Sentences with phrase «key committees in»

A TEA - backed bill prohibiting the use of TVAAS in teacher licensure decisions also passed key committees in the House and Senate this week.

Finally, the chairs of key committees in the newly configured Congress offer a hope for support of such measures.

Earlier this year, I joined the chairmen of 7 key committees in introducing the Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011, which lays out a roadmap to improving our nation's defenses in cyberspace.

The bill, which cleared key committees in both the Assembly and Senate last week, is expected to be voted on by the full Assembly sometime this week.

Not exact matches

By the end of the 16 - month program, Phelps received her master's in strategic marketing from Roberts Wesleyan College and also positioned herself as a comer at the company, joining a key leadership committee and getting a raise to boot.

Moreover, the spectrum auctions will be key in keeping the US at the forefront of 5G deployment, according to a joint statement by US House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden and Representative Marsha Blackburn.

A committee for women of color within Time's Up, the organization that played a key role in the #MeToo movement, is calling for a boycott of musician R. Kelly, who has been accused of a range of sexual misconduct.

Maternal mortality review committees can play a key role in this process, public health experts say, by identifying pregnancy - related deaths that might otherwise be overlooked, analyzing the factors contributing to those deaths, and translating the lessons into policy changes.

«Throughout the investigation, committee Republicans chose not to seriously investigate — or even see, when in plain sight — evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, instead adopting the role of defense counsel for key investigation witnesses,» Schiff said.

Riddell donated $ 15 million to launch a graduate program in political management at Carleton University two years ago; the agreement originally stipulated Riddell's foundation could appoint three of five members on a key steering committee.

After its two - day policy meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee released a statement containing key language that points to starting the move in September.

In a key House committee vote Thursday, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), or Trumpcare, officially got its first GOP «nay» votes.

His actions then represented a key milepost on the Texas Republican's path to becoming a powerful House committee chairman and a pivotal player in the GOP effort to reduce financial regulation in the Trump era.

Additionally, adjusted EBITDA is a key financial measure used by the compensation committee of our board of directors in connection with the payment of bonuses to our executive officers.

From 2001 through 2015, he served as a director of IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), a global industrial company with key growth platforms in Fluid Metering Technology and Health & Science Technology segments, where he chaired the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Audit Committee and served on the Compensation Committee.

The grade was determined by the Board of Trade's Government Budget and Finance Committee, based on four key criteria — economic vision, spending management, tax competitiveness, and debt management — which were originally submitted to Finance Minister Bill Morneau in December 2015.

The Federal Open Market Committee has raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, in its attempt to leave zero rates behind.

The Committee compared the budget to our 2018 - 19 Federal Pre-Budget Submission, which outlined our priorities for this upcoming fiscal year in four key areas: Tax Competitiveness, Gateway Vision, Human Capital, and Fiscal Prudence.

The FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) will be holding its sixth policy meeting of 2017 from September 19 - 20, after the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System voted unanimously to leave its key interest rate unchanged in July.

A combination of bad economic news from Germany, hawkish comments from key Federal Reserve committee members that appeared to contravene Janet Yellen's doctrine, and the continued bullish endeavours of the markets ensured that the dollar started this week in a very similar position to last, as demonstrated by the chart (from IG's global forex trading system) that shows AUD, GBP and EUR retracing gains made on Wednesday October 8 by Sunday 12..

Amid signs of stronger economic growth and a pick - up in inflation, as well as easier financial conditions, the Federal Open Market Committee, the policy arm of the U.S. central bank, is expected to raise its key federal funds rate in March by a quarter percentage point to a target range of 0.75 % to 1.00 %, says Ellen Zentner, Morgan Stanley's Chief U.S. Economist.

In the latest Proxy Statement, the compensation committee has stated that «over the past three years, we have increased our emphasis on non-GAAP operating profit and we now reward our executive officers for over-performance of this key financial measure.»

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) will review the deal because Syngenta, through its US research and production facilities, plays a key role in the US food industry.

The clergy and the laity in one church that had an alcoholic in a key lay position spent an inordinate amount of energy «ignoring» the fact that he was not doing his job on a very important committee.

The Florida state legislature — at least the key committees controlled by Democrats — refused in a special session called by the governor to consider abortion restrictions.

