Sentences with phrase «several federal committees»
In addition, Jean represents her office on several federal committees and working groups addressing issues ranging from mitigating the risks posed by high consequence animal diseases, to animal rights extremist groups, and enhancing preparedness of pet owners in the event of a natural or man - made disaster.
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In the June 2014 Federal Reserve Open Market Committee minutes, the board decided to cut the current quantitative easing program altogether by October, indicating that perhaps, after several years of halting asset purchase programs, the economy is finally ready to fly on its own.
The notes from the Federal Markets Open Committee on Wednesday caused a real retracement in the dollar across several currencies, the like of which has not been seen in several months.
Fed eyes balance sheet, stock valuations The minutes of Federal Open Market Committee meetings rarely make much news, but the summary of the March meeting did so on several fronts.
The former Nevada state legislator who has been unsuccessful in several bids for federal offices announced this and plans to produce a documentary in an e-mail sent to supporters by her political committee, Our Voice PAC.
It appears to be driven by several factors, including the disappearance of a couple of major donors, federal investigations, a dearth of competitive off - year elections, the increased significance of independent expenditure committees and a reduction in the totals of the state's most active fundraiser.
Elected officials from Southold Town and Suffolk County joined several advocacy groups Monday to urge a New York State Assembly committee to preserve Plum Island, which the federal government owns and plans to sell.
The Senator Ahmed Makarfi - led National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday in Abuja listed several woes which it said needed urgent attention of the Federal Government.
He has been a member of various federal research panels, served on several editorial boards and advisory committees in microbiology, and helped author reports for DOE on solar energy generation and the conversion of plant biomass into biofuels.
Dr. Chen has authored more than 300 scientific publications and has served on several committees and advisory boards for state, federal, and international research organizations and pharmaceutical companies.
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has agreed to testify before the House education committee about charges of mismanagement and conflict of interest in the Reading First program, in a follow - up to a contentious April 20 hearing featuring several former and current federal officials and consultants.
The chairman of the House education committee released a proposal late last week that would allow states and school districts to transfer money between several big - ticket programs contained in the main federal K - 12 law.
It was 2010, the federal Race to the Top competition was well under way, and Terrance Carroll, a Democrat who was then the speaker of the House of Representatives, had the task of getting a bill that the state's largest and most powerful teachers» union refused to support through several key committee votes.
He is an experienced Federal Peer Reviewer for NCLB and serves on several state and national technical advisory committees.
In response to questions from several committee members, Thatcher said he knew of no entanglement in the initiative by the federal government.
The Chief Statistician of the United States appointed him to the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology, and he serves on several committees and task forces of the Transportation Research Board.
As a member of the Education and Workforce Committee, Republican David P. Roe lists several priorities including «simplifying federal student aid programs,» «giving students and parents better information,» and «reducing the regulatory burden on schools.»
Since 2013, the subcommittee has orchestrated several successes and positive outcomes, some of which include: • Collaborating with the PIJAC Zoonosis committee to update the Healthy Herp Handling poster promoting healthy reptile and amphibian handling practices; develop the Zoonotic Disease Prevention Series for Retailers; draft informative store signage on how to prevent zoonotic diseases; participate in meetings on rodent and reptile disease transmission with the Centers for Disease Control; and produce and revise best management practices (BMP) documents; • Collaborating with the United States Association of Reptile Keepers on past and current attempts to pass legislation, ordinances, and regulatory activity that may impact herp ownership and related businesses; • Attending Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meetings with reports and summary of actions affecting import and export of reptiles; • Addressing the 2013 Center for Biological Diversity petition to list 53 herp species under the Endangered Species Act; • Reviewing and commenting on the recent US Fish and Wildlife status review on the proposal to list wood turtles under the Endangered Species Act; • Submitting comments on proposed listing of flat - tailed tortoise and spider tortoise under the Endangered Species Act; • Introducing federal legislation in 2013 to allow for the export of certain constrictors listed as injurious in air shipments with aircraft that land in a state for refueling; • Providing volunteer support for auctions at 2013 National Reptile Breeders Expo and several North American Reptile Breeders Conferences; • Providing extensive consultation on constrictor caging standards in Ohio.
APPA has participated in a dialogue among federal and state officials as well as industry representatives on several taskforces and is currently represented on numerous AAFCO Committees as liaisons.
He was on several Federal and State appointed Committees.
Jennifer is active in several professional societies, including the Federal Circuit Bar Association, in which she was the former co-chair of the Rules Committee and the current co-chair of the Patent Litigation Committee.
Chair of the Marketing Practices Committee of the Canadian Bar Association Competition Law Section; in that role has organized and moderated several seminars, including with the American Bar Association and US Federal Trade Commission
Our team, which includes several former federal prosecutors, is truly independent, and works to quickly and efficiently investigate the allegations and to advise the Committee on whether proceeding with the suggested claims is in the company's best interests.
Several Committee members assured the Australian delegation that they were indeed familiar with federalism, and emphasised the importance of federal responsibility for compliance with the Convention:
Those are tremendous numbers, but given recent actions by the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee, it's unlikely we'll see that kind of performance for several years once we leave 1999 behind.