Sentences with phrase «of bipartisan effort»

She serves as national director of this bipartisan effort to end mass incarceration.

Both bills passed in committee on party - line only votes as there was a lack of bipartisan effort in both chambers.

Education Week reports South Dakota lawmakers recently approved a «half - penny sales - tax increase... designed to boost teacher salaries,» the «centerpiece of a bipartisan effort to raise the average teacher salary in the state to $ 48,500.»

Beyond a sentence reminding the joint session of Congress of the bipartisan effort that produced the «No Child Left Behind» Act of 2001, the president's Jan. 28 speech visited the subject just once more to outline a new proposal to train mentors for disadvantaged junior high school students and the children of prisoners.

It took months to work out,» Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer said of a bipartisan effort to stablize health insurance markets.

Ironically, Maziarz had just come from a bill signing ceremony in North Tonawanda at which the governor put pen to paper on Recharge New York and spoke of the bipartisan effort that went into getting it passed as part of the budget earlier this month.

Mulgrew shared news of a bipartisan effort by federal lawmakers to overhaul No Child Left Behind and move away from the harmful emphasis on high - stakes testing in favor of a more balanced approach that targets educational inequality.

After staying largely mum in the last few days about the massacre and the escalating debate about weapons, Mr. Trump said Monday that he was supportive of a bipartisan effort to strengthen federal background checks for gun purchases.

Not exact matches

Trump's focus on Saudi purchases of U.S. military equipment came amid a bipartisan effort to limit the United States» role in Yemen's civil war and protests in several U.S. cities over the Saudi - led invasion, which has contributed to a humanitarian crisis.

The request comes amid a bipartisan effort to limit U.S. involvement in the Saudi - led invasion of Yemen, which has sparked a humanitarian crisis.

«A hiring freeze at the FDA would conflict with and do significant damage to these bipartisan efforts to fill vacant positions and expand the scientific and technical workforce needed for a robust review of drugs and medical devices,» wrote Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

«Again, we urge Senators to oppose the «skinny» bill and to pivot to a bipartisan effort, working through appropriate committees of jurisdiction and regular order to fix problems and gaps in current law to enable Americans to obtain quality, affordable health insurance.»

Action: Write to your political reps to demand stronger privacy laws Who is this for: Anyone who cares about privacy, and especially Internet users in North America right now How difficult is it: A bit of effort Tell me more: There appears to be bipartisan appetite among U.S. lawmakers to bring in some form of regulation for Internet companies.

Ten years later, in another bipartisan effort, this time led by President Ronald Reagan and Senator Russell Long, the Tax Reform Act of 1984 altered the tax incentives to make ESOPs with modest levels of generally 5 - 20 % of employee stock ownership attractive to publicly traded stock market corporations.

The most significant expansion of ESOP legislation happened under President Ronald Reagan in a bipartisan effort with Democratic Senator Russell Long.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) also spoke in favor of the bill, giving the effort a bipartisan hue.

A President needs the cooperation of other elected officials, something this President had not gotten, despite his efforts to reinstate bipartisan government.

The bipartisan Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015, of which I am a cosponsor and strong supporter, would provide federal grants to assist states in their efforts to identify and treat maternal depression.

Efforts to combat heroin and opioid abuse over the last several years have totaled millions of dollars in new efforts as well as regulations placed on insurance companies to deal with the issue, marking one of the few bipartisan issues facing lawmakers at either the state or federalEfforts to combat heroin and opioid abuse over the last several years have totaled millions of dollars in new efforts as well as regulations placed on insurance companies to deal with the issue, marking one of the few bipartisan issues facing lawmakers at either the state or federalefforts as well as regulations placed on insurance companies to deal with the issue, marking one of the few bipartisan issues facing lawmakers at either the state or federal level.

Also at 1 p.m., U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will launch a major effort to push a new bipartisan bill that would help cutoff the flow of illicit fentanyl from China, Mexico, and other countries into Staten Island and across the United States, 121st Precinct House, Graniteville, 970 Richmond Ave., Staten Island.

The goal of this effort is to build a collaborative and bipartisan coalition across both chambers of the legislature to put such a framework for accountability in place.

«New York leads the nation's efforts in strengthening climate security, and through the RGGI program and this latest bipartisan proposal to reduce emissions even further, the investment of proceeds will continue to support and create thousands of jobs and reduce electricity bills for residents,» Governor Cuomo said.

Democrats minimized their celebrations today in the wake of the stunning implosion of the GOP's Obamacare repeal efforts, putting the onus on Republicans to embrace bipartisan fixes to the health care law.

Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney of New Haven said Friday that he was «encouraged» by the bipartisan talks in an effort to reach a budget deal.

A political novice, Bruso faults the legislative process because of the reluctance of legislators to cross party lines, but he commended the bipartisan effort behind the county's war on opioid addiction.

