Sentences with phrase «national priorities for»

Some of the underwriting practices insurance companies use are baffling, says Ruth Susswein, deputy director of national priorities for Consumer Action, a group based in San Francisco.

The report suggests: «Instruct agencies that in setting national priorities for energy resources generally and for transportation fuels in particular, the administration will not rely on unproven or commercially unavailable technologies — for example, reducing the climate impact of a fuel with a carbon capture and sequestration.

«For many cards, you can't get the highest level of rewards before spending $ 450 - $ 650 a month,» says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for Consumer Action, a consumer research and advocacy group.

«After the CARD Act, we thought zero percent balance transfer offers would just go away,» says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for Consumer Action.

The issuer waives the foreign transaction fee completely, which can save cardholders a lot of money if they travel frequently, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for San Francisco - based advocacy firm Consumer Action.

«There are quite a few offers out there,» says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for the nonprofit advocacy group Consumer Action.

But taking the time to learn about and shop for coverage could pay off for millennials — and all renters, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for the consumer advocacy group Consumer Action.

States can «borrow strength» from the federal government when the Education Department sets national priorities for education.

As such, it is critical that we have a platform for sharing opportunities and information with one another for advancing prevention science in the national priorities for policy and research.

It would start with setting national priorities for transparency on measures that matter (like student growth and college - readiness) and add in a strong federal role in research and innovation.

Yet our national priorities for education mostly ignore this concern.

The Members of Congress who authorize and appropriate funds for NASA clearly are enthusiasts on a bipartisan basis, but where NASA will fit in national priorities for government spending is always the question.

Sources: Draft Definition of Comparative Effectiveness Research, Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research, Institute of Medicine.

Sustainable growth and environmental protection is a top national priority for Brazil.

The government should also identify overcoming Indigenous disadvantage as a key national priority for improving compliance with our international human rights treaty obligations.

In its first report Beyond the Blame Game (April 2008) the NHHRC listed closing the gap in Indigenous health as its first national priority for health reform.

Not exact matches

Hammond's commitment to find the funds for Brexit preparations stands in sharp contrast to promises made by the Leave campaign before last year's referendum, which had assured Britons that leaving the EU would leave the country with hundreds of millions of pounds more a week to spend on other priorities such as its rickety National Health Service.

Paying down the national debt has consistently been a top priority for the respondents, and this round is no different.

«But basic field studies on ticks has never been a priority at the National Institutes of Health and the CDC has too little funding to support the major research effort that is needed for our academic institutions to solve the tick problem.»

«Dealer and customer satisfaction is a top priority for Volkswagen, as such, we have been actively working with our National Dealer Council to address the immediate needs of our nationwide dealer body,» said Jeannine Ginivan, a spokeswoman for VW of America.

China has made self - driving auto technology a national priority, but the recent U.S. fatality involving an autonomous test car is prompting calls for the Chinese government to slow down those efforts to ensure public safety.

Improving health care, particularly for the aging, has also become a national priority.

The Financial Planning Coalition — which includes the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, the Financial Planning Association and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors — said in a statement that the White House's support of DOL's proposal «is a strong sign that investor protection is a priority for this Administration.»

The People's Bank of China says cryptocurrencies will be a top priority for the agency this year, in an effort to protect the national currency.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott joined a growing list of Republican lawmakers Friday to endorse raising the minimum age for purchasing rifles to 21 years old, marking his first major break from the policy priorities of the National Rifle Association.

More than 800 builders from across the nation marched on Capitol Hill today for the annual National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Legislative Conference to call on Congress to make housing and homeownership a national priority and to support policies that will keep the housing recovery moving National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Legislative Conference to call on Congress to make housing and homeownership a national priority and to support policies that will keep the housing recovery moving national priority and to support policies that will keep the housing recovery moving forward.

Addressing food insecurity by providing quality, nutritious food to Canadians is a priority for Food Banks Canada, a national organization representing a network of 550 food bank partner organizations.

