Sentences with phrase «said federal leadership»
Robert R.M. Verchick, a Loyola University law professor who worked on climate change adaptation policy at the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama, said federal leadership is essential.
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Robert R.M. Verchick, a Loyola University law professor who worked on climate change adaptation policy at the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama, said federal leadership is essential.
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«We are for sure in uncharted territory,» he says, citing a supply - driven slump resulting from new extraction technologies and geopolitical one - upmanship, coupled with fresh leadership in the federal and provincial governments.
«To be candid, for those of us in the United States, there's an absence of leadership in the federal government right now and so it's incumbent on us to work together and step up and show what we can do between our various governments,» he said.
«I would certainly love to see the federal government take some leadership in this regard,» Horgan said in Victoria.
«I won't be letting GM leadership, or federal regulators, escape accountability for these tragedies,» she said in a statement.
The federal transport minister is another federal Conservative said to be considering taking a run at the Ontario leadership.
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The StarPhoenix - Burton says Liberals need to reach the grassroots Federal Liberal leadership candidate Alex Burton says a grassroots campaign is the key to rebuilding the party and forms a large part of his bid for the post.
Kenney says he'll give up his federal seat on Oct. 1 — the day the Tory leadership race officially begins.
Federal Liberal leadership contender Martha Hall Findlay says she has encountered many people who have been inundated by robocalls asking for donations to the provincial leadership campaigns.
The talk in Ottawa says Jason Kenney may run for the federal Tory leadership, try to unite the right, or leave politics entirely
«19 Vasconcelos never accepted his predecessors» positivism — wherein are studied only «phenomena,» he said, and not «noumena» — but he advanced their goal of an education with strong national flavor.20 Under his leadership the federal constitution was revised to permit greater federal participation and centralization.
«OTA's leadership betrayed the more than 90 percent of Americans who support mandatory labeling of GMOs by working behind the scenes with federal lawmakers to craft a federal law that ensures food corporations will never have to reveal, in plain English on product labels, the GMO ingredients in their products,» Ronnie Cummins, international director of the Organic Consumers Association, said in a statement.
«As the federal government turns its back on the environment, New York and states across the country are picking up the mantle of climate leadership and showing the world it's possible to address climate change while also creating good - paying careers,» Cuomo said.
Despite Australia's high level of political decentralisation, no - one outside the caucus in Canberra has any say in the Federal leadership contest.
After Skelos was arrested on federal corruption charges in early 2015, Martins initially said he should keep his leadership post.
«The federal government's continued inaction on this issue has not only allowed the epidemic of gun violence to spread, but it has left it to the states to provide the leadership needed to confront this problem head on,» Gov. Cuomo said.
While Collins says he has House leadership support for cutting federal reimbursements to state Medicaid funding derived from counties in the sales tax, the Senate side is still debating how states would be impacted.
Gov. Cuomo says the federal government's inaction in tackling gun violence «has left it the states to provide the leadership needed to confront this problem head on.»
Federal prosecutors also said Skelos didn't practice law for his outside income of up to $ 250,000 a year, but instead used his leadership position to attract clients, including those doing business with the state.
Cuomo administration officials have said since 2016 that the state would act on its own to set lower limits for PFOA and PFOS for all water systems in the absence of federal leadership.
In a wide - ranging interview with MSNBC, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said he doesn't believe people would tolerate Albany's «three men in a room» negotiations if they were done at the federal level with the president and House and Senate leadership.
«His commitment to helping rebuild Long Island after Superstorm Sandy, his fight for our fair share of federal funding, and his strong advocacy for our taxpayers are emblematic of the leadership that will inspire me as county executive,» Curran said.
On the defection of a PDP Senator to APC, he said that the senator decided to move to a stable party as his former party was divided and lacked leadership in the state and at the federal level.
He said the struggle for true, genuine and fundamental federalism must be seriously agitated for by the APC Southwest zonal leadership, saying this clarion call must be frontally reached out to the federal government in order to ascertain better restructuring of the country.
He said the NYPD, under the leadership of Commissioner Bill Bratton, has retrained its officers in de-escalation tactics — an approach de Blasio insisted should be a «federal priority.»
