Sentences with phrase «on during his administration»

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«During the Trump Administration, we will shift from playing defense at the FCC to going on offense,» Ajit Pai said in December last year, a month before president - elect Donald Trump appointed him as the new chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

A senior administration official told reporters there is not enough time on the president's schedule during his Asia trip.

As «second lady» during the Reagan administration, Mrs. Bush focused on raising awareness for literacy.

During his White House tenure, Gorka reportedly gained the favor of President Trump for his vigorous defenses of the administration's immigration and counterterrorism policies on television.

That view was on display during the presidential campaign when Trump railed against globalization and what he described as unfair trade deals negotiated by previous administrations.

On a panel at Davos on Wednesday, Cargill chairman and CEO David MacLennan said that the Trump administration's decision to exit the Trans - Pacific Partnership was «not good» for his business and expressed wariness about Trump's threats during the presidential campaign to rip up agreements like NAFTOn a panel at Davos on Wednesday, Cargill chairman and CEO David MacLennan said that the Trump administration's decision to exit the Trans - Pacific Partnership was «not good» for his business and expressed wariness about Trump's threats during the presidential campaign to rip up agreements like NAFTon Wednesday, Cargill chairman and CEO David MacLennan said that the Trump administration's decision to exit the Trans - Pacific Partnership was «not good» for his business and expressed wariness about Trump's threats during the presidential campaign to rip up agreements like NAFTA.

Lea Berman, a social secretary during George W. Bush's administration who for many years relied on Niceta Lloyd to plan her private parties, said she is a «joyful person to work with» despite the stress that's built into event planning.

Prosecutors said McArthur admitted that during the scheme, he gave Livingston unauthorized access to a remote administration tool on a computer connected to the network of a Pennsylvania - based telecommunications company where he worked.

However, the investigation appears to be gathering momentum, after the decision of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to plead guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials during the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations.

She was invited to the White House during President Obama's administration to speak about financial literacy and to moderate a public meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability at the U.S. Treasury Department.

Four years ago, Chilcott was on the U.S. Treasury's Small Business Financing Forum, where he made recommendations to the Obama administration on how to improve the flow of capital to Main Street during the credit crunch.

Restrictions limit what types of supplies can flow through the Northern Distribution Network in Central Asia, set up during the Obama administration amid concerns about relying solely on Pakistan.

During his first stint at USTR in the Reagan administration, Lighthizer employed similar tactics to win voluntary Japanese export restraints on steel and autos.

The National Venture Capital Association, an industry group of top U.S. venture capitalists, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Washington D.C. District Court against the Trump Administration, alleging it illegally delayed an immigration program created during President Obama's term.

Under his leadership, a special unit — activated to find bin Laden during the Clinton administration — successfully amassed «extensive human networks» of Afghan sources reporting on the whereabouts of the al Qaeda leader.

RYAN: Notes that there have been four rounds of U.N. sanctions on Iran to deter its nuclear program, three during the Bush administration and one under Obama.

Spicer's comments during a press briefing predictably put a damper on biotech stocks — but it wasn't nearly the plunge the Trump administration's other statements about drug price regulations have wrought.

During the first third of the year, from January through April, the average temperature for the contiguous United States was 4 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th - century average, making this period the second warmest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Though the president surprised many when he suggested raising the age during a meeting following the Parkland, Fla. shooting that left 17 dead, this official plan from the administration lines up more closely with the views of the gun lobby, which spent more than $ 30 million on Trump's presidential campaign.

While Congress won't pass a bill that goes after the consumer bureau this go - around, the Trump administration has cut back on enforcement actions during Mick Mulvaney's tenure as acting director.

The Federal Aviation Administration's new ruling for how companies can operate drones came in effect on Monday, ushering in a potential wave of businesses using flying robots to perform tasks like monitoring crops during daylight and capturing panoramic pictures.

Melania Trump stayed largely out of sight during her husband's presidential campaign and was an absent first lady at the outset of the administration, staying in New York and focusing on Barron.

President Trump took to Twitter again Wednesday to call claims that his campaign colluded with the Russians during the 2016 election a «hoax» and laid out a checklist of issues his administration is working on.

During past administrations, the press secretary spent hours prepping for the briefing, often by querying the president personally in order to speak properly on his behalf.

Scott Morris, a former U.S. Treasury official who led U.S. engagement with the multilateral development banks during the first Obama administration, said Washington was paying the price for delay on IMF reform.

