Sentences with phrase «well as lawmakers»

Lastly, they provide briefings to law enforcement agencies across the EU, as well as lawmakers and the general public.

She is highly respected by members of the legal profession as well as lawmakers and the public — in short, her level of influence can not be understated.

In 1970, he established Captiva, Florida, as his primary residence though he remained active in New York and abroad, working with artists and choreographers as well as lawmakers, pushing his belief in art as a vital force in ushering in a better world.

Some education groups, as well as lawmakers, have called for more choice in how states can administer the law's accountability provisions, including greater power for school - based teams to decide what type of assessment a student receiving special education services should take.

But townspeople as well as some lawmakers including McLaughlin questioned why Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration didn't act earlier to respond to warnings that tests had detected PFOA.

In Albany, the email policy has drawn loud criticism in recent weeks from government watchdog groups as well as some lawmakers, who have proposed legislation to stop the email purges.

The audit comes amid a debate for handing NYRA off to private control once again, a push that is being led by prominent citizens in Saratoga Springs connected to the racing industry as well as lawmakers from the area.

Onondaga and Broome county leaders are already undertaking similar cost saving projects, but there's skepticism among local government leaders, as well as lawmakers who question how far the proposal will go.

«His experience as an attorney will certainly serve him well as a lawmaker and his service in the New York State Guard, along with his pro bono legal work, demonstrate a serious commitment to the community and to public service.»

John was an accomplished scholar as well as a lawmaker.

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The idea behind the campaign is to engage and work with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. — as well as those in other states — to get them to start listening to small business owners, and do something about reversing this tide of increasing regulations.

Because of previous budget cuts as well as sequestration, the Air Force has already moved 12 C - 5s and C - 5Ms into backup aircraft inventory, «which means we still have the aircraft but lost all manning and funding to operate them,» Air Mobility Commander Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II told lawmakers at the end of March.

There are quite a few potential market movers this week, as investors will be watching out for a handful of corporate earnings reports — including some major players from the world's of tech and media — as well as U.S. Fed chair Janet Yellen's two - day stint in front of D.C. lawmakers.

Lawmakers have also been working on other measures, including devising a banking plan for the industry as well as voting against allowing cannabis businesses to deliver their products via drone.

Public housing vouchers for the poor are targeted as well, much to the consternation of the pragmatic - minded lawmakers on the House and Senate Appropriations committees, whose programs were significantly curbed by a hard - fought 2011 budget and debt agreement.

Lawmakers in Greece, as well as Spain and Portugal, struggled over the past two months to slash government budgets and avoid economic ruin.

«The difficulty the Republican majority is having addressing a key political priority suggests that lawmakers might ultimately need to scale back their ambitions in other areas as well, such as tax reform.»

As a lawmaker in the State House of Representatives, I am working to solidify Washington as a model for ensuring that jobs created by innovative firms are good oneAs a lawmaker in the State House of Representatives, I am working to solidify Washington as a model for ensuring that jobs created by innovative firms are good oneas a model for ensuring that jobs created by innovative firms are good ones.

The classified document has drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers, who argue it is misleading, as well as from law enforcement officials.

He will take questions from members of both houses of Congress as well and spent Monday on Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers.

Aides and lawmakers say budget talks in the Senate are moving toward an agreement for whopping increases in Pentagon spending as well as domestic programs.

In addition to a handful of state lawmakers, payday loans have caught the attention of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as well.

Valeant's prescription drug sales began to unravel last year as its history of large price increases drew sharp criticism and the attention of lawmakers as well as New York and Massachusetts attorneys general, which opened investigations.

The operator of about 900 pubs across the U.K. and Ireland shut down its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts on Monday, citing recent online «trolling» of U.K. lawmakers and minorities, as well as concerns around misuse of personal data.

-- At that White House meeting with lawmakers, Trump called for measures that sharply break with the NRA, as well as leaders of his own party, whom he accused of being too «petrified» to take action.

Ahead of Mr. Zuckerberg's trip to Washington, Facebook has hired a team from the law firm WilmerHale as well as outside consultants to coach him on questions lawmakers may ask, and on how to pace his answers and react if interrupted, according to people close to the preparations, who would speak only anonymously because the sessions were private.

