Sentences with phrase «new measures against»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in February that the state was taking tough new measures against energy marketing companies, also known as ESCOs, after data showed some were charging more than utilities for gas and electricity supply.

The findings of the ComRes study commissioned by Christian Aid have been published ahead of the Budget on Wednesday, which is expected to include new measures against tax avoidance following further revelations made in the Paradise Papers.

Speaking in August after President Donald Trump signed in the new measures against Russia, Jean - Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, said the bloc would be ready to take counter measures if the penalties harmed European companies.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, investors will also be assessing developments between Russia and the U.S.. On Friday, the Kremlin told Washington it needs to cut 755 of its staff members in Russia and further measures could be taken as a result of new sanctions against Moscow.

People protest in New York City on Dec. 2, 2015 against austerity measures forced onto the severely indebted island of Puerto Rico.

The president's recent comments on the possibility of new gun control reforms must be measured against his pledges to gun advocates in the past.

Republican House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady on Wednesday cautioned against the U.S. imposing «indiscriminate» tariffs against China and he encouraged a wider public discussion before the U.S. takes new trade measures.

But compared with the new leadership, they were more measured and less methodical in their crackdowns against the flow of information.

develop the parameters new ideas should be measured against.

«If you apply our tool [and] measure your outcomes against your costs,» she said, «you can clearly make an argument for many of these new advances.»

Either way, new Fed Chair Jerome Powell's measured and steady performance before Congress and the media reassured investors, settling the markets somewhat against a backdrop of supportive fundamentals, led by globally synchronized growth, massive new fiscal stimulus and robust corporate earnings.

The Chinese government has already shut down exchanges in China, but it was recently reported to be taking even further measures against new forms of online trading as well as Bitcoin mining operations in the country.

Lighthizer told fellow lawmakers on Thursday that China will likely retaliate against the new measures by targeting U.S. agricultural goods.

WASHINGTON — China is the main target of possible tough new United States trade measures against low - priced imports of steel and aluminum.

Through his new proprietary study that measures hundreds of companies against 25,000 people, John will share the new rules for corporate reputation building.

According to the New York Times, «Known as the Freelance Isn't Free Act, the measure requires anyone hiring a freelance worker to agree in writing to a timetable and procedure for payment, and increases the potential awards to freelancers bringing legal complaints against those who have failed to pay them promptly.»

Moreover, because these new proposed measures target imports from all countries that supply steel or aluminum to the US market, several or perhaps even all those countries may seek to initiate proceedings against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO), which enforces the GATT.

Here is an important detail: The starting point against which those gains will be measured isn't the fund's actual net asset value on March 31, but rather the deeply discounted price the new buyers are paying..

When we measure our experience against the promised possibility of intimacy offered in the New Covenant, we do not feel embraced in such intimacy, but consigned to disobedience.

It involves not only compassion, kindness, and mercy beyond measure (what the New Testament calls grace) but also indignation against injustice and unremitting opposition to all that is evil.

One problem, though, was that New York writers kept comparing Park to Orr, then as now the man against whom all defensemen — indeed, all hockey players — are measured.

Nearly 40 % through the season, Baltimore (45 - 19 at week's end) is beginning to develop the sheen of a team to be measured against posterity, not just the American League East, which the Orioles led by nine games over the New York Yankees through Sunday.

Florida State safety Derwin James can count on being measured against 2016 first - round pick and former FSU defensive back Jalen Ramsey as the new star of the Seminoles» secondary.

The measures are designed to protect New York laborers against a potential expansion of right - to - work laws nationwide.

However, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah teather spoke out against the new measures saying they would place the UK in a «roll call of dishonour» on the world stage.

As was the case when he was a rank - and - file member, Heastie voted against measures that would have expanded their use in New York.

The measure, first introduced years ago by Margaret Markey, a New York State Assembly Democrat, would extend the statute of limitations for civil suits against alleged sexual abusers of children and against institutions that fail to act against such abuse under their roofs.

Thousands of gun rights supporters have rallied at the New York state Capitol against gun control measures championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Republicanism can help us find this, by providing a clear and simple guiding principle against which we can measure any new proposal.

The only three targeted Democrats who voted against both stopgap measures were Reps. Scott Peters of California, Dan Kildee of Michigan and Sean Patrick Maloney of New York.

The package of common sense gun control measures put forward by NYLGVP, including my bill closing the bump stock loophole, will reaffirm New York as a leader in the fight against gun violence and save lives.

Ms Morgan voted against the measure last year, and Benjamin Cohen, publisher of gay current affairs site PinkNews, said of her appointment: «It is unfortunate that the new Minister for Women opposes the rights of some women, lesbians, to have the right to marry.

Supporters said recent controversies involving prosecutors, including a reported federal probe of the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office and allegations of wrongdoing against upstate St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain, have given the measure new momentum.

A new defence of «honest opinion» and measures against «libel tourism» are among the provisions of the defamation bill.

Liberty argues new measures should be introduced to make it easier for police and prosecutors to collect sufficient evidence to bring criminal prosecutions against terror suspects.

As the House of Representatives prepares its final round of votes before approving a $ 1 trillion tax package on Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo got one last slam in against the measure and the New York Republicnas voting in favor of it.

Cuomo has railed against the law and the New York Republicans who supported the measure.

New Board, Accountability and Oversight Measures Restore Public Faith and Trust in Library's Management QUEENS, NY — Judge Frederic Block of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed the lawsuit filed by the six former Trustees of the Queens Library Board against Borough President Melinda Katz (Arrington et al -LSB-...]

Some Senate Republicans, including GOP Leader Dean Skelos have said they are against the measure because they believe it would expand abortion in New York, something supporters deny.

Other New York Republicans, including U.S. Rep. John Faso, mentioned the state and local tax deduction as the main reason why they voted against the measure.

Mayor de Blasio, who has been warring with Cuomo, also opposes the measure, while John Banks, head of the powerful Real Estate Board of New York, was in Albany last week lobbying against it.

He says his group is also against some measures that could be more likely to pass, including public campaign financing, and a higher minimum wage in some cities in New York.

The backlash against New York's new gun control law, the NY SAFE Act, continues, with the Wilton GOP announcing today it unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the measure and calling on fellow party committees to do the saNew York's new gun control law, the NY SAFE Act, continues, with the Wilton GOP announcing today it unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the measure and calling on fellow party committees to do the sanew gun control law, the NY SAFE Act, continues, with the Wilton GOP announcing today it unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the measure and calling on fellow party committees to do the same.

In yet another sign allies of Senate Democrats will be using the 10 - point women's agenda this fall as a political bludgeon against Republican candidates, Planned Parenthood Advocates of New York are blasting GOP hopeful Rich Funke for comments made on the key abortion provision in the measure.

Cuomo has railed against the Medicaid takeover for the last several days, issuing a series of statements that could fill a textbook blasting the measure and warning of its potential implications for New York's taxpayers.

A good - government watchdog on Monday called for a halt to economic development spending until transparency measures and other new controls are put in place as a safeguard against corruption.

Business secretary John Hutton announced new measures to detect and guard against exploitation of the most vulnerable workers.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has called the DREAM Act a nonstarter in his house, and with good reason — politically speaking — considering the fact that a number of his new members actively campaigned against the measure during the 2014 elections and were successful at the ballot box as a result of their opposition.

«These measures, the first of their kind in the nation, will ensure that insurance providers in New York don't discriminate against anyone because of age, gender, or pre-existing condition.

Now Ontario and Quebec officials are not ruling out taking retaliatory trade measures against New York.