Sentences with phrase «with social security reform»

While the government hopes to save 18 billion Reais (GBP # 4.1 billion; USD$ 5.5 billion) per year with social security reforms, they have just approved annual tax cuts of 50 billion Reais (GBP # 11.4 billion; USD$ 15.2 billion) for foreign oil companies willing to explore the pre-salt oil reserve (one of the largest in the world), the benefits of which were to be directed, by law, to public health and education.

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Cato Institute senior fellow, Michael Tanner heads research into a variety of domestic policies with a particular emphasis on poverty and social welfare policy, health care reform, and Social Secsocial welfare policy, health care reform, and Social SecSocial Security.

He litigated major law reform and class action cases in the federal court of appeals and Supreme Court on Social Security, Medicaid, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, SNAP / Food Stamps and other public benefits issues, and the rights of children born out of wedlock.

Somalia, Rwanda, the Balkans, the Dayton Accords, the East Africa bombings, the emergence of al - Qaeda as a transnational threat, and the secret plan with Gingrich to reform Social Security — all receive only scant mention in this documentary.

Following the 1997 election, with Labour now in power, Field joined the government led by Tony Blair as its Minister for Welfare Reform, working in the Department of Social Security.

REGO PARK — With only two weeks remaining until primary election day, assemblyman and congressional candidate Rory Lancman took to the streets of Rego Park Tuesday to attack his opponents for failing to push for Social Security reform.

But there is now a foundation, and subsequent legislation will refine and improve these reforms, as was the case with Social Security and Medicare.

«Whereas, the movement further resolved to be inspired and motivated by the ideals of social democracy, with great emphasis on: the triumph of social justice; the nobility of human dignity; the harmony of fairness and equality; the power of working together in solidarity; the excellence of good governance, driven by good leadership; the wisdom of reforms and transformation far beyond mere growth; the horror of poverty, demanding eradication; the dignity of prosperity; the imperative of democracy and the security of peace with justice

They support healthcare reform that includes a public option; they want to protect Social Security, reform education, and believe it's necessary to deal strongly with both pharmaceutical companies and climate change.

Her focus is on education, where the teachers unions have blocked meaningful reforms for years; protecting bad teachers from being terminated, promoting based on seniority instead of merit, taking over local school boards with hand - picked, union - financed candidates, attacking charter schools, prioritizing teacher compensation and job security over student achievement, and pushing a social agenda in front of academic fundamentals.

In an interview June 29 with the Pittsburgh Tribune - Review, House Minority Leader John Boehner, R - Ohio, suggested possible ways to reform Social Security, including raising the retirement age to 70 for people who are still at least 20 years away from retirement.

[1] There are 5 pieces of legislation, 2 of which deal with appropriations: Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Act (No. 1) 2007 — 2008 2007; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Act (No. 2) 2007 — 2008 2007; Families, Communities Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) 2007; Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 (NTNER Act); Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Act 2007.

The welfare reform law embodied in a new Title IV - A of the Social Security Act, recently enacted by Congress and signed by the President, replaces AFDC with a new block grant program called the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program.

c) That the income management regime under the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Act 2007 (Cth) be reviewed and amended to ensure compliance with human rights standards as outlined in this report.