Sentences with phrase «aid support for»

The Trump - DeVos budget and the House Appropriation Committee bill raid student aid programs — including the federal Pell Grant reserve, which the federal government slowly established after an inadequate rainy day fund led to painful cuts56 to the program — by $ 3.9 billion and $ 3.3 billion, respectively.57 The Pell Grant is the fundamental building block of financial aid support for low - income students.

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President Trump's budget for 2018 will slash funding on everything from Big Bird to foreign aid, while boosting support for the Pentagon and the construction of a border wall, the White House said Wednesday.
«Multiple politicians have told us that in order for them to support measures like increased foreign aid budgets, they need to see the constituency first.»
That said, the outpouring of support for parties that contest the terms of the bailout plan would likely lead to some renegotiation of the terms — extensions on aid repayments, for instance, or perhaps even some kind of stimulus funding from the European Union.
The university's contributions go well beyond funding, as evidenced by the affordable housing it provides for community residents; the program it sponsors to allow university staff to serve as volunteer firefighters in Princeton; the students who help staff the first aid and rescue squad; the auditing program it offers to community residents; the intellectual, cultural and athletic events it makes available to community residents; and it supports entities like McCarter Theatre and Garden Theatre.
«The point of this bill in those states that get a waiver to do what they need to do to make it work better in their particular states has support exactly for that very person who, if, in the course between a year, get extra aid for support for pre-existing conditions,» Ryan explained, citing what he said were successful examples in Wisconsin and Maine.
There is no official support for children who lose their parents in the air strikes and it is a struggle for aid workers to access them, so many rely on members of the community to take them in.
The seizure in June of the Castello Road, the last remaining route into the rebel - held eastern section of the city, by pro-government forces aided by Russian air support, made life even more difficult for the 300,000 Syrians still living there.
The U.K. is currently providing # 91 million in aid to Zimbabwe for the 2017/18 financial year, including an additional # 5 million announced in February to support free and fair elections in the country.
Those who support the decision say the predominantly liberal politics of the region make it an ideal venue for sending a message about the Trump administration's perceived retreat from leadership on AIDS.
RescueChain focuses on the post-disaster relief phase, aggregating requests for services like food, water, first aid and medicine with SMS support for when data is down.
We made a $ 10,000 donation to United for Puerto Rico, an initiative brought forth by the first lady of Puerto Rico, Beatriz Rosselló, in collaboration with the private sector, with the purpose of providing aid and support to those affected in Puerto Rico by the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Aid advocates wrongly downplay the efficacy of reform as a way of making the case for more support.
It's an independent nonprofit created by Congress offering financial support for civil legal aid to low - income Americans.
Trudeau's minority lasted as long as it did thanks to support from the New Democratic Party (in return for the implementation of some NDP policies), while Harper's was aided by disarray in the opposition Liberal Party — Paul Martin's resignation, a lengthy and divisive leadership convention, and the unwillingness of the new leader, Stephane Dion, to defeat Harper until the Grits had begun to reduce their party and personal debts, and developed new policies (notably the Green Shift).
The paper urges NASA to support Amazon's notional shipment service that would bring gear for experiments, as much as 10,000 pounds of cargo, and habitats to aid «future human settlement» on the moon.
In a region known for its predisposition to philanthropy at an individual, corporate and government level, its not hard to find numerous examples of community support through financial aid.
Uber has set aside $ 3 million for a legal - defense fund to support drivers, offering help with translation services and round - the - clock telephone access to legal aid.
Given this circumstance, the Mexican government will channel all logistical support available to care for the families and communities affected in the national territory, so it has been reported to the government of Texas and the federal government of the United States that unfortunately in this it will not be possible to provide aid originally offered to Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in late August.
Lack of support for poor and single - parent families, lack of access to programs like free or affordable childcare, a growing preoccupation with population control, and the continuing dependence on international aid organizations that supported orphanages in South Korea, all contributed to the growth of international adoptions well beyond the crisis of the Korean War period.
«These legal aid changes effectively deny legal representation to the most vulnerable women in matters that affect their ability to pay for food and shelter for themselves and their children, to escape violent spouses, and to seek spousal support and custody of their children.»
A pickup in manufacturing in July, aided by government support policies, was good news for China - focused ETFs, as the S&P 500 Index fell 57.31 points, or 2.88 percent, to close at 1,930.67 for the week.