Mark Zuckerberg emerged mostly unruffled after two grueling days of congressional hearings, reassuring investors with his composure even as lawmakers scoffed at his apologies over failures to protect user privacy and his assurances to do better.

Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, over 100 Republican lawmakers, and many Democrats as well, urged the president not to impose broad tariffs on steel and aluminum exports.

«The next few months will offer many opportunities for us to educate lawmakers on our priorities, such as tax reform and investment in our nation's infrastructure, as well as pro-growth policies that create jobs and reward capital investment,» said Matthew Shay, NRF president and chief executive, in a statement.

There's some lawmaker here in the States (NM I think) trying to take away the rape caveat as well.

Much of the upcoming policymaking work will take place in a GOP - controlled Congress — the «people's branch» — as lawmakers in both chambers consider whether or how to advance President Trump's agenda, as well as their own legislative priorities.

LAC is your best opportunity to learn firsthand how the results of the 2016 election will impact your programs, as well as meet face - to - face with lawmakers to educate them about the importance of school meals.

And last year, Texas lawmakers as well created a home visiting program to help children at risk for abuse and neglect and other family difficulties.

Good - government organizations are pushing the bill, too, after lawmakers and Cuomo did not agree to any ethics law changes in the state budget as initially proposed by the governor.

The comments come as lawmakers will be mulling potential changes to the state's criminal justice system in the wake of the Eric Garner decision as well as the shooting deaths of two New York City police officers.

Conference lawmakers on Thursday held a fundraiser, attended by Cuomo and Shelley Mayer, a Democrat running in Westchester County's 37th Senate district, as well as Luis Sepulveda, who is running for a Bronx seat.

In the email, which Murray forwarded to Capital Tonight, he points to DeFrancisco receiving both his pension and his salary as a state lawmaker — a legally allowed practice known as «double dipping» which good - government groups and newspaper editorial boards have decried over the years in state government.

Nevertheless, Cuomo was successful this year in forming a new teacher evaluation system as well as making it harder for teachers to obtain tenure — a move that state lawmakers felt they had no choice but to accept given the policy's linkage to an increase in school aid.

Efforts to combat heroin and opioid abuse over the last several years have totaled millions of dollars in new efforts as well as regulations placed on insurance companies to deal with the issue, marking one of the few bipartisan issues facing lawmakers at either the state or federal level.

The legislative pay panel is expected to make its decision on salary increases for lawmakers as well as officials in the executive branch after Election Day this year.

And the lawmakers want Cuomo to put some spending commitments on the table as well, especially for election reform, seeking $ 3.1 million for aiding local governments to adopt early voting and ease the transition process.

With ethics back in the headlines due to the pending sentencing for Skelos as well as former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, lawmakers may want to pass an ethics measure in some form before running for re-election later this year.

Mainline Senate Democrats called on the GOP lawmakers invited to the invite to boycott it as well.

Scaling back the teacher evaluation law is a key issue for the teachers unions, who have influence with lawmakers as well as Democratic voters.

Lawmakers endorsed more funding for clean water programs by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his budget proposal as well as an extension of the state Superfund program.

Democrats in the narrowly divided state Senate have sought to stake out ground opposing (or «resisting» in the parlance of the political times) the Trump administration as well as pointing out their contrasts with Republican lawmakers, who they have sought to tie to actions by the new president.

The memo is an attempt to quell what will likely be further questions on Monday for lawmakers when the Senate returns to Albany as well as an outcry from mainline Senate Democrats and good - government organizations.

Nolan demurred, too, when asked if lawmakers should reconsider their support for Heastie given reports about his high rate of reimbursement for per diem expenses, missed votes, heavy reliance on itemized campaign finance expenditures (which drew the attention of the now - defunct Moreland Commission), as well as member items being directed to campaign donors.

Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly have sought to apply post-budget pressure to Republicans to consider voter reforms designed to enhance ballot access and make it easier to vote as well as to register.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, meanwhile, expressed frustration over what he saw was a shifting set of priorities dictated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who initially proposed the amendments, as well as urged lawmakers to fund a hate crimes task force and back a memorandum of understanding for affordable housing money.