Sentences with phrase «long needed reform»

Further we are now beginning the long needed reform to our antiquated approach to dealing with critical budget reductions.

We commend Governor Cuomo, legislative leaders and members for making this long needed reform, said JoAnne Page, President and CEO of the Fortune Society.

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And just as important, she will likely put forward a much needed and long - overdue campaign donation reform plan, to cut corporate and union donations out of the wild West that is the current campaign territory.

In his report, he writes, «reforms are needed to ensure China's long - term financial stability and reestablish rapid but more sustainable growth.

The 45 - minute meeting with Rep. Duncan touched on a number of issues: softwood lumber, labor shortages and the need for a guest worker program, the long - term renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program, housing finance reform, and local growth and development.

Most of tax reform has a direct revenue impact and probably could be enacted through reconciliation, but it would either need to be revenue - positive over the long run or else rely on gimmicks, such as sun - setting rate reductions or other revenue - reducing provisions, to avoid increasing the long - term debt.

Reform of the nation's overtime rules is much needed and long overdue.

The notion of a Church always in need of purification and reform is drawn not from the Reformation slogan ecclesia semper reformanda, but from within the Church's deepest inner dynamics: its longing to be joined to its spousal head, Christ the Lord, and its passion to share his love with those to whom it has been commissioned to bring the gospel — that is, everyone.

It would no longer need churches, scriptures, and dogmas but would promote education, social reform and preventive medicine.

The need for the cross to reform the self of the Christian persists long after the event is literally behind us.

The long established amateurish West Ham ways need urgent reform or we can never fit the apparent ambition of the surroundings; and will end up as just another Sunderland.

My team and I remain focused on school food reform because of the need to continue supporting long - term solutions.

«If we're to get a strong and balanced recovery which everyone benefits from we need Labour's plan to tackle the cost - of - living crisis and reform our economy for the long term,» he commented.

The spending review also needs to end the current dither and delay on industrial policy and put in place long - term reforms to build a One Nation economy for the future.

But I have no desire to stay in my position longer than is needed to ensure the path to economic growth is assured and the process of political reform we have agreed moves forward quickly.

A Spending Review this summer also needs to make a start on long - term social security reform which rewards work.

«I have long felt that implementing an Independent Redistricting Commission would be a major step toward achieving the reform that Albany needs.

Making the authority over the district permanent would «build predictability into the system, which is important for bringing about the deep, long - range reforms that are needed.»

«But this short - term boost is not enough — we need a plan B now to get the economy moving again and radical reforms to set Britain on a new course for jobs, growth and long - term prosperity.»

«We think the system has been long in need of reform,» Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said in an interview.

Maintaining a balance between the need for liberal reforms and the demands of the deeply conservative and reactionary forces which exist in the country has long been the backbone of Saudi stability.

The Buffalo News: «It took far too long, given the undisputed, crying need, but tucked away in the New York State budget are some powerful criminal justice reforms aimed at preventing the compound tragedies of wrongful conviction.

Government reform groups say you can add one more item to the long list of reforms that they believe are needed in Albany.

Retiree Health Insurance — The Executive Budget includes a number of reforms that will provide needed long - term savings, including tiered premium shares based on years of service and limited reimbursement of Medicare premiums.

Acknowledging that negotiations with his country's creditors were not a one - off event and that Greece needed a positive relationship with these partner institutions in the long - term, PM Samaras and his negotiators did not resist impactful, sensible reforms that would actually facilitate economic growth (privatizations).

He stressed the need for criminal justice reform, stating that he would push to eliminate monetary bail for non-violent crimes, and also move to close jails with long histories of violations.

«The other much needed reforms approved by the Assembly would go a long way to increase voter participation and involvement and make government more accountable, responsive, and reflective of the people's will,» added Heastie.

«The list of undone ethics reforms is long, and it is clearer than ever before that our elected leaders need to complete the job of ensuring that public officials can no longer use their public posts for private gain,» said Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union.

He called for a «shared national economic purpose», saying he wanted to work with business to meet «all long - term challenges by making the reforms you need and the modernisation you require and the country requires for economic success».

«When Sen. Velmanette Montgomery gives her life and her soul to work on a package of reforms to the juvenile justice system, which we certainly need in this state, and then Ruben Diaz Sr. decides that he's going to vote against it because he's upset the Republicans are debating it too long it's unreasonable and capricious and it's the kind of irrational behavior that we've had to endure for the past eight years,» Parker told me.

«More important is the need for reform to promote corporate stewardship and long - term engagement and ownership amongst shareholders, boards and their directors.»

We need to raise the debate on how we reform our political system to support long - term thinking over political and spending cycles.

My goal as County Legislator is to make a difference in the long - term financial sustainability of our community, by bringing an independent voice to our County Legislature to stop reckless spending while lobbying our State for needed reduction in healthcare cost, pension reform and mandate relief».

«For too long, Frank Padavan has blocked many of the bills and reforms our communities and our state need,» Avella told his supporters.

He says the governor plans to reform the entire worker's compensation system, and so the money will no longer be needed to pay out claims.

I want to personally thank Belinda Alexandrenko, long time Reform Party member and State Chair, and encourage you all to consider donating to her family in their time of need.

Accountability and reform need long - term engagement.

Why I was wrong about the Euro, am no longer a Europhile - and why Europe needs reform

«Long - term reform is needed but with the housing crisis growing by the day it is becoming increasingly clear that the Tory - led government's policies are making things worse not better.»

She added: «We need to make sure that reform is taking place so we see best practice in terms of integration of health and social care but we also need to make sure we have a longer - term solution to give people the reassurance they need for the future,» she said.

The Conservatives» liberalisation of the British economy in the 1980s and 90s was much - needed and long overdue but there is no question that these reforms changed parts of the North beyond recognition in a very short period of time.

A Labour government will drive forward the economic and industrial policy that Ed Miliband, Ed Balls and Chuka Umunna have been developing to create more high quality jobs in every region of the country by reforming our banking sector, modernising our infrastructure, and working with businesses to get the long - term investment we need in growing SMEs and the high productivity, growth industries of the future.

Mr. Cuomo insists that the commission was no longer needed because — believe it or not — Albany's ethics problems have been solved, by a package of reforms that was part of the negotiated budget deal.

Brian Binley MP has written an open letter to George Osborne, stating that banking reforms should provide banks with the stability and sustainability allowing them to understand the needs of their long standing, and long suffering customers.

«We need to end the sideshows that are going on and bring about long term structural reform.»

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«I don't think that there are many in this body that would go home tomorrow... and look people in the eye that our state Senate or our state Legislature is just doing fine ethically, and there's nothing we need to do,» said Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Island, stressing the need for ethics reform.

«This deal to increase the NYPD headcount seems like politics at its worst, and is not in the best interest of the safety or long - term needs of our communities,» said Monifa Bandele, a spokeswoman for Communities United for Police Reform.

Nowhere is that effort more lacking than in the realm of reform, a decades - long need in New York exacerbated by the embarrassing fall from power of two of the three men in the room with Cuomo only a few years ago and now magnified by the conviction of a one - time gubernatorial buddy in a blistering corruption trial.

It is no longer fit for purpose and needs fundamental reform.