One of his current priorities is working with like - minded organizations across the country to advocate for a more coherent national approach to energy and resource policy.

«Between February and June, I signed agreements with the leaders of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Assembly of First Nations, and the Métis National Council, establishing a process to advance shared priorities for Inuit, First Nations, and the Métis Nation.»

Secretary Clinton asserted: «For the United States... religious freedom is a cherished constitutional value, a strategic national interest, and a foreign policy priority.»

«If the ORF is not being closed because it is not working, it is likely being closed because the government does not place a priority on the work itself,» wrote Raymond J. De Souza for the National Post.

The Tablet said virtually nothing by way of comment; as for the American National Catholic Register, its Rome Correspondent, John L Allen Jr, reported simply that Bertone was not a product of the Vatican's diplomatic corps, and thus reflected «the priority of doctrinal concerns over diplomatic exigencies in the pontificate of Benedict XVI.»

A third reason for the skewing of our national financial priorities lies in the peculiar nature of the Social Security System.

Despite the limping conclusion (he is writing for Commonweal, after all), Steinfels has nailed the mindlessness of a progressive insouciance that thinks it a good thing that, in the words of one author, younger Catholics «place a higher priority on being good Christians than they do on being good Catholics,» when «good Christian» is indistinguishable from the cultural liberalism promoted by, for instance, the National Catholic Reporter.

I have no problem with it lets just not make it a national priority to get votes for one groups agenda.

The loss of that opportunity with the shift in national priorities after the attack was a real loss for the GOP.

Business people continue to believe, mutatis mutandis, that «what is good for General Motors is good for America»; the new middle - class professionals, no doubt with equal sincerity, believe that the «reordering of national priorities» that guarantees their privileges benefits the poor, the underclass or whatever other morally acceptable beneficiary can be plausibly cited.

While conceding that there is «some basis» for concerns about «the negative social effects of globalization», it contends that it is «not true that globalization is an overwhelming supra - national force that has largely usurped national policy autonomy...» It asserts that «national policies can, and should, give priority to mitigating negative effects on globalization» of financial markets), and the desperate and helpless attempts by the national regimes to come to grips with the soaring unemployment situation in the face of the continuing onslaught of the «supra - national» financial markets, the above bland assertion about «national policies» has an air of unreality about it.

When Congress elevates this business to a national priority it has been all too easy for officers of the government and even judges to ignore the countervailing command of the Constitution.

And the church must be prepared to stand by the people when they struggle for an economy that gives priority to eco-justice and social justice rather than economic growth through trans - national high technology.

Support for research is not a typical use for development assistance, most of which is typically targeted to meeting short - and long - term needs like famine relief, health, education, infrastructure or other similar national priorities.

A top priority for the National Recycling Partnership coalition will be the development and dissemination of consumer - friendly recycling icons as well as accurate and standardized recycling terminology for use in product labeling and advertising.

«Food waste reduction is a priority for the National Restaurant Association.

He started by affirming his belief Australia needs a «national day», and suggested changing the date was not a priority for Indigenous leaders.

These priorities are widely shared amongst the Australian population, as confirmed in a national survey carried out in November 2012 for AFSA by the Australia Institute.

Says a National League scout who saw Cust inhigh school, «Defense was never a priority for him — he was the kind of kidwho spent 90 percent of his time hitting.»

But they also advocate at national levels for more research dollars and making miscarriage, stillbirth, and early infant deaths a priority.

Advertising of breastmilk substitutes and sweet processed foods for young babies flies in the face of all health recommendations and conflicts with national health priorities and policies of many EU countries.»

Moreover, robust evidence on the cost effectiveness of birth in alternative settings is a priority, as was highlighted by the recent National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical guidance on intrapartum care.11 The Birthplace in England research programme was designed to fill gaps in research evidence about the processes and outcomes associated with different settings for birth in the NHS in England.

The referendum will seek $ 115 Million in funding for three school construction projects, major renovations and repairs, continuation of CCSD's National award - winning technology program, replacement of aging school buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution for Cherokee High School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction projects.