The phrase "act this issue" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an attempt to convey the idea of addressing or dealing with an issue, but it is not a commonly used expression.
Example: "We need to act on this issue before it escalates further."
Alternatives: "address this issue" or "tackle this issue".
"If Congress does not act on this issue this month, you would have a wildly fluctuating scenario of different estate tax levels, making it impossible for families to plan," said Representative Earl Pomeroy, Democrat of North Dakota and the chief sponsor of the House bill.
The session will open with the launch of the UN Wild for Life campaign that is calling on citizens, governments and corporations to pledge to act on this issue.
Interior Minister Eli Yishai said last week of the activity in one core area: "I intend to act on this issue with full strength.
Representative Christopher Shays, a Connecticut Republican who was the lead House sponsor of the new law, said after the vote that "the commission had a clear obligation to act on this issue and it failed".
Professor King added: "This pioneering approach - and dedicating a week of the academic term to teaching students about the impact of climate change - will set the benchmark for other academic institutions and employers about how important it is to act on this issue now".
"I can't say as I stand here that I believe that all of a sudden the Assembly will end its unwillingness or inability to act on this issue, but we have to try and I intend to try, and this is an extraordinary effort to get a resolution," he told reporters at a rare formal news conference in the Capitol.
Matthew Bennett, the director of public affairs for Americans for Gun Safety, said his group had begun a campaign to get out the message that because "terrorists are getting guns at gun shows, it is time for Congress to act on this issue".
In recent weeks, automakers said they wouldn't actively fight an effort to raise fuel efficiency standards; Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott said he would consider supporting the idea; and the Bush administration signaled approval, asking for authority to act on this issue.
"We've found that if [Clinton] were to just say the basics – 'I believe in climate change, I'm committed to making change, I'm going to work hard, I'm going to act on this issue' – that attracts a lot of voters," survey co-author Jon Krosnick, a professor of political science at Stanford University, told the Guardian.
The two sides remain mutually suspicious - but both know they are under pressure from parents and the media to act on this issue.
