Sentences with phrase «mandate for»

He said, «I collected the account details and prepared the mandate for NSA to sign.

«There is a clear legislative mandate for the Department to implement this program in a manner which enables the delivery of quality full - day pre-K programming to four year olds throughout the state in the 2014 - 15 school year.»

The impossibility of hitting the mandate for some projects has led to a spike in the number of waivers being issued by the Cuomo administration, Elmendorf said.

«I was elected by hundreds of thousands of Labour party members and supporters with an overwhelming mandate for a different kind of politics... I am not going to betray the trust of those who voted for me — or the millions of supporters across the country who need Labour to represent them.

He points out that pro-HRA parties got 60 % of the vote in the election and there was no mandate for repeal: «There is no majority in either house to repeal the HRA,» he said.

Alex Salmond may have a mandate for a referendum but he wants it for his own political vanity project, and David Cameron needs to promise one to try and keep control of his party.

Other bills that were introduced, but not voted on, included measures to create new penalties for those who fail to report construction fatalities, a requirement for construction companies to give the city detailed reports about scheduled construction activities months in advance, and a mandate for drug and alcohol testing of construction workers at certain job sites.

It marks an increased mandate for the Labour leader, who won in every single group - although an exit poll, albeit of a limited number of people, sheds some extra light on the breakdown and suggests long - term Labour members backed Smith.

I Choose JM, a group of sympathizers of John Dramani Mahama, that is working in the interest of a renewed mandate for the NDC Presidential candidate, has launched an app as a tie in to its numerous campaign efforts.

No secondary legislation to implement the withdrawal agreement until a mandate for negotiations about the UK's future relationship with the EU has been agreed by parliament.

Although there are differences of preference, and the hung parliament would represent a lack of mandate for any particular party manifesto as a whole, it seems plausible that the ambiguity of both centre - left major party manifestos has been designed so that a compromise hammered out in coalition forming can claim manifesto legitimacy (the same measure being supported by voters of both parties).

However, WFP and Citizen Action do have a strange approach in how they use individual elections to try to claim a mandate for public campaign finance reform.

(5) David Cameron and George Osborne say they want a mandate for specific spending cuts.

Despite several attempts, the union was unable to turn bargaining into a public mandate for the transit system New Yorkers deserve, with expanded services and lower fares.

Gianaris went on to put some pressure on Democrats who might be considering flipping saying there was a clear mandate for Democrats.

The mandate for contraceptive coverage is part of the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans in Congress so far have failed to repeal or at the very least overhaul on narrow grounds.

The House passed a CR last night or today that would have delayed the individual mandate for 1 year and removed subsidies for congressional staffers, white house staffers, etc if they purchase health insurance through exchanges.

The interview will focus on the forthcoming general election and the various policy pledges the Lib Dems will be seeking a mandate for, so there is a real opportunity for you to ask some serious questions of the party's leader.

This win is a mandate for protecting and building affordable housing and making sure working families can make ends meet.

Your vote would constitute your signature on the contract and your mandate for me to implement the ideas in the Manifesto.

The action now shifts to the Senate, where Republicans have fashioned a version that differs significantly from the House bill — notably adding the elimination of the individual mandate for health insurance.

One year after entering office with a mandate for change, Mayor Shayne Gallo has pushed ahead with an agenda centered on revitalizing the city by battling blight, forming partnerships with state, federal and county government and ending what he calls a «culture of entitlement» at the highest levels of municipal government.

It is logical for a coalition fighting one last first - past - the - post election to seek a mandate for electoral reform (though how far the Lib Dems reciprocating would benefit Labour is partly a tactical judgement about how their vote would divide).

In an interview on the BBC's World This Weekend, Blair said that if Theresa May won a landslide, as the polls currently suggest, the Conservatives would read it as a mandate for «Brexit at any costs» — and voters concerned about the risks of leaving the EU should press every candidate to answer whether they had an open mind about whether the final deal was in Britain's interests.

One year after entering office with a mandate for change, Mayor Shayne Gallo has pushed ahead with an agenda centered

«Preventing gas pump fraud is not part of the mandate for our Weights and Measures Bureau, but our department's leaders felt they had the expertise to help protect New Yorkers from this growing scam.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the presumptive GOP gubernatorial nominee and a rising national figure on the right, told an Iowa - based radio show Wednesday night that opponents of a federal mandate for contraception coverage should be willing to «go to jail» to fight the law.

Gallo began his term four years ago with a mandate for reform.

NUT head Christine Blower defends her union's mandate for strike action, following criticisms of the date and turnout of the ballot.

We had no mandate for a specific ethnic and gender composition, which is obvious from the results: The list is dispiritingly white and dispiritingly male — the old - boy network lives.

He said that President Buhari hasdno reason to seek Nigerians» mandate for the second term, having failed the people of the country.

Gov. Cuomo has OK'd a bill allowing suburban Rockland County to issue bonds to cover a portion of its huge budget deficit — without the customary mandate for a state...

The mandate for Mr Corbyn is higher than the 59 % he won last year.

The head of the NUT has defended her union's mandate for strike action, following criticisms of the date and turnout of the ballot.

12:20 - Robertson says the SNP was elected with a mandate for a referendum in the second half of the parliament term.

The House, not believing that the Exeutive Branch has the authority to rewrite legislation passed H.R. 2667 Authority for Mandate Delay Act which would delay the mandate for businesses, and H.R. 2668 Fairness for American Families Act which would delay the individual mandate.

the authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election: he called an election to seek a mandate for his policies

The offer of a transitional arrangement on current terms fits with Michel Barnier's mandate for existing «regulatory, budgetary, supervisory, judiciary and enforcement instruments and structures to apply».

He disclosed to the gathering at the programme that the NDC believed in development in unity and no acts of war would befall the country if given the mandate for a second term during the November 7 polls.

There is a mandate to leave the EU but there is no mandate for a hard, destructive Brexit.

--RRB- The winner - takes - all - electors in a state system is also a means by which smaller states gain disproportionate representation and it also helps create a mandate for the President by giving the winner a big majority in the electoral college.

We should have been able to quickly agree to argue strongly that although immigration was an issue in the campaign, the combined strength of Remain and liberal Leave votes meant that it should not be interpreted as a mandate for huge cuts in immigration.

Ken needs to convince voters that supporting Boris isn't a laugh, it's a mandate for austerity.

Cameron is successfully implementing a radical right - wing economic agenda without any mandate for it, he orchestrated and won a war in Libya, he emerged unscathed from a wealth of scandals — including the August riots, phone - hacking and Liam Fox's resignation.

The Communications Minister was speaking on Metro TV's Good Evening Ghana program where he indicated that due to the heavy investment by President Mahama's in infrastructure, health, education etc Ghanaians would give him the mandate for the next four years.

There is no such mandate for private, for - profit entities, unless it serves to maximize profits for the owners.

13:07 - Some of Howarth's quote: «Where's the mandate for this massive cultural change?»

There was never any chance that this government, voted into office with a mandate for change, would dare to do things in the business as usual manner.

They are also «all out» with all councillors being elected together rather than by thirds, and election nights over the last thirty years have given rise to many fresh administrations with a mandate for change.

Boris: This election is no mandate for a fares increase.