Sentences with phrase «limiting federal influence»

Although Jeff Duncan (R) does not issue many statements on student loans, his congressional record shows that he supported limiting federal influence in the past.

He supports limiting federal influence on education, namely in the spirit of budget cuts, but this includes defunding the Pell Grant program and other higher education programs.

His principal of limiting federal influence is backed up by his support for the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act which removed politics from defining interest rates.

Not exact matches

A federal judge found congressional districts were drawn to limit influence of Hispanic voters.

«The Election Act's spending limits are in place to limit financial influence in federal elections and to ensure transparency as to the identity of donors,» said US Attorney Loretta Lynch after the plea.

The bipartisan legislation would create a public financing system for congressional campaigns, with the goal of limiting the influence of special interests and encouraging a «more diverse pool of candidates» to run for federal office.

In his first month in office, he signed on as a co-sponsor of two House bills aimed at campaign finance reform — both of which seek to limit the influence of big donors and special interests, including super PACs that can spend unlimited amounts of money on federal campaigns.

Influencing and informing public policy, including but not limited to federal and university policies 2.

I think the federal government is limited in its impact on education, but I'd encourage the president to use his influence to promote increased accountability in public education.

You may want to focus your efforts at the state - level electeds, as City Council and federal officials have limited influence on the District's budget.

Moreover, as the sector has grown in size and policy influence, advocates have advanced laws at both the federal and state levels that limit many charter schools» accountability, transparency, and responsiveness to the communities they serve, notwithstanding their receipt of a growing share of tax dollars.

, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, to talk about the federal government's role in education and express her support for Foxx's efforts to ensure that its influence is limited.

In many instances, both the Federal Court and the provincial courts have concurrent jurisdiction but depending on the specific causes of action, your choice may be limited to one of the courts and other facts may influence your choice.

The federal government released a draft of its planned legal limits for drivers under the influence of drugs, but criminal lawyer Kyla Lee has doubts about how well the legislation will hold up against constitutional challenges.

Other critics have argued that the concentration of patent litigation in a handful of districts gave the limited number of federal judges in those districts a disproportionate influence over the interpretation and development of patent law.

Unless there is a profound change soon and the Competition Bureau walks away this is as good as it is going to get, and OREA and all the other Associations will be limited in their culpability to the extent that they may or may not have been able to influence Provincial and Federal Governments towards strengthening this industry.