Sentences with phrase «strong bipartisan effort»

A strong bipartisan effort in the last legislative session approved the concept and Gov. Gary Locke signed the law.

Four years ago, Congress, in a strong bipartisan effort, committed to America's children that they would enjoy healthier and more nutritious meals at school.

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Action: Write to your political reps to demand stronger privacy laws Who is this for: Anyone who cares about privacy, and especially Internet users in North America right now How difficult is it: A bit of effort Tell me more: There appears to be bipartisan appetite among U.S. lawmakers to bring in some form of regulation for Internet companies.

The bipartisan Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015, of which I am a cosponsor and strong supporter, would provide federal grants to assist states in their efforts to identify and treat maternal depression.

«We've assembled a strong ground team, begun raising sufficient local funds to competently share our message and constructed a campaign platform that rejects labels, embraces bipartisan efforts for change and offers realistic, common sense solutions to the economic challenges that face our community,» Katko said in a statement.

Research and development areas with strong bipartisan support — such as efforts to combat cancer, brain disorders, and antibiotic resistance, as well as cybersecurity and computing initiatives — will likely continue to receive support under any new White House Administration, Holdren noted.

Known popularly as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and passed with strong bipartisan support in Congress, this new legislation promises an important shift in efforts at all levels to improve the quality of public education.

My point is not that other policies are therefore unimportant, but rather that the policies mentioned here have broad support, have moderate to strong research evidence of positive effects (except for the case of nonurban charters, which have strong evidence of neutral to negative effects), and could therefore be a prime target for ongoing bipartisan policy efforts.

On behalf of millions of small businesses, startups, innovators and Main Street America, we urge your strong support for bipartisan legislation that provides urgently needed relief and reform, and encourage your continued efforts until the job is done and the bill becomes law.

CHIP and MIECHV have enjoyed strong bipartisan support over the years, but Congress left them out in the cold in its rush to pass the tax bill, and previous efforts in September to repeal the Affordable Care Act.