Sentences with phrase «years by some lawmakers»

But it's been met with skepticism for years by some lawmakers.

Similarly, the amount state and local governments will have to pay into the state's main pension fund for other public employees would double to nearly $ 4 billion — even if most localities opt into a borrowing scheme approved this year by lawmakers to soften the blow.

«We will see what technologies are the best fit,» said Meredith Mannebach, program director for the STEM Action Center, which was established earlier this year by lawmakers with a $ 10 million investment.

Kidd, who is on the task force, pushed back on a merit pay plan already enacted last year by lawmakers — the teacher contract system.

Not exact matches

Poland's biggest political standoff in years began on Friday when opposition lawmakers objected to plans by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to curb media access to parliament, and blocked the plenary hall podium ahead of a budget vote.

As lawmakers and the public scrutinize dramatic price increases for other old drugs — most recently with the Mylan - owned EpiPen, which saw its cost go up by 500 % in the past nine years — the next flash point may be insulin, a drug both ubiquitous and complicated.

The price of the Angola 5 prosecution has figured prominently in an ongoing study of death penalty costs by a committee of Louisiana lawmakers, which is expected to conclude by the end of the year.

Democrats, liberal advocacy groups, and immigrants» rights activists have long been opposed to the idea, which has been repeatedly proposed by Republican lawmakers in recent years.

The honeymoon between Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. has been fading quickly over the past year and a half, with lawmakers questioning to what extent Facebook had influenced the outcome of the presidential election by allowing fake news and Russian - backed political ads onto its platform.

We've seen that before: The bill that averted a debt - ceiling crisis earlier this year — by temporarily suspending the borrowing limit — would have frozen Congressional pay if the House or Senate had failed to pass a budget by April 15 (lawmakers would have received their salaries anyway at the end of the current legislature).

By running the risk of higher deficits, the Trump plan could damage the credibility of Republican lawmakers who spent years railing against the rising national debt under former President Barack Obama.

NextGen Climate, which has a well - funded super PAC dedicated to electing lawmakers dedicated to halting climate change, launched a «text - banking» voter - turnout program late last year that attempted to motivate potential voters to show up to vote by sending personalized texts from actual organizers encouraging recipients to respond and start a dialogue.

None of this shift in popular sentiment is likely to soften the debate within the «supercommittee» of six Democratic and six Republican lawmakers who have until Nov. 23 to find a way to close the 10 - year budgetary gap by another $ 1.5 trillion.

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 - Republicans in U.S. House of Representatives began staking out their positions on final tax legislation on Tuesday, days ahead of talks with the Senate to shape the tax package lawmakers hope to send to President Donald Trump by year end.

The leasing of set - top boxes has been a financial boon for cable companies, according to a report issued by lawmakers last year.

U.S. and South Korean wartime operational plans, including a plan to wipe out the North Korean leadership, were stolen by North Korean hackers last year, a South Korean ruling party lawmaker said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters)- Republicans in U.S. House of Representatives began staking out their positions on final tax legislation on Tuesday, days ahead of talks with the Senate to shape the tax package lawmakers hope to send to President Donald Trump by year end.

Notably, U.S. lawmakers are poking the same hornet's nest that Canada's Liberals got stung by this year, taking on sole - proprietorships and similar corporate structures that can help individuals lower their tax bills.

For years, Washington lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have attacked big corporations for avoiding taxes by parking their profits overseas.

That was the message delivered to the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Wednesday by three lawmakers and members of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus (CBC), a bipartisan group launched last year in a bid to support the technology and its interests on Capitol Hill.

The document, which was obtained by The Washington Post, underscores the growing chasm between congressional Republican leaders, who have maintained for months that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III should be allowed to proceed, and rank - and - file GOP lawmakers who have repeatedly battled the Justice Department during the past year.

But this year's appearance will be the first since Trump told lawmakers not to fear the NRA in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting and floated some responses opposed by the organization, including raising the legal age to buy certain firearms to 21.

I'm confused by the reference to the «Food and Drug Administration» in the second entry (it's the Department of Agriculture that oversees child nutrition), but the intent of these lawmakers is clear: destroy all of the tremendous progress we've made over the last six years in improving our children's school food environment, and apparently also the food served in federally funded daycare centers.

