Sentences with phrase «of grand bargain»

And many professions, including the legal profession, aren't holding up their part of the grand bargain.

Do I think we will have to swallow a bunch of nuclear plants as part of the grand bargain to make this all possible and that other countries will build most of these?

Some limited government advocates may be intrigued by the possibility of a grand bargain in which a national carbon tax replaces all federal and State anti-carbon regulatory programs.

Rhode Island also earned a thumbs up for «rigorously enforc [ing] the second part of the grand bargain, which was any charter school that was doing better than public schools was supposed to systematically work with the public schools to institute the practices that work.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo this morning said that as a result of his grand bargain with the legislature, gerrymandering in New York State «is over.»

From the moment talks about of a grand bargain ended last week, Congress — including the leaders of both parties in both chambers — had agreed to move beyond a plan that contains «revenues.»

Flake does nod in the direction of a grand bargain that combines entitlement cuts with tax increases, but he doesn't mention that he was a longtime supporter of replacing the federal tax code with a 23 - percent national sales tax.

His team has also signaled that they are unwilling to horse - trade the lawsuit as part of a grand bargain.

But top to bottom, Obama to congressman, all talk was of a grand bargain to cut the deficit, and were left playing defense.

The deal would seem to obviate the need to restrain Kalanick with a lawsuit, but sources said that Benchmark has not unconditionally agreed to drop their legal claims as part of a grand bargain.

Although the budget deal falls short of the grand bargain that Obama and congressional Republicans once aspired to, it ends the cycle of fiscal brinkmanship — for now — by preventing another shutdown for nearly two more years.

Not exact matches

«We made a grand, bipartisan bargain in Simpson - Bowles to reform entitlements and raise taxes,» Cote tells Fortune, noting that prior to the Great Recession, the ratio of debt to GDP was 35 %.

The «grand bargain,» as the Detroit Free Press described it, was a pressure - packed and uneasy game of no - stone - unturned network leveraging, but it was a life saver for a city that had run out of options.

A so - called Grand Bargain taps into $ 816 million from foundations, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the state of Michigan to ease pension cuts and protect city - owned art work from sale.

Early European concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to energy security were compounded by broader fears about a possible U.S. - Russia grand bargain, including the potential relaxing of U.S. sanctions against Russia imposed after its invasion of Crimea in 2014.

A so - called Grand Bargain taps in to $ 816 million from foundations, the DIA and the state of Michigan to ease pension cuts and protect city - owned art work from sale.

The best solution to both these problems would be a grand bargain that limits the growth of debt over the long term while trimming the immediate deficit just enough to show that policy is heading in the right direction.

David Stockman, former Reagan budget director, explains why a grand bargain with Russia and the disassembling of the American empire is a good first step.

Their vote is part of a «grand bargain» bankruptcy restructuring that seeks private, philanthropic and state funds to help avoid massive cuts in government pensions.

The Civic Center was filled with everything that made Chicago such an exhilarating and alarming city — jostling, shouting, joking, cajoling, backslapping, backstabbing, bargaining, dealing, favors granted, grudges paid with interest, intimidation, bribery, conciliation, grand gestures, obscene remarks, and the occasional spontaneous act of generosity.

Blaming It All On the Tea Party James W. Ceaser and John York 07.15.2011 - 5:30 PM With the breakdown of negotiations on a so - called grand bargain on the debt limit demanded by President Obama,....

Institutionally, we suffer the stages of grief on a grand scale, ricocheting through denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

I know that it is primarily the well off types who pay extra to go to the birth center, but what about the ones who take a gamble that paying for a bargain basement midwife will save them a few grand out of pocket and if all hell breaks loose, it would've happened regardless and they would've been financially ruined either way.

is not at all clear, and laws may be «void for vagueness» - we as citizens have a right to know when we cross a line — and that is long before the grand jury tells, or alleges to us, that is, into a coercive plea bargaining system — and we might want to let our Peers decide that, as in «Trial By Jury Of,» western - civilization - foundation department

Pelosi told the president that House Democrats still support his push for a «grand bargain» that doesn't balance the budget on the backs of seniors with cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, a Democratic aide said.

The duo characterized their proposal as a «grand bargain» that would silence the concerns of detractors — mainly, the Senate Republicans — that a public campaign finance system would be too expensive and should not be funded with taxpayer dollars.

Now, as Cuomo completes the first year of his second term, negotiating such a grand bargain package with major accomplishments is a distant memory.

