By granting amnesty, the Senate proposal actually compounds the problem by encouraging more illegal immigration.
And, if the test for any proposal is whether it totally solves the problem being addressed, then no action would be taken addressing so many of society's important issues.
Ted Cruz of Texas, said it would target the gun violence problem in a way that the Democratic proposal before the Senate would not.
Arguments like these prevent an honest discussion of any proposal to address the problem of gun violence in America.
Experts say the proposal amounts to kicking the problem down the road.
Andrew Dilnot believes that he has cracked the intellectual problem with his proposal for a cap on the personal costs of care.
"While it is encouraging that the administration now seems to recognize a need for government action in this area, the administration's proposal actually addresses only a small part of the problem -- and does that inadequately, " Daschle said.
Chris Dancy, a spokesman for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, says another problem with proposal is that it actually diminishes the amount of federal oversight on FAA revenues.
Ideas like the Schumer-Lee proposal may be directionally positive but pale in comparison to the magnitude of the problem.
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Now, I just want to point out -- and this brings me to the second problem -- when we made a very modest proposal as part of our package, our health care reform package, to eliminate the subsidies going to insurance companies for Medicare Advantage, we were attacked across the board, by many on your aisle, for slashing Medicare.
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To remedy the problem at least temporarily, the European Commission put forward a proposal on July 25: cut the number of permits auctioned between 2013 and 2015 and sell them later an action known as backloading.
While acknowledging the growing problem of waste, European industry had lobbied hard against the proposal, particularly its coverage of existing or historical waste, warning that it would represent an enormous financial burden that would ultimately boost prices for consumers.
So a proposal that says we'll solve this problem temporarily or for the long term, either way, just by asking those folks to bear the burden is not one the President would support.
They could look like problem-solvers by coming up with a smart proposal that takes the best ideas from the other side.
Not long after, we presented the proposal to devolve power to the regions, which is the political solution to the problem.
Hands-free calling "isn't the big problem in America, " Mr. LaHood said, after a December proposal by the National Transportation Safety Board called for a complete ban on cellphone use while driving.
Executive pay is out of control. the proposal from President Bush and Congress to bar company loans to executives would help address the problem.
In its own broader proposal for a payroll tax holiday, the Obama administration took a serious stab at curbing this problem.
"I'm actually not convinced by this proposal because I don't think it'll particularly help the people who have the problem, " she said.
For a different solution to the same problem, a pair of New Yorkers came up with The Charge Cycle, a proposal to put phone-charging stationary bikes on street corners around NYC.
The selection committee at Bloomberg Philanthropies selected Providence's proposal because it takes a new approach to a systemic problem and could be replicated in other cities.
The Ohio State High School Athletic Association over the weekend of March 22 decided not to follow through with a proposal to separate private and public schools in state playoffs, which was a solution proposed to the problem of Catholic schools winning most of the football trophies.
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If special testing is not required, a problem might only be detected when the equipment was needed for an actual emergency, according to the proposal.
It's a proposal that would spur a more robust economic recovery, create jobs and start to address the widespread and growing problem of low-wage work in America.
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