Sentences with phrase «with policy reform»

You may be able to help with their policy reform efforts, their community outreach, or other aspects of their work — in a professional capacity or as a volunteer.

In Wednesday's press release announcing the new initiative, Navient said the ideas that come out of Navient Labs could help lawmakers come up with policy reforms that could improve the student loan system as it stands.

Not exact matches

But one thing is certain: either Italy gets some form of government and continues credible economic reforms and fiscal consolidation, or the markets - with active help from Germany et al. - will force Rome in an IMF - EU - ECB ward where these policies will be imposed.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Business sentiment has run high since Trump was elected, with investors and companies expecting deregulation, tax reform and protectionist trade policies to fuel economic growth.

«The advocacy community has suggested that DEA's statement that they would decide on the Gregoire - Chafee rescheduling petition this summer is a sign that they are moving toward reforming policy with regard to marijuana,» Hudak told Business Insider, referring to a 2011 petition from Govs. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island and Christine Gregoire of Washington state.

He was hesitant to support entitlement reform measure during a press conference with Republican leaders at their Camp David policy summit.

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

Emma Boorboor, election reform campaign director at U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG), told me that in October 2015, she sent a letter to Vanguard CEO Bill McNabb and two other Vanguard employees outlining her concerns with the mutual fund company's voting policies with respect to corporate political disclosure.

(In case you missed it, Inc. favors a tax - code overhaul that simplifies life for entrepreneurs; reform of arbitrary and pointless regulations, with the proviso that not all regulations are; and an immigration policy that encourages creative, hardworking people from around the world to come here and stay.)

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has defended the country's economic policies, repeating that there was more opportunity than risk and vowing that there would be no hard landing for the world's second - largest economy if the government pressed ahead with reforms.

In addition to her work with Milstein, she has provided advisory services to government agencies and for policy initiatives, and she speaks frequently for Republican causes, including tax and regulatory reform.

On the legislative and policy front, Bill C - 11 has passed the committee stage and seems likely to race toward royal assent by the summer, last week's unveiling of the telecom policy (including policies on the forthcoming spectrum auction and foreign ownership) puts to rest a major issue associated with the digital economy strategy, the CRTC recently published its final anti-spam regulations with Industry Canada expected to follow with theirs shortly, the open government initiative has been making considerable progress, and Government House Leader Peter Van Loan told the House of Commons on Thursday that Bill C - 12 (the PIPEDA reform bill) may finally move forward next week.

NELP combines deep policy chops with tangible action — via partnerships with grassroots groups and leadership on advocacy campaigns around the nation — to fight for real reforms that change lives.

Join us for a tax reform Q&A with economist Jared Bernstein, senior fellow at Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and former Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, on September 29 at 2 PM in The Weeds Facebook group.

The Canadian Global Cities Council, a coalition of Canada's eight largest urban regional chambers of commerce, is calling for airport policy reform to align Canada with global best practices, and for our international airports to be factored into transit infrastructure planning by all levels of government.

He has been pointed over the past several quarters to the fiscal side and pointing to Washington as opposed to the Federal Reserve in terms of what they can do going forward with tax reform with some type of stimulative fiscal policies that propel the real economy forward as opposed to monetary policy.

This implies a slowdown in reforms that increase the private sector's productivity and economic share, together with a greater economic role for state - owned enterprises (and for state - owned banks in the allocation of credit and savings), as well as resource nationalism, trade protectionism, import - substitution industrialisation policies, and imposition of capital controls.

Such a incentive to borrow may be undesirable, which is why the 2005 Tax Reform Panel recommended accompanying full expensing with the elimination of the interest deduction (Howard Gleckman of the Tax Policy Center recently explained this point in more detail).

Cohn in a statement to the Times on Tuesday said he was satisfied with his contributions on «pro-growth economic policies to benefit the American people, in particular the passage of historic tax reform.»

A proposal from an individual investor with 60 shares to «reform executive compensation policy with social responsibility» garnered less than 7 percent of the vote.

When Eurozone Finance Ministers met on November 9th in Brussels, they were set to discuss a release of bail - out money in exchange for the latest reform package from Athens along with EU fiscal policy and the banking union.

Also, India still has relatively restrictive foreign trade policies compared with international norms, notwithstanding recent reforms in this area.

In «Full Throttle: Reforming Canada's Aviation Policy,» author Benjamin Dachis finds high fares are symptomatic of wider problems in the aviation industry that Ottawa should address with sweeping policy rePolicy,» author Benjamin Dachis finds high fares are symptomatic of wider problems in the aviation industry that Ottawa should address with sweeping policy repolicy reforms.

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 Security.

This year's experience with tax reform has reinforced a well - known policy gripe: it is easy to say we need to get rid of tax expenditures, but it is hard to say which ones we ought to get rid of.

Calomiris proposes (1) internal governance reforms that would decentralize power within the Fed and promote diversity of thinking; (2) policy process reforms that would narrow the Fed's primary mandate to price stability and require the Fed to adopt and disclose a systematic approach to monetary policy; and (3) other reforms that would constrain the Fed's asset holdings and activities so as to avoid actions that conflict with its monetary policy mission and that risk undermining its independence.

