Sentences with phrase «of legislative agenda»

To date, limits on itemized deductions have not been part of the legislative agenda.

Since 2011, when Republicans won a majority in the U.S. House, regulatory reform has been a key plank of the legislative agenda.

«Proponents of this sort of legislative agenda can try to conflate the issues.»

«Proponents of this sort of legislative agenda can try to conflate the issues.»

Mr. Cuomo, after once expressing doubt about congestion pricing's chances, is expected to unveil a plan early next year and make it a centerpiece of his legislative agenda.

Mr. Cuomo is expected to unveil a congestion pricing proposal early next year and make it a centerpiece of his legislative agenda.

As Earth Day approaches, the organization's vice president of government affairs explains how environmental health is part of its legislative agenda.

Indianapolis Public Schools released a list of legislative agenda items they'd like to see this session.

In light of the increasingly congested congressional calendar, the education groups join forces to keep ESEA reauthorization at the forefront of the legislative agenda.

In Texas, school choice has gotten support from high places, particularly from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who has made it a top priority of his legislative agenda.

I would like to begin by congratulating the committee on putting the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act at the top of its legislative agenda for the 114th Congress.

Hunter, who served on the council two years ago for nine months to fill an unexpired term, believes the council should have more of a legislative agenda.

Mr. Cuomo, after once expressing doubt about congestion pricing's chances, is expected to unveil a plan early next year and make it a centerpiece of his legislative agenda.

«It was robust to begin with,» said Cuomo, of his legislative agenda.

Cuomo says he's not going to support someone who he says is going to «undo» two years of his legislative agenda.

Cuomo pledged that more reforms will be pursued as part of his legislative agenda.

More must be done and will be pursued as part of my legislative agenda,» Cuomo said this afternoon.

«Despite several distractions, you have significantly achieved milestones in the execution of your Legislative Agenda which aims to improve governance, ease of doing business and the quality of life of Nigerians.

The ads, which officials said cost close to $ 100,000, represent the first paid media campaign by Organizing for Action (OFA), the nonprofit group formed last month to harness Obama's campaign apparatus in support of his legislative agenda.

Maiden speeches by new MLAs are one of those parliamentary practices dispensed with in the quiet intervals of the legislative agenda, attracting no media attention, and are given mainly for the edific...

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That partisanship means that there's no real possibility of legislative action to continue that positive agenda.

«The collapse of the Senate's healthcare strategy is a near - term negative for the GOP's broader legislative agenda, but we contend that failing to pass health care legislation dramatically increases the sense of urgency surrounding the tax reform conversation,» Boltansky wrote.

The revelations, semi-denials and continuing comments have cast a pall over the White House's legislative agenda, brought the country closer to the brink of a government shutdown and sparked international outrage.

Until retailers get more clarity in the form of the Court's decision and / or a legislative agenda, there's no telling what will be the law of the land.

Negotiations look set to be fraught, as Republicans and Democrats alike will attempt to resolve a series of legislative issues by attaching other agenda items to the must - pass bill.

Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to seize control of the U.S. Senate, dealing a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his legislative agenda and may force him to make a course correction for his last two years in office.

Despite strong language from Trump, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kirstjen Nielsen, and even Vice President Mike Pence this week in regards to the caravan, the route allowing foreign nationals with the caravan to be released into the U.S. is still open with no legislative agenda in sight that would end Catch and Release.

Donors Trust bankrolls the Heartland Institute, a shrill flag - bearer for climate - change denialism; the American Legislative Exchange Council, the right - wing bill mill; and a slew of think tanks and advocacy shops promoting an anti-union, free - market agenda.

Last year, China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC) laid out a legislative agenda to address some of the most pressing...

With the advancement of the progressive Obama agenda by legislative (as distinct from administrative) means halted, Obama, now the «conservative,» will be using every ounce of his powers to sustain the parts of his program that have been enacted, while the Republicans, as proponents of change, will be seeking to reverse many of them.

With a stacked legislative agenda to pass before the end of the year, the latest battle in the Senate centers on when members will head home to their districts to celebrate Christmas.

Anything not to talk about the legislative agenda, the countless Americans without power in Puerto Rico or those nervous about the safety of their health care.

But not all members of the SNA agree with the organization's legislative agenda.

And the SNA previously saw 19 of its past presidents break ranks in an open letter to Congress — an extraordinary, public display of the internal strife over the SNA's current legislative agenda.

Times political reporter Nicholas Confessore does an excellent job of exploring the factors leading to this stunning reversal, which include a recent change in SNA's leadership, its choice of a new lobbying firm and its decision to use more aggressive legislative tactics to advance its agenda on Capitol Hill.

Here's a damning graphic released just yesterday by the Union of Concerned Scientists, and you can read that group's blog post condemning SNA's legislative agenda here:

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

She assists with the development and implementation of FRAC's legislative agenda, working with Congress, national organizations, and FRAC's network of state and local anti-hunger organizations to strengthen domestic anti-hunger programs for low - income individuals and families.

As director of government affairs, Ellen Teller directs the development and implementation of FRAC's legislative agenda.

Much of the upcoming policymaking work will take place in a GOP - controlled Congress — the «people's branch» — as lawmakers in both chambers consider whether or how to advance President Trump's agenda, as well as their own legislative priorities.

In the meantime, if you're a current or former SNA member who would like to join the 86 food service directors who've spoken out against SNA's legislative agenda, you can sign this version of the open letter, which has been slightly edited to address the upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization.

And if OFA eventually manages to do both, the organization could raise the stakes of modern policymaking, establishing a new template for political parties» efforts to organize mandates and enact their legislative agendas.

It will be interesting to see how Governor Cuomo utilizes his State of the State Address moving forward to begin his next legislative agenda.

This little «baby step» of having the NYPD remove its barriers (something that the mayor will probably come to regret), is shameful given the blatant violations of law they have tolerated because they fear the onslaught of NYC's Democrats opposing the mayor's legislative agenda or Brookfield's plans for other properties in the city.

So it makes sense for Labour to spend parliament's time up on the bill it does support — Lords reform — at the expense of the coalition's own legislative agenda.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement Monday accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of having «already thrown in the towel» on the end of the legislative session and insisted the Republican - controlled chamber has a busy agenda between now and June 20, the final scheduled end to the legislative session.

To make matters worse the New Patriotic Party has a tight noose on the legislative house, giving Nana Addo and the NPP Members of Parliament, a mandate to push through any agenda, regardless of the consequences on Ghanaians.

The Governor found himself in the unfortunate position of promoting his third on time budget, at a time when his legislative agenda was faltering and Preet Bharara» s prosecutions where giving the lie to the idea that Albany, NY was truly functional and not just as corrupt as ever bring Gov. Cuomo whole self promotion campaign down in flames.

An extension of rent control regulations and mayoral control of New York City schools, as we as a renewed minimum wage push will be on the Democratic - led Assembly's agenda in the post-budget legislative session.

-- I put forth a reform agenda «A Blueprint for a Stronger New York» that outlines a number of legislative initiatives that will make Albany more accountable and transparent; and