Mayor White, who served as deputy secretary of energy under President Bill Clinton, stopped short, however, of calling for mandated recycling or charging citizens for excess garbage.
Until a few weeks ago, Ms. Quinn had firmly resisted calls for mandated paid sick-leave legislation, using her power as speaker to block fellow lawmakers from voting on a bill proposed by Councilwoman Gale A. Brewer, of the Upper West Side, despite the bill's widespread support.
Living under the fallout of lethal silica and coal dust explosions, Webb has called for mandated health surveys to measure the impact of strip-mining operations on affected residents prior to any blasting.
Activists have begun calling for mandating affirmative consent in sex ed courses, and California is moving on legislation to do just that in high schools.
When he called for federally mandated, paid family leave to bring America in line with the rest of the world, he dwelled a little on the preciousness of the bond between mother and baby.
The researchers that uncovered the $76.6 billion in health care costs called for mandates to test the toxicity of chemicals already in commerce, incorporating new assessment technologies to get the widest and most reliable results.
and call for federal mandate, derives from the state mandates for indigent care.
Calls for a nationally mandated identification card have been made for decades, particularly after 9/11, but they received a push late last month when a group of Democratic senators unveiled a blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform.
The rubber room bill — as opponents call it — would mandate arbitration for virtually all New York City police officers and firefighters dismissed for misconduct, overriding the disciplinary hearing process now enshrined in law.
(By contrast, Google and Verizon call for a neutrality mandate on the fixed-line Internet, with the exception of vaguely defined new broadband services).
She was referring to the fact that the plan by Mr. Obama, of Illinois, would require health insurance only for children at first, while her plan and that of another rival, former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, call for a universal mandate.
