It will mean cutting things I care about deeply, like community action programs for low-income communities.
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I've proposed cuts to things I care deeply about, like community action programs.
Kemp also said that although in theory he's against race-based quotas, he is against Rep. Charles Canady's (R-Fla.) proposed bill to end affirmative action programs.
More generally, affirmative action programs can be seen as a way of reducing the social distance between governing institutions and minority communities that tend to be under-represented in government.
"First of all, if they say that, they just weren't paying attention, " he said, referring to his opposition to Proposition 209, the successful California ballot initiative that ended affirmative action programs.
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In an effort to accommodate court rulings which have restricted affirmative action programs as well as the administration's desire to maintain the programs, the new Justice Department contracting guidelines may end some race-based preferences.
The Clinton Administration has been trying for the past two years to reconcile strong Democratic support for affirmative action programs from blacks, Hispanics and women, and a 1995 Supreme Court decision, Adarand Construction v.
But here is where the tricky questions arise if affirmative action programs have succeeded, and I would argue that they have been successful, that very success necessarily suggests that the programs should, at some point, come to an end as the goals of equal protection and fair play are accomplished.
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To see these programs in action, the BBC organised a meeting for 22-year-old job seeker Sarah Greenwood at recruitment firm Monster.
If we want a positive program of action, we should start getting rid of programs that harm the poor.
Republican lawmakers in both houses of Congress oppose Lee's nomination, arguing the well-known supporter of affirmative action would defy recent court rulings which contend such programs violate the Constitution.
These programs are trying to reduce the latency between action, learning and adjustment.
And we are constantly evaluating new ideas and taking action, as he has just this summer with the two programs I mentioned.
In 2012, the justices heard the case and then declined to act for eight months while supporters of affirmative action feared the court was poised to curtail race conscious admissions programs.
To increase physical activity, local elected officials commit to mapping local playspaces, completing a community needs assessment, developing an action plan and launching a minimum of three proven policies, programs or initiatives aimed at increasing access to play.
We must also eliminate barriers for those students who work hard to acquire STEM skills but lack the funds to attend four-year colleges by providing scholarship programs and support through organizations like NACME ( National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and Industry groups like the American Council of Engineering Companies.
He said he wanted to see concrete action on North Korea's 2005 pledge to scrap its nuclear programs.
The Donor Action Foundation is a non-profit group that helps hospitals implement programs designed to improve their donation rates.
He is widely expected to undertake aggressive action that may include "open-ended" asset-purchase programs designed to push bond yields down, boost the supply of money in the banking system and spur lending to businesses.
This report would determine a list of critical future projects derived from more general programs so as to extract priorities from them for future course of action.
The class action was cleverly constructed to consist only of Louisiana smokers, and sought money for smoking-cessation programs instead of individual cash payments.
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He still controls the city purse strings and can veto any action dealing with capital expenditures, but for the time being he is unable to put through any programs of his own.
Watch your favorite cable programs in the kitchen, then hook up to a game console in the living room for some action!
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On April 29th, the Recording Industry Association of America began sending messages to users of file-swapping programs who appear to be offering copyrighted music for download, warning them that they face possible legal action.
My experience in managing corporate citizenship programs has convinced me that creating shared value is a powerful way to motivate companies into taking and sustaining action that can change the world.
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