Sentences with phrase «take bipartisan effort»

Given that it will take a bipartisan effort to advance reform at all levels of government, they can't simply stay silent while the president weakens the conditions for overhauling American public education.

Not exact matches

It took months to work out,» Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer said of a bipartisan effort to stablize health insurance markets.

Climate Science • The new Republican House majority provides an opportunity to shape the science agenda for bipartisan efforts to reduce the nation's energy usage and to take steps towards a clean energy — based economy.

NSBA applauds the work of the Conference Committee for its bipartisan efforts to modernize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and the steps Congress has taken thus far.

This week, the Senate took up the first bipartisan effort to replace the law.

Another extension has bipartisan support, but the effort could get snagged as Congress takes up trillions of dollars» worth of tax provisions set to expire.

«Accordingly, and consistent with requests made by a bipartisan group of members of this very subcommittee, we are asking that the bureau or, if necessary, Congress, take action to establish a period until Jan. 31, 2016, suspending enforcement and liability where those subject to the rule use the forms and make their best efforts to follow the rule.

About 300 lawmakers from both the House and Senate have waged a bipartisan effort urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to offer a «grace period» for lenders to comply with a new mortgage disclosure rule that is slated to take effect Aug. 1.