The newly approved legislation would attempt to ease the burden on the country's nearly 6,000 banks by offering them a choice: If they want to avoid many of the regulatory barriers imposed during the Obama administration, they would have to significantly increase their emergency financial surpluses.

But during a Tuesday background briefing for reporters, senior administration officials offered the clearest statement to date on how Republican leaders are planning to tackle tax reform.

On average, GDP growth during President Xi's administration will not exceed 3 - 4 %.

During the Obama administration, F.B.I. background checks on prospective firearms buyers — a rough proxy for sales — surged nearly 50 percent in the month of the Sandy Hook attack in 2012, compared with the same month a year earlier, as calls rang out for tighter legislation.

The economic gains and market returns that emerged during the Reagan Administration began from a starting point of 10.8 % unemployment, a current account surplus, and market valuations that - on the most historically reliable measures - were less than one - quarter of present levels.

Tonight, during the State of the Union address, President Obama will reflect back on the past seven years of his presidency and celebrate his Administration's accomplishments — and when it comes to solar energy, the Obama Administration has plenty to celebrate.

Daniel Fried, who retired in 2017 after a 40 - year State Department career that included serving as U.S. sanctions «coordinator» under President Obama, offered his sharp critique of the Obama administration's response to Russian actions during an interview on the Yahoo News podcast «Skullduggery.»

«Many of the proposals that have been put on the table during the Trump administration have been so far out there that they have not been able to build a 218 - vote majority in the House of Representatives in order to get anything passed, so the act is still the law of the land,» Butterfield said.

During a Sunday appearance on New York AM 970 radio's «The Cats Roundtable,» former Clinton administration ambassador to the United Nations and former Gov. Bill Richardson (D - NM) weighed in on the improving relationship between the United States and North Korea,

[274] During the same month the Foreign Exchange Administration and Policy Department in Thailand stated that bitcoin lacks any legal framework and would therefore be illegal, which effectively banned trading on bitcoin exchanges in the country.

Many of them have been sitting on Capitol Hill or at think tanks, after also missing out on the action during the Obama administration.

While some have argued that Trump is a «baby Christian,» others have focused on his willingness to work largely within the confines of political Christianity during his Administration.

The United States and China had clashed on issues from cybersecurity to trade in the final years of the Obama administration, although they had struck a landmark climate deal during Barack Obama's 2014 visit to Beijing that served as a prelude to the Paris climate accord.

The order was largely symbolic — the deal was already essentially dead in Congress — but served to signal that Trump's tough talk on trade during the campaign will carry over to his new administration.

On the contrary, whenever a president was elected who highly touted his religious beliefs during his campaign, it led to some of our more screwed up and embarrassing presidential administrations (i.e.... Bush Jr..)

After denying any war on coal during the election, now the administration is engaged in one — and this time, unlike the President's war in Afghanistan, with what seems a genuine commitment.

Rogers, who worked with the Obama administration during the planning of his first inauguration in 2009, will become Director of the Office of Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a job that includes working with outside religious groups and acting as the top White House official on religious issues.

Why focus on just the collateral damage that has occurred during Obama's administration?

Carol Lancaster, who teaches at Georgetown University, has worked on U.S. policy toward Africa as a fellow of various Washington think tanks, as deputy assistant secretary of state for Africa in the Carter administration, and as deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) during the Clinton administration.

During the 90s, the decade that brought America grunge, raves and the Clinton administration, there was a sea change going on in the Church.

This reasonable and thoughtful critique of the administration came on the heels of some of the President's comments about his grandmother during last night's debates.

coordinator for refugee affairs during the Reagan administration, wrote in a letter reprinted in a report to the chairman of the Sub-committee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs that

Segura flipped on the game and saw her country reflected like never before in the faces of its team: Jewish Mexican - American Jonathan Bornstein, Jersey boy Michael Bradley and Nigerian - American Oguchi Onyewu placing their hands over their hearts during The Star - Spangled Banner even as the Obama Administration announced plans to use drones along the southern border that the relatives of U.S. players José Torres and Herculez Gomez had crossed.

But as I explained here in «Yes, School Meal Standards Just Got Weaker — But Not As Much As You Think,» that May announcement really only locked in the status quo on standards that had already been relaxed during the Obama administration.

For example, nurses often are not aware expert recommendations on anaphylaxis treatment was updated in 2010 to specify earlier administration of epinephrine during allergic reactions, that may, if untreated, result in severe anaphylaxis symptoms.