In addition to hosting job fairs at the base, where 12,000 soldiers are stationed, Starbucks conducts regular plant tours for service members, maintains an Adopt a Unit program and supports the annual Fisher House Golf Tournament, which generates funds to aid families of patients receiving care at military and Veterans Administration medical centers.
For the purpose of determining federal financial aid, students are not considered to be dependent just because they don't live with their parents or receive monetary support from their parents.
Americares has launched its Hurricane Harvey Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services Program, providing Psychological First Aid (PFA) training for partners operating mobile medical units.
Who supported JFK, LBJ, and pushed for Medicare, Medicaid, expansions to social security, Aid for Families with Dependent Children (i.e welfare), opposed military spending, etc..
According to Advertising Age (registration required), his (RED) campaign has spent upward of $ 100 million on advertising to produce a mere $ 18 million for the Global Fund to support African AIDS programs.A little more than a....
For 40 years U2 have made great albums, staged groundbreaking concert tours, fought AIDS, supported Fairtrade and pressed for peace in Northern IrelaFor 40 years U2 have made great albums, staged groundbreaking concert tours, fought AIDS, supported Fairtrade and pressed for peace in Northern Irelafor peace in Northern Ireland.
For example, one woman reported that she had been aided in integrating academic study with ministry through the support of a sponsor in her church who regularly monitors her progress.
That means support of the quest for a new international economic order and willingness to share generously the tremendous profit the U.S. has been getting out of the region — sharing through substantial financial aid for public works, food, education and housing projects.
When Spain's civil war broke out in 1936, he opposed Franco early, even bending his pacifist principles to support armed aid for the resistance.
Policy and Advocacy Officer for Israel and Palestine at Christian Aid, William Bell, told Premier's News Hour: «Some of the medical relief organisations that we support are able to get out, albeit in a pretty precarious situation and often under fire, to offer some immediate assistance.
If we measure left and right by support for or opposition to abortion and Bill Clinton, which is a reasonable measure in this case, twelve of the groups represented are very far left indeed — including Catholics for a Free Choice, Human Rights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
In Arkhangelsk a businessman, Dmitri Zenchenko, supports the church - sponsored Children's Aid Foundation and the Medicines for Children program.
Rt Rev Ed Condry and Rt Rev Lee Rayfield completed a 172 - mile bike ride in support of Christian Aid, and led prayers for poverty at each of their 16 stop - offs...
But if individuals increasingly look to government for aid in distress, does this not further undermine families and other informal sources of support?
Yesterday's Senate vote on Sandy aid posed an interesting dilemma: provide much - needed support for Hurricane Sandy victims or withhold aid and so avoid worsening our nation's debt?
As long as that War was in progress, it was important to the capitalist system to have the support of organized labor and to give enough aid to the poor to prevent appreciation for Marxism from arising among them.
How callous he is about these matters I do not know, but he gives much religious aid and comfort to those who are callous, and he provides political support for those who seek to solve our national problems at the expense of our most vulnerable people.
The increase could translate into an increase in political support for food aid, even with the insistence on needed reforms.
Despite these inefficiencies, various U.S. interests that benefit from the program — agricultural interests, transportation companies and aid agencies — continue to provide strong political support for it.
The U.S. aided Noriega in his drug - running enterprise in exchange for his support for the contras.
The organization says they are ready to provide aid for the influx of exiles but could use an increase in support.
No abortions, no child support, no money for lawyers for child custody hearings, no HIV aids, or any other std's would spread.
For Christians, such aid also aligns with our convictions to care for the poor and support a culture of liFor Christians, such aid also aligns with our convictions to care for the poor and support a culture of lifor the poor and support a culture of life.
Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.
In the event of a major disaster, it is common for Christian disaster relief organizations (e.g., Send Relief, Convoy of Hope, Samaritan's Purse, Mennonite Disaster Service) to deploy to communities significantly affected to provide aid and organizational support.
He has swallowed the Kool aid of COERCION AND FEAR AND LOATHING and support for the lying GOP who support business with Made in China and human trafficking policies.
According to CLAAS (Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement — a group who support persecuted Christians in Pakistan), on 10th April Gujjar threw large amounts of acid on her and then set fire to her before running away.
These nutrients mean that sweet potatoes are great for heart health, controlling blood sugar, increasing energy, reducing stress and inflammation, supporting immune function, and aiding digestive function.
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