Today's economic risks can be minimized only with reforms that must form part of a long - term policy agenda.

But given that several individual racial justice groups, as well as larger collectives like the Movement for Black Lives and the police - reform oriented Campaign Zero initiative, have all come out with various policy agendas targeting specific issues, this doesn't really hold up.

Before joining DFAIT, he worked at the Department of Finance, including from 1983 - 1990 with the Financial Sector Policy Branch where he served as Project Director, Financial Institutions Reform Project, and chaired the Inter-Departmental Legislative Review Committee, which guided the development of the 1992 reforms that overhauled the federal financial institutions statutes (the Bank Act, the Insurance Companies Act, the Trust and Loan Companies Act and the Cooperative Credit Associations Act).

The talks in Akiu, to be followed by a G7 summit in central Japan's Ise region next week, started out with a brainstorming session on how best to use monetary policy, government spending and longer - term reforms to help support growth.

William Dudley, President and CEO (Speaker) Date: Friday, April 7, 2017 Time: 12:15 PM EDT Subject: Remarks on the State of Financial Regulation and the Potential for Reform Event: Special Luncheon with William Dudley, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Organizer: The Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton University Location: Princeton Club of New York, 15 W. 43rd Street, New York, NY (4th Floor — West Wing)

I'm more than happy to engage in give - and - take with him about American foreign policy or immigration reform.

It's hard to find a policy with a more consistent track record of failure than government job - training programs, but throwing more money at government schools without any structural reform is one of them.

Insisting that what is important is not the amount of aid but its quality (a point of agreement with Edwards), Lancaster makes a number of sensible proposals for reform which are mainly of interest to specialists, and certainly grist for policy mills inside the Washington beltway.

Imagine that: an American with nuanced views, who grew up steeped in the rich history of sportsmanship and individual freedom that runs deep in our country but who also advocates for responsible gun policy reform.

question by Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Erica Jordan, who not - so - subtly suggested that Ryan's approach to healthcare reform, tax reform, and welfare reform was in conflict with the Church's social teaching, the very Catholic Speaker replied that he completely agreed with Sister Erica that God is «always on the side of the poor and dispossessed»; the real question was, how do public officials, who are not God, create public policies that empower the poor and dispossessed to be not - poor and not - dispossessed?

He said the Republicans were acting irresponsibly by provoking default to get one - sided policy / budgetary reform with no real popular or legislative deliberation.

In The War for Muslim Minds, Gilles Kepel, a French Arabist and scholar of Islam, shows little patience for neoconservative U.S. foreign policy, but most of the book is taken up with criticism of the chief enemy of Muslim reform in Europe: jihadist ideology imported from Saudi Arabian Wahhabism, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Qutb brothers (Sayyid and Muhammad) and like - minded sources.

With regard to war, two factors prevented international conflict from being specifically dealt with in the New Testament as a pressing problem: the apocalyptic expectation of the world's immediate end, so that the gradual reform of social institutions was not in the picture, and the further fact that the first Christians had no responsibility for governmental policies or influence in determining tWith regard to war, two factors prevented international conflict from being specifically dealt with in the New Testament as a pressing problem: the apocalyptic expectation of the world's immediate end, so that the gradual reform of social institutions was not in the picture, and the further fact that the first Christians had no responsibility for governmental policies or influence in determining twith in the New Testament as a pressing problem: the apocalyptic expectation of the world's immediate end, so that the gradual reform of social institutions was not in the picture, and the further fact that the first Christians had no responsibility for governmental policies or influence in determining them.

The U.S. does not have a national divorce policy; hence, although a few states have implemented some of the above reforms, they are easily avoided by what Black calls «migratory divorce» — that is, establishing residence in a state with more lenient laws prior to filing for divorce.

«The government has to look at competition regulation, and reform competition policy in line with a more modern version of what constitutes the market.»

As reforms to the EU Common Agricultural policy (CAP) continue, processors have been faced with discontent from milk suppliers and, in case of cooperatives, their own members, over protecting profit and milk supply.

The NCC will exercise recommendatory powers on access and price surveillance issues and will have advisory powers on matters determined by governments, including compliance with the National Competition Policy and Related Reforms Agreement.

«I believe that our action plan, combined with the broader reforms that are already in train to further strengthen competition policy, such as the amendments to the misuse of market power provision and the criminalisation of serious cartel conduct, will ensure that the grocery market remains competitive,» the Assistant Treasurer said.

Joseph's blog expresses his personal perspective and experience with school policy reform.

Challenge Success has since worked with almost 800,000 students, faculty, administrators and parents throughout the United States and across the world on efforts like changing bell schedules, reforming homework policies, shifting to alternative assessments and encouraging project - based learning with the goal of creating «healthier and more productive pathways to success.»

Joelle Puccio, a perinatal nurse, breastfeeding advocate, and member of the drug policy reform group People's Harm Reduction Alliance disagrees with Hale.

The site is truly comprehensive, not only covering all aspects of school food reform (including competitive food) but also related topics such as drafting a solid wellness policy, starting a school garden, or dealing with teachers who hand out candy rewards.

And, by the way, later this summer I hope to share with you some more information on the Rudd Center and the many resources it offers parents in the areas of school food reform, wellness policies and more.