Sentences with phrase «key lawmakers including»

The department's initial release of regulations addressing the issue of supplanting federal funds drew a sharp rebuke from key lawmakers including Sen. Lemar Alexander, R - Tenn., chair of the Senate's education committee and a primary architect of ESSA.

Not exact matches

While details are thin, Trump has described hiking tariffs on goods made by U.S. companies — a move that's been widely panned by lawmakers, including key members of the Republican leadership in Congress.

But the IDC has formed a noticeably tight alliance with Senate Republicans on several key votes, including a measure that would prevent independent redistricting for another decade, further frustrating Democratic lawmakers.

But the IDC has remained a key bloc of lawmakers and its leader, Sen. Jeff Klein, is included in closed - door budget negotiations with the legislative leaders from the Assembly and Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Lawmakers are scheduled to leave Albany on Thursday, but key issues beyond ethics remain elusive, including an extension of mayoral control for New York City schools.

The Chancellor traveled to Albany today to address the Assembly Education Committee and meet with lawmakers, including Senators Flanagan and Golden, on key education policy and local school issues.

In a copy of his prepared testimony this year, the mayor made sure to include thanks by name, in bold type, for many of the state lawmakers of both parties who will be key to enacting any of the items on de Blasio's current budget wishlist.

For this analysis, the party considers how lawmakers voted on 25 key bills, which this year included everything from budget bills to the so - called «sippy cup» bill.

The advocates also held private meetings with key lawmakers and their staffs, including Deputy Senate Leader John DeFrancisco, who is also a Republican candidate for governor.

Mr. Gentile, known as a low - key lawmaker in the Council, immediately ripped Mr. Donovan on a variety of fronts, including his handling of the Eric Garner case.

The IDC has formed a noticeably tight alliance with Senate Republicans on several key votes, including a measure that would prevent independent redistricting for another decade, further frustrating Democratic lawmakers.

It's the second to the last week of the legislative session in Albany, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers still have a long way to go before they can agree on key issues, including renewing New York City's rent laws and related property tax cap.

The labs «provide essential capabilities for university and industrial researchers» and have made important contributions to America's economic and military might, Moniz reminded a room packed with science policy heavyweights, including 15 lab directors, National Cancer Institute chief Harold Varmus, former White House science adviser Neal Lane, and lawmakers and staffers who serve on key committees overseeing federal research agencies.

Mitchell sits on the N.C. Charter School Advisory Board, which is tasked with reviewing charter school applications and monitoring their progress, and he has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of several lawmakers, including Sen. Jerry Tillman, a key proponent of charter schools who sat on the conference committee tasked with crafting the final version of SB 793.

The lawmakers restored at least in part two key operating flexibilities that were included in Walker's public authority model.

The short session dragged on as lawmakers struggled to compromise over key issues, including teacher pay and coal ash.

Even so, Mr. Obama had consistently backed carbon caps and carbon trading markets, and his advisers say he has had discussions with key Congressional lawmakers, «including one key moderate House Democrat whose support will be critical to passage of any carbon legislation,» wrote N.E.F.

Lawmakers are working overtime — including on key healthcare issues — to wrap up work on a $ 1.2 trillion omnibus budget bill that would fund the government for the balance of the fiscal year.