Updated at 12:35 p.m. ET on 7/16 Washington (CNN)-- An effort to remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command received a bipartisan boost Tuesday as conservative Republicans joined the bill's main backer, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, to voice their support for the measure.

«But through a bipartisan effort, rules changes were adopted that strengthened the committee process, increased transparency and disclosure to give the public greater insight into legislative proceedings, and placed term limits on the length of time legislative leaders and committee chairs can serve, among other reform initiatives.»

«I've worked extremely hard alongside numerous state legislators,» Carey said of his efforts to pass Jonathan's Law, which had bipartisan support.

At 11 a.m., US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, SUNY Commissioner of University Police Bruce McBride, SUNY Canton President Zvi Szafran and other SUNY representatives, Manhattan BP Gale Brewer, attorney Leslie Crocker Snyder and student «survivors» support a bipartisan effort in Congress to combat sexual assaults at colleges and universities, 780 Third Ave., Suite 2601, Manhattan.

Immigrants and their advocates rejected what they said was a divisive State of the Union speech by Trump, saying it will not help efforts at bipartisan compromise on immigration policy.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- House Republicans» effort to push the resolution to create a bipartisan investigation of Speaker Nancy Pelosi failed Thursday afternoon.

Dear Neighbor, In an effort to ensure the Hudson Valley is fairly represented in all legislative matters before the Senate, I and eight other local Senators representing Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester Counties have formed the Hudson Valley Delegation — a bipartisan coalition to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of the residents, communities, organizations, and elected officials of the Hudson Valley.

in support of reigniting bipartisan efforts to bring about immigration reform.

WAMC's political observer Dr. Alan Chartock discusses indications that President Trump is open to supporting a bipartisan congressional effort to revise federal background checks for prospective gun buyers and President Trump's endorsement of Mitt Romney in the Utah Senate race.

Schumer's backing of decriminalization adds to what has become a bipartisan effort in the Senate, led by Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, which was the first state to legalize recreational marijuana.

Andrew Romanoff, in a necessary effort to differentiate himself from the centrist non-politician Bennet, has been moving far to the left of his former moderate positions, and away from the bipartisan cooperation he was known for when he was Speaker of the House.

We commend all of the Legislators for their diligent and bipartisan efforts.»

In addition, I have signed on as a cosponsor of a bipartisan bill in Congress that directs the National Institute of Health to prioritize research of Scleroderma, aiding in this effort,» said Congressman Chris Gibson (NY - 19).

The Cable Telecommunications Association of New York issued a similar statement on behalf of its members, saying it supports a bipartisan federal effort to address net neutrality.

H.R. 1060, the Young Farmer Success Act, is a bipartisan bill sponsored by Thompson, Rep. Joe Courtney (D - CT) and Rep. John Faso (R - NY) in an effort to preserve America's agricultural economy and the security of its national food supply.

It will in all likelihood pass the House tomorrow and, with the efforts of Barrow and Matheson, will be hailed as a «bipartisan» bill.

With numerous mass shootings in recent public memory, he urged a number of Republican Senators to support the bill, eventually passing it in a bipartisan effort.

«As a member of the Legislature, Senator Flanagan has been a champion and important partner with us on bipartisan efforts to enact comprehensive legislation around substance use prevention, treatment and recovery,» said Baker.

«We know that the system is broken but there's never been as comprehensive an effort as the one we are launching now by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general to get to the bottom of it,» Schneiderman said.

Senate Republicans and the White House pressed ahead with their suddenly resurgent effort to undo Obamacare, even as their attempt was dealt a setback when a bipartisan group of governors and several influential interest groups came out against the proposal.

A bipartisan trio of senators unveiled legislation that would place new disclosure requirements on political advertisements in an effort to combat the kind of election meddling that Russia engaged in during the 2016 election campaign.

In a bipartisan effort to end corruption in Albany, State Senator Terry Gipson (D - Rhinebeck) and Assemblyman Kieran Lalor (R,C,I - Fishkill) this week joined in front of the Wappinger Town Hall to introduce joint legislation that creates term limits in both the New York State Senate and Assembly.

«Furthermore the collaboration and bipartisan engagement that supports these efforts, and drives our recent success, will enable us to advance the goals and missions of the IPP program.»

Hawkins said that if the Governor was serious about the 10 - point Women's Equality Agenda he announced 18 months ago in his 2013 State of the State address, he would have backed bipartisan efforts to vote on the nine parts that have overwhelming majority support in both houses and then focus on flipping the Senate to Democratic hands to get the tenth abortion rights point adopted.

Republican Sen. John Kissel, the judiciary committee's co-chair, said that while he appreciates that Senate Democrats crafted the legislation, there was bipartisan effort out outside of party lines.