Sentences with phrase «with federal pressure»

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With the relentless pressure to cut federal spending, digital solutions like telemedicine — which expands access to care and reduces costs by up to 90 % — will become a key part of that equation.»

And third, if Carrier makes decisions that lead to financial distress as a result of acting on Trump's advice, the federal government will inevitably face pressures to provide Carrier with additional assistance.

Health insurance companies are exploring new ways to diversify their revenues with acquisitions in acute care after federal regulators blocked two major mergers in the sector, and insurance exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, came under pressure from Republicans.

With inflationary pressures already building, the price increases could cause the economy to overheat and the Federal Reserve to hike rates at a fast pace.

Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions — who is currently under pressure to resign for failing to reveal his meetings with the Russian ambassador before President Donald Trump's inauguration — issued a memo reversing the Obama administration's decision to phase out its use of private prisons at the federal level.

Couple that rising pressure with hard - fought efforts to maintain compliance with the federal government's Affordable Care Act, and some employers have chosen to waive benefits, placing more responsibility onto their employees, who pay more both in premiums and out - of - pocket costs.

What is emerging is a widening «fiscal divide» between a federal government with its diminished size and sound finances, and provincial governments with growing fiscal imbalances resulting from growing spending pressures (e.g., for health, education, infrastructure) and slowing economic growth and revenue growth.

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has fired the engineer accused of stealing self - driving car trade secrets from its competitor Waymo, bowing to pressure from a federal judge to cut ties with the former star of the ride - hailing company's autonomous vehicle program.

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Subsequently, with continuing strong activity indicators, stretched labour markets and signs of possible pipeline price pressures (although core consumer prices remain benign), the Federal Reserve tightened monetary policy by 25 basis points to 5 per cent in June and then 5.25 per cent in August (Graph 5).

The U.S. Treasuries gained Thursday, taking cues from the Federal Reserve's overnight decision, where the Fed Funds rate remained unchanged, with expectations of a slightly higher inflationary pressure.

It points to energy's downward pressures on inflation beginning to subside, in line with the view expressed in hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting minutes released last week.

With the passage in 1968 of federal legislation mandating decidedly lowered rent ceilings, court rulings limiting discretion in tenant selection, and pressure from the civil rights movement to put an end to racial bias in tenant selection and assignments, this percentage increased.

But the history of the voting privilege in the twentieth century shows that it takes the combined power of mass movements, economic pressures, and the Federal Government with its military force to give even a relative assurance that this requirement of justice will be realized.3 It seems, therefore, that when we move from the perspective of love to concrete issues of social strategy and political power, justice is accomplished by a confluence of historical forces and humane considerations which indeed may be enforced by love, but which must have other sources.

It is silly for Americans to label Japanese and European trade partners as «unfair» on the basis of their trade surpluses with the U.S. Without foreigners» strong exports to the U.S., the Federal Reserve Bank would have been obliged to use restrictive monetary policy to dampen inflationary pressures, prompting higher U.S. interest rates and lower home purchases.

With Queensland on the cusp of joining the world's elite band of LNG exporters, federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has voiced confidence that the construction cost pressures that could impede further growth of exports are on the wane, but insisted gas would also remain an important fuel for domestic users.

With the threat of losing our federal protections, it's up to us, the voters, to organize and pressure our electeds to pass the laws that would make us a truly blue state.

With the American federal government being criticized for a slow response, it has been up to the mayors of Puerto Rico to help the island and keep order and pressure on higher officials amid the devastation.

After a light hearted beginning, question topics included his expectations concerning Kathy Hochul's separate primary, where he expects votes to come from, his «position» in the John Liu / Tony Avella senate primary, reports of pressure from Cuomo's staff and allies on Democrats to refrain from endorsing Zephyr Teachout, Teachout's comment that her qualifications include «not under federal investigation», whether Teachout is qualified to be governor, whether votes for Teachout are an anti-Cuomo protest, his encounter with Teachout at the Labor Day Parade and Tim Wu's related comment that Cuomo «failed a basic test of decency and civility».

We've heard promises from the Federal Government before, and with this much at stake, we will not let up pressure until we have the waiver in hand.»

MSNBC host Kasie Hunt said that potential Democratic candidates for president in 2020 are facing pressure from progressive activists after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) reached an agreement with Republican lawmakers to reopen the federal government Monday.

