Sentences with phrase «today urged»

The National Association of REALTORS ® today urged Congress to move cautiously when reforming government - sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

WASHINGTON (March 31, 2011)- The National Association of REALTORS ® today urged Congress to move cautiously when reforming government - sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

BJP in Kerala today urged RBI to initiate an inquiry into the loans allegedly given by some public sector banks to some resorts in the tourist town of Munnar, flouting all banking norms.

With former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver facing federal corruption charges in connection with questionable asbestos litigation, the American Tort Reform Association today urged Albany lawmakers to «promptly kill an insurance litigation bill that would open yet another lucrative line of business for personal injury lawyers at the expense of New York consumers and jobseekers.»

Amid controversy surrounding the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on melting glaciers, Xie Zhenhua, Vice-Chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, today urged the UN panel to make the fifth assessment report comprehensive by also citing contrarian views.

Climate scientist James Hansen and dozens of other scientists and environmentalists today urged New York's Public Service Commission (PSC) to pass a proposed Clean Energy Standard (CES) to save the state's nuclear power plants.

As the World Bank - International Monetary Fund annual Spring Meetings get underway, 117 organizations from around the world today urged government funders of the World Bank's Climate Investment Funds to pivot away from financing the CIFs and to redirect funds to the new UN Green Climate Fund.

President Obama today urged Americans to honor the upcoming 40th anniversary of Earth Day by acting to improve the environment around them and launched a Web site, Whitehouse.gov / EarthDay, compiling citizens» success stories.

President Obama — about the most urban president I can recall — today urged Americans to reconnect with «the great outdoors.»

The CEO of New York's only statewide charter school advocacy organization today urged legislators to expand Governor Cuomo's budget proposal to provide facilities aid for public charter schools outside New...

Because of that decision — announced Tuesday — the groups today urged parents to boycott the Iowa Assessment by keeping their children home, if possible, or by sending in letters asking that their kids not be tested.

Former Hartford Mayor Thirman L. Milner today urged the State Department of Education to include the Hartford public school that bears his name on the list of schools that will be on the $ 7.5 million Commissioner's Network for the coming school year.

Headteachers were today urged by environmental campaigners to «do everything possible» to protect their pupils from toxic air at schools.

Author launches #LetsTalkLumos campaign for eight million children in institutions or orphanages, of whom over 80 per cent have living parents J.K. Rowling today urged some of the world's largest international aid donors to use their financial might to eradicate institutions and orphanages that harm children.

In a speech that triggered advance controversy — and logistical headaches for school officials — President Barack Obama today urged America's K - 12 students to study hard and stay in school, saying, «What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.»

Two eminent tropical marine scientists today urged Australians to get behind a plan by the Federal Government to transform nearly a million square kilometers of the Coral Sea into...

A working group advising the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on chimpanzee research today urged that the agency sharply scale back biomedical and behavioral studies involving these animals.

Jeremy Corbyn today urged young people to register to vote in the referendum, as he launched a new campaign poster warning workers» rights are at risk from leaving the EU.

A group in Ondo State, «Sunshine Patriotic Forum» (SPF) today urged the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to beware of the former Nigeria Bar Association president,...

The Senate President, David Mark today urged the federal government to ensure that the killing of Senator Gyang Dantong by some suspected herdmen in Plateau State,...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo today urged Upstate leaders and business owners to lobby Albany lawmakers in favor of his $ 150 billion spending plan, which he says includes $ 10 billion to help Upstate communities.

Eric H. Holder Jr. today urged employees to take advantage of black history month to begin a frank dialogue about race.

But today he urged the party to bury the labels Blairite and Brownite and «renounced refighting the battles of the past».»

Congressman Daniel Donovan — New York City's lone Republican in the House of Representatives — today urged members of his party in the U.S. Senate to consider President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court.

The Conservatives have today urged Alistair Darling to adopt a # 600m package to provide more science and training courses for what otherwise could be a lost generation of scientists and engineers.

Kirsty Williams, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, today urged the First Minister to support her party's calls to scrap business rates for plant and machinery in Wales and to reduce the level of VAT that is levied on the tourism industry.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today urged members of the Suffolk County congressional delegation to help secure federal funding that helps implement projects designed to combat harmful algal blooms and improve water quality.

Eric Schneiderman, part of a bipartisan coalition of 37 attorneys general, today urged health insurance companies to examine financial incentives in their payment and coverage policies that contribute to the opioid epidemic.

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. today urged local business owners who suffered damages in two severe storms of 2011 to contact the Oneida County Department of Planning as a first step in a process that could result in funding to address damages caused by Hurricane Irene and / or Tropical Storm Lee.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. today urged local governments and community - based agencies to participate as work sites for the 2010 Oneida County Summer Youth Employment Program.

Citing the success story of Premier Aviation, USA in Rome, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today urged other employers to participate in the On The Job Training Program operated by the Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and funded by the New York State Department of Labor.

The Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham today urged the party to put an end to «factionalism and self - indulgence» and move on from the feuding of the Blair - Brown era.

Jeremy Corbyn was today urged to take action after a group of his supporters appeared to mock the mental health of a Labour MP.

The new Chair of the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has today urged the Government to provide greater support to help taxpayers on low incomes engage with and understand the tax system.

Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis — the former New York chair of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential campaign — today urged the Department of Justice to follow through on its threat to deny New York City federal dollars unless it ends its policy of noncompliance with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Ed Miliband, one of the five Labour leadership contenders, today urged the party to «move on» from the «factionalism and psychodramas» of the party's past.

ALBANY, NY (04/21/2009)(readMedia)-- New York State AFL - CIO President Denis Hughes, who served as a member of the Ravitch Commission, today urged all parties in Albany to work together to negotiate a fair, workable and comprehensive solution to the MTA's budget crisis.

CEO members of the Partnership for New York City today urged legislative action to maintain mayoral control of the city school system for at least three years.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today urged on the Government to push ahead with legal reform on organ donation.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today urged residents to begin taking the necessary steps to prepare for accumulations of lake effect snow that will impact parts of western and northern New York tonight through early Monday morning.

(New York, NY)-- A week and a half after the shooting at Marjory Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a coalition of New York legislators and gun violence prevention advocates today urged the State Senate and Assembly to promptly hold votes on a bill sponsored by Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon that would empower family members and law enforcement to prevent gun violence.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., today urged Utica residents who will be impacted by the County's operation of 911 emergency services to use the time prior to next month's transition of 911 calls to the County to update their phones and directories with key numbers needed to contact the Utica Police Department.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker today urged Governor Deval Patrick to take immediate action to alleviate the financial struggles of Massachusetts fishermen.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today urged all New Yorkers to take extra caution, as dry weather conditions have led to a heightened danger of wildfires across Upstate and Western New York.

The Metropolitan police were today urged to use controversial «sound weapons» now that the home secretary has refused a license for water cannon.

A newly - popular Ed Miliband today urged Theresa May to tell Donald Trump that climate change is «not a hoax invented by the Chinese».

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today urged that NAFTA modernization strengthen the benefits of free trade for consumers, U.S. manufacturers and their workers.

Congress must pass budget resolution in order to begin negotiations on tax reform (Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today urged the U.S. House of Representatives to swiftly approve the Senate - passed budget resolution as a critical step towards moving forward on vitally needed tax reform.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today urged President Bush to call for increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during tonight's State of the Union Address to the nation.

We are today urged to embrace an abstract conception of human nature that ignores the reality of our bodies.