Heastie also called on the Senate and Cuomo to avoid the temptation to make rent negotiations subject to a grand end - of - session bargain involving unrelated legislative proposals.

With the exception of «the grand bargain» and the idea of a Bruges - sized EU speech today's «Rebooting series» has been focused on the mechanics of governing, especially personnel matters.

Johnson is interested in his idea that the first referendum could open the way for a second — and more serious — set of negotiations that could lead to a new «grand bargain» between Britain and the EU.

President Obama will propose a budget next week that embraces a risky strategy of courting Republicans for a grand bargain on the debt while angering Democratic allies with cuts to the nation's entitlement programs.

So there is an opening for a grand bargain of some sort, perhaps one involving a repeal of the much - hated payroll mobility tax.

When the Budget Control Act was signed into law in 2011, it first established an original spending cap baseline, along with a joint Congressional committee to come up with some kind of trillion - dollar grand bargain to further reduce deficits.

Now this dress really was a bargain; I found it on a clearance rail in Marks and Spencer (a long time ago) for the grand sum of # 5!

As I previously stated, it's all in how you say it: take for example the fine scene where candidate Clooney is saying grand ideological things in front of a receptive audience, while backstage, seemingly smothered by a wall sized projection of the US flag, Hoffman and Gosling discuss the back room bargaining required to get their candidate elected.

The screenwriters manage to jerry - rig a complex and unnerving situation that could spiral out of control at any moment: This is a summer blockbuster contingent on grand bargains, tactical retreats, and a ferocious, inevitable shock - and - awe campaign.

Elizabeth Olsen holds up her end of the bargain, doing her job well enough (though there isn't a ton to do), selling the feeling that there is something deeper to her spontaneous attraction to Brolin, but the weakness of Copley's portrayal undercuts the emotional payoff of the film's grand revelation.

A possible way out of this mess is for states to execute a grand bargain.

Even beyond so - called «grand bargains,» many of these paths forward will be challenging, requiring a greater deal of coordination and collaboration from districts, charter operators, funders, and other stakeholders than is the current custom.

Is there a «grand bargain» to be struck that could benefit both sectors while — most important — serving the best interests of students, voters, and taxpayers?

Partly based on the belief that supposed experts in education (including principals and superintendents) should be the ones to make decisions in schools and districts, as well as driven by the efforts of National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers affiliates to maintain their declining influence (as well as maintain the grand bargain of sorts between the unions and its members that drive NEA and AFT revenues), traditionalists tend to argue that the perspectives of teachers are the ones that matter most.

The president's budget would seek to put an end to sequestration through a mix of tax changes and by trimming entitlement programs, such as Social Security, codifying the administration's position on a so - called «grand bargain» with Republican leaders to reduce the deficit.

This grand bargain is the cornerstone of education reform.

That's the vision of all three alternatives the Grand County Council is considering as it decides on recommendations to submit for Rep. Rob Bishop's public lands initiative — a legislative process geared toward resolving eastern Utah's land use battles in one «grand bargain.&rGrand County Council is considering as it decides on recommendations to submit for Rep. Rob Bishop's public lands initiative — a legislative process geared toward resolving eastern Utah's land use battles in one «grand bargain.&rgrand bargain.»

That said, despite the substantial price supplement likely to be asked for it, the Paceman will still look like a bargain when compared with a Range Rover Evoque three - door, and in the grand scheme of things it's no more irrational a choice.

As ant species extend from innocent little pismires in your yard to hellacious fire ants that plague ranches in central Texas, the Grand Cherokee family extends from the bargain - priced Laredo to the ravenous SRT that has now devoured the Circuit of the Americas.

But when the Grand Cherokee SRT - 8 lands in the UK next summer, its expected # 40k price tag will make it the performance 4x4 bargain of the year.

But no, Volvo says, we're a bargain when compared to similarly equipped models of the Audi Q7 premium plus Quattro, which starts at 54k but goes up much higher than that; a BMW X5 xDrive35i with a 3.0 - liter six - cylinder turbo and awd with 8 - speed auto which starts at $ 59,895 but rises higher than the Volvo here in question; and even a Mercedes AMG GLE 43 4Matic which starts for 68 grand but is priced similarly to the BMW.

On the other hand, although, those who bought new may be disappointed when it's time to trade in or sell on, secondhand buyers will find the Grand Cherokee something of a bargain.

Pricing starts at around $ 165,000, which makes the V8 a real bargain in the grand scheme of things.