About 95 percent of schools are reportedly meeting the standards, but GOP lawmakers backed by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) said the provisions have led to an increase in food waste and a dramatic decline in student participation over the last three years.

A state lawmaker, whose wife was aided in a pregnancy by a midwife, pushed through legislation this year that would allow midwives to practice freely in the state, and Gov. Matt Blunt signed the bill into law.

When asked by Women's eNews about their lobbying on Capitol Hill, the three major suppliers of WIC infant formula — Abbott Labs, Mead Johnson and Nestle — all declined comment, but ARA and DHA additive maker Martek, whose sales in its infant formula division now total $ 300 million a year, said that it pays a staff of «government affairs experts» on Capitol Hill to help lawmakers «make fully informed decisions.»

While the budget portion of the session is almost always dominated by the governor, the latter half of the Albany year was virtually given over to rank - and - file state lawmakers.

This year, lawmakers must close a $ 4.4 billion shortfall, which shrinks to $ 1.7 billion when spending is kept a less than 2 percent increase (Republicans have wanted to make that limit — imposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo since he took office — a legally required one).

It's a perfunctory, but key step in the process toward developing a state budget agreement, scheduled by lawmakers to pass this year by March 29.

The Assembly gave long - awaited passage to a bill to make it easier for child sex abuse survivors to seek justice — but not before a lawmaker — Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rodneyese Bichotte — emotionally recounted how as a 10 - year - old she was molested by her pastor.

This year brought them some relief with a workers» compensation reform plan that had been pushed by the Senate Republicans and survived into the final agreement, approved on Sunday by lawmakers.

Lawmakers who publicly supported honoring a co-founder of the FALN terror group at this year's Puerto Rican Day Parade say they felt strong - armed by an offer from the Council speaker that they couldn't refuse.

But the income surcharge needs to be signed off on by Albany, and Republican Senate lawmakers have indicated little willingness to take up the tax hike, especially in an election year.

Canestari said that the legalization of same - sex marriage would be a «slam dunk» in the Assembly despite the gains made by Republican lawmakers in recent years.

But the wage debate opened fissures within the conference that were first exposed last year, Dean Skelos stepped down as majority leader and was replaced by a fellow Long Island lawmaker, John Flanagan.

The mailer released by Sen. Jose Peralta, a Queens lawmaker who joined the IDC this year, touts his support for reproductive rights and «investing in Planned Parenthood.»

In a report released by the conference, the lawmakers point to the cost benefit of no longer imprisoning 16 and 17 - year - old offenders.

Assemblyman James Skoufis's decision to not run for the Senate seat held by Republican Bill Larkin is partially rooted in the belief the 88 - year - old lawmaker will seek another term.

Lawmakers last year agreed to linking Common Core - based testing to the results of teacher performance evaluations, a measure that was sought by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and linked to a boost in school aid.

The Hudson Valley lawmaker is considered a potential target next year by Democrats who have hoped to flip his district to their column in a push to gain a governing majority in the Senate.

A pay commission appointed by the governor, state lawmakers and the judiciary will consider a pay increase at the end of this year.

At the same time, Cuomo had called on lawmakers to «make the case» for a pay increase by personally testifying to the commission — a gambit only a handful took up in an election year.

The Legislature in recent years has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment made against state lawmakers, including the late former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, ex-Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak and soon - to - depart Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak.

State lawmakers raked in campaign cash from Albany - based fundraisers this year, with more to come, according to a compilation of the events by the New York Public Interest Research Group.

State lawmakers may not accomplish anything before they are scheduled to leave the Capitol for the year by the middle part of next week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a phone conference call on Friday with reporters.

Lawmakers expect to pass the budget by March 29, several days before the start of the new fiscal year.

County sales taxes, which are essential to operate counties, must be renewed by state lawmakers every two years.

Cuomo in recent days has tried to offer incentives to lawmakers to finish by the deadline, including perhaps the first pay raise in nearly 20 years.

The process of amending the state Constitution is cumbersome and takes several years: two successively elected crops of lawmakers have to pass a measure that must then be ratified by voters during a November election.

At a joint press conference earlier this year, DeFrancisco and Fahy were joined by other lawmakers, Miranda and officials of the state Association of Counties, who all support state financing of indigent criminal services.