Sentences with phrase «policy positions on»

To develop policy positions on issues of national and regional importance to the commercial real estate industry.

In 2017, the association focuses its policy positions on a three - pronged approach on the most critical issues affecting sustainable Hispanic homeownership growth.

6) Advocate for sexual health and take public policy positions on issues in the field of sexuality.

The NAC, like the NACC, was unable to consistently develop coherent national policy positions on matters of national importance in Indigenous affairs.

There has been a bit of talk here at Climate.Etc.about the responsibility (or lack thereof) of scientific societies like the APS and ACS and their policy positions on global warming, and the repercussions on the overall science community as «the hiatus» goes on and on and the credibility of these organization necessarily and rightly sinks.

According to Chamber's website, «Directors determine the U.S. Chamber's policy positions on business issues and advise the U.S. Chamber on appropriate strategies to pursue.»

[1] The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors, which it says «determine the U.S. Chamber's policy positions on business issues and advise the U.S. Chamber on appropriate strategies to pursue,» includes representation from the fossil fuel industry such as ConocoPhillips and Consol Energy (one of the biggest coal producers in the US), large pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Bayer, and the tobacco company Altria (formerly Philip Morris).

Democrats and Republicans had, in the course of a few short months, effectively switched policy positions on energy, with Democrats voting to hand trillions in new subsidies to coal - burning utilities and power plants while gutting Clean Air Act restrictions on the construction of coal - fired power plants, and Republicans, long - standing coal boosters, voting against a pro-coal bill.

«We continue to be concerned regarding the level of attention being paid to the impacts of some of these climate - focused policy positions on Connecticut's ratepayers,» said Eric Brown of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association.

Karen has been involved in navigation - related programs at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center for over 20 years and currently is responsible for overseeing the navigation program and development of policy positions on PNT and spectrum management in coordination within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.

Elected officials are now utilizing different social media platforms to communicate with their constituents and keep them informed of their policy positions on emerging issues.

The party that Liberals might partner with on some energy issues — the NDP — supports a cap - and - trade system and has policy positions on climate change that are generally more to the political left.

Massey's campaign has released detailed policy positions on a few key issues while Malliotakis, who has been in the race less than a month, has said she will do so soon.

Could you give me a couple of significant policy positions on which you differ from... Democratic mainstream?

I'm mostly looking for coarse political alignments (D or R) but would definitely love to see polls delving into finer details on policy positions on major stuff.

«Let me try a couple of these policy positions on you,» Lehrer said.

That is what political scientists call a «competency» or «valence» issue, meaning that political parties have an incentive to prove their ability to contain such costs irrespective of their different policy positions on other issues.

They were the party of God, and a halo of sorts hovered over their public policy positions on «family values.»

A number of respondents requested more clarity on the Government's policy position on the expansion of airports and its approach to developing South East airports.

Andy Burham says Labour got intoxicated by big business but hasn't developed that into a policy position on tax.

Sir Mike Rake, the CBI president, said: «Business will welcome Labour's decision to make its policy position on Europe clear.

Paul Giardina issued a policy position on opioid addiction last week.

«Each administration has a policy position on climate change,» Mr. Piltz wrote.

There are of course privacy implications to behavioural advertising, which are discussed in detail in this Policy Position on Online Behavioural Advertising guideline published by the Canadian Privacy Commissioner.

On February 1, 2017, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (the «Commission») released a policy position on the medical documentation to be provided when a disability - related accommodation request is made.

The document will serve as the foundation for NAR's policy position on the various methods of valuing and pricing real property — including appraisals, broker price opinions (BPO), and automated valuation models (AVM).

Not exact matches

Accenture has also worked on ways to get more women into senior leadership positions (they've changed the interview process so that candidates of both genders get to know more members in the executive ranks) and to retain them (implementing a one - year no - travel policy for employees who are new mothers and fathers).

«Ending DACA would place severe economic strain on businesses around the country, putting them into the impossible and extremely costly position of having to fire productive employees for no other reason than an arbitrary change in federal policy, potentially resulting in backlash from other employees, or their broader community,» the report reads.

Women's under - representation on boards and in top management positions has long been the subject of academic study and, more recently, public policy.

Derwin is investing up to $ 2 million in an effort to persuade Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, to speak out against Donald Trump's climate change policy and resign from his positions in groups advising Trump on business and manufacturing jobs.

Immigration policy, from potential burdens of reporting and verification to visa needs for highly skilled positions, are also critical to small business owners, as is Dodd - Frank's impact on lending to small business.

There's always room for debate on policy positions, Summers said.

Plank also promised in the letter that Under Armour will take «other public positions on legislation around the country in support of the interests of our teammates whenever policy conflicts with human rights.»

Tom Mulcair's recent article for the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) raises perhaps more questions than it answers about the NDP's positions on the economics of energy and the environment.

Clinton has repeatedly accused her opponent as being soft on Russia, pointing to his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a strong leader, his suggestion that he would rethink sanctions against Russian officials, his sharp criticism of NATO and other policy positions.

«It's both defensive and offensive,» Devi Keller, director of global policy for the Semiconductor Industry Association, said of the industry's position on the new talks.

But the AIA's public policies and position statements include commandments on civil rights and diversity that do not appear to be in alignment with the GOP's victorious president - elect.

Trump's reckless and uninformed positions on critical issues — from immigration to our economy to foreign policy — have made it abundantly clear that he lacks both the policy depth and sound judgment required as President.

However, First Solar is incredibly well positioned for the long term, no matter what direction Trump chooses to take on its climate and energy policy.

Elaine Maag, a senior research associate at the Tax Policy Center, thinks that Ivanka's position likely changed as she became more educated on the issue and realized that the child tax credit reaches many more families than a child care credit could.

Wiseman says the CPPIB takes no position on whether the Canada Pension Plan is sufficient given overall retirement needs or what changes may be required, but says it has the organization has a «platform» of people, relationships and assets that can be expanded if policy - makers decide that's necessary.

Paul said he opposes the nominations of Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel due to their positions on U.S. foreign policy.

«We do not believe that the outlook and balance of risks warrants a position of no policy change, nor a position of rapid easings,» said Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Graeme Wheeler in a speech to businesspeople in Dunedin, the text of which was released on the bank's website.

Knight, a former Hill staffer who worked on the Bush administration's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, was promoted from her position as special assistant for tax and retirement policy to deputy director for policy in February, and was recently praised by the council's new head, Larry Kudlow.

She also led the development of the firm's crowdsourced real - time cyberthreat intelligence and analytics used to protect critical infrastructure, played a key role in developing McAfee's cybersecurity policy position, and on several occasions testified before Congress on cybersecurity technology and policy.

But more broadly, his new position can be seen as a sign that provinces across the country are taking on a more significant role in how immigration policy operates in Canada.

And although Axelrod brought up the example of ABC's George Stephanopoulos pressing Trump on various policy positions, Stewart said the «relentlessness» of the cycle requires a constant and equal counterweight.

On the foreign policy front, Trump will need to rethink the economic consequences of his positions as well.

Current BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa's term ends in April and markets are positioned for further yen weakness as most expect him to be replaced by someone whose stance on aggressive policy easing matches that of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Elon Musk took to Twitter ahead of a meeting at the White House yesterday to explain his position on the President's Strategic & Policy Forum.