The Lancet researchers have argued tougher action - such as legislation - is needed to tackle the issue.
Elected in 1987, the MP has been a constant thorn in the side of his own government on issues such as drug legislation and nuclear weapons.
In response to Leahy's and the committee members' actions, White House spokesman Tony Fratto said, "Every day, this Congress gets a little more out of control, " accusing Democratic lawmakers of neglecting more important issues such as spending legislation.
Unfortunately, it sometimes requires legislation such as this to drive change in attitudes.
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Punishing small-business owners with punitive tax legislation such as this will only increase the unemployment rate and extend the recession.
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Legislation such as the Paperwork Elimination Act, which mandates that agencies provide electronic forms and use digital signatures, also motivated the bureau.
Tax experts have said the proposals could mean thousands more workers would be affected by employee-related legislation such as the working time rules.
For the moment, Mr Livingston has the confidence of both wings: he espouses fiscal conservatism but objects to attaching non-financial issues such as abortion to financial legislation.
While opposition groups may agree that the central bank needs reforming, many are concerned that the government will try to tack on extra legislation such as measures relating to false accounting.
And third, that it supports legislation such as the Research Works Act, a bill now before America's Congress that would forbid the government requiring that free access be given to taxpayer-funded research.
While legislation such as the Wilderness Act of 1964, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 are embedded in many Americans' idea of government responsibility for the environment, these laws are being revisited.
Other reconfigurations that have not used legislation, such as in places like Greater Manchester, have taken years to push through.
Various parts of the legislation, such as a cut in payroll taxes, will probably now be separated out for consideration.
But as you consider such legislation, remember that everything has its consequences.
He has a startling record of assembling hair-thin majorities for ticklish pieces of legislation, such as on Medicare prescription-drug benefit in 2003.
And just what, exactly, are assault weapons as addressed in such legislation?
He said he was willing to work on specific concerns about the legislation, such as a tax-reporting provision said to be onerous to small businesses.
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Punitive legislation, such as that being proposed in the US or that which is being implemented in Europe, will... make travel more expensive for everybody.
Moreover, many of the Tories' policy plans either may not require primary legislation (such as efficiency savings in government) or would win Lib Dem backing anyway (such as their schools reform package).
The government has faced Conservative claims it has become a "lame duck" administration, which may be unable to get key pieces of legislation, such as the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail, through Parliament.
Dodd says there are "alternatives" to forcing lawmakers to craft last-minute legislation, such as the Treasury making money immediately available to auto companies, or the Fed approving applications from Chrysler Financial and GMAC to become bank holding companies.
New legislation, such as the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights Act, is intended to give individuals more control over how their personal information is used now that it can so easily be zapped from computer to computer.
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With Lebanon now aboil, Washington should immediately impose other punitive measures permitted by the legislation, such as banning U.S. businesses from investing or operating in Syria, prohibiting U.S. citizens and residents from engaging in any property transactions with the Syrian government and restricting the travel of Syrian diplomats in the U.S. to within a 25-mile radius of their posts.
Even were the Senate to summon 60 votes (unlikely), and even were Mr. Boehner to risk the renewed wrath of his caucus by moving such a bill (crazy unlikely), any legislation would fall to members such as Virginia's Bob Goodlatte (who runs the Judiciary Committee) and Pete Sessions (who runs the Rules Committee).
So the government was right to put forward "pragmatic and workable" solutions to what is known as the West Lothian question - where Scottish MPs are able to vote on legislation affecting England in areas such as health and education but not vice versa - rather than talk about an English Parliament.
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With the Democrats now running the governorship as well as the legislature, such legislation will go through on the nod.
Dutch rejectionists feared that the centralization of Europe put at risk their liberal legislation on issues such as gay rights and euthanasia.
This growing interest stems, in part, from changes in legislation in countries such as Britain, where new rules require pension funds to disclose how they deal with such issues.
Because the rate of technological change is so rapid, the intention is to give the new regulator more discretion and rely less on primary legislation such as the 15% limit on any one television company's share of the audience and the equally arbitrary cross-media ownership rules to choreograph the market.
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