Later there was considerable disagreement within the Commission as to the exact wording of certain key passages in the report, and a number of professors who had conducted the basic studies publicly complained that the committee «s final report understated the cause - and - effect relationships they had found between media violence and aggressive behavior.

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This supplementary submission has been prepared in response to key issues raised by community members (both in public submissions received by the Committee and at the Committee's public hearings) that relate to Commonwealth environmental water.

Stabenow, who is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will be a key decision - maker in the 2018 Farm Bill.

The Sustainable Winegrowing Program is wine community member - driven, and the Joint Committee and CSWA board members play a key role in defining the program and ensuring its success.

The Presidents Conference Committee plays an integral part in the development of the annual conference's programming, including identifying key areas of focus, expert presenters, networking opportunities and more.

The Vidalia Onion Committee Teams up with the National Turkey Federation to Host Inspirational Foodie Events in Key Cities The Vidalia -LSB-...]

When I wrote about Senate ag committee chair Sen. Blanche Lincoln's school lunch billl last week, I left out a key fact: the bill would force the USDA to regulate the stuff schools sell in vending machines.

Fiona has given evidence to Government Committees on the subject of elective home education and can provide you with a clear up - to - date analysis of the key areas of elective home education practice and policy in England and Wales.

Visit our advocacy page to learn more about the key initiatives, and reach out to get involved in one of our advocacy committee areas.

House Republicans made clear they wanted no part of the bipartisan school food compromise brokered in the Senate Agriculture Committee, instead offering up their own Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) bill, one that would gut many key provisions of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA).

«Our pro-growth budget plan delivers on our promises to provide additional tax relief to overburdened families, seniors and businesses while supporting key investments in education, infrastructure, health care and other areas critical to the safety and well - being of New Yorkers,» said Cathy Young, the Senate Finance Committee chairwoman.

According to the report, Senate suspended the consideration of the bill which sought to amend Section 308 (2) of the 1999 Constitution to allow for the prosecution of the affected leaders on matters relating to economic and financial crimes even when in office, because it was introduced to the Senate after the constitution review committee had submitted a report on the key amendments to be effected in the life of the Eighth National Assembly.

Meanwhile, it was also learnt that the ongoing amendment may deliver true federalism as the Senate Constitution Review Committee said it had got positive responses from key stakeholders in that regard.

The negotiations to form a new Democratic coalition in the Senate were backed by a variety of key players in Democratic politics, ranging from Rep. Joe Crowley, the chairman of the Queens Democratic Committee, and Hector Figueroa of 32BJ, a union ally of the mainline Democratic conference in the chamber.

De Blasio has defended his aid for the Senate Democrats, which involved large contributions made to county Democratic committees, which in turn helped individual candidates running in key battleground races.

The Democrats went on to lose control of the chamber to the Republicans, and now they're in the crosshairs yet again after their former Finance Committee chairman, Sen. Carl Kruger, has been hit with federal corruption charges in a complaint that makes it clear he tried hard to influence key members of the conference — including «Senate Leader No. 1» — whoever that might be.

He put up a big early fundraising number, netted several key union endorsements and this week received his first nod from a Democratic county committee (Putnam) in the district.

According to Ross, there are some 200 people in Albany from Housing Here and Now, a pro-tenants group that is pushing for reform of rent regulations and believes Espada, who chairs the Housing Committee, has been blocking key legislation and is too pro-landlord.

Keith Vaz's home affairs committee is going to grill key figures on the disorder; they're getting under way in just a little over five minutes» time.

Murphy's political allies had initially complained over the Democratic fundraising tactics in 2014, when donors at de Blasio's urging gave heavily to county party committees, which in turn supported candidates running in key battleground races.

The Queens Democrat has a head start in fundraising and is on good terms with the Queens Democratic Committee, key in gearing up for a statewide bid.

The investigation stemmed into de Blasio's efforts to help elect Democrats to the state Senate in 2014 using county Democratic committees to aid candidates running in key swing districts outside of New York City including the Hudson Valley and in Monroe County.

The state Democratic Committee on Tuesday morning released a get - out - the - vote email signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo aimed at boosting voter turnout in the key 37th Senate district.

Workers are in danger of being shut out of the best value pensions unless the Government lifts restrictions around a scheme which is key to its landmark retirement reforms, a committee of MPs warned today.