case of Roberto Firmino at Liverpool as a good example of a manager improving a player and turning him into a central piece of his jigsaw.»

Billed as a skilled attacking midfield player, a move to The Emirates would go a long way to improving his fledgling ability and could follow in the footsteps of Aaron Ramsey, who Wenger picked up from Cardiff as a teenager.

That in turn would see the club raise significant transfer funds as well as ease their wage bill, and would put them in a stronger position to go out and spend for the rest of the summer looking for players that would significantly improve them.

The AFC East also improved as a whole with the Bills adding Percy Harvin and LeSean McCoy, the Dolphins adding Ndamukong Suh and the Patriots coming off yet another Super Bowl victory.

He fits the bill athletically on the wing and as a rebounder, and looks well - suited for a combo forward role as he improves his perimeter skills.

Since college athletes don't make salaries and can't be capped (or because the NCAA's capped their earnings at Tuition Plus Some Costs), think about capping the sport's most influential budget line, as proposed in Bill Connelly's nine - part plan to improve college football as commissioner.

As far as Man United are concerned, Mourinho needs a world class playmaker to improve his attack and Scarpa does not really fit the bill at the momenAs far as Man United are concerned, Mourinho needs a world class playmaker to improve his attack and Scarpa does not really fit the bill at the momenas Man United are concerned, Mourinho needs a world class playmaker to improve his attack and Scarpa does not really fit the bill at the moment.

An event is taking place in Manchester tomorrow - billed as a Journal of Family Health Care «free conference bringing together health and social care professionals - designed to improve outc...

Cuomo's idea comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to tout his own vision to improve transportation in the area: the Brooklyn - Queens Connector, a waterfront streetcar proposal backed by real estate firms and advocates that would operate along a 16 - mile route from Sunset Park to Astoria, Queens.

«This agreement adds to the major accomplishments we've already achieved throughout the legislative session that will improve the lives of millions of New Yorkers,» Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a press release issued late Friday as legislators continued to grind away at passing bills.

Also at 11 a.m., the state Thruway Authority releases details about their amnesty program as well as an action plan to improve awareness for cashless tolling billing at the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, New NY Bridge Office, 303 South Broadway, Suite 413, Tarrytown.

The bill is backed by a $ 7 million funding proposal in the proposed $ 168 billion budget to improve voter access as well as same - day voter registration.

Furthermore, in regards to concerns over the Interstate 81 reconstruction project, as the former commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation, I can tell you that the veto of this bill is separate and distinct from the state's unwavering commitment to improving its infrastructure in Central New York.

The letter credits the sponsors of the bills, Senator David Carlucci and Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee, as well as co-sponsor Assemblymember Kenneth Zebrowski, with designing a plan the county legislators describe as a collaborative partnership between a state - appointed monitor and East Ramapo officials to develop a five - year plan to improve the operation of the district and rebuild trust in the community.

But if there are measures in the Finance Bill where we could improve fairness and make for a fairer Britain, then we will come forward with amendments to do that, because that's where we make the difference, as we will in the spending review which will follow in the months ahead.

Bill, health care: As speaker, what specific steps would you support or advance to improve access to the health care New Yorkers need, particularly the underserved.

We educate and advocate for an expanded and improved Medicare for All, as conceived in HR676, a bill in Congress.

In May 2017, the CIOT recommended the introduction of an annual Scottish Finance Bill as a means to improving the scrutiny of devolved tax legislation.

Objective — To make an effective elected second chamber, composed of mature experienced individuals with collective experience of all aspects of British life, whose principal task is to improve legislative bills during their passage through parliament into law, and whose secondary task is to scrutinize the actions of the government and act as a watchdog for the rights of the British people, should the Government or lower house appear to act in such a way as to undermine these rights.

Mark - Viverito has largely shepherded the mayor's agenda through the legislative process, and obstructed measures he opposed, such as police reform bills and improved disability benefits for first responders.

This new technology will improve air quality and the reliability of the electric power system here in New York, while lowering energy bills and helping the state further solidify its place as the nation's leader in the clean energy economy,» said Cuomo.

Sources said party leaders including Karen Scharff, as well as Bill de Blasio aide Emma Wolfe, were on the phone with Cuomo campaign officials minutes before the endorsement was supposed to be announced, threatening to push for an endorsement of Teachout unless the video was improved.

