Sentences with phrase «lawmaker says his goal»

But the veteran lawmaker says his goal of achieving balance in his life — making time for family, focusing on policy as well as politics, cultivating friendships across the aisle — has kept him from trying to climb any higher on the political ladder.

Republican lawmakers say their goal is to raise average teacher salaries to $ 55,000 a year by 2020.

Not exact matches

The commissioner has said, pointedly, that some lawmakers are self - serving grandstanders and interfere with his ability to run the department and keep the public safe; some lawmakers have cast him as an outlier in an administration whose stated goals are to reform NYPD culture and improve the department's relationship with communities of color.

De Blasio, during a visit to Albany for an annual gathering of minority lawmakers, said he had not reviewed the details of the Assembly's plan but supported its goal of a more progressive tax system.

Johnson said the work will take months to complete, and the goal is to come up with recommendations for the full Regents board and state lawmakers early next year.

In a brief «exit interview» last week with Florida Politics, outgoing Senate President Joe Negron said lawmakers over the last two Sessions «made tremendous progress» on goals he set out in his 2015 designation speech, «a blueprint of things I tried to accomplish.»

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D - Bronx), in a statement, said while lawmakers «share the same goal of reducing plastic waste and improving» the environment, it «makes sense to press the pause button on this fee to do a more thorough investigation on the best ways to reduce paper and plastic waste in our environment.»

While the goal line seemingly keeps moving on lawmakers, Seward said the push from constituents has been key for individual legislators to come to a deal.

During a hastily announced radio interview with former Gov. David Paterson, Cuomo admitted he had «no luck» convincing legislators to act on these changes, and said his new goal is to convince lawmakers that more changes are needed, even if they are not one of the bad apples cited in the report.

Indeed, while a top lawmaker on Thursday said the «goal» was to convene a session at the Capitol on Tuesday, there was still no official word on timing, and people involved in the talks acknowledged they could still fall apart.

Updegrove said he saw the meeting as an important step in achieving reform goals, and praised the two state lawmakers for attending Tuesday's meeting.

Miller Photography «Our goal for today is to make sure everyone you meet with understands that we serve the children of New York City and we do one of the most difficult jobs,» UFT President Michael Mulgrew says as he prepares the members to meet with lawmakers.

«Our goal for today is to make sure everyone you meet with understands that we serve the children of the New York City and we do one of the most difficult jobs,» UFT President Michael Mulgrew says as he prepares the members to meet with lawmakers.

Safe Horizon's Michael Polenberg said, «We are fully committed to the goal of passing the Child Victims Act, which is why we stand with those who support survivors and why we don't shy away from calling out lawmakers who are obstacles to justice.»

The women lawmakers say that while the goal is increasing turnout rates for all voters, early voting would be particularly helpful for many women who must juggle work and family obligations.

«We began this effort with a goal of myth - busting — showing Pennsylvania lawmakers and citizens that there are children in need where people would least expect,» said Joan Benso of PPC.

Lawmakers share a professed goal of holding taxpayer - funded schools accountable, Barca said, adding he hopes both parties can find common ground to protect both students and taxpayers.

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Lawmakers with links to mining and agriculture interests amended two government bills to open up even more land for exploitation, in a move that environmentalists say jeopardises the country's climate change goals.

In a news conference outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on Monday, Petty urged lawmakers to prioritize legislation and funding for the following goals, which he said the families of the 17 victims supported: