"The American people are crying out for commonsense solutions and commonsense gun legislation," Rep.
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I think that there's a commonsense amount there, and all of us who run or have run institutions, you have a commonsense rule.
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It's time for Congress to set clear & commonsense rules.
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To that end, we have worked to find commonsense principles.
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He doesn't think his party can pass even commonsense laws.
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TechCrunch shot a video of CommonSense Robotics' test fulfillment center.
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" Kennedy called instead for "a commonsense approach to minimum wage.
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Commonsense reforms to allow appropriate reconstruction upgrades are long overdue.
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Since then, we've refined, revised, and retried this commonsense legislation.
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This commonsense rule has been many years in the making.
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Unfortunately, there are some who strenuously oppose these commonsense principles.
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Now is the time for commonsense gun violence prevention steps.
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The latest Executive Order turns this commonsense process on its head.
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He's taken on categories that no commonsense entrepreneur would go after.
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"This is a commonsense compromise both parties should embrace," he said.
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"The shift is moving toward a commonsense energy policy," Daines said.
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So why is the commonsense approach of repairing ObamaCare, as Sen.
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"Here is a commonsense law," Abbott said in a Twitter video.
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This is a commonsense law that provides basic protections to women.
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The Protecting Data at the Border Act is the commonsense solution.
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A commonsense enrollment freeze could reduce that cost by $557 billion.
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The proposal seems basic, commonsense and broadly supported by the public.
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Nevertheless, our constitutional democracy is proving unable to legislate commonsense solutions.
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This language is a commonsense way to provide them that certainty.
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Anything else is a barrier to reason, commonsense, and sustainable solutions.
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Just eight Republicans had the courage to support this commonsense policy.
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Passing this commonsense legislation will encourage other nations to follow suit.
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This is a commonsense, bipartisan way to make serious progress for veterans.
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The brothers say they run the business with a commonsense work ethic.
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Leaders in both parties deserve credit for rallying behind this commonsense legislation.
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Frankly, this commonsense concept was a key factor in President Trump's election.
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This strikes me as commonsense, yet in our industry it doesn't happen.
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Congress has already taken commonsense measures to support this growing economic sector.
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Like Abrams, he put forward commonsense policies to retake power from elites.
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And I believe strongly that commonsense gun safety measures would assist us.
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Another commonsense measure to avoid potential germs is to avoid people altogether
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A question on citizenship is a reasonable, commonsense addition to the census.
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To me, this isn't only a safety precaution but also just commonsense.
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But for something this serious, we need commonsense rules to protect consumer privacy.
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And CommonSense also plans to launch multiple sites in the U.S. in 2019.
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Supporting national paid family leave is a commonsense way to accomplish these goals.
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Fairness, compassion and commonsense: These have been concepts at the core of Rep.
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This commonsense reality doesn't evaporate for kids who are being questioned about crimes.
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The best of the American people represents commonsense consensus to achieve our goals.
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For the most part, people in my school are for commonsense gun laws.
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Yet, immediate opposition for this commonsense proposal has arisen from the left. Why?
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Farmers and manufacturers are counting on a moment of commonsense leadership on infrastructure.
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But some in Congress have their sights set on repealing this commonsense rule.
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What we need to do is fix it so it's smart, commonsense regulation.
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The Kelsey Smith Act is a commonsense solution that would fix this problem.
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For Keane, creating federal guidelines for these letters is just a commonsense reform.
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She advocated for commonsense gun laws and closing tax loopholes for the wealthy.
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And I believe the way do it is by putting commonsense regulations in place.
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Now is the time for commonsense state policymakers to lead on the reasonable course.
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Fred Upton (R) to try to build a coalition to pursue commonsense gun proposals.
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"This is commonsense, bipartisan legislation to bring some compassion to our animal laws," Rep.
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But this solution ignores a more commonsense approach that even most union members support.
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It's a commonsense fix that needs no help from Icahn to win bipartisan support.
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The final tax package should also include commonsense measures to promote additional charitable giving.
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A third party based on such commonsense civic understandings might win in a landslide.
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Establishing baseline privacy standards for ISPs is a commonsense idea whose time has come.
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This commonsense bill builds on bipartisan legislation already introduced in the House of Representatives.
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Against this backdrop, the time is right for a commonsense approach to the TCPA.
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I hope the president will soon sign commonsense legislation broadly supported and rigorously vetted.
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There are implications behind the commonsense view that most philosophers think are blatantly wrong.
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He said it would be a commonsense policy to wear them while on the lake.
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Bailey offers a few commonsense suggestions: A marshmallow is made up of gelatin and sugar.
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I will make sure that every candidate I support is fighting for commonsense gun regulations.
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He believes climate change is serious and that the US should pass commonsense gun control.
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"These policies are textbook examples of misguided ideology triumphing over commonsense law enforcement," he added.
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Commonsense reforms have been put in place to help some people dealing with chronic illness.
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Taking commonsense steps to close those loopholes, experts say, could block other fraudsters from entry.
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"I'm glad commonsense gun policy was in place the day Christopher was born," Leinonen said.
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Unfortunately, the U.S. House did not act on this commonsense bill in the last Congress.
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It's time to pass commonsense solutions to give them the support they need and deserve.
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Israeli startup CommonSense Robotics is launching its first automated micro-fulfillment center in Tel Aviv.
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That's a commonsense way to save the lives and limbs of thousands of working people.
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Playground's key robotics investments including Canvas Technology, Commonsense Robotics, Farmwise, Righthand Robotics, Skydio and Zippy.
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P4C's commonsense legislative proposals will ensure land conservation continues to expand in a responsible way.
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Although this may seem commonsense, it is not easy to implement in the Appalachian region.
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Regardless of whether Congress ultimately approves the USMCA, they must pass this commonsense, bipartisan legislation.
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I am proud of the work he's done on what should be a commonsense issue.
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The farm bill builds on these state-level successes to take this commonsense reform nationwide.
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Commonsense regulations are in the Trump administration's crosshairs, but a future president could change that.
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Let's also demand fast action on commonsense immigration reform to fix the current, outdated system.
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"Let's at least take the simple, commonsense step that we all agree on," Duckworth said.
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Fixing DACA is a bipartisan, commonsense measure that is simply the right thing to do.
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People are seeing our low-tax, commonsense regulatory environment, and they're voting with their feet.
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That is why the answer lies in commonsense guidance, not waivers or more legislation. Maj.
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If you use minimal commonsense you will know that this was a cold-blooded murder.
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It might be the most broadly popular — and commonsense — executive order the president ever signs.
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As farmers, workers and consumers, we are calling on Congress to reinstate commonsense labeling requirements.
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The commonsense solution for the long term is to gradually step back from risky coastal places.
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"It's such a commonsense thing to do, and such an urgent thing to do," Halderman said.
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It's sort of this commonsense notion that different categories of people have different kinds of experience.
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For average email users, there are certain accessible and commonsense ways to make communication more secure.
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A narrow five-justice majority, emboldened by a stolen seat, overturned four decades of commonsense precedent.
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There have been rare, but troubling, instances of abuse that should be addressed through commonsense solutions.
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They must recognize that we need commonsense tax reform, not just increasing taxes on the wealthy.
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He is the author of Healing Health Care – The Case for a Commonsense Universal Health System.
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That's why establishing baseline privacy standards for ISPs is a commonsense idea whose time has come.
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COOL was a commonsense law that gave American consumers desired information about the food they eat.
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Commonsense efforts are sorely needed right now to avoid a recession that is looking more likely.
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The good news is that, with a few commonsense reforms, these laws could work more effectively.
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And, yes, there's psychological research to back up the commonsense conclusion that people love free stuff.
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The CIA seems to be making a fairly commonsense inference, albeit a kind of politically explosive one.
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One's own favored energy sources receive commonsense support; the other side's energy sources are on corporate welfare.
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This brings the total funding raised so far by Fabric (formerly called CommonSense Robotics) to $136 million.
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The lawsuit announced Wednesday accuses the Obama administration of "running roughshod over commonsense policies" that protect children.
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But for average email users, there are certain accessible and commonsense ways to make communication more secure.
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It's incredible that Congress has to push this commonsense measure to cut off resources to Assad's butchers.
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Small-business owners need commonsense workplace policies that protect their businesses and foster a thriving middle class.
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The bipartisan pair calls the proposal a commonsense way to increase transparency and fight high drug prices.
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But making pointless "commonsense" gun laws and politicizing every shooting will do nothing to help the situation.
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"These commonsense proposals will greatly help people save for their future and retire with dignity," former Sen.
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In his short tenure, Lansing has already instituted several commonsense reforms that, if passed, HR2323 would eviscerate.
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There are many single-issue Democrats, from climate change to pro-choice to commonsense gun safety laws.
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This commonsense oversight measure will increase confidence in our public markets, benefiting both investors and growing companies.
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This commonsense legislation applies equally to all candidates, from all political parties, including the Governor of California.
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This longstanding, commonsense tax incentive encourages investors to seek out new opportunities without going deep into debt.
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This is industry standard practice in Hollywood, across media formats, and is "just commonsense" according to Blanc.
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I know too we can stand up to the gun lobby and get commonsense gun safety measures.
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Clearly they don't want the NRA running the entire state or the country, they want commonsense measures.
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"Nobody wants commonsense stuff that the experts recommend — they want to have the magical thing," Call said.
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A functional and more bipartisan Congress could enact commonsense clarifications that would keep the Corps off farms.
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Much of this is avoidable with commonsense reform, and H.R.392 is an important part of that.
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Fortunately, there are some simple, commonsense steps that Congress can take to help mitigate generic price spikes.
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First, our elected officials must support the implementation of commonsense interventions already backed by unbiased, nonpartisan research.
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Across the country, a strong majority of voters support commonsense policies that can help prevent gun violence.
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And he brings a commonsense Midwesterner's approach to getting things done without the need for personal glory.
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However, as we commemorate this milestone, the government is taking steps to roll back this commonsense program.
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The calls for "commonsense" reform aren't about gun safety, they're about eliminating the Second Amendment through regulation.
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"We are heartbroken that we can't pass commonsense gun laws in our nation," Newsom said in a statement.
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In the meantime, newer brands like Israel-based CommonSense Robotics have emerged to offer technology to regional grocers.
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We can rest assured that Judge Gorsuch will preside over our highest court with dignity and commonsense judgment.
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American people are practical, commonsense people, and if it works, they don&apost want these guys playing games.
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"We appreciate this commonsense legislation that clarifies the rules around e-bikes on our streets," Stein told Gizmodo.
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So once again, the courts end up making the job of enforcing commonsense immigration law much more difficult.
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A powerful majority holds the commonsense perspective that these decisions belong to women and those they trust most.
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State lawmakers across the U.S. have refused to pass simple, commonsense legislation to eliminate this human rights abuse.
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Now is the time for commonsense, bipartisan bills to protect the thoughts and opinions of the American people.
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Kasich presents a very commonsense approach to dealing with many key issues like poverty, immigration, and economic inequality.
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The business sector hoped a commonsense, business-friendly interpretation would clarify that and other ambiguities in the statute.
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It's a commonsense way to prevent a few bad actors from giving this new technology a bad name.
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Supporters say universal screenings are a commonsense safeguard for keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people.
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For a generation, the Internet's success has relied on the commonsense principle of making things easy for consumers.
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Commonsense payment limits were in place for decades, yet in recent years those limits have been significantly loosened.
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Further, it's paid for in a commonsense way that strengthens Social Security, making it solvent beyond 2023 years.
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Already this year, 38 attorneys general called on Congress to provide a commonsense fix to this growing problem.
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That's why we have introduced the Creates Act, a commonsense bill to reduce prescription prices for hardworking Americans.
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"The ball remains in the president's and Republicans' court to accept one of our commonsense proposals," Schumer said.
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My administration has sent to the Congress a commonsense proposal to end the crisis on our southern border.
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"It's a commonsense move to address a variety of ills," including underinvestment and low pay, Booker tells Vox.
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The president says the "commonsense" measures could prevent mass shootings, which have cast a cloud over his presidency.
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"This is a commonsense bill that will help encourage the IRS to clean up its act," said Rep.
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My Administration has sent to the Congress a commonsense proposal to end the crisis on our southern border.
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Reasonable reform proposals also include commonsense exemptions to the conviction requirement, such as absconding criminals or abandoned property.
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The amendments I filed today are focused, commonsense reforms that will make a real difference for our economy.
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And they were inserted into the position in a commonsense way, and everybody had a job to do.
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He comes in, he puts into practice basically commonsense principles to promote free enterprise and free market growth.
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So when you see laws, like we saw with the FCC, where it was a pretty commonsense approach.
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"The USA RIGHTS Act is a bipartisan, bicameral and basic, commonsense piece of legislation that safely reforms Section 702."
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These commonsense measures ensure that religious institutions are accountable to and dependent on their religious communities, not government entities.
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"We don't want to put our financial lives in jeopardy because we didn't make some commonsense decisions up front."
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Other companies, such as CommonSense Robotics focus on smaller warehouses and groceries with a warehouse-as-a-service approach.
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With CommonSense Robotics, you could imagine a city with multiple micro-fulfillment centers so that you're never too far.
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That is because it is a commonsense bicameral plan for improving and enhancing outdoor recreation on our public lands.
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I'm a conservative who happens to respect and admire Bill Clinton for a number of pragmatic and commonsense reasons.
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It's a commonsense policy initiative that can and should be bipartisan, and one that I look forward to leading.
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The commission recommended commonsense steps like lowering taxes on broadband providers by ending the state's tax on equipment purchases.
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I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this commonsense legislation to help strengthen our election security measures.
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The group has been widely criticized by gun control advocates as stymieing commonsense gun reform by lobbying Republican lawmakers.
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What we need is a narrow, commonsense approach that ensures that border policies are based on facts, not fiction.
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Spicer called the barrier "a commonsense first step to security" that will stop the flow of drugs and immigrants.
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Recognizing this commonsense idea could help us better understand suicide—and ways we might be able to prevent it.
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"While we have asked all Americans to exercise commonsense hygiene measures, we are conducting business as usual," she said.
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But that is not to diminish the importance of a commonsense approach that recognized both political and policy realities.
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"I am upholding the basic commonsense principle to "do what you say you mean — and mean what you say.
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While these commonsense measures would have some impact, they respond to a problem that is largely in the past.
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This commonsense freeze would help more than 85033,000 Ohioans regain their independence – and that's just in the first year.
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And it's amazing that it's so difficult to come up with a good philosophical rationale behind this commonsense view.
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I think of it in a commonsense way: we have our homes, and we have locks on our doors.
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Yet a recent Harvard-Harris poll found that an overwhelming majority of Americans support each of these commonsense reforms.
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"God rest the soul of the great Charles Krauthammer the guru of intellect honesty truth logic & commonsense," wrote Ted Nugent.
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President Trump is putting forward a commonsense, all-of-the-above plan which will encourage more made-in-America energy.
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This proposal is a commonsense, fair solution that would finally allow shippers to seek a competitive bid from another railroad.
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Commonsense solutions have been within our grasp for quite some time, but the will to implement them has been lacking.
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Reading her opinions is really invigorating, but you realize that often what she's doing is falling back on commonsense pragmatism.
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Failure to implement commonsense reforms could unintentionally disrupt or delay patients' access to high-quality end of life hospice care.
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It is long past time to take this fair, commonsense step in the march to freedom for Americans with disabilities.
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Protecting low-income kids and the hospitals that serve them isn't a Democratic or Republican issue; it's a commonsense issue.
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We stand ready to work together to find commonsense and innovative solutions that will help make drugs affordable for everyone.
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This commonsense idea has already been tested at the state level, both in food stamps and in other welfare programs.
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Yet, the need for commonsense action on climate change, including preparing for its catastrophic impacts, could not be more urgent.
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So, sir, I just have to say, respectfully, that there is a way for us to have commonsense gun laws.
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And now the federal judiciary has joined Congress and the administration in blocking states from enacting commonsense health care reforms.
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Unfortunately for the hospitals, site-neutral payment reform is a popular, commonsense solution that Americans of all stripes can praise.
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If, however, we can't get the courts to give the Second Amendment a commonsense interpretation then let's try another approach.
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She also adapted recipes from Ms. Bastianich's book "Lidia's Commonsense Italian Cooking," like classic marinara sauce and shrimp alla marinara.
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At this point, commonsense suggests that EPA would allow states time to catch up on the delayed 28500 ozone standards.
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Almost half say that they will actively work to throw politicians who oppose commonsense gun safety reforms out of office.
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So, we urge the Senate and the House to push forward on commonsense bipartisan immigration reform like the Dream Act.
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"House Democrats will fight to pass bipartisan, commonsense solutions to prevent gun violence in communities across the country," Pelosi said.
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And significantly, we have reached a bipartisan consensus on a commonsense solution, one of the greatest threats to our democracy.
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Voters are demanding commonsense gun violence prevention measures, and H.R. 8 is an indication that legislators are finally taking notice.
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When you start to articulate a rationale behind this commonsense view, you wind up in all sorts of theoretical complications.
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Our nation must see through commonsense gun control reform that makes it harder for dangerous individuals to carry out mass shootings.
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There's a lot in the bill, including a number of ethics and disclosure and election security proposals that should be commonsense.
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Theresa May has made this commonsense principle the foundation of her talks with Brussels over Britain's exit from the European Union.
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We did it by creating a new model for commonsense fiscal management based on sound budgeting, conservative estimating and restrained spending.
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"Don't make waves" might seem like commonsense when it comes to nailing your job, but it may also work against you.
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There is also evidence to support the commonsense idea that encountering people with different ideas and different perspectives can boost creativity.
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Instead, we should embrace commonsense legislation, such as the Transparency in Government Act, which I have repeatedly introduced since joining Congress.
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We need commonsense reform: Access to 340B discounted drugs should be restricted to entities that primarily serve the poor and underserved.
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Normally, Tomer Ullman studies our commonsense beliefs about physics and psychology, while his colleague John McCoy studies judgment and decision-making.
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My return-free Tax Filing Simplification Act is a commonsense bill that would help taxpayers file with less stress & fewer costs.
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After reading his work, I am impressed by his no-nonsense, commonsense approach that has the power to persuade and captivate.
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The likely incoming Speaker said in a statement that the Democratic majority will push for "commonsense" background checks, according to Politico.
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"Commonsense, reasonable Americans would do well to discount the liberal media since they don't provide fair and objective information," Smith said.
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We know that increasing the age at which young people can purchase tobacco products is emerging as a promising, commonsense strategy.
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The Trump administration plans to reverse Obama-era policies and restore a commonsense and scientifically based definition of sex and gender.
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There is, however, a Texas law that puts in place commonsense health and safety regulations for women in such a situation.
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This is not an overbearing regulation that should be fought, but a commonsense rule that spurs greater competition and consumer choice.
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Many commonsense Republicans who want to take their party back from the Trump/Bannon wing would breathe a sigh of relief.
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Congress should come together on a bipartisan basis to pass legislation, based on these commonsense principles, to end surprise medical billing.
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Although this is discouraging news, it is crucial to recognize that relatively straightforward and commonsense reforms can safeguard Medicare's financial future.
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" Their approach: "We have this commonsense knowledge without our parents or teachers having to enumerate all of it one by one.
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You can learn more by downloading Healing Health Care, my new book that makes the case for this commonsense health system.
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The BRIDGE Act's supporters see it as a commonsense, bipartisan bill that can easily pass at least one chamber of Congress.
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So I'm really happy just to see already in this national conversation, what is considered mainstream and commonsense now has shifted.
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I'm encouraged to see more people coming around to the commonsense things that we've been talking about for a long time.
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This suggests a healthy, commonsense value system that happens to be profoundly and fundamentally at odds with the Facebook business model.
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"It is simply commonsense to determine if leading cyber-threat actors may have access to sensitive government information," Gardner said Wednesday.
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Commonsense work requirements will not only reduce dependency, but also improve the lives of individuals currently stuck in the Medicaid program.
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She said in an email to supporters that her "bipartisan commonsense approach" will be necessary in an era of bitter partisanship.
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In my short time in Washington I have come to realize just how hard it can be to advance commonsense reform.
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It should be a commonsense position that the person who gets the most votes is the person who wins the presidency.
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It's time for Congress to reach for the next level of empowerment by implementing this commonsense improvement to the ABLE law.
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Starting with an education focus that reflects the backgrounds and experiences of our country's diverse population is a commonsense way forward.
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DACA is a pragmatic solution for a small portion of the millions awaiting commonsense policies to fix our broken immigration system.
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But this rhetoric undermines and hurts bipartisan efforts to actually make progress on commonsense gun safety efforts, like expanding background checks.
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When you favor the recipient, it's not a subsidy; it's just commonsense support for hardworking Americans, who are of course Good.
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The NRA and its supporters in Washington pushed away every commonsense regulation that would protect our schools, but they pushed too far.
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Commonsense reforms to the food safety net would lift people out of poverty and aid the most disadvantaged people in our society.
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A pro-market initiative would see governments set a broad agenda based on commonsense proposals to deal with problems that have emerged.
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We owe them a vote in the House on commonsense, life-saving legislation that will prevent more families from experiencing their suffering.
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MFA then went to the House Judiciary Committee, which established seven commonsense principles for any cross-border expansion of state tax powers.
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It's time for them to act with the courage of their convictions, and pass commonsense, comprehensive and permanent tax reform without delay.
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This judicious, commonsense legislation would complement state laws by prohibiting extreme acts of animal cruelty on federal property and in interstate commerce.
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They didn't let the law or the facts get in their way in their zeal to repeal what was a commonsense measure.
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These commonsense proposals all enjoy bipartisan support and will make offering retirement plans easier and more secure for large and small businesses.
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Republicans and Democrats worked to strengthen Medicaid, and the White House has officially given its seal of approval to these commonsense reforms.
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"I have been a commonsense Democratic leader who has brought people together to solve problems," the congressman said in an April statement.
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Gun control is another major issue with broad public support for a commonsense moderate stance that the Republican Party chooses to ignore.
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Do the American people, through their elected representatives, have the right to enact commonsense laws to protect women's health in abortion clinics?
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It's because leadership in the NRA and House Republican caucus have colluded to prevent Congress from passing commonsense gun violence prevention laws.
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It is a commonsense compromise that protects property owners on the ground while also allowing safe, responsible drone operations to take flight.
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"This commonsense legislation has the full-throated support of both law enforcement and the tech community and deserves swift enactment," Hatch added.
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I have already advocated for several commonsense proposals that would expand the availability of urgently needed items such as masks and respirators.
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Instead, this interpretation reflects the longstanding centrist position that America's political problems stem from a lack of compromise on "commonsense" political priorities.
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There's not a subject that I am not willing to engage in, work on, negotiate, and come up with commonsense compromises on.
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"This is a historic step towards commonsense gun safety in the Commonwealth of Virginia," Northam's office said in an email to CNN.
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"This is a commonsense solution that helps taxpayers, helps Indian country, helps our environment," Barrasso said in defense of the measure. Sen.
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Taking billions of unused, excess opioids off the streets seems like a commonsense strategy that can help prevent long-term opioid use.
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We wonder why Republicans and Democrats can't find commonsense bipartisan solutions to issues like health care, infrastructure, or immigration and border security.
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"We send our condolences and support to the students of Parkland, and people everywhere fighting for commonsense gun laws," the cast says.
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What will benefit Americans and their businesses aren't radical schemes proposed by ideologues serving narrow interests, rather commonsense adjustments to public policy.
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"I'm glad that the Trump administration is returning to a commonsense defense of our allies against our adversaries," Cruz said in soaring finish.
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Synthetic biology is beginning to turn into something that's less of a discipline in itself and more of a commonsense approach to bioengineering.
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Unfortunately, in an effort to politicize a commonsense solution to protecting public health, President Obama has announced he will veto this reasonable legislation.
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But what ultimately ties them to Clinton is her commitment to fight for "commonsense" reform — a major critique of Bernie Sanders this election.
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"We appreciate this commonsense legislation that clarifies the rules around e-bikes on our streets," a spokesperson for de Blasio told The Verge.
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"It's time to support commonsense measures that would save lives, from universal background checks to bans on dangerous weapons and accessories," he said.
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Unfortunately, the federal laws on the books fail to take many of these commonsense steps -- and America's women are dying as a result.
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Private, non-profit colleges and universities play a vital role in our education system and must be allowed to operate under commonsense regulations.
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Prosecutors who fail to adopt commonsense solutions that promote community safety while restoring respect for human dignity and human rights should be challenged.
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These are long-overdue, commonsense reforms that will help rein in out-of-control waivers and get able-bodied adults back to work.
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"I think policymakers are coming to the commonsense realization that the status quo is putting girls at risk of serious harm," Smoot said.
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As the founder and chairman of the United States Tax Reform Council, I have advocated for commonsense reforms that benefit our middle class.
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This commonsense legislation will ensure companies cannot reap the rewards of corporate average fuel economy credits as a result of their illegal behavior.
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The question remains: How much carnage must America endure — and grieve — before commonsense universal background checks prevail as the law of the land?
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"Postponing tax payments is a commonsense step to keep money in folks' pockets and ease cash flow problems for companies," he said. Rep.
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After the shooting, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reiterated her support for "commonsense gun safety reform," including a ban on assault weapons.
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"When Tillerson said, 'Trump speaks for Trump,' all he was making was a commonsense comment that everybody already knows," Carafano told The Hill.
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No one is above the law, and that commonsense principle applies to federal agencies just as it does to the rest of us.
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This is a bipartisan proposal that will enact commonsense reforms to help the IRS better serve American taxpayers and achieve its critical mission.
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"This diverse package of commonsense legislation will give small businesses a boost in areas where they need it," Risch said in a statement.
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As stated in the "commonsense principles" endorsed last year, companies should make their officers and directors available to their largest long-term investors.
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During a speech in New Hampshire in January, Bloomberg talked about the need for "commonsense gun laws," but was moderate in his rhetoric.
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For that matter, how different is dopamine fasting from commonsense ideas like simply taking a break, enjoying a weekend, or going on vacation?
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"This diverse package of commonsense legislation will give small businesses a boost in areas where they need it," Risch said in a statement.
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"Commonsense says if there's the slightest chance that the hole could be relevant we should search and that's what we're doing," he added.
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The commonsense bedrock of immigration control is this: No one should be in the US whom the US hasn't authorized to be there.
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There, during the early aftermath of the crisis, public outrage brought about a set of commonsense reforms that both simplified and strengthened financial rules.
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It became clear to me that this idea of reparations, that had been so pushed out of the mainstream, was actually the commonsense approach.
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I am working with my colleagues toward commonsense legislation to end this policy, secure our borders, and provide a long-term solution for Dreamers.
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That one thing happens after another, and that there is no doubt about which came first, is intrinsic to the commonsense notion of time.
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With ObamaCare continuing to hurt more and more Americans every day, bold leadership is needed to quickly reverse course and provide commonsense healthcare reforms.
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Bitcoin seemed to meet the commonsense definition of a money-transmitting service, and arguably should have complied with consumer protection and money laundering laws.
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As a matter of law and commonsense, EEOC should not be able to force employers to disclose information that will have absolutely no utility.
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Unfortunately, a legal environment in which marijuana is criminalized and its consumers are stigmatized is not conducive to imposing such commonsense, evidence-based practices.
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The tax reform debate has dominated Washington's attention recently, but policymakers must not overlook commonsense opportunities to achieve the economic growth everyday Americans need.
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There are many commonsense reforms we can enact to lower costs and make care more affordable to patients – reforms that both parties can support.
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Using health care as some sort of political football to divide the country is not going to help patients, working on commonsense compromises will.
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Airbnb has partnered with hundreds of cities to develop commonsense home sharing regulations, and we look forward to collaborating with Detroit leaders moving forward.
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The commonsense travel ban should have been implemented from the start to address this ever growing threat – a threat ignored by the Obama administration.
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Taking this commonsense approach could open a path for compromise, providing the assurances that Democrats seek and the flexibility and reform that Republicans require.
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CommonSense Robotics wants to make near-instantaneous deliveries accessible to smaller businesses with micro-fulfillment centers that can be built inside existing retail spaces.
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Mimi Walters of California introduced a bill to ensure survivors of sexual assault have commonsense legal protections and full access to justice, while Sen.
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Experiments confirm commonsense reality: Many of us spend more when we can deploy a brightly colored piece of plastic rather than actual cash dollars.
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A commonsense fix would be for the bill to only require companies to comply with lawful court orders when doing so is technically feasible.
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It could study the benefits of alcohol abuse prevention and assertiveness training in reducing unwanted sex — commonsense strategies decried as "victim-blaming" by ideologues.
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The DREAM Act, too, was supposed to be commonsense bipartisan legislation, and it stalled out — which is why Obama created DACA to begin with.
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More often than not, our local and federal legislators assume we already have the gun control laws we would consider commonsense, but we don't.
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We tracked each and every individual and family removed between December 28500 and March 6900 for refusing to meet the state's commonsense work requirement.
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The thing is, the poll tells us that there are commonsense tax reforms that would help working people and earn strong support from Latinos.
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In a more recent YouTube video, Wilson details misguided spending on shoes, luggage and cookware, and shares some commonsense strategies to avoid financial mistakes.
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That's why I'm calling on GM, Ford, and Chrysler to stand up for America's clean cars standards, and reject attacks on these commonsense protections.
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As a commonsense approach to TCPA, Daines's amendment supports the policy goals of the TCPA without diminishing the impact or intent of the statute.
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"This rule brings a commonsense approach that offers consistency and certainty for employers as well as clarity and prosperity for American workers," Pizzella added.
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"Anybody who announces how they're going to vote before a President makes their appointment, there's no commonsense or reasoning in that whatsoever," Manchin said.
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The Migrant Protection Protocols represent a methodical commonsense approach to exercising our statutory authority to require certain individuals to await their court proceedings in Mexico.
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Thanks to its stability, Britain convinced the world that its style of government was built on solid foundations laid down over centuries of commonsense adaptation.
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We will adopt commonsense proposals that protect American workers, reduce burdens on taxpayers and public resources, and focus Federal funds on underserved and disadvantaged citizens.
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It takes years for humans to build a moral compass and commonsense thinking abilities, characteristics that technologists are still struggling to design into digital machines.
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Finally, it is a commonsense approach to enforce the debt limit as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) instead of a fixed dollar amount.
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That could have been prevented had HHS adopted commonsense measures for screening sponsors and checking on the well-being of at-risk children, Portman said.
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Yesterday, on the floor of the House, multiple members of both parties who have previously supported Medicaid expansion voted in favor of Miller's commonsense proposal.
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There's no DAO board of directors with the power to make technical, commonsense changes to the bylaws the way they could in a conventional company.
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They should follow their own recommendations and end their objections to commonsense provisions that remove regulatory barriers that hamper our ability to prevent an outbreak.
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The job requires a steel hand, a commonsense loyalty to the Constitution over politics, a cast-iron stomach, and a flair for avoiding the dramatic.
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"Every day that has passed that this commonsense safety measure has been delayed by bureaucratic processes is one too many," Isakson said in a statement.
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The Senate has the opportunity to hotline this commonsense bill so we can begin to help frustrated veterans and their families before this Congress adjourns.
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Stakeholders can often be the best source of practical commonsense information not only for individual regulations, but also for improving the federal regulatory system itself.
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Duckworth, who earlier this year became the first woman to give birth while serving in the Senate, called for commonsense bills to strengthen background checks.
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"The Do Not Track Kids Act puts parents in control of their children's information and contains commonsense protections for teenagers," Markey said in a statement.
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Sowell's commonsense observations find expression in a set of principles that have guided consensus policymaking since President Reagan codified them by executive order in 1981.
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"For years and years, every Republican who dared to call for commonsense safeguards for Americans' ballots was demonized by Democrats and their allies," McConnell said.
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That means the first priority for members of Congress — especially those on relevant committees — should be to pass a commonsense budget as soon as possible.
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Another round of recriminations about how Washington is under the thumb of the powerful gun lobby and won't do anything to enact "commonsense" gun regulation.
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Booker said the greatest threat to the nation is the lack of movement on issues most people agree on, like commonsense gun safety and infrastructure.
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"The Second Circuit's powerful and commonsense opinion will serve to protect online contracting and strengthen commerce nationwide," the lawyer, Theodore Boutrous, said in a statement.
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Eliminating these commonsense rules would drive up waste, undermine the important partnerships forged by the methane mitigation industry, and cost hard-working Americans their jobs.
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Clinton has voiced her support for the Second Amendment while pushing for "commonsense" gun reforms to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous individuals.
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We came together in a bipartisan coalition on this legislation because $85033 billion in commonsense savings is something that everyone can, and should, get behind.
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There are simple, commonsense steps that Congress, and even individual states, can take to restore transparency, accountability, and trust in how our country is run.
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It therefore calls for a commonsense inquiry that does not compel a court to venture beyond the offense elements to consider contingent and remote possibilities.
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However, I believe the airlines have hamstrung themselves in many situations by relying too much on stringent protocols and less on commonsense and customer service.
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These changes are commonsense policy: They would allow Americans to buy insurance plans that fit their own needs and preferences, as well as their budgets.
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So it's relying on a commonsense code of ethics and reminding yourself that what you're doing is trying to improve medicine and not harm people.
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So this is a commonsense idea to anyone who hasn't spent time in magazines, or at least didn't spend time in magazines until recently, right?
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To do this, we will continue to reach out to nontraditional allies, including rural and independent voters who support commonsense solutions to our gun violence problem.
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"It's going to be making sure we can have mass calls to action, and continually talking about our message of commonsense gun control — and student empowerment."
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The updates seem mostly commonsense and minor, but if there's an overarching theme it's that Apple wants to make sure its homegrown apps are viable options.
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The world knows Gabby Giffords as the former Arizona congresswoman who survived a shooting to emerge as a leader in the movement for commonsense gun legislation.
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Such a proven, commonsense solution would keep families in their homes, save taxpayers money and create real change in our economy—especially in low-income neighborhoods.
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However, the president's regulation efforts were interpreted by some in the law enforcement community as an ongoing personal affront to cops, rather than a commonsense necessity.
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"It's time for Congress to step up and pass legislation putting commonsense limitations on #MSM's [Mainstream Media] ability to report on these school shootings," he added.
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Well, to me, the commonsense gun safety legislation is bump stocks and background checks, assault weapon, the large-capacity clips, I'm sure there's a few others.
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To build support for commonsense actions that will begin to address issues facing agriculture, AGree is bringing together experts who represent both employer and worker perspectives.
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They have opposed new commonsense, evidence-based policies such as the Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO), which is currently in effect in California and Washington state.
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"This is a good, solid rule, and it's a commonsense rule, and I think it prevents waste just like it was laid out to do," Sen.
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This commonsense rule is estimated to put $40 billion into the pockets of people saving for retirement, including small-business owners, over a 10-year period.
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Senate Republicans also put our safety at risk when they refuse to do their job and pass commonsense measures to keep Americans safe from gun violence.
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With these commonsense measures to modernize our nation's currency, the United States will take greater responsibility for its fiscal footprint and enable consumers to pay securely.
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Some legal scholars have argued courts have been too unforgiving in applying this test and that it should be brought closer to commonsense understandings of harassment.
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"Leader McConnell has, once again, followed your example, and refused to bring commonsense, bipartisan, life-saving legislation passed by the House to the Floor," they added.
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"The new Democratic majority will act boldly and decisively to pass commonsense, life-saving background checks that are overwhelmingly supported by the American people," Pelosi said.
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In reality, the IRS simply made a commonsense decision to end the mass collection of personal information it did not need and could not reliably protect.
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Congress made tax returns private by statute but provided commonsense exceptions such as allowing a state agency a path to access returns when need is shown.
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If a state wants to pursue it, they're forced to endure a lengthy and complicated waiver process, begging Washington for permission to implement these commonsense measures.
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We just need to make sure that our leaders adopt these commonsense solutions instead of wasting time and money on what we already know doesn't work.
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Right to Repair is just one commonsense, bipartisan step we can take to empower people to meet their own needs, to be more resilient and sustainable.
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Both consumers and corporations have waited long enough for clarity on this important issue of our day, and the time for commonsense congressional action is now.
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The superintendent of the Florida school district where a mass shooting took place this week shared calls for "commonsense gun laws" during a vigil Thursday night.
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Secretary Carson, a former brain surgeon, has been driven his entire life by a deep sense of compassion and is working to fill this commonsense void.
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Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator, also used the occasion to call for "commonsense gun reform" and stronger protections for LGBTQ Americans in an email to backers.
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However, clerical errors by local law enforcement impeded the background check and federal procedures limited other commonsense ways the examiner could have completed the research, Gergel wrote.
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We — like you — live in a place where helmets have been mandated by law, because they've been accepted as a commonsense safety device, normal as a seatbelt.
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Numerous entities have developed accessibility standards, many of which are commonsense and should be baked right into the design of a website or app from the start.
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Republicans everywhere should take the recent improvement in American attitudes as a clear signal to continue pushing forward with smart, commonsense solutions that make Americans' lives better.
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Likewise, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is not only a decorated veteran and an American hero, but has been a champion for commonsense gun laws in the House.
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This seems like a commonsense measure, since Maine is suffering from a heroin overdose crisis and the drug is available in many other states without a prescription.
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Mending the problems of ObamaCare with a commonsense approach that eases the concerns of the middle of America and attracts some Democratic votes is a safer approach.
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The Trump administration and leaders in Congress would be wise to apply those lessons learned in states across the country to commonsense policymaking that benefits all Americans.
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They can take much-needed action now, by making small changes to a slate of bipartisan, commonsense federal policies and programs already in place and already working.
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In this period where everyone in Washington wonders if there is anything that Republicans and Democrats can agree on, the FEC has provided some simple, commonsense suggestions.
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"It is a commonsense proposal, and I think once the American people understand it, we can go forward with it," Sanders said after the town hall meeting.
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In 2015, 42 states were utilizing waivers doled out by the Obama administration that exempted the vast majority of able-bodied childless adults from commonsense work requirements.
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The public interest is better served by commonsense, pragmatic enforcement solutions that protect consumer welfare and the viability of American companies while also ensuring fair trade enforcement.
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To encourage lending, my proposal promotes commonsense policies that will help small lenders and borrowers in a manner consistent with banking soundness, regulatory efficiency, and economic growth.
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This is a commonsense approach to ending surprise medical bills, and that's why it received unanimous support in the House Energy and Commerce Committee back in July.
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Rather, it represents a much needed attempt to return our country to the commonsense economic policy that guided its growth and prosperity for most of our history.
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In his first ad, Donnelly claims he's for the "commonsense middle," attacking Republicans for increasing the national debt and claiming he doesn't work for either political party.
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The rule, commonly referred to as the fiduciary rule, has a simple, commonsense objective: it requires financial advisers to act in the best interest of their clients.
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After Boasberg's ruling, the path forward for states seeking commonsense reforms to broken health-care systems has become even more treacherous, and citizens will suffer for it.
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I don't think there's an inconsistency of being a big advocate, like I have, with criminal justice reform as well as an advocate of commonsense gun safety.
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Picking Iron Man suggests a bias toward commonsense safety and regulation — the same type of logic that says drivers need licenses and police officers must undergo training.
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"California right now is ahead of the country when it comes to clean energy, commonsense treatment of immigrants, real health security and so much more," Becerra said.
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Given the levels of government subsidies, commonsense transparency reforms need to be put in place at the state level to help consumers make an informed solar judgment.
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Over the last eight years, the Obama administration has taken numerous important, commonsense actions with the aim of building an economy that is fairer for working people.
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As such, the law recognizes a concept called "consciousness of guilt," which reflects the commonsense notion that lying can be evidence of a guilty state of mind.
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We can stop this carnage by passing commonsense laws, like gun licensing, that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people who should not have them.
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"California right now is ahead of the country when it comes to clean energy, commonsense treatment of immigrants, real health security and so much more," Becerra said.
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Engaging this group of dedicated rural Americans to help with improved forest management and reforestation is a commonsense approach for addressing pressing environmental challenges, including climate change.
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In the year ahead, we will both remain committed to casting partisan politics aside in order to get these commonsense proposals passed through Congress and signed into law.
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Ackerman suggests one commonsense idea is to not let kids have access to any bottle that contains hundreds of pills; use smaller ones that contain just a few.
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The AI Index acknowledges this, and adds that a bigger problem here is that we don't even have a good way to measure this sort of commonsense understanding.
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While the requirement seems commonsense, doctors often find it difficult to maintain the minimum number of admitted patients or they live too far from the hospital to qualify.
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Even her admirers spoke of Death and Life as a great piece of commonsense writing—as if anyone with a pen could have observed it from their stoop.
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"This is commonsense legislation that will eliminate the growing tension between federal and state marijuana laws," said Robert Capecchi, who oversees federal policy for the Marijuana Policy Project.
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House Republicans remain committed to repealing and replacing Obamacare with commonsense reforms that will help solve the problem of cost and access to health insurance for all Americans.
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Eye care providers who stand to lose from competition once again have been banding together to oppose this minimal, commonsense requirement by making exaggerated claims of regulatory burden.
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Both the new FCC and Congress are interested in a commonsense approach to an important consumer protection law that will not penalize businesses for communicating with their customers.
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Prioritizing commonsense legal reforms can have real benefits, both in cost savings for our society and in achieving more justice for the people our system purports to help.
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This commonsense solution has been embraced by our colleagues on both sides of the aisle — including President Obama, who included the proportional approach in his fiscal 85033 budget.
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By taking both commonsense and innovative steps to make opioids less accessible for non-medical uses, we can reduce the number of ER cases and tragic, unnecessary deaths.
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One commonsense option is to work alongside allies and partners all around the Eurasian periphery, including not just the Atlantic and Mediterranean but the Pacific and Indian oceans.
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" Colbert offered Trump a commonsense solution: "Why don't you have a swear jar, and every time you say a bad word you put a billion dollars in it?
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The Constitution is a document of commonsense law and individual protections as amended with the Bill of Rights, written by unselfish framers who saw beyond their individual desires.
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Though they are not medical providers and may not have a health care background, certified child sleep consultants fill a need for commonsense solutions to everyday sleep hassles.
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While of course we can't know for certain why leading Democrats continue to oppose commonsense right-to-work policies, following the money is a good place to start.
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It is immoral and unconscionable that Republicans and their leaders in Congress and the state legislatures have continually scuttled commonsense gun reform, as this epidemic of violence rages.
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The universal social programs Bernie Sanders is fighting for are not radical — they're commonsense and cost-effective ways to provide the basic things we all need to thrive.
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Others hold the commonsense view that regret over a past event you can do nothing about is a waste of time when you can actually do something instead.
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Having made the commonsense observation that absent other reforms, I noted that ObamaCare patients will have to bear more of their own health-care costs as a result.
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Congress faces a packed legislative calendar in September, but sending commonsense air quality legislation to the president's desk is a piece of unfinished business too important to neglect.
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But when it comes to applying commonsense standards of ethics and accountability (or even basic human decency), perhaps no government agency is more fraught with neglect than ICE.
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But the Trump administration is now working to fix the nation's welfare programs by implementing commonsense reforms that will encourage people to find jobs and attain self-sufficiency.
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The idea has a kind of commonsense wisdom about it, in the same way that people are apt to confuse short-term cold weather and long-term climate change.
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CommonSense Robotics, an Israel-based startup developing AI and robotics tech to help online grocery retailers speed up fulfilment and delivery, has raised $20 million in Series A funding.
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"Republicans continue to fight these commonsense conservation efforts tooth and nail in the name of making things a little bit easier for Big Oil," Grijalva said in a statement.
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If it has any hope of expanding, we must abandon the politics of fear and polarization and move back toward a commonsense, bipartisan approach to propel our country forward.
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"Chairman Pai will work with his fellow commissioners to quickly and decisively put back in place the commonsense regulatory framework necessary to support the president's agenda," AT&T said.
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We're asking you to protect the right to vote for all Americans and to fight for commonsense measures to make sure that every voice is heard, not every dollar.
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It is a national initiative of distinguished veterans from all branches and ranks of the military who are committed to advancing commonsense solutions to gun violence here at home.
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But it's time our policymakers take a commonsense approach to collecting and sharing valuable information about this powerful equipment – and maintain the level of quality patients expect and deserve.
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CommonSense Robotics is now getting ready to deploy its micro-fulfillment centers for the first time and is not giving away a lot of details until they start operating.
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This commonsense, cutting-edge policy would be an effective suicide prevention tool that could save lives without burdening gun owners or those who do not wish to use it.
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As the Congress considers changes to the healthcare system, an area that could improve patient access to specialty care and dramatically slash healthcare costs is commonsense medical liability reform.
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It's no wonder state policymakers are now looking for any escape hatches they can find—whether it be through freezing enrollment, reducing eligibility levels, or adopting commonsense work requirements.
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In a measure California called a commonsense protection for patients, the state mandated each crisis pregnancy center post a sign letting patients know whether the facility was medically licensed.
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Red-state legislators who might otherwise support commonsense gun restrictions instead live under the constant threat of NRA attack ads; all it takes is one small step toward gun reform.
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Rarely would the head of the largest pro-life grassroots student organization, the former head of Planned Parenthood and an abortion supporting political candidate agree on commonsense limits on abortion.
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"Gabby and I are grateful to all of these incredible veterans and leaders who are using their voice to call for commonsense change that makes our communities safer," he added.
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The two companies gathered 63,000 signatures — about 20,000 more than needed — on a petition to require the City Council to adopt "commonsense" ride-hailing rules that don't include the checks.
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"Rolling back these commonsense, highly successful and overwhelmingly popular clean car standards are beyond disgraceful," said Tiernan Sittenfeld, senior vice president for legislative affairs at the League of Conservation Voters.
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In the 2016 campaign, publicly recognizing this commonsense fact induced shivers among elite policy makers and opinion leaders but motivated voters to hand Donald Trump a victory of historic proportions.
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Due to the commonsense nature of these solutions, members of both parties should be clamoring to make it easier, not harder, for workers to provide themselves with a brighter future.
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As the digital marketplace continues to grow and evolve, consumers deserve transparency, and every minute we wait to pass this commonsense legislation, more consumers fall victim to these deceptive practices.
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"All of its policy changes announced today are passenger friendly and are simple, commonsense decisions on United's part to help minimize the stress involved in the flying experience," Demetrio added.
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They want to ensure that everyone's voice is heard, everyone knows who is trying to buy influence over government, and that politicians play by commonsense rules and are held accountable.
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But to refuse taking even commonsense measures to restrict access to guns for people who, history suggests, are more likely commit these acts, is willful blindness, gun control advocates say.
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That commonsense approach works for the rail transport, air transport and highway transport sectors, each of which is characterized by low U.S. trade barriers and a thriving domestic manufacturing base.
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Given the commonsense benefits of employee ownership, I was proud to have been part of the original bipartisan effort to promote greater retirement security and support stable, well-paying jobs.
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"In short, there are numerous commonsense proposals that will keep guns out of the hands of those that should not have them, while protecting our Second Amendment rights," Dold said.
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A bipartisan Senate bill on comprehensive immigration reform introduced in 2013 included commonsense rules that would protect guestworkers and undocumented workers who stand up against labor abuse from employer retaliation.
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Many of the officials who signed the letter are involved in the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force, launched under President Obama in 2015 to develop "commonsense" approaches to the issue.
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"There is no reason for alarm, and the public should continue to take commonsense steps to avoid mosquito bites," Puerto Rican Congressman Pedro Pierluisi said in a statement on Thursday.
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And that creates a badly warped view of the gun debate, where commonsense solutions to gun violence are ignored while the public attempts to make sense of the NRA's distractions.
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For example, when the state of Kansas instituted commonsense work requirements for food stamps, dependency plummeted, incomes soared, and Kansans who left welfare were better off than they were before.
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So parents and children should take commonsense precautions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention including regular hand cleaning with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
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To help bring down these costs, Congress still must address commonsense reforms like shifting fees when a plaintiff brings egregiously frivolous suits and staying patent suits filed against end users.
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We should be working with responsible gun owners to pass commonsense reforms and keep guns out of the hands of criminals, terrorists, and all others who would do us harm.
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We like to use the term "commonsense gun reform" because I think a lot of people think we want to ban guns, which is not what we want to do.
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It all sounds basic and commonsense in hindsight but even as recently as 2008 it was fairly revolutionary to hear those ideals as part of a major party's political platform.
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The office's annual report provides numerous similar examples of how its intervention led to corrective and commonsense action, as with the wife being allowed to once again visit her husband.
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"It'll take some time before we know exactly what went wrong in Branson, but there's absolutely no reason to wait to take this commonsense step," she said two weeks ago.
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Anti-abortion lawmakers and activists have spent years arguing that 20-week bans are reasonable, commonsense restrictions — and the public's ambivalent attitudes toward abortion make their job a lot easier.
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And as the recent ballot initiatives showed, both of these proposals enjoy supermajority support, likely because they hit the higher notes of commonsense decency: We shouldn't be erecting barriers to voting.
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"This is a commonsense compromise both parties should embrace," Trump said in a speech that largely mirrored his primetime television address on a "humanitarian crisis at the border" earlier this month.
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This meant that True Knowledge effectively learned some commonsense rules about the world that, while blazingly obvious to humans, typically elude computers: A landmark can exist only in a single place.
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This sounds like a commonsense approach to selling TV. It's also an approach that shows you how much things have changed in the TV Industrial Complex in the past few years.
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This program is a commonsense, cost-effective way to tackle the backlog of conservation projects, involve young people and veterans in public service, and provide invaluable experiences, education and job training.
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While communities try to figure out why these tragedies happened and how we can prevent the next one, Congress reacts by blocking commonsense reforms, bipartisan compromises and even minor legislative adjustments.
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My goal was to bring together Main Street's congresswomen with women outside of the Beltway, and to engage them in a dialogue about commonsense policy ideas that have broad bipartisan support.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE.
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Ralph Northam (D) is promising to reintroduce a slate of "commonsense" gun control measures after Democrats gained control of both houses of the General Assembly for the first time since 1994.
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The Senate will soon take up the Email Privacy Act, commonsense legislation passed unanimously by the House of Representatives to close a loophole that permits warrantless access to Americans' older emails.
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"Administrator Pruitt makes no apologies for having a candid dialogue about climate science and commonsense regulations that will protect our environment, without creating unnecessary regulatory burdens that kill jobs," she said.
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"The commonsense provisions in this bill will protect low-income taxpayers, provide sensible enforcement reforms, and ensure the IRS provides taxpayers and small businesses the assistance they deserve," the lawmakers added.
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California can be saved from the progressives seeking the Democratic presidential nomination by broadening the base of commonsense voters who believe in the private sector and expansion of its business base.
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This bill is not a silver bullet in the fight to lower drug costs, of course — but it's a commonsense move to demand greater transparency regarding the murky practices of PBMs.
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"China has come to this commonsense realization, and understands that it can grind down adversary sea services just by being active in its 'near seas,' mainly the China seas," said Holmes.
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Thankfully, we are now closer than ever to achieving the kind of commonsense reform that Frank tried to accomplish throughout his career, right up to the last days of his life.
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The bad news is that many of these commonsense reforms have been opposed by industry groups like the Chamber of Commerce and their allies in Congress every step of the way.
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CommonSense Robotics was founded by Eyal Goren, Ori Avraham, Shay Cohen and Elram Goren after they became curious about why more grocery stores don't offer online shipping and on-demand delivery.
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If the current Republican leadership in Washington won't support this commonsense policy, I will fight to ensure it is a core tenant of what Democrats have to offer Americans in November.
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When the NRA seemed willing to acknowledge possession of these lethal devices should be restricted, many wondered whether the gun lobby was finally softening its stance against commonsense gun safety laws.
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We can and should do the same here in the United States, and several members of both parties in Congress took the first step toward a commonsense solution earlier this year.
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First, the White House's view that a new authorization from Congress is unnecessary to escalate Washington's global military commitments flies in the face of commonsense interpretation of an unambiguous constitutional rule.
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And of course it's also inconsistent to think that the U.S. shouldn't adopt commonsense policies that other nations – even those admirable Nordic countries like Finland – are moving to adopt right away.
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Those who believe that the passage of commonsense gun legislation is made clearer than ever by the tragic events in Orlando, Florida are outraged by the failure of Congress to act.
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In many respects, that would be consistent with the broader focus on corporate governance prompted last summer by the Commonsense Principles of Corporate Governance, and related guidance from the Business Roundtable.
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We're working with our colleagues in our chamber and in the Senate – Republicans and Democrats – to stand up for American families and manufacturers through commonsense legislation to modernize the sugar program.
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While some optometrists that are bad actors may try to undermine this rule because it cuts into profits, it is a commonsense proposal that ensures that consumers and optometrists are protected.
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The Every Kid Outdoors Act is a low-cost, commonsense solution to encourage children to get active and learn about the public lands, waters, and shores that make America so unique.
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That's far too long This commonsense solution has been embraced by our colleagues on both sides of the aisle — including President Obama, who included the proportional approach in his fiscal 2017 budget.
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A commonsense reading of this unsolicited document leads to the obvious conclusion that Barr was angling for the job of attorney general -- by promising, indirectly, that he would be the President's defender.
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But assuming the robot is doing what you want, the pain inflicted is only technically and temporarily harm, but it's not harm in the commonsense way that Asimov's law should be understood.
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Using commonsense recommendations from years of investigative reports, I have introduced legislation to address the dangerous shortcomings in current law and remove grey areas that have been used to circumvent disclosure requirements.
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She has also put forth commonsense proposals that will make it easier for small business owners to access capital, build their credit, get the required licensing, and receive crucial mentoring and training.
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By almost any commonsense interpretation, Sessions was simply not being truthful about his involvement with or handling of these cases because the truth is he did not litigate these civil rights cases.
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If we can fix this system, we'll open the door for progress on the major issues of our day — including passing commonsense laws that respect gun rights and can keep us safer.
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It's given them outsized influence and taken the voice away from the American people, who overwhelmingly support commonsense gun safety measures, such as comprehensive background checks or blocking terrorists from buying guns.
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Criminal justice reform was a big winner at the state level, and it's important to continue to remind our community of the urgent need for commonsense policies that reflect our national values.
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" In a statement, Business Leaders in Christ member Jake Estell touted the group's victory, writing that Rose's decision reinforced "the commonsense idea that universities can't target religious student groups for being religious.
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" Warner, who held a U.S. Senate seat from 1979 to 2009, called Cockburn "an exceptional candidate" and added that he agreed with her views on health care, education and "commonsense gun laws.
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"Well, we will continue to work and search for members of the Republican Party to join us to get commonsense gun legislation passed the House and to pass the Senate," he said.
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Every state can start by passing commonsense legislation I have helped to write to eliminate the archaic loopholes that permit marriage before 18, or before the age of adulthood, whichever is higher.
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Instead of trying to stop the hate being unleashed in Washington, instead of looking for rational, commonsense solutions to update our immigration system, politicians are picking fights when the targets are immigrants.
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The Recreation Not Red-Tape Act offers commonsense solutions that will unite — rather than divide — a growing population of outdoor enthusiasts, and ensure access to sustainable recreation experiences for generations to come.
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The reason I did it is when you have commonsense regulations, lower taxes on individuals and businesses, and you have a fiscal plan that makes sense, the job creators will expand employment.
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But the experience of states that have implemented work requirements for food stamps shows that this commonsense policy can counteract these negative incentives and help lift people out of the welfare trap.
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They've hunkered down, they've put their hands over their ears and their eyes, they want to do whatever the NRA tells them to do, and they're unwilling to consider even commonsense measures.
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" Still, she appeared to maintain her larger point about sexual assault, saying, "I tried to make the commonsense observation that women can take certain steps to make sure they're not a victim.
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In the crusade to get rid of commonsense patent quality measures that stop the industry from continually renewing their patents ad infinitum, Big Pharma often cites the cost of research and development.
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"And right now, what we need is we need to have commonsense gun safety laws in our country," she added, causing the audience in the packed committee room to erupt in applause.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R).
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Other things often sounded right, though GPT-2 suffered frequent world-modelling failures—gaps in the kind of commonsense knowledge that tells you overcoats aren't shaped like the body of a ship.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.).
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"This rhetoric undermines and hurts bipartisan efforts to actually make progress on commonsense gun safety efforts, like expanding background checks," Toomey, who has been at the center of Senate negotiations, warned Friday.
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But rather than support this commonsense protection, credit rating agencies, like Equifax, reportedly campaigned against it and spent millions in political contributions to undermine both the CFPB rule and the CFPB itself.
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Yet, instead of proposing commonsense regulation of an industry that possesses both tremendous potential and unlimited risk, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is working exclusively on how government should exit the field.
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The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 2202 established commonsense work requirements and capped the amount of time individuals can receive benefits in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
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It's debatable whether strong AI could be called "conscious"; at the very least, it would demonstrate behaviors typically associated with consciousness — commonsense reasoning, natural language understanding, creativity, strategizing, and generally intelligent action.
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Using what it describes as advanced robotics and AI, CommonSense Robotics claims to enable retailers — even relatively small ones — to offer one hour, on-demand grocery deliveries to consumers "at a profitable margin".
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"We started sharing our stories with the media and advocating for commonsense gun reform," says Bosley, who wants to see gun owners held accountable for the secondhand sale or loss of their firearms.
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While Congress has failed to act, in the states we've seen progress for commonsense reform; since the tragedy at Sandy Hook, leaders in 42 states have passed 138 new responsible, stronger gun laws.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.).
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Hence the release, on July 21st, of a report labelled "Commonsense principles of corporate governance", containing 77 suggestions compiled by 13 of America's most prominent chief executives during a year of secret meetings.
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"The American people overwhelmingly support commonsense action to stop the epidemic of gun violence in our communities, and if brought to the Floor, basic measures would pass immediately with bipartisan support," she continued.
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"Today, we are underscoring the administration's commitment to finding commonsense ways to cut methane — a potent greenhouse gas fueling climate change — and other harmful pollution from the oil and gas sector," she said.
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With this in mind, the coalition will advocate for four simple, commonsense solutions that can make a meaningful difference in helping fix an investment system that disadvantages Main Street investors at every turn.
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"I would like to see a deal reached whereby Congress recognizes that it's imperative to have border security, and that part of that border security, as a commonsense matter, means barriers," Barr added.
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Consider this the deep state from outside D.C. who want to use the judiciary to override the societal norms and what is often resolved by commonsense not the arm and weight of government.
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The rule adopts a commonsense definition of the word "advice" and in doing so, helps restore the original intent of the act when it comes to reporting the activities of union avoidance consultants.
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Republicans who support a commonsense ban on bump-fire stocks must not allow the NRA's intransigence to dissuade them from moving forward on this small but necessary fix to our nation's gun laws.
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We cannot help wondering whether Judge Kavanaugh will view this delegation as an intrusion on presidential direct removal authority and reject the commonsense holdings of these lower courts should he have the chance.
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That case gives the court the opportunity to affirm the commonsense right of religious nonprofits, like Catholic Social Services, to act in accordance with their religious beliefs when placing children in foster homes.
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These are commonsense priorities like raising the minimum wage, equal pay for equal work, protecting the retirement security of workers, reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, prohibiting insider trading, and cleaning up government.
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Issue One consistently works with both Republicans and Democrats, former and current, and ardent progressives and staunch conservatives in Congress to find commonsense solutions to these problems and restore faith in our government.
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"I would like to see a deal reached whereby Congress recognizes that it's imperative to have border security and that part of that border security as a commonsense matter needs barriers," Barr said.
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This is one of many commonsense changes to Medicare that could improve the lives and health of seniors with chronic diseases, many of whom have stories all too familiar to every American family.
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And there's a commonsense way in which natural resource extraction work — drilling for oil and gas, mining coal, growing crops, chopping trees — and manufacturing work represent similar kinds of manly blue-collar occupations.
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"As acting administrator of EPA, (Wheeler) has prioritized commonsense policies that protect our air and water, while allowing our economy to grow," said Senate Republican John Barrasso of Wyoming following the 52-47 vote.
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The idea of a Romney or Flake challenge seems more reminiscent of centrist anti-party candidacies like John B. Anderson or Ross Perot, which presented center-right ideas as commonsense alternatives to either party.
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Somehow, a commonsense push to protect frail LGBT seniors in long-term care facilities became yet another "bathroom bill," seized upon by a movement that is unusually obsessed with what goes on in bathrooms.
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I was just on the door with a Republican woman the other day who, right out of her mouth said, 'I don't understand why we're not moving in commonsense ways for gun violence prevention.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), Sen.
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If Congress comes together to enact this commonsense plan, the Council of Economic Advisers estimates that it will raise the annual income of a typical, hardworking American household by an average of around $4,000.
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Association of American Railroads President and CEO Ed Hamberger recently proposed that Congress should settle for the status quo rather than adopt commonsense updates to truck length regulations, which haven't been changed since 1982.
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"This commonsense decision by Campbells — and all of Campbell's brands, including the iconic Connecticut company Pepperidge Farm — will enable consumers to make informed decisions about the food they and their families eat," he said.
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"I want to thank for your very good work on the rollback of the Waters of the U.S., and coming up with what I'm sure is a much commonsense and legal definition," said Sen.
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Urban growth boundaries prevent growth from expanding outward, and single-family zoning, minimum lot sizes and density limits prevent commonsense increases in supply like duplexes in residential areas and taller buildings in urban locations.
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It should also be noted that the "Commonsense Corporate Governance Principles," released this summer by a group that included Warren E. Buffett and Jamie Dimon, among other corporate chieftains, weighed in on the subject.
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Carolyn McClanahan, a certified financial planner and physician, believes there are some commonsense solutions to fixing the health-care system, and she feels the politicians are actually the problem and not the problem-solvers.
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Applying sanctions on the family members of Kremlin officials and oligarchs already under U.S. sanctions is a commonsense measure that could curtail such illicit activity and help to drive the Russians out of Ukraine.
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As co-founders of Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, we strongly support the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 6900 because we understand the significance of commonsense federal legislation to ending gun violence and saving lives.
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"Pat Toomey is proud to stand with the thousands of men and women whose jobs depend on Pennsylvania's energy sector, while also fighting for commonsense steps to protect our environment," spokesman Ted Kwong said.
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Moreover, constitutional equality provisions have not impeded commonsense measures that treat women differently such as laws allowing new mothers to take breastfeeding breaks during the workday, which exist in the vast majority of countries.
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By returning to commonsense regulation that incentivizes broadband investment and expansion, we can build out more robust networks that keep the American dream alive for those striving to succeed in today's technology-driven world.
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As stated in principles Buffett endorsed last year with a dozen other boardroom denizens (called "commonsense principles"), outside directors are best positioned to evaluate this question and then present it to the full board.
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This commonsense legislation is intended to strengthen and restore the doctor-patient relationship while giving healthcare providers the final say in prescribing the right medication for the patients that they know and care about.
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I hope those familiar with official time will support my proposal, and I believe Americans who may be hearing about it for the first time will similarly understand the need for this commonsense legislation.
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Finding ways to make landowners partners in the effort to protect species are among those commonsense reforms — and would go a long way toward ensuring that federal wildlife laws fully deliver on their promise.
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Donald Trump galloped into the White House on a promise to "drain the swamp," to rid Washington of inefficient and corrupt career bureaucrats, and bring to D.C. a new commonsense and business-minded leadership.
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CONWAY: The president as he is wanting to do is trying to bring everybody together to come up with some commonsense plan, but he cannot be more clear about what his vision on immigration is.
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The reason that no fees were previously required for asylum applications was because of the commonsense acknowledgment that if one person was prevented from applying owing to the fees, it would be a gross injustice.
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Commonsense morality perceives a significant difference between passionate young people working to advance a cause on shoestring budgets and adults trying to support a family on minimum wage jobs working for billionaire-owned retail conglomerates.
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Trump's closeted army is likely worth at least a few points as respectable, commonsense but average Americans choose the reality show they know and grimace at over the corrupt, calculating Clinton they resent and despise.
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"Instead of working for stronger protections, too many Republican politicians in Washington, including the Trump administration, are trying to roll back commonsense regulations that enable workers to return home safely to their families," he added.
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Wheeler is currently working with Trump to roll back the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards — commonsense safeguards on some of the most well-known toxins that Latino families are exposed to at a disproportionate rate.
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In addition to this commonsense change in the law, America's energy diplomats must continue to work with their counterparts around the globe to assure that U.S. LNG can flow freely to and within these markets.
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At a time when the terrorist threat to American families and our allies is growing, we need to pass commonsense legislation to keep guns out of the hands of those who wish to harm Americans.
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That's why we're working to create a clear legal framework for what types of innovations are patent eligible, so that everyone – from researchers and investors to businesses and academics – can follow the same, commonsense rules.
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It is a commonsense way to simply understand why tens of thousands of our fellow citizens are being killed every year without eroding the Second Amendment and demonizing the millions of law-abiding gun owners.
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Three Percenters are preoccupied with survival and preservation, dealing with the evils they see in the here and now and operating on faith that once it is vanquished, commonsense and self-evident good will triumph.
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With Congress gridlocked by partisan disagreements, including how to reduce our debt and deficit, we need to focus on commonsense solutions and find ways to come together to fix the budget issues we currently face.
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We will never realize the full potential of "big data" or the Cancer Moonshot or the Precision Medicine Initiative without commonsense and long-overdue modernization of HIPAA that will free data from their current silos.
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"As we shift through various proposals, I am confident we can find commonsense solutions pertaining to our changing climate that also support and build upon President Trump's strong economy," he added in the emailed statement.
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And he called for measures meant to protect the common American, like a right to health care, new "commonsense regulations" on hedge funds and businesses to protect workers, and more robust support for mental health.
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I took a passionate stance, as I always have, about commonsense gun reform and expanding police ability throughout our country when we come in contact with someone mentally ill to take them to a facility.
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Under the ERA, commonsense accommodations for pregnant women in the workforce and the military, government programs such as Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and criminal protections via the Violence Against Women Act could all end.
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But as a member of that committee, she was one of its most ardent supporters among Democrats, attending the bill's signing and defending it as a commonsense bipartisan measure to ease regulation on community banks.
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Commonsense begs the question: When we have unpassed appropriations and no budget, on top of a long legislative to-do list, why are we packing our bags and heading home for the entire month of August?
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Gabby and I returned to public service in the hopes that we could save lives by bringing Americans together around responsible, commonsense gun safety policies -- Americans who are Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and gun owners like us.
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With the National Institutes of Health recently saying that mosquitoes carrying Zika could arrive in the United States as early as June, we cannot afford to delay a commonsense component in the efforts to combat Zika.
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Climate concerns regarding the program are premised on the commonsense notion that making enormous quantities of cheap coal available leads to more coal combustion than otherwise would have occurred — and in doing so, boosts carbon emissions.
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"The city and its outside legal counsel have always expected this would be a long legal fight, and will continue to fight for the right to take commonsense steps to prevent future gun violence," he said.
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One of the things you say in it is that you are not going to campaign for, vote for any candidate, regardless of what party they are in, if they do not support commonsense gun reform.
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These directions need a more commonsense approach to rest, diet and pain, Dr. J. David Richardson of the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky writes in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
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He presents himself as a businessman who can offer America commonsense solutions backed up by professional management—"I'm going to get great people that know what they're doing, not a bunch of political hacks," he says.
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"Administrator Pruitt makes no apologies for having a candid dialogue about climate science and commonsense regulations that will protect our environment, without creating unnecessary regulatory burdens that kill jobs," said Liz Bowman in an emailed statement.
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Consider the creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), a commonsense quality control panel that can invalidate bad patents, if those patents are submitted to them in what is called an Inter Partes review.
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And what's worse is that even when we get past the influence of powerful interests, many elected officials feel that it's not politically safe to make the sort of commonsense compromises our country so desperately needs.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) out the door.
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By reauthorizing smart legislation, ensuring industry makes needed investment in safety, detection, and repairs, and supporting commonsense standards to reduce leaks throughout the energy sector, we can help ensure a safer, more resilient natural gas system.
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The best way to quit smoking is to never start in the first place — and that is exactly what commonsense public health policy proposals, such as raising the minimum purchasing age to 21, aim to do.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.) View the discussion thread.
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The new rule is a set of commonsense requirements for surface mining that will better protect ground water, surface water, and ecosystems, while taking into consideration modern mining practices, the best available science, and new technologies.
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All of that also needs to be bolstered by the kind of strong social safety net that's helping some European countries weather the COVID-19 crisis: commonsense policies like universal health care and paid sick leave.
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The new rule "brings a commonsense approach that offers consistency and certainty for employers as well as clarity and prosperity for American workers," Patrick Pizzella, acting U.S. Secretary of Labor said in a statement in September.
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An analysis by the Commonsense Policy Roundtable, a self-described free-enterprise think tank, concluded that the referendum would lead to a loss of 147,000 jobs by 2030, most only indirectly connected to oil and gas.
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"All across the country, people are sick and tired of gun violence, and the time is now for all of us together to stand up to the NRA and to pass commonsense gun legislation," Sanders said.
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To honor nurses this week for their hard work, long hours and dedicated service, we must fight for commonsense reforms to ensure that they do not have to give up their careers due to workplace hazards.
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It is important that as we look toward the future when it comes to building off these initial successes, we keep faith with the playbook of commonsense principles and policies that have produced results in Indiana's comeback.
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"The gifts being made under these schemes are not truly 'charitable' according to any commonsense definition of that word, since taxpayers are made financially better off by their gifts," ITEP said in a report released on Wednesday.
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" Fulton asserted that Clinton has "the courage to fight for commonsense gun legislation," while Reed-Veal talked about the Democratic nominee as someone who, as president, would "help lead us down the path toward restoration and change.
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"Designating election infrastructure as 'critical' captures the commonsense notion that protecting elections from cyber-enabled manipulation is very important," wrote Kristen Eichensehr, a former State Department official and law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Ensuring patients can get the right medicine at the right time is instrumental in containing long-term healthcare costs and policies such as step therapy reform are constructive and commonsense ways to accomplish those two important goals.
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Advocates of a commonsense understanding of gender also need to think through how to respond to individuals who are experiencing gender dysphoria They need compassion, grace and openness to civil conversation in both public and in private.
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It's with this in mind that the Problem Solvers Caucus—which features 6900 Democrats and 2628 Republicans—recently released a set of bipartisan principles that lays the groundwork for a commonsense deal on DACA and border security.
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The U.S. Chamber Watch "Statement of Principles" lays out six commonsense solutions that will do much to ensure the trade association is actually working on behalf of the broad coalition of businesses it claims to represent: 1.
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"These are all commonsense solutions added to this legislation in a vigorous debate on Capitol Hill, and under the President's leadership we'll continue to listen intently for ways to make this even better," Pence told the crowd.
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The Affordable Care Act showed us that Medicare can be strengthened without cutting benefits – through commonsense efforts to increase revenues and reduce overpayments, while also expanding innovative payment models that reward value in care, rather than volume.
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"On remand to the lower courts, the Board looks forward to explaining why its commonsense restroom and locker room policy is legal under the Constitution and federal law," the Gloucester County School Board said in a statement.
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A speech on CCO liability by the SEC's former enforcement director, Andrew Ceresney{here}, before he left the agency in 23 serves as a commonsense guide that the agency's enforcement division seems to be continuing to follow.
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"From a commonsense standpoint, it's hard to buy Toshiba's argument that it doesn't need approval from its JV partner because it's almost a 50-50 joint venture," said Masahiko Ishino, an analyst at Tokai Tokyo Research Center.
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Although some later-day critics find "monopolies" in markets that appear highly competitive by commonsense measures, there's a near universal consensus amongst economists that monopolies on sales gained through unfair means are almost always bad for consumers.
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However, my point to the airlines is that if you're not willing to implement these commonsense changes, changes that will actually help your business by improving customer service, then the government will likely do it for you.
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A speech on CCO liability by the SEC's former enforcement director, Andrew Ceresney{here}, before he left the agency in 2016 serves as a commonsense guide that that agency's enforcement division seems to be continuing to follow.
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Millar framed it as the idea of regulation versus freedom, explaining that even though making superheroes answer to the government was a commonsense approach, the notion of a government controlling superheroes would be a little harder to swallow.
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"Defendants have conspired to turn workplace and educational settings across the country into laboratories for a massive social experiment, flouting the democratic process, and running roughshod over commonsense policies protecting children and basic privacy rights," the lawsuit read.
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During more than a year of campaigning he staked out positions that sowed wide anxiety, threatening to upend decades of US strategy, policy and protocol, in favor of what he claimed would be his innovative, commonsense businessman's approach.
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"Defendants have conspired to turn workplaces and educational settings across the country into laboratories for a massive social experiment, flouting the democratic process, and running roughshod over commonsense policies protecting children and basic privacy rights," said the complaint.
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Americans depend on a functioning water infrastructure to bring them clean drinking water and commonsense policies that protect the wetlands that absorb floodwaters and filter pollution and keep local rivers and lakes safe for their families to enjoy.
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We hope that as the bill moves through the Senate, policymakers grasp this distinction and support the bill for what it is: a commonsense policy change and a win-win for startups, their employees, and the American economy.
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"Defendants have conspired to turn workplaces and education settings across the country into laboratories for a massive social experiment, flouting the democratic process, and running roughshod over commonsense policies protecting children and basic privacy rights," the lawsuit asserts.
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Having conducted a thorough review of each title of the farm bill, we have a good idea of where we can make commonsense reforms, fix problems, improve efficiency, and craft a bill that works for consumers and producers.
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"They want us to finally pass commonsense gun safety legislation, so no one has to fear being hurt or killed while at school, at work, or at their place of worship," Northam said hours after the election results.
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The House of Representatives must move forward quickly in a bipartisan manner on the passage of CARA because the commonsense, bipartisan solutions in the bill offer a desperately needed lifeline to anyone suffering under the weight of addiction.
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It's a package of commonsense measures that will make it easier for special-needs families to save for their children and for special-needs adults to have the resources they need to live better and more independent lives.
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"This commonsense reform of TSCA will now provide regulatory certainty across America that will support the creation of more than 22019,000 new jobs and more than $293 billion in permanent new domestic economic output by 2023," he said.
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"When you think about commonsense things, practical things we could do like, right now, there are fire extinguishers, dry chemical fire extinguishers in every commercial building, school, almost within a hundred feet of wherever you are," Moody said.
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And in doing so, we will be advocating for the commonsense, evidence-based policies the NRA has long opposed: laws that remove guns from domestic abusers, suicide prevention laws, permit-to-purchase policies, and improved background check systems.
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In more than 35 years of public service, I have never approached an issue thinking Republicans were always wrong or that Democrats were always right, because where I come from, party politics are more often overruled by commonsense.
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Y.), Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.).
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Leading consumer genetic services have pledged to uphold the privacy best practices created by the Future of Privacy Forum — which articulate commonsense limits on government access to DNA data — but others have not made these promises to customers.
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"The commonsense and cost-effective measures we are proposing reflect the recommendations of several government studies as well as stakeholder views and tribal consultation over the last two years," Janice Schneider, an assistant secretary at Interior, told reporters.
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"Most people would assume there are commonsense rules in place by the federal government to ensure the safety of the products we put on our skin each and every day, but that's just not the case," says Senator Feinstein.
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"In addition to enacting harmful policies, the current administration has failed to support commonsense reforms needed to improve the lives of hardworking Americans and protect our way of life," Daines wrote in a congratulatory letter to Trump on Tuesday.
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The bill's commonsense fixes would remove outdated program rules such as requiring participating libraries to hold a specific minimum number of books in their collections, an anachronism in 2018 when library services range from online databases to 3D printing.
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If Americans wish to revive the spirit of commonsense governance and ensure political equality for all, we must not sit idly by and wait for a knight in shining armor; the fate of the republic is in our hands.
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" He surmised that Communism, by controlling every aspect of people's lives, had infantilized generations of Chinese: "People's sense of themselves as individuals atrophied, so much so that they lost commonsense ideas of how to behave ethically without strict parameters.
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"Today's actions are commonsense measures to reduce methane, which fuels climate change, and cut harmful pollution linked to serious health effects while allowing industry to continue to provide a vital source of energy for Americans," spokeswoman Laura Allen said.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R) said earlier this year he would retire.
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Read enough of them and the 89-year-old chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway gets around to giving his distinctively value-tinged, commonsense approaches to accounting, mergers, stock buybacks, dividends and other tricks of the trade to build value.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.).
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J.), Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) and Mark Sanford (R-S.C.).
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertBottom Line The most expensive congressional races of the last decade Lymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem MORE (R-Wash.); and Jason Gleason, former chief of staff to Rep.
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Roskam joins lobbying firm MORE (Fla.) and Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.).
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This commonsense reform would allow rail customers to request to move their freight to another major railroad at a nearby interchange for an appropriate fee – a routine practice in Canada for more than a century where railroads have thrived.
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"President Trump has an opportunity to wrench his party out of the grasp of the NRA and get our country and our Congress to start talking about commonsense gun safety reforms," Schumer said from the Senate floor early Wednesday.
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Hearing a high school senior describe the horror of her experience with gun violence, followed by a list of commonsense gun violence prevention policies, created a sense of hope for those in the room and those watching on television.
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Yet, if one surfs cable television or navigates Youtube and social media, these windows into our public life quickly showcase politicians, mechanics and grade-school teachers all weighing in on the topic with great passion and reflective commonsense smarts.
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J.), Patrick Meehan (Pa.), Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.), Chris Smith (N.
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And then—even as no developed country endures a homicide rate like ours, a difference explained largely by pervasive accessibility to guns; even as the majority of gun owners support commonsense reforms—the political debate spirals into acrimony and paralysis.
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My administration secured much more fiscal expansion than many appreciated in recovering from our crisis—more than a dozen bills provided $1.4 trillion in economic support from 2009 to 2012—but fighting Congress for each commonsense measure expended substantial energy.
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Dao's attorney, Thomas Demetrio, in a statement early Thursday applauded United for promptly making policy changes that he said are "passenger friendly and are simple, commonsense decisions on United's part to help minimize the stress involved in the flying experience."
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It's advocating for reform through a number of avenues, including a constitutional amendment, a full and functioning Supreme Court (which could hear a case to reverse the effects of Citizens United), and commonsense legislation to clean up our election laws.
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Auto-IRAs, also known as "Secure Choice" or "Work and Save" programs, are a commonsense approach to retirement savings that can remove regulatory and operational barriers for small businesses to offer savings opportunities to employees through payroll-deduction automatic enrollment IRAs.
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By returning to commonsense rules that protect Alaska's bears and wolves, while still allowing for sportsmen like hunting practices, Zinke will demonstrate his commitment to the protection of America's unrivaled wildlife, as well as trust the judgement of his staff.
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"Secretary Clinton believes that the Fed needs to be more representative of America as a whole as well as that commonsense reforms -- like getting bankers off the boards of regional Federal Reserve banks -- are long overdue," said a campaign spokesperson.
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After 6900 little girls and boys were slaughtered by a killer with an assault weapon in their Sandy Hook Elementary School first-grade classrooms in 2628, Congress blocked any and all attempts to pass reasonable and commonsense gun safety legislation.
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It would also help our country unify around a commonsense fact: Domestic terrorism is not a local or state phenomenon — it is a threat to the people of our country that should be confronted clearly and consistently by the federal government.
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"Our continued fundraising success shows the frustration voters feel with a Republican-led Senate that's refused to take action on Zika funding, President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, and commonsense gun safety reform," DSCC Executive Director Tom Lopach said in a statement.
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It's an effort that likely won't grab headlines as it now moves before the full House, but it's a commonsense push to end overreaching regulations, one that will trim red tape and reduce real-life burdens faced by entrepreneurs and workers.
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With great fanfare, President Trump and the two senators released a revised version of the "Reforming American Immigration for Strong Economy" (RAISE) Act, a commonsense bill that actually recognizes the American people as the primary stakeholders in our immigration system.
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That's what's at stake in a current debate before U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which is considering a simple and commonsense rule to require optometrists to sign an acknowledgement that they provide each patient with a copy of his or her prescription.
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Despite rhetoric and empty promises, the administration continues to neglect this issue, while the Republican majority in Congress rejects commonsense efforts to protect Medicare from unreasonable price increases, including allowing the Medicare program to directly negotiate for lower drug prices.
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We haven't convened and done our work yet, but we're hoping we can make commonsense proposals that can be implemented in the coming years, some of which, maybe, while this president is in office, and some that can be done later.
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"I've always believed it's not about moving more to the left or more to the right, but it's about moving forward with commonsense measures, policies that truly improve the human condition for all Americans, regardless of who you are," he said.
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H.R. 6199 is a narrowly tailored, commonsense bill to correct this provision in the ACA, give families the freedom to use their HSA dollars in more places, and ultimately ensure the law better serves those it is intended to help.
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In Washington, Lipinski's commonsense leadership has translated to a vote against the Affordable Care Act and a past opposition to raising the minimum wage to $15 hour (he supported raising it to $20183 but has since shifted on the issue).
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I have little tolerance for Democrats who seem to be bold on a lot of other plans and issues but aren't bold on the commonsense things that will make my community safe and communities like mine all across this country.
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What I'm trying to do is address commonsense policy solutions that can make our country and our community safer, and that I think the vast majority of our community can get behind, and that I think can make a real difference.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) will continue to lead the trade panel, Rep.
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This principle has animated ATRA's efforts for more than a decade to push commonsense reform statutes — successfully in 18 states so far — that promote accountability and transparency when public authorities choose to hire outside counsel on a contingency-fee basis.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertThe most expensive congressional races of the last decade Lymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street MORE (R) in a suburban and exurban Seattle district.
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Unfortunately, the president-elect's choice for Education Secretary has indicated she supports an approach that flies in the face of America's long-time, commonsense investment in public education opportunities that recognizes education is an essential rung to climb the economic ladder.
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After several long days of heated partisan wrangling and confusion about how to determine the truth when two people offer starkly contrasting accounts, one commonsense notion ultimately prevailed: more facts and more information can only aid in the search for truth.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE is chairman of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R), who will retire at the end of next year.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), both Tuesday Group members, are retiring as well.
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Will Hurd (Texas), Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.), Mike Coffman (Colo.), Elise Stefanik (N.
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Are we going to take the painfully obviously commonsense steps and make sure that terrorists can't get guns or are we going to bow down to the (National Rifle Association) so that suspected terrorists can continue to get their hands on guns?
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Tonight's debate, while substantive in parts, did little to provide comfort to an independent voter looking for a president who is willing to cross party lines to get things done or pursue commonsense reforms across a broad range of domestic policy areas.
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"These guys [in the House] are going to give us something, and now our Republican colleagues here are going to have to tell their constituents back home why they do not support commonsense legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs," he said.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), whose seat Clinton carried by more than 85033 points.
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Charles Hernick is the director of Policy and Advocacy at Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum, a nonprofit engaging Republican policymakers and the public about commonsense, conservative solutions to address our nation's need for abundant, reliable energy while preserving our environment.
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These types of commonsense standards provide working parents and students with more flexibility, balance and voice in their work hours by ensuring adequate notice of their work schedule, protections against unhealthy shifts like "clopenings," and more opportunity to access full-time hours.
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Y.) laid it out very well during last week's Ways and Means Committee hearing: To make Social Security sustainably solvent, we can either raise revenue (as the Social Security 2100 Act does gradually over time in a commonsense way) or cut benefits.
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"Allowing property taxes to be fully deducted has been a bedrock principle of our tax code and is commonsense tax policy that rewards states that invest in things like education, public safety, infrastructure and economic opportunity for all," Menendez said in a statement.
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I know from firsthand experience that claims of non-existent voter fraud are used to raise fears, steamroll facts and overcome commonsense resulting in laws that have nothing to do with ballot security and everything to do with voter suppression and discrimination.
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"I have little tolerance for Democrats who seem to be bold on a lot of other plans and issues but aren't bold on the commonsense things that will make my community safe and communities like mine all across this country," he said.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) with suggesting safety measures for lawmakers, Politico reported Tuesday.
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Commanders-in-chief are elected to lead the nation's legislators to a place where reasonable people on both sides of the aisle can embrace commonsense reforms—not rule by fiat when members of the House and Senate fail to bend to their will.
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Amy KlobucharAmy Jean KlobucharEight Democratic presidential hopefuls to appear in CNN climate town hall Biden, Buttigieg bypassing Democratic delegate meeting: report Poll: Nearly 4 in 5 say they will consider candidates' stances on cybersecurity MORE (D-Minn.) for endorsing this commonsense approach.
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America is sinking under the weight of financial obligations that have burgeoned over the years from a commonsense approach to helping aging citizens — Social Security and Medicaid — into a gargantuan system of bureaucracy and debt that our nation no longer can afford.
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But if we want to stop living in a country that exists in a state of perpetual political warfare — in which we automatically denounce anything supported by our political opponents, no matter how laudible — then we should unite over commonsense programs like AmeriCorps.
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That the island's government has cut nothing to balance its books is absurd — they haven't begun to make any hard decisions about budget reductions or even, for that matter, taken any commonsense steps to merely collect more of the revenue owed them.
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HRC and our allies across the LGBTQ+, racial justice and gun law reform movement have been continuing to honor the lives of those lost and put forward commonsense policy ideas that can have a real impact on improving the safety of our community.
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Roskam joins lobbying firm MORE (Fla.), Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.) and Patrick Meehan (Pa.). Rep.
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Although he may claim to care about methane pollution, Pruitt has used his position to take aim at commonsense rules that would reduce methane and other pollution from the oil and gas industry and make it easier for our kids to breathe.
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"The stakes are too high, the costs are too dear, and I am not and will not be afraid to keep fighting for commonsense reforms, and, along with you, achieve those on behalf of all those who have been lost," Clinton said.
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And it's a reminder of the commonsense reality that the normal way you try to win elections is to nominate a fresh-faced outsider who vows to clean up the mess in Washington, not a veteran of a system that's widely hated.
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"In December, Republicans had the opportunity to pass a commonsense measure that would prevent suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms, but instead they shamefully voted to leave the terrorist gun loophole open," said Sadie Weiner, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
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But here comes a Super PAC with their ad running saying that Ayotte claims to support not letting people on the no-fly list or the terror suspect list buy guns, but here she is voting against all of these commonsense gun solutions.
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SHARM EL-SHIEKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Parliament must try to "restore some commonsense" to Brexit in a vote later this week, a lawmaker from the main opposition Labour Party said on Sunday, proposing changes to stop Britain from leaving the European Union without a deal.
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If Clinton is genuine about wanting to help America's neediest kids, there's a commonsense solution she can champion that would instantly reverse much of the damage she's done over the years: providing every American family with a child allowance, regardless of their income level.
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"It's commonsense, it should be codified in the rules, and it should be considered part of a standard classroom education for all—not a luxury for a few," Read This Next: Teachers Have to Hide the Truth About Sex and It's Screwing Us Over
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What might be seen as a commonsense understanding of consent has struck ire from some, like Libertarian writer Robert Carle, who argue affirmative consent makes "normal human interaction" into sexual offense, and author Judith Shulevitz, who argued this approach would make sex more anxiety-producing.
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Confronted with the prospect of modest, commonsense measures that might in any way impinge on the prescribing of painkillers, Purdue and its various allies have responded with alarm, suggesting that such steps will deny law-abiding pain patients access to medicine they desperately need.
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The three commonsense currency reforms in the Coins Act — switching from the dollar bill to a dollar coin, changing the composition of the nickel and suspending production of the penny — could save taxpayers up to $16.3 billion, according to recent estimates by bipartisan economists.
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Saddened by school shootings, disgusted by the lack of progress on commonsense gun safety from politicians, and inspired by student protests, millennials also respond to appeals about gun safety, including universal background checks and ban on assault-style weapons, as well as the economic message.
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There is no benefit to a methane leak, which is why it is so baffling that the EPA's Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler has proposed to significantly weaken commonsense standards that limit methane emissions from new and modified sources in the oil and gas industry.
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Those conversations have yielded a number of commonsense policy solutions that I believe, if implemented, could help our country in both the short and long-term: It is my sincere belief that a strong partnership between the public and private sectors is an absolute necessity.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) is joining Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs as a vice president.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), Republican Dino Rossi raised more than his three top Democratic fundraisers.
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Recently, my organization Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions Forum (CRES Forum), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to educating the public and influencing the national conversation about commonsense clean energy, shared a memo with Tillerson and Special Assistant for International Energy and Environment George David Banks.
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For those who arrogantly and wrongly say that engaging in commonsense steps to protect our nation from those who seek to destroy us, I wonder at what point did they come to the belief that national suicide was in our character and our inevitable destiny.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee. Rep.
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"This commonsense bill provides a solution to the many Venezuelans who currently reside in our country who fled a socialist dictatorship, and the oppression, hyperinflation, extreme shortages of food and medicine, and crime that the regime is responsible for" Diaz-Balart said in a statement.
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"At a time when some seek to reject our nation's rich multiculturalism and rewrite our history, I'm very proud to introduce this bipartisan, commonsense legislation for Congress to officially recognize the Latino story as an integral part of America's past, present and future," Menendez said.
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This is because, despite widespread support for commonsense gun violence prevention legislation, certain components of our federal government—namely the Senate, under the control of its leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellOcasio-Cortez to Crenshaw: 'Why on earth' would you lend your handgun to friends?
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Since the spill, the federal government has taken a number of steps to prevent future disasters through the creation of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to monitor drilling activities and to implement commonsense regulations to improve safety on offshore oil rigs.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.) — Reichert voted for the bill on the Ways and Means Committee. Rep.
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"We're big advocates for commonsense sentencing reform as well and we hope that happens, but we want to get the ball rolling and we think prison reform is a great place to start," said Mark Holden, Koch Industries's general counsel and senior vice president.
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So, yes, it is -- it is a false notion that I believe is circulated for either political reasons or commercial reasons in order to prevent a coming-together among people of goodwill to develop commonsense rules that will make us safer while preserving the Second Amendment.
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Tech support: Dean Garfield, President and CEO of ITI which represents tech companies like Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft, told Axios, "The commonsense I-Squared Act will allow employers to recruit and retain the best and brightest and fuel America's leadership in technology and innovation."
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"Months of very hard work by agency staff have produced a solid, commonsense plan that will help the agency respond to a new economic environment," said Rick Metsger, a board member of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), which oversees the country's nearly 6,000 credit unions.
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This House will take action on overdue legislation that has bipartisan support in the Congress and across the Country: We will make our communities safer and keep our sacred promise to the victims, survivors and families of gun violence by passing commonsense bipartisan background check legislation.
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J.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Patrick Meehan (Pa.), Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.), Chris Smith (N.
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Shortly before "The Colbert Report" premièred, in 2005, Stephen Colbert claimed that he would play a generic cable-news blowhard, a character drawn from a variety of sources—the "manliness" of NBC's Stone Phillips, the "folksiness" of CNN's Aaron Brown, the "commonsense" simplicity of MSNBC's Joe Scarborough.
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"As in the case of the Iran nuclear agreement, ideology and political concerns are triumphing over the commonsense recommendations of US and Israeli security experts and the opinion of the majority of Jewish Americans," the liberal, pro-Israel advocacy group J Street said in a statement Tuesday.
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Most recently, my colleagues and I in Congress have called for several votes on the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act, a commonsense approach to protecting the American people by preventing those on the Terrorist Watch List from purchasing firearms and other deadly devices.
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Lisa Boeving-Learned's conversations with voters, for example, link universal health care to her pro-veteran and pro-union stands; she is passionate about voting rights and redistricting, and isn't afraid to speak up for commonsense gun laws in places where other politicians duck the question.
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For starters, the organization has lobbied against even the most commonsense regulations on the abortion industry, such as higher safety standards for abortion centers or bills that would restrict late term abortion, bills that just so happen to have the support of the overwhelming majority of … women.
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The challenges facing my people that have resulted from the proposed shutdown of the Navajo Generating Station are grave, but I am confident that working with our allies in Congress and the new Trump Administration, we have a chance develop a commonsense solution to this crisis.
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"We're big advocates for commonsense sentencing reform as well and we hope that happens, but we want to get the ball rolling and we think prison reform is a great place to start," Mark Holden, Koch Industries's general counsel and senior vice president, said in April.
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But Narang argues that the order will make issuing commonsense rules nearly impossible—picking rules with no value to be axed will be hard enough, then rolling back rules takes as long as making them, and revocations will be fought tooth and nail by interest groups.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE's (R-Wash.) open seat and the Tennessee Senate race, which has garnered some national attention.
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Biden's commonsense wisdom that better things aren't possible looks a bit foolish when states and cities are already taking steps—like pausing evictions and housing the homeless in hotels—that they could have taken without a pandemic, demonstrating the arbitrary limits that Democratic politicians put upon themselves.
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Yet well-funded actors like Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America have exerted their influence on elected officials to the extent that even commonsense, widely supported policies like the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act cannot even receive a vote in the House of Representatives.
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Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), Juan Vargas (D-Calif.) and Grace Meng (D-N.
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"I'm honored by the groundswell of support we've received and together we're building a grassroots campaign to stand up to the corporate special interests and bring commonsense priorities like quality, affordable health care and lower prescription drug costs to Washington, D.C.," Jones said in a statement.
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SHARM EL-SHIEKH, Egypt, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Parliament must try to "restore some commonsense" to Brexit in a vote later this week, a lawmaker from the main opposition Labour Party said on Sunday, proposing changes to stop Britain from leaving the European Union without a deal.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R) won reelection in 2008 after he and his Democratic opponent spent a combined $7.2 million.
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The House's vote to override that executive overreach is emblematic of where the people are, namely that they support commonsense laws that give the people the right to send their hard earned dollars towards clinics that help women, not abortion centers that slaughter innocent children for profit.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE, who abandoned plans to run for re-election just weeks after Schrier entered the race.
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As they have in the past, Democrats framed the bill, as well as another proposal requiring background checks for gun buyers no matter where they purchase the weapon, as a commonsense measure for fighting terrorism that could only be opposed by those with absolutist opposition to gun control.
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Far from being a "commonsense" approach to immigration enforcement, as the Trump administration claims, however, the 287(g) program may actually make communities less safe, by shifting the focus away from run-of-the-mill crimes and fracturing the trust between local police and immigrants in their communities.
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As government policymakers and regulators examine, understand and embrace emerging IoT technologies, they must encourage strategies that benefit everyone, while at the same time apply commonsense privacy protections that build trust in IoT technologies to help ensure that consumers enjoy the full benefits of IoT sensors and devices.
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"Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito support the Second Amendment to the Constitution and Massachusetts' strict gun laws, including the ban on assault weapons and bump stocks, and are pleased that the Commonwealth continues to lead in passing commonsense reforms," Governor Baker's office said in a statement to CNN.
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This is the same procedure Republicans are using in an attempt to roll back the fiduciary rule, which is the commonsense policy to ensure anyone giving paid financial advice has to prioritize their clients' interests over an undisclosed third party who may be paying to promote specific financial products.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), Dave Trott (R-Mich.) and Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) have said they will not run again.
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Aides and members point to progress: Democrats and Republicans are trading proposals back and forth, negotiating in good faith and trying to find a commonsense middle ground that includes a three-pronged approach to border security: a mix of barriers, personnel and technology that both sides can agree on.
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Roskam joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Fla.) and Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), as well as that held by Rep.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) said he wouldn't support a floor vote for impeachment because the regular process hasn't been followed.
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It is remarkable that Airbnb would refuse a seemingly commonsense corporate practice to maintain the integrity of their product....For our part, if we were invested in a company that knowingly engaged in so much illegal activity, we would think twice about keeping our money in that company.
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It's still vague, but the group's members will work with state and federal lawmakers to propose policies — based on what they hear from people on the ground — that help people get coverage and address commonsense concerns, like "making sure someone doesn't lose their home because someone gets sick," Slavitt said.
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Biden's speech, and both his and Upton's response demonstrates the kind of basic decency and bipartisan spirit that most Americans long for—and which could pay off handsomely at the ballot box if either party can stop being the ideological purity police and return to a focus on commonsense governance.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) and Dave Trott (R-Mich.) will improve their chances of flipping those swing districts.
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As Team 26 rides away from Congress, they will be reminding Congress that gun violence continues to occur in the United States at rates that are unacceptable, and that commonsense measures to reduce it are needed, including requiring a background check on all gun sales and limiting magazines to 10 rounds.
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"We respect the court, but are disappointed North Carolina will not be among the more than 30 other states with commonsense voter ID in place for the upcoming election," House Speaker Tim Moore and Phil Berger, the president pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate, said in a joint statement.
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The good news, is there is a simple, commonsense legislative fix to take the threat of a shutdown off the table: pass an "anti-shutdown amendment," attached to a short-term CR, that would trigger an additional 40 days of current spending levels if a funding agreement cannot be reached.
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"The decision to suspend data collection for the Honey Bee Colonies Report exemplifies the Trump Administration's wrongheaded opposition to effective and commonsense sustainability research, a decision allegedly made because the Republican majority in Congress last year failed to provide the USDA the necessary funding to accomplish its core missions," Rep.
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike ConawayKenneth (Mike) Michael ConawayTexas faces turbulent political moment Democratic Party official: Texas is 'biggest battleground state in the country' Another Texas congressman planning to retire MORE (R-Texas) said the provision is a commonsense revamp of SNAP and is critical to helping Americans feed their families.
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Over the subsequent six years my friend Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE championed the bill, elevating it to a level of support rarely seen.
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Commonsense corporate tax reform that brings the rate in line with international norms and eliminates double taxation would stop inversions, protect American companies, grow the economy, and maybe even encourage foreign companies to move to the U.S. Last month's hearing highlighting the need for immediate reform was a good start.
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With Wells Fargo continuing to insist that its defrauded customers be barred from taking them to court for widespread fraud, and with veterans and servicemembers still running up against fine-print clauses that block them from accessing protections granted by federal laws, consumers need this commonsense rule more than ever.
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A host of research studies, including one involving teachers in the state of Washington, back the commonsense notion that the quality of mentorship that teacher candidates receive before becoming full-time professionals influences their later instructional performance and on the achievement of the students they teach as full-time professionals.
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Earlier this month, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and the Equipment Dealers Association—two farming industry trade groups that represent John Deere and other giants in the space—announced that its manufacturers and dealers support "commonsense repair solutions" and will voluntarily provide some of the requirements outlined in fair repair legislation.
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Since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, we've founded a gun violence prevention organization, Americans for Responsible Solutions, and criss-crossed the nation, speaking out about the commonsense solutions, like closing loopholes in our criminal background check laws for gun sales, that have been proven to reduce gun violence and save lives.
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Proponents of the bills say they are commonsense measures to ensure public safety after the high-profile protests against the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannonball, North Dakota, and against the police shootings of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and of Jamar Clark and Philando Castile in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, area.
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Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) said the TPP's chances of passing are driven by the administration successfully addressing lawmakers' substantive concerns.
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"I am committed to working with President Trump and his Administration to find commonsense solutions to pass the Miners Protection Act, solve our opioid crisis, rebuild our infrastructure, reform our broken tax code, keep faith with our veterans and build an economy that works for all Americans," Manchin said in statement Tuesday.
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" The Atlantic's David Frum, who has also never stinted in his condemnation of Trump, claimed that far from being shocking—as many in the media and Clinton campaign argued—Trump's speech merely articulated the commonsense rule that immigration policy ought to be guided by "the interests first and foremost of Americans themselves.
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In the rush to repeal the ACA, many in Congress have overlooked the fact that regardless of how you pay for healthcare coverage and who should have access to it, the bottom line is that preventing disease and promoting health is the most commonsense approach to controlling healthcare costs and improving health outcomes.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) asked the Architect of the Capitol to review whether the painting violated the art competition's rules and should be removed.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) on Wednesday said he believes Congress should drop its investigations and focus on policy issues such as immigration and infrastructure.
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We seek to achieve these goals by making commonsense investments in our public lands and waters that will improve infrastructure—such as campgrounds and lodging facilities—and by supporting balanced policies that conserve federal lands and waterways so that they can be accessed and enjoyed today and by future generations of Americans.
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The Bundys demanded that federal agencies sweep aside commonsense regulations that limit destruction of national forests, Bureau of Land Management lands and National Wildlife Refuges to accomplish their stated goal of freeing up corporate interests to wring every possible dollar out of our public lands, regardless of the destruction to lands and wildlife.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), chairman of the Ways and Means subcommittee on trade, was also at the meeting in Washington with Pence and Brady.
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This commonsense first step would require writing a budget that abandons last year's budget agreement between President Obama and former Speaker John BoehnerJohn Andrew BoehnerLobbyists race to cash in on cannabis boom Rising star Ratcliffe faces battle to become Trump's intel chief This little engine delivers results for DC children MORE (R-Ohio).
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Besides Ryan and Brady, Republicans who appear supportive include tax-writing committee members Peter Roskam (Ill.), Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.) and Devin Nunes (Calif.).
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Even if the American people cannot exact a win in the Senate, the process of killing a commonsense bill that restores public interest priorities to immigration policy and resolves the unique situation of people who came to the United States illegally as minors would force opponents of the measure to justify their obstruction.
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We needed now-Senator Joni ErnstJoni Kay ErnstErnst town hall in Iowa gets contentious over guns Air Force probe finds no corroboration of sexual assault allegations against Trump pick Gun control activists set to flex muscle in battle for Senate MORE's strong message about the Iowa commonsense that she would bring to Washington.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) said progress was being made on the biologics front and a solution would help sell the TPP to wary GOP lawmakers.
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This capacity to wonder at trifles no matter the imminent peril, these asides of the spirit, these footnotes in the volume of life are the highest forms of consciousness, and it is in this childishly speculative state of mind, so distant from commonsense and its logic, that we know the world to be good.
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A lot of these laws have been trying to go about the gun problem in the wrong way, as opposed to doing the commonsense things — of the assault weapons ban, licensing, one-handgun-a-month laws, and more — that are the right way to stop people with criminal intention from getting their hands on guns.
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In recent days, politicians have floated several commonsense short-term solutions—many of them originating with various social movements: paid leave; direct cash payments of $1,000 or more to American adults, possibly every month while the outbreak lasts; a moratorium on rent and utility payments—or at the very least on evictions and shutoffs.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R) Rossi stormed out of the gate last month, raising more than $9003,000 over a nine-day span to end the third quarter.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), chairman of the subcommittee on trade, have drafted a letter to the White House expressing their concerns with the steep tariffs.
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Rep. Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), a seven-term Republican from a potential swing district outside Seattle, will not seek reelection next year, he said Wednesday.
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In a statement responding to Judge Schroeder's injunction, North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore defended HB2 as "commonsense protections to keep grown men out of bathrooms and showers with women and young girls" The judge countered that logic in his ruling by noting other less-discriminatory laws already in place to protect restroom privacy.
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There are some commonsense tweaks in the blueprint that have been put into place already and that the government claims has lowered drug prices, like making it a little easier and quicker for the Food and Drug Administration to approve cheaper, generic drugs and biosimilars (biosimilars are copies of complex drugs sourced from living cells, like hormones).
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But what's done is done, so as investors recover from their high-fee, mediocre-return hangover and work through the self-loathing that should come with it, here are five commonsense rules for wealthy folks and managers of pension funds and college endowments to keep in mind should they ever be tempted by over-promising fund managers again.
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With the court now on the verge of returning to the dark days of the Lochner era — a time when conservatives used phony constitutional doctrines like the "freedom of contract" to strike down commonsense New Deal–era laws on issues like child labor — the time has come for a new effort to constrain the court and limit its power.
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This robot/AI and human combo promises to significantly reduce the cost of on-demand groceries, thus broadening the range of retailers that can compete with Amazon "Our AI software breaks the order down into robot tasks, and finds the right robots to complete those tasks," Elram Goren, CEO and co-founder of CommonSense Robotics, tells me.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee, chalked up most of the critical trade talk to election-year political posturing.
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Its ultimate goal is to improve access to care while expanding the health care options available to veterans through the VA. The VA MISSION Act was a commonsense approach to VA health care reform after years of policies that have fallen short and we at Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) are proud to have supported it.
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Earl BlumenauerEarl BlumenauerAirports already have plenty of infrastructure funding Climate protesters glue themselves to Capitol doors, confront lawmakers Here are the 95 Democrats who voted to support impeachment MORE (D-Ore.), who heads the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, praised the move as a commonsense benefit both for patients seeking the drug and the budding industry that supplies it.
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Robotic helpers might even help save brick-and-mortar stores of all kinds from going extinct in the Amazon, Instacart, and FreshDirect era: an Israeli startup, CommonSense Robotics, has developed robotic infrastructure that relies on a network of robot helpers that can quickly locate, organize and prepare for shipping items that customers order online from local stores.
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In practice, things look different in part because the legal definition of "the border" for immigration enforcement purposes is a 100-mile buffer around the country's land and sea boundaries that encompasses all of Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, both Portlands, and many other communities that do not fit a commonsense definition of the border.
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In case both of those events now seem like commonsense water-is-wet announcements, understand the context: Selling HBO a la carte over the web, was a major shift for Time Warner, which had traditionally relied on distributors like Comcast and Charter to market HBO to their customers, almost always by attaching the service to a bundle.
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Drawing a bright line between these obviously conflicting interests has been a policy priority for the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) for more than a decade, animating our drive to enact commonsense statutes — in 85033 states thus far — that promote accountability and transparency when public authorities feel compelled to hire outside counsel to initiate major litigation.
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"When you think about little commonsense things, practical things, we could do right now, there are fire extinguishers, dry-chemical fire extinguishers, in every commercial building, school, and almost within 100 feet of wherever you are, and a fire extinguisher can be a great deterrent if somebody gets out of control or if anything happens," Moody told the station.
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The standard, formally known as the Methane Waste Prevention Rule, was a set of commonsense updates – such as requiring companies to detect and fix leaky equipment – projected to bring in an additional $23 million annually in royalties to states, tribes and federal taxpayers, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 950,000 cars off the road.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.), Pat Meehan (Pa.), Peter Roskam (Ill.), Carlos Curbelo (Fla.) and Erik Paulsen (Minn.), who all represent districts won by the former secretary of State.
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Many of the members of Congress who are refusing to hold town halls and listen to their constituents concerns are the very same politicians that have opposed commonsense gun violence prevention policies and have allowed the Washington gun lobby to threaten the safety of law enforcement and everyday citizens in our schools, businesses, places of worship, airports, and movie theaters.
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"Many of the members of Congress who are refusing to hold town halls and listen to their constituents concerns are the very same politicians that have opposed commonsense gun violence prevention policies and have allowed the Washington gun lobby to threaten the safety of law enforcement and everyday citizens in our schools, businesses, places of worship, airports, and movie theaters," Giffords wrote.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) and Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) to skip reelection bids in competitive districts have fanned speculation once again that the GOP will soon see more lawmakers heading for the exits.
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" Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Trade Chairman Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) said he wants to see the completion of an updated NAFTA while "holding China accountable for its unfair trade practices and overcapacity.
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Y.), David Valadao (Calif.), Jeff Denham (Calif.), Don Bacon (Neb.), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.), Martha McSally (Ariz.), Scott Taylor (Va.), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.), Dan Newhouse (Wash.) and John Faso (N.Y.).
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.) as centrist Republicans who apparently concluded they don't have a place in a GOP House caucus dominated by hard-right Freedom Caucus politics.
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Whether it's improving access to high quality health care for rural veterans, making commonsense accountability reforms at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), expanding educational benefits, or ensuring our disabled veterans can access the benefits they earned and deserve, our committee has been able to find bipartisan compromise during a time when the rest of Washington is entrenched in partisan deadlock.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), for instance, plans to hold about 22019 meetings and events to speak with more than 200 constituents rather than hold town halls with larger crowds, according to his office.
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"Leader McConnell ought to allow debate and amendments immediately — which Democrats would welcome — on commonsense, House-passed bills on democracy reform, combating the gun violence epidemic, health care, and so much more," Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerTensions rise in Senate's legislative 'graveyard' 2020 Republicans accuse Schumer of snubbing legislation Schumer: Leadership trying to work out competing surprise medical bill measures MORE (D-N.
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" Stephen Henderson, a charter school supporter who is the editorial page editor of the Detroit Free Press, came to a similar conclusion about DeVos: "For 28503 years, the lobby her family bankrolls has propped up the billion-dollar charter school industry and insulated it from commonsense oversight, even as charter schools [in Michigan] repeatedly failed to deliver on their promises to parents and children.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, said that passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement will need more than the 2023 Democrats who may possibly support the expansive deal.
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On Tuesday, while conservatives were trying to advance these two popular, commonsense bills, the left was focused on Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann Warren Sanders condemns his supporters' 'ugly, personal attacks' against Warren The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden riding wave of momentum after stunning Super Tuesday Delegate battle ahead likely favors Biden MORE cynically scoring political points on Mike Bloomberg for straying from their abortion talking points.
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"This is a commonsense step to afford individual Americans and businesses access to financial resources they need during this time of economic and social disruption," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck GrassleyCharles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyMcConnell takes reins of third coronavirus bill Senate GOP racing the clock to draft stimulus package Lawmakers welcome Treasury move to extend tax deadlines MORE (R-Iowa) said in a statement.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), chair of a the House Ways and Means Committee trade subcommittee, made the trip to the sixth round of NAFTA talks held recently in Montreal, urging the U.S. to remain at the table.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, said that passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement will need more than the 40 Democrats who may possibly support the expansive deal.
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Charlie Dent (Pa.) and Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.) both announced last week that they would not seek reelection, opening up districts that were expected to be tougher for Democrats to flip given their status as strong longtime incumbents.
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C.), Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), Susan BrooksSusan Wiant BrooksHouse Democrats target 2020 GOP incumbents in new ad The House Republicans and Democrats not seeking reelection in 2020 Mellman: Is the DCCC in successful chaos?
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J.) Patrick Meehan (Pa.) Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (Wash.) Ileana Ros-LehtinenIleana Carmen Ros-LehtinenRepublican Salazar seeks rematch with Shalala in key Miami House district Latina leaders: 'It's a women's world more than anything' Ex-GOP Rep.
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Rep. Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), a former sheriff, asked the Architect of the Capitol on Wednesday to determine whether a controversial student painting depicting police officers as animals should be allowed to hang in the Capitol complex.
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It fears that popular and seemingly commonsense regulations, such as banning assault-style weapons or even creating a federal database of gun purchases, are not really about saving lives but are in fact a potential first step toward ending all private gun ownership in America, which the NRA views — wrongly, in the minds of some legal experts — as a violation of the Second Amendment of the US Constitution.
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"Simplifying these processes will allow for construction companies to start hiring and for workers to begin building faster; it is a commonsense way to boost our economy and upgrade our public works," Chairman John BarrassoJohn Anthony BarrassoIf Democrats want gun control, they must first concede defeat Conway: Republican concerns about gun reform 'all reconcilable' Five proposals Congress is eyeing after mass shootings MORE (R-Wyo.) said at the hearing.
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Moreover, President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE's prior intuitions and commonsense approach to the dangerous challenges posed by China and North Korea have proved sound and earned him the benefit of the doubt, unless and until events prove otherwise.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) and Ron KindRonald (Ron) James KindProtect American patients and innovation from a harmful MedTech Tax increase We should repeal the medical device tax on veterans House panel approves bills on tax extenders, expanding tax credits MORE (D-Wis.).
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Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsCook Political Report moves Susan Collins Senate race to 'toss up' The Hill's Morning Report — Trump and the new Israel-'squad' controversy Trump crosses new line with Omar, Tlaib, Israel move MORE (R-Maine), these opponents of the future have persuaded the Senate Appropriations Committee to include a provision blocking the SEC from spending any money to advance this small, commonsense step into the digital age.
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The strategy has long been supported by the National Rifle Association, and it's gained steam under President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE, who's repeatedly endorsed the idea as a commonsense way to protect students.
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" Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), who attended the sixth round of NAFTA talks last week in Montreal, said "our trade agreements have greatly benefited communities across the country, but we can and should update our agreements and make improvements.
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Policies like voluntary self-prohibition and the Extreme Risk Protection Order — which allows family members and/or law enforcement to petition a judge to remove firearms from a loved one in crisis — can reduce gun suicides Our movement has made significant progress in state houses and at ballot boxes in the last five years, but we know there are more lives to save and more commonsense policies to enact.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), a former sheriff, had asked the Architect of the Capitol in a letter last week to review whether the painting violated rules of the student art competition, which adhere to the policies of the House Office Building Commission.
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And, what's changed is not that my proposals are particularly radical, what's changed is that we've suddenly created an atmosphere where I put out a proposal like background checks, or after Sandy Hook, we're calling on Congress along with people like Gabby Giffords who herself was a victim of gun violence, we put out a proposal that is commonsense, modest, does not claim to solve every problem, is respectful of the second amendment.
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Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio), Sam JohnsonSamuel (Sam) Robert JohnsonLobbying world Social Security is approaching crisis territory Texas New Members 2019 MORE (R-Texas) and Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) will remain the chairmen of the Ways and Means Committee's health, Social Security and trade panels, respectively.
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" In Tribe's interpretation, the standard of the amendment is not "a medical or otherwise technical one but is one resting on a commonsense understanding of what it means for a President to be 'unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office'—an inability that can obviously be manifested by gross and pathological inattention or indifference to, or failure to understand, the limits of those powers or the mandatory nature of those duties.
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"In light of Chief Justice Roberts' statement that the ruling was not based on the merits of voter ID, all North Carolinians can rest assured that Republican legislators will continue fighting to protect the integrity of our elections by implementing the commonsense requirement to show a photo ID when we vote," North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger and House of Representatives Speaker Tim Moore, Republicans who backed the law, said in a joint statement.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), the chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, recently called on the president to rally members of his own party to help produce more Democratic votes that will be needed to pass the TPP this year.
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C.), Richard DurbinRichard (Dick) Joseph DurbinSenate Democrats push Trump to permanently shutter migrant detention facility House panel investigating decision to resume federal executions To combat domestic terrorism, Congress must equip law enforcement to fight rise in white supremacist attacks MORE (D-Ill.) and four other senators have proposed a bipartisan deal that appeared to offer a commonsense compromise on the Dreamers and on border security, just in time to avert a government shutdown.
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Explains the CommonSense Robotics CEO: "Our robotics and AI are unique and proprietary with the entire system designed to maximise space efficiencies (how small we can have the warehouse), labor efficiencies (how little we can have human labor in the process), how fast we can deal with an average grocery order (usually less than 3 minutes, where a completely human process takes about 10x that), and how close we can have the centers to the customers".
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Jared HuffmanJared William HuffmanDemocrats see window closing for impeachment Appetite for Democratic term limits fizzling out The Hill's Morning Report — Mueller testimony gives Trump a boost as Dems ponder next steps MORE (D-Calif.) and Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), would block drilling and leasing from the entire Pacific coast.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE's impending retirement opens up a seat in a district that Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTop Sanders adviser: Warren isn't competing for 'same pool of voters' Anti-Trump vets join Steyer group in pressing Democrats to impeach Trump Republicans plot comeback in New Jersey MORE won in 2016.
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"We are committed to defending California's commonsense gun laws and are reviewing the decision to evaluate next steps," California Attorney General Xavier BecerraXavier BecerraCalifornia leads states in lawsuit over Trump public charge rule Overnight Energy: Trump sparks new fight over endangered species protections | States sue over repeal of Obama power plant rules | Interior changes rules for ethics watchdogs California counties file first lawsuit over Trump 'public charge' rule MORE (D) said in a statement to The Hill.
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Jared HuffmanJared William HuffmanDemocrats see window closing for impeachment Appetite for Democratic term limits fizzling out The Hill's Morning Report — Mueller testimony gives Trump a boost as Dems ponder next steps MORE (D-Calif.) and Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.), would block drilling and leasing from the entire Pacific coast.
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Kosar overlooks the fact that House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason ChaffetzJason ChaffetzHouse Oversight panel demands DeVos turn over personal email records The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by JUUL Labs - Trump attack on progressive Dems draws sharp rebuke GOP senators decline to criticize Acosta after new Epstein charges MORE's (R-Utah) bill is supported by labor, business and postal management and restores some of the commonsense approaches to running the second-largest government employer in America.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) and Earl BlumenauerEarl BlumenauerAirports already have plenty of infrastructure funding Climate protesters glue themselves to Capitol doors, confront lawmakers Here are the 95 Democrats who voted to support impeachment MORE (D-Ore.)—and eliminating duties on recreational performance outerwear would be a good place to start.
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President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE thoroughly understands this and has been working with congressional Republicans for months to try to come up with commonsense solutions to reform our immigration system to help ICE do its job of keeping Americans safe.
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Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), one of Trump's advisors on veterans' issues and a rumored choice for VA secretary, said the businessman is "precisely that leader" needed to fix issues at the VA. "Instead of trying to sugarcoat the problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, he has a plan to fix them that includes commonsense solutions such as protections for VA whistleblowers, accountability for bad employees and providing veterans with more health care options," Miller said in a statement this week.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) and Ron KindRonald (Ron) James KindProtect American patients and innovation from a harmful MedTech Tax increase We should repeal the medical device tax on veterans House panel approves bills on tax extenders, expanding tax credits MORE (D-Wis.), will help more Americans gain retirement savings and security through expanded support for employee ownership.
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Sen. Mike BraunMichael BraunOvernight Energy: Trump administration to repeal waterway protections| House votes to block drilling in Arctic refuge| Administration takes key step to open Alaskan refuge to drilling by end of year Trump administration to repeal waterway protections Exclusive: Kushner tells GOP it needs to unify behind immigration plan MORE (R-Ind.) on Friday urged his Republican colleagues to lean in on the looming debate over gun reforms, warning that if lawmakers couldn't agree on "commonsense stuff" it could prompt stricter gun laws in the future.
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Dave ReichertDavid (Dave) George ReichertLymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem Yoder, Messer land on K Street Ex-GOP lawmaker from Washington joins lobbying firm MORE (R-Wash.) and Earl BlumenauerEarl BlumenauerAirports already have plenty of infrastructure funding Climate protesters glue themselves to Capitol doors, confront lawmakers Here are the 85033 Democrats who voted to support impeachment MORE (D-Ore.) are circulating a letter calling for the programs' continued funding after the White House called for defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in its budget last week.
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While President-Elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE and the Republican party have chosen to adopt the unhelpful, and dwindling in popularity "law and order" frame, the official Republican party platform does leave space for Democrats and Republicans to come together for commonsense and pragmatic reforms that enhance community safety, such as diversion programs and expansion of alternatives to incarceration.
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Tammy DuckworthLadda (Tammy) Tammy DuckworthOvernight Defense: Dems talk Afghanistan, nukes at Detroit debate | Senate panel advances Hyten nomination | Iranian foreign minister hit with sanctions | Senate confirms UN ambassador Senate committee advances nomination of general accused of sexual assault Overnight Defense: General accused of sexual assault to get confirmation hearing | Senate to vote Monday on overriding Saudi arms deal veto | Next Joint Chiefs chair confirmed | Graham tries to ease Turkey tensions MORE (D-Ill.) to bring her daughter on the floor of the chamber so that she can cast votes was a commonsense, family-oriented solution.
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Wheeler, a commonsense policymaker with decades of experience, has spent much of his time at EPA cleaning up messes left behind by former Administrator Scott PruittEdward (Scott) Scott PruittEnvironmentalists renew bid to overturn EPA policy barring scientists from advisory panels Six states sue EPA over pesticide tied to brain damage Overnight Energy: Trump EPA looks to change air pollution permit process | GOP senators propose easing Obama water rule | Green group sues EPA over lead dust rules MORE, who frequently made poor decisions based on political and personal considerations.
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