Sentences with phrase «democrat on the appropriations»

«This budget reflects the views of an administration filled with people who frankly never had to worry about how they were going to pay for their children going to college,» said Rep. Nita M. Lowey (N.Y.), the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee.

«This budget reflects the views of an administration filled with people who frankly never had to worry about how they were going to pay for their children going to college,» said Rep. Nita Lowey, N.Y., the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee.

Not exact matches

«We're in for some choppy waters in September,» said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Democrats attempted to remove a provision from the agriculture appropriations bill that will give certain schools a waiver on compliance with nutrition standards.

Lowey, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, says the FEMA aid will help ease the financial burden of the county and limit the impact to taxpayers.

Republicans adjourned the House at 3:15 a.m. until after July 4th after Speaker Paul Ryan took the remarkable step of calling a vote on a major appropriations bill in the wee hours and without any debate., but Democrats were still at it well after 4 a.m.

Congresswoman Nita Lowey, ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, followed Gillibrand at the roundtable in dedicating time to the deadly attack.

PRESS RELEASE FROM CONGRESSWOMAN NITA LOWEY — Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D - Westchester / Rockland), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday outlined what she says would be the devastating impact of the House Republican budget.

Ryan will travel to the island with House Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen of New Jersey and Rep. Nita Lowey of New York, the top Democrat on the panel.

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On the House side, Minority Leader Themis Klarides said Democrats blocked them from bringing the Republican budget to the floor for a vote in the Assembly's Appropriations Committee.

As the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, I have fought for additional funding for the Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition program and other important nutrition programs like it and will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress and Governor Cuomo to make sure that seniors will be able to benefit from healthy, locally grown foods.»

Congresswoman Nita Lowey, ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, says The Securing Access to Lower Taxes by Ensuring Deductibility Act, or SALT Deductibility Act, would repeal the $ 10,000 limit on the SALT deduction, providing tax relief for millions of families who rely on it.

Lowey, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, announced that Rockland Community College (RCC) will receive $ 77, 834 in new federal funding that will allow RCC to continue to sponsor the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Rockland County.

Lowey, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, stood near the Metro - North crossing at Roaring Brook Road in Chappaqua.

Nita Lowey, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, will introduce a bill next week when the House of Representatives reconvenes that would push states to require the use of ignition interlock devices for a minimum of six months for all convicted drunk driving offenders.

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D - Westchester / Rockland), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today announced that Rockland County has been awarded $ 1,624,950 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding.

At the House markup yesterday, Representative Nita Lowey (D — NY), the top Democrat on the full appropriations committee, decried the proposed cut, arguing that clean energy sources are needed to help avoid the build - up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Democrat legislators on the appropriations committee made several attempts yesterday to increase funding for specific programs and agencies within the bill.

The appropriations committees in both the House and Senate have completed work on all twelve necessary spending bills, but bill passage has stalled out on the House floor, while Senate Democrats continue to block spending bills in the upper chamber and continue to call for budget negotiations to sort out the partisan differences.

Republicans and Democrats on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies lambasted the president's proposal to eliminate funding for long - standing programs such as Upward Bound and vocational education to make room for a high school improvement initiative and new mathematics and science programs.

All that changed when Rep. David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, succeeded in attaching $ 45 million for the program in the current Department of Education budget.

Instead of another bailout, President Obama, outgoing House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey and his fellow congressional Democrats should focus on building parent power and making families true decision - makers in education.

Mikulski, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said she wanted to ensure that «Maryland families have public schools they can count on.»

As a Democrat from Illinois, Yates served on the Appropriations Committee where he defended and supported the National Endowment for the Arts.

Dear Friend, The time is now to help reelect ocean champion Congressman Jose Serrano, Ranking Democrat on the House Commerce Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee.

Democrats put forward an amendment to the 2012 Internal Environment Appropriations Bill that would have stripped a rider placing a 20 year moratorium on any uranium mining near the national park.

Dicks was serving as the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee when he ended his 36 - year congressional career in 2013.