In a bid to encourage the initiative, billed as part of the government's «relentless drive» to improve standards in historically deprived communities, schools minister Andrew Adonis today launched a new prospectus explaining how schools can take part.

The Real Estate Board of New York opposes the bill, as does Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said there are better ways to improve construction safbill, as does Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said there are better ways to improve construction safBill de Blasio, who said there are better ways to improve construction safety.

Known as the «maintenance of effort» (MOE) bill, the legislation would have ensured that tuition hikes went to improve CUNY and the State University of New York, rather than to offset underfunding by the state.

And Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed Smart Schools Bond Act, Proposal 3, which would generate $ 2 billion to improve classroom technology and other elements of educational infrastructure, also saw approval, as did Proposal 2, the constitutional amendment that would eliminate the need for legislative bills to be printed and supplied to every lawmaker before being considered.

The Cuomo administration has billed the deletion program as a way to improve efficiency, but workers say it's a hinderance and that they don't feel qualified to decide which emails should be saved in case of lawsuits or FOIL requests.

Schumer called the bill a critical first step in the fight against heroin and opioids, expanding the availability of naloxone — also known as narcan — to law enforcement and first responders, improving prescription drug monitoring programs, shifting resources to identifying and treating incarcerated people suffering from addiction, and prohibiting the Department of Education from questioning students about prior drug convictions on financial aid forms.

Mayor Bill de Blasio will use the first State of the City address of his second term to announce a plan to change the City Charter as a way to improve the city's campaign finance system.

Beth Newcomer The Legislative Analyst for NYC Council Member Helen Rosenthal (District 6, Upper West Side) encouraged attendees to reach out to their local Council Members and urge them to support the following legislative initiatives: • Possible legislation regarding divestment of the city's pension funds from fossil fuel companies • A bill to require the city to do a carbon footprint analysis of all the products the city procures, and to use that analysis to inform a policy of low - carbon operations • A number of bills to reduce the carbon emissions of city - owned vehicles and improve the sustainability of city buildings • A bill to enhance the city's already - strong idling laws so as to make them easier to enforce Find your Council Member here.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has borne the brunt of Cuomo's machinations since he took office in 2014, and political operatives have noted that the governor's relations with Schneiderman and DiNapoli improved as Cuomo focuses his attention on the mayor.

The plan calls for independent oversight of the city's Housing Preservation Department; establishing a public education campaign to inform tenants about HPD's role; empowering a new body or building inspectors to collect fines against landlords; having HPD make repairs not completed by the landlord in the specified amount of time and then billing the landlord; making inspectors carry citations in multiple languages and send out reports in multiple languages; forcing landlords to make repairs within 24 hours of emergency violations; establishing an East Harlem HPD oversight team as a pilot for other areas with at - risk low - income housing; providing inspections 24 - hours - a-day, 7 - days - a-week; and improving HPD's follow - up on violations.

«Just as Congresswoman Stefanik worked to improve the House bill before it came up for a vote, we expect senators to debate and possibly amend this draft before it is finalized.»

As the SNP announced: «We are in a situation where the Tory government are refusing to agree to any amendments to improve the Scotland Bill - which are supported by 58 of Scotland's 59 MPs - and imposing English Votes for English Laws to make Scotland's representation at Westminster second class.

As we jump right into 2016, Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares for his State of the State and budget address, Mayor Bill de Blasio works to improve his public approval ratings, and the two keep on feuding.

Benjamin, who worked as a managing director at real estate firm Genesis, defeated Republican candidate Dawn Simmons, a businesswoman who campaigned on school choice and improving police - community relations, and is now set to occupy the seat that was left vacant when former Senator Bill Perkins joined the New York City Council.

Bill Bishai, Director of the K - RITH, comments: «This study is a major step forward towards finding improved tests for diagnosing TB and for determining whether the TB is improving with therapy or worsening with therapy as such would be seen when patients have resistant TB.

In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — otherwise known as the stimulus bill — the NSF received $ 15 million of federal funds to create more PSM programs and to improve those that already exist.

But, come this summer, Gates will step down from his post as Microsoft chairman to work at his and his wife's philanthropic Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which focuses on improving the health and education of the world's very poorest populations.

With support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the three - year project will empower developing counties to advocate for universal access to reproductive health as a critical component in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in health through increased funding, an improved policy environment and increased visibility for family planning at the local, national and global levels.