Sentences with phrase «on bipartisan efforts»

«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.

«10 years ago I was proud to begin working on bipartisan efforts to save unemployment insurance.

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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.

If a bipartisan effort is attainable, then McConnell could get on board with an infrastructure plan, as he noted at an event put on by the news website Axios earlier this month.

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday said he's hopeful there can be a bipartisan deal to make improvements to the Affordable Care Act after efforts in the Republican - controlled chamber last week to do so faltered.

They talk often on the phone Schumer said and make an earnest effort to work in a bipartisan effort.

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.

A leading Senate Democrat says she's willing to resume efforts to find a bipartisan deal on health care.

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.

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.

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.»

But House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz said Democrats bailed out on the budget because they had believed it would be a bipartisan effort — and then Republicans refused to vote for it.

I was greatly disappointed to read the Times Union editorial against the bipartisan effort to reform the Scaffold Law («An attack on worker safety,» Sept. 24).

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.

Matt Laslo reports from Washington on the Democratic senator's bipartisan effort to change the military justice system.

Rich Azzopardi, a spokesman for the governor, did not comment on the specifics on the meeting with the Republicans, but he said, «The governor campaigned for Democrats during the election cycle and the Senate Democrats thanked him for his efforts,» adding, «He is now governing and is working in a bipartisan way.»

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.

«Therefore, legislative leaders will continue our efforts to work on a bipartisan budget that can actually pass.»

Earlier this week, U.S. Rep. John Katko joined a bipartisan effort urging the White House to hold a community forum on the heroin epidemic in upstate New York.

As talk in Washington potentially moves toward a smaller, bipartisan agreement on making fixes to the Affordable Care Act and not a wholesale repeal, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said he's not convinced the repeal effort is dead yet.

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.

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.

A bipartisan effort to give New York additional say over large - vessel anchorage locations on the Hudson River has won final approval in the state Legislature and is heading to the governor's desk.

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.

The collapse of the bipartisan congressional supercommittee's effort to agree on a plan to slash the federal budget deficit isn't just a defeat for congressional Republicans who, as AFT President Randi Weingarten said, «insisted on protecting the 1 percent from any additional taxes.»

The Tappan Zee replacement project is frequently touted by Cuomo as one of his signature achievements after it was stalled for decades and he frequently refers to movement on the project as a bipartisan effort.

Cuomo is not on board with legislative efforts to authorize medicinal marijuana, and Savino has amended her bill to win enough bipartisan support to passif it ever comes to a floor vote.

«In Congress, I have been working as part of a bipartisan coalition with various levels of government to protect our parks and expand our growing network of trails here on Long Island through the Rails to Trails program and other efforts,» he said.

Moss said Republicans also need to focus on organizational efforts in New York City and embracing bipartisan policy ideas.

But there's a glimmer of hope for bipartisan agreement in the U.S. Senate on legislation affecting programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and federal efforts to improve science and math education.

We encourage our national leaders to make a bipartisan effort to focus on achieving a balanced budget that helps put the U.S. economic house in order, while also putting forth a road map that fosters innovation and leads to economic growth and job creation.»

Four years ago, bipartisan majorities in the California Legislature approved a landmark clean energy bill that many hoped would serve as a template for a national effort to reduce dependence on foreign oil and mitigate the threat of climate change.

CSHL partnered Research!America in a bipartisan effort to find out where political candidates stand on research funding...

In 2004, McCown served as lead author of the commission's bipartisan report, Teaching at Risk: A Call to Action, which recommends policies to overcome existing barriers and make improvement efforts on school issues like low standards.

None of this offers much succor to those hoping for bipartisan efforts on NCLB / ESEA reauthorization, and it might just be raising eyebrows over at Democrats for Education Reform.

What began as a bipartisan effort by state governors has shed most of its Republican wing, as some early supporters on the right have begun to express misgivings.

In addition to the passage of TEACHNJ, there are on - going, bipartisan efforts to improve our education system.

Currently, Digital Promise (an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization originally authorized by Congress in 2008) is spearheading a national effort to develop what it calls an «ecosystem» of microcredentials or digital badges for educators, all of them competency - based, on demand, personalized, and easily displayed on one's web site or CV.

At a time when Democrats and Republicans are divided on many issues, it's particularly noteworthy that efforts to address teacher shortages have been largely bipartisan affairs...

At a time when Democrats and Republicans are divided on many issues, it's particularly noteworthy that efforts to address teacher shortages have been largely bipartisan affairs, with similar bills introduced by both Democratic and Republican governors and legislators.

The House last week passed the first of a series of bills Mr. Kline has introduced in an effort to rewrite the No Child law, but there has been no prospect for bipartisan consensus on a full rewrite in the House or the Senate.

About The National Commission on Teaching & America's Future (NCTAF) The National Commission on Teaching & America's Future (NCTAF) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1994 as a bipartisan effort to engage education policymakers and practitioners to address the entrenched national challenge of recruiting, developing, and retaining great teachers in order to ensure that all students have access to quality teaching in schools organized for success.

The National Commission on Teaching & America's Future (NCTAF) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1994 as a bipartisan effort to engage education policymakers and practitioners to address the entrenched national challenge of recruiting, developing, and retaining great teachers in order to ensure that all students have access to quality teaching in schools organized for success.

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

This new effort could undermine what has largely been bipartisan cooperation on the Core and is coming even as some states are already implementing the Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and math, and giving students high - stakes Core - aligned standardized tests.

Since 2012, this office has worked tirelessly to bring to light systemic issues with our student loan system, recovering billions of dollars on behalf of student loan borrowers and driving bipartisan reform efforts to further protect them.

That level of federal investment on energy frontiers, after decades of bipartisan disinterest in energy sciences, has been widely seen as a critical component of any meaningful effort to expand the world's energy menu without overloading the atmosphere with heat - trapping gases.