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Pay for Success (PFS)- PFS garnered strong bipartisan support in both the House and Senate in 2016.

First, despite strong bipartisan support in Congress, the most recent reauthorization only extended the program for two years.62 This kind of short - term authorization presents significant challenges for state - level administrators, as uncertainty around funding inhibits long - term planning and impedes program effectiveness at the state and local levels.

This proposal received strong bipartisan support in the Energy Committee as part of the larger energy bill we reported.

There has been strong bipartisan support in Congress for closing the «Internet loophole» in the Animal Welfare Act regulations.

Earlier this month, the House of Representatives approved the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (HR 10) with strong bipartisan support in a vote of 360 to 45 during National Charter Schools Week.

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.

The measure had strong bipartisan support in Kansas.

The bill represented a rare moment of strong bipartisan support in Congress and will help secure the future of one of the Obama administration's longest - running aid programs.

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Both bills sailed through Congress last night with strong bipartisan support, a rare sighting in the current political climate.

Though Democrats have historically been viewed as the strongest supporters of renewable energy, utility - scale wind farms and solar installations are found throughout the nation — including in Republican - leaning states like Arizona, North Carolina, Oklahoma and North Dakota — and enjoy bipartisan support among Americans.

Due to strong bipartisan voter support for cannabis legalization... we believe any action taken greatly increases the chances that Congress will act to ease cannabis regulations,» Agnese wrote in his note.

McMahon's strong showing comes in spite of the fact that the Republicans have a one - point generic advantage in the district (NY - 13) and is largely due to his bipartisan support.

A co-author of the bill, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, said in an interview Thursday he expected the measure would hit the House floor «in the next few weeks, and we'll have strong bipartisan support.»

These days in Congress, not even strong bipartisan support seems to guarantee a bill's success.

Proponents of reform can count on «strong bipartisan support for new visa programs for STEM» — that is, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — added Teresa Sullivan, Warner's fellow panelist and president of the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville, home of the Miller Center, which sponsored the conference.

And, perhaps surprisingly in today's political climate, it was passed with strong bipartisan support.

And in spring 2001, with strong bipartisan support, NCLB passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 381 to 41 and the Senate by a vote of 87 to 10.

... would require approval from the D.C. Council and Congress, which seems politically unlikely given a Republican - led House with little interest in helping teachers unions grow and strong bipartisan support for charter schools.

The Every Student Succeeds Act, which received strong bipartisan support from both houses of Congress, will directly affect nearly 50 million students and their 3.4 million teachers in the nation's 100,000 public schools.

A few brief minutes later, Senator Fischer had described her bipartisan amendment — also supported by Senators Angus King (I - ME) and Jon Tester (D - MT)-- to prevent federal intrusion into how local schools are governed and ensure that local stakeholders have a stronger voice in both regulatory and guidance policy processes.

No Child Left Behind, the name given the to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act during President George W. Bush's administration, received strong bipartisan support when it first came to Congress in 2001.

Getting a well - prepared, well - supported principal in every school is a bipartisan cause, and effective school leadership is critical to delivering on ESSA's promise of local control: strong, sustained, cost - efficient implementation of school improvement strategies that get results for kids in every classroom, every year.

New York, NY — Today, a diverse set of 38 organizations from across the country urged the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies to provide strong funding for the School Leader Recruitment and Support Program (SLRSP)-- an updated version of the School Leadership Program (SLP) reauthorized in the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

«In the aftermath of the decisive 2016 elections, school choice remains a bipartisan issue with strong support among key demographics across the country,» said Kevin P. Chavous, board member of the American Federation for Children.

There is strong bipartisan support both in Congress and among advocacy groups that have argued that tracking kids from military families is long overdue

In that same year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) were formed with strong bipartisan support.

The poll also found strong evidence for bipartisan support of carbon regulation: 79 percent of Democrats, 76 percent of Independents and a not - too - shabby 57 percent of Republicans said they were in favor of placing state - level limits on greenhouse gas emissions.

In addition to leading legislation designed to combat ocean acidification, and opposing Congressman's Southerland's misguided fisheries amendment, Kilmer has built strong bipartisan coalitions to support his priorities, and he is a founding member of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus.

Fortunately, the current tax credits were extended on a bipartisan basis by Congress at the end of 2015 and continue to enjoy strong support from both sides of the aisle due to the jobs and investments that renewables have generated in both red and blue states nationwide.

ENERGY STAR is a national labeling and branding program that addresses global climate change by using voluntary initiatives to promote reductions in greenhouse gases and has enjoyed strong bipartisan support.

Fortunately, there is strong bipartisan support for LSC in Congress, and the likelihood of the elimination of LSC is small.

However, there is strong bipartisan support of LSC in Congress.

«In addition to the bipartisan, bicameral support for this legislation in Congress, CPF is encouraged by the strong support for patent reform expressed in President Obama's innovation agenda as outlined on the White House website (www.whitehouse.govIn addition to the bipartisan, bicameral support for this legislation in Congress, CPF is encouraged by the strong support for patent reform expressed in President Obama's innovation agenda as outlined on the White House website (www.whitehouse.govin Congress, CPF is encouraged by the strong support for patent reform expressed in President Obama's innovation agenda as outlined on the White House website (www.whitehouse.govin President Obama's innovation agenda as outlined on the White House website (www.whitehouse.gov).

This includes helping low - and moderate - income families choose and afford quality child care by protecting and increasing funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), which was reauthorized by Congress in 2014 with strong bipartisan support.

«Kelly Ayotte continues to advance an extreme agenda which would deprive New Hampshire women of critical reproductive health services in direct contrast to the wishes of the citizens of New Hampshire who demonstrate strong bipartisan support for access to safe, legal abortion and for access to Planned Parenthood health services.

Title X was originally passed in 1970 with strong bipartisan support, and Title X funds have been prohibited from going toward abortions since the program's inception.

MIECHV, a program with strong bipartisan support, along with states and private foundations, funds voluntary, evidence - based home visiting in Wyoming and across the country.

Thanks to bipartisan support and strong investments in children and families, Illinois has long been renowned for its early learning system.

WASHINGTON, DC — The recent bipartisan budget deal struck by Congress drew praise and support from Council for a Strong America, the national nonprofit made up of more than 9,000 members of the five organizations that comprise it, including Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, ReadyNation, Mission: Readiness, Champions for America's Future, and Shepherding the Next Generation.

WASHINGTON, DC — The passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 is a massive victory for American children and families that drew praise and support from Council for a Strong America, the national nonprofit made up of more than 9,000 members of the five organizations that comprise it, including Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, ReadyNation, Mission: Readiness, Champions for America's Future, and Shepherding the Next Generation.

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.