Sentences with phrase «committee budget line»

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As disabled protesters shouted: «Kill the bill, don't kill us,» in a Capitol Hill hearing room, the Senate Budget Committee, with no discussion, quickly approved the legislation on a 12 - 11 party - line vote that left Democrats fuming.

Mr. Bellone joined Legislator Bridget Fleming, Suffolk Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory, Matt Cohen, vice president of the Long Island Association, Laureen Harris, president of the Association for a Better Long Island, Gina Coletti, co-chairwoman of the Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers, and small - business owners in Hauppauge yesterday to announce his opposition to the plan, which took an important step toward passage on Tuesday when the Senate Budget Committee voted along party lines to approve it.

«Interestingly, eight (8) months down the line, the Finance Minister, in the 2018 Budget Statement, mentioned in paragraph 272 that «In line with the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), a Parliamentary Committee will be established to follow up on PAC recommendations, the Conduct for Public Officers» Bill, the Manual on Standards and Ethics to complement the Code of Conduct for MPs and the Right to Information Bill».

Budget amendments proposed subsequent to the tabling of the Budget Committee report, or less than forty eight hours prior to the annual meeting, shall be considered separately with each line item voted on individually on the floor of the legislature.

Alderman and Majority Leader Tom Hoffay (D - Ward 2), who took over leadership of the council's Finance Committee last month, said city lawmakers were unaware of the elimination of the budget line when they approved the spending plan in December.

Chair of the committee Margaret Hodge said: «Rather than the over-optimism which has held sway at the start of major projects, what is needed is realism: about the complexities of projects, the long - term costs of decisions taken today and the implications down the line of short - term budget cuts.

In 2002 the department appointed a dedicated officer to examine friendly fire deaths, but the committee was surprised to find he has no budget or line management responsibilities.

In the previous four - year session, the Council inherited a $ 51.5 million budget in 2014, with $ 38.6 million for Personal Services (PS), a budget line that covers salaries for Council members, aides, and committee staffers.

The budget line, which simply reads «Charter,» funds 20 committee staffers with $ 1.7 million.

In a Feb. 5 testimony during the Legislative Fiscal Committees» joint budget hearing, Digman touted the gains that I.T.S. had made under his direction, and said they were in line with Cuomo's plan for reducing «administrative and financial stress» for agencies and those who interact with the government's services.

«When Leader John Boehner, Paul Ryan and House Republican leaders put privatizing Social Security and dismantling Medicare into their budget they drew a bright line: House Republicans fight for Wall Street, while Democrats fight for seniors who've worked hard and played by the rules,» said Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee communications director Jen Crider.

► Then, throughout the day, ScienceInsider provided extensive coverage of the budget request as details became available, starting at 7:45 a.m. with the top - line R&D number and continuing until 8 p.m. with reactions from Lamar Smith (R - TX, not happy) and Bernice Johnson (D - TX, happy), the top Republican and Democrat on the House science committee.

The Senate Budget Committee signed off on the bill (SB 1718), already passed by the Florida House, largely along partisan lines with a single Republican — Sen. Evelyn Lynn of Ormond Beach — joining Democrats in opposition.

The Joint Finance Committee took up K - 12 education this week, passing along party lines a Republican omnibus motion representing a mixed bag for public schools in the state budget.

The cuts to climate change research in this bill are in line with the spending priorities laid out last month by Paul Ryan and the House Budget Committee, and with earlierefforts to chip away at funding for climate change research.

The Senate Budget Committee approved the bill on a party - line vote of 12 - 11 Tuesday, but only after Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee said he bargained for adding a controversial provision: a so - called revenue trigger that would impose tax increases if the tax bill's cuts raise the federal deficit.