Federal funding for fire departments looking to buy new equipment or train new firefighters is down, putting pressure on local departments to do more with less.

The trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, continued on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja with the prosecution witness, Mustapha Yerima, further stating how he was pressured by the defendants to claim the property allegedly acquired with the proceeds of crime.

It was clear early on in the jury's deliberations in the federal corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver that things were not going well, with one juror asking to be excused because she felt physically unwell due feeling «pressured.»

James Burke, a former Suffolk County police chief charged with beating a handcuffed burglary suspect and pressuring detectives to conceal the encounter, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court on Long Island.

Murphy said he is forming an alliance with other governors to put pressure on the federal government to pass stricter gun laws.

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has threatened to embark on indefinite strike if the Federal Government bowed to pressures by the Joint Health Workers» Union (JOHESU) to approve for them equal salary structure with medical doctors.

A third, which would expand a line that is near the Indian Point Nuclear Power plant, is still scheduled, but opponents are putting pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to use his persuasive powers with the federal government to stop the expansion.

The de Blasio administration is under pressure to make substantial changes at Rikers: The United States attorney's office, when releasing the inquiry's findings, gave the city 49 days to come up with a plan to reduce violence or face intervention by federal officials.

The pressure from Schumer, in line to become the future Senate Democratic leader, could help convince the federal government to work out a compromise with the county.

The MTA, under pressure from Cuomo, has whittled its wish list from $ 29 billion to $ 26 billion, $ 16 billion of which it could finance with fares, federal aid and existing taxes and fees.

De Blasio tried to break the ice with a handshake in the beginning of the more than mile - long march — which was intended to pressure the federal government to improve health - care funding for Puerto Rico.

A former Suffolk County police chief charged with beating a handcuffed burglary suspect and pressuring detectives to conceal the encounter pleaded guilty Friday in federal court on Long Island.

Federal officials are looking into a $ 12 million deal the company made with Nassau County, allegedly under pressure from Adam Skelos.

SKELOS WATCH: The fallout from Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» arrest on federal corruption charges continues, with Skelos facing increased pressure to step down from his leadership post.

Cuomo is under increasing pressure to act on ethics as he shuttered the Moreland Commission that was investigating legislative misconduct in a 2014 deal with Silver and Skelos — a deal that greatly angered Bharara and appears to have sparked a federal investigation.

«Therefore, We call on the well - meaning Nigerians and Human Rights activists here in Nigeria and the diaspora to keep on with the pressure on the federal government until justice is done on Zaria massacre of 12th December, 2015.»

With time and money running out, Brazilian scientists are turning up the pressure on the federal government to avoid a total collapse of the national science and technology funding system before the end of the year.

With an aging population placing increasing demands on entitlement programs like Social Security, and likely federal spending increases for defense and infrastructure programs, budgets for scientific research could come under intense pressure.

With the U.S. budget under intense pressure, lawmakers increasingly are looking to save money by cutting federal spending on research and development.

In 2009, nongovernmental organizations and the state's federal prosecutor put pressure on companies to reduce deforestation associated with cattle production.

One of the most recent sources of this pressure was New Hampshire senator Maggie Hassan, who, with the support of Federal Trade Commission nominees, submitted a letter to the ESRB to take action against loot boxes.

April 17, 2014 • Farmers in the parched Central Valley are joining forces with farmworkers and a broad cross section of politicians to pressure the federal government to offer relief.

With the tremendous pressure — and guidelines from the federal government, state governments, and local school districts — principals are often not sure what matters most and what will improve academic achievement at their schools, Hood said.

Meanwhile, The Australian has reported that Labour states are pressuring Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to commit $ 7 billion in federal funds to meet the final two years, 2018 and 2019, of Gonski funding that was agreed to under the Australian Education Act with former Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

And when bubble - in tests define what gets taught, we end up with narrow and shallow curriculum (and federal pressure certainly played a big role in this).

The statistic not only showed the growing strength of the «opt out» movement against standardized testing, but also put immediate pressure on state and federal officials, who must now decide whether to penalize schools and districts with low participation rates.

Faced with budget crunches and federal and state pressure to close achievement gaps and turn around awful schools, many districts are cutting their advanced classes.

But, under pressure from the federal government, most states tied the new assessments to accountability at a time when teachers» practice and local curriculum had not yet become fully aligned with new expectations.

[xii] With the pressure of federal accountability removed by the passage of ESSA, states may feel even less need to adequately fund public education.