-- CU backed Gustavo Rivera over Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., saying the Bronx lawmaker has «has become a symbol for hubris, corruption and wrongdoing in the state legislature due to ongoing investigations by the attorney general and federal authorities and his leadership in bringing Senate business to a month - long halt last summer.»
The Westchester County Independence Party said in a federal lawsuit that Astorino threatened to «decapitate» its leadership in a bid to win its support as he ran for re-election last year.
He equally declared that if Daniel is elected and chosen as the next Chairman of the party, regarded as the largest in Africa, then it would be easy for it to take over the mantle of leadership in the country in 2019 and restore the hope of teeming Nigerians, who he said were tired of the maladministration of the All Progressives Congress - led Federal Government.
The lawmakers said their resolutions, which were later conveyed to President Muhammadu Buhari by the leadership of the National Assembly, were «wake - up call» to the President and the Federal Government who «must» take urgent action on the crisis before it escalates.
«The travel plaza community is grateful to Congresswoman Tenney for her leadership in working to bring the state of New York into compliance with the federal law prohibiting the sale of food and other commercial services at rest areas on the Interstate right - of - way,» said National Association of Truckstop Operators (NATSO) President and CEO Lisa Mullings.
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun said the party leadership was not involved in the compilation of the controversial list of appointees into the boards of federal agencies.
«After months of concealing their financial operations from the (Federal Elections) Commission and the public, Representative Bishop and his leadership PAC must be held accountable for these late and misleading reports,» she said.
Mr. Mustapha also thanked the leadership of the House of Representatives for standing with the government of President Muhammadu Buhari saying, «I bring you the warm greetings of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and to also extend his thanks to your leadership in the House of Representatives for the level of progress that has been achieved thus far in the area of the primary responsibility.»
A source said part of the considerations in the minds of the APC leadership both at the state level and federal level is that the Adeleke family should be allowed to produce a candidate as part of measures to cushion the impact of the sudden loss of the late politician.
Gillibrand said she voted against Mattis because federal law prohibits a military leader from taking a civilian leadership position until they've been retired for 7 or more years.
ALBANY — Democrats said Monday Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has lost the confidence of his colleagues after his arrest last week on federal charges and will be asked to step down from a leadership post he's held for 21 years.
The councilman said he recognized the impact that not having a woman on the Council would have as well as the need to have more minorities in senior of leadership positions in the city, state and federal governments.
The members also said Silver, facing federal felony charges that he traded official favors for $ 6 million in payments disguised as legal fees, would vacate his leadership position before Monday's scheduled session.
While our nation considers how to address gun violence, it is important to remember that scientific research can help us understand risk factors and the impacts of gun policy interventions at federal, state and local levels,» said Rush Holt, chief executive officer of AAAS, in a March 13 letter sent to President Donald Trump and congressional leadership.
However, his reasons for leaving have nothing to do with NIH leadership or budget; he says that it is simply the fact that «the time seems right» to explore job possibilities with more freedom than if he were still in a federal position.
«Research clearly shows that no school improvement effort can succeed without effective leadership, and such leadership is needed at all levels - federal, state, district, and school - in our current systems and in the systems we will create in the future,» said M. Christine DeVita, president of The Wallace Foundation, which provided a $ 10 - million grant to support the effort.
It's common for a federal agency to switch policy directions after a change in leadership, especially following a presidential election, said Douglas A. Levin, a consultant with EdTech Strategies and the former head of the State Educational Technology Directors Association.
Central Decatur is in its last year of the federal grant, but the teacher - leadership work will continue with state funding, Coffelt says.
«States and the federal government have a role in changing the way districts support effective leadership in every school;» said Jean Desravines, CEO of New Leaders, Inc. «To scale and sustain school improvement, state and federal leaders must recognize the important role that districts play and promote and model large shifts in organizational culture and operations.»
«As the federal government abdicates its responsibility and ignores basic science, states across the nation are picking up the mantle of climate leadership,» said Governor Cuomo.
The governor in a statement after the judge's decision said «At a time when the federal government has abdicated its leadership on climate change, [this ruling] ensures our progress will not be blocked or rolled back by fossil fuel interests and others seeking to maintain the status quo.»
In contrast to the lack of advocacy from Federal AMA leadership, Professor Fankum said if the plebiscite had gone ahead, it «had the strong potential» to do more harm than good, in causing significant mental health harms for same - sex attracted people.