Sentences with phrase «house budget the issue»

His selection would make Medicare and the House budget the issue, not the economy.

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Collins said coverage issues must also be dealt with, citing a report from the Congressional Budget Office that said 14 million people would lose health coverage under the House bill over the next year and 24 million over the next decade.

The real issue that was not addressed in the budget is the absence of any economic engine to spur a recovery in growth in 2014 and beyond, The household sector is deep in debt; housing construction has stalled; companies lack confidence and are not investing; the federal and provincial governments are in serious restraint mode; and the export sector is weak and deteriorating.

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance held a series of meetings in late 2004 and 2005 to discuss the issue of establishing an independent budget office.

The issue of housing has become the final coat of gloss on recent budget announcements, mentioned in passing to tick the boxes of a «well rounded» economic plan, but equating to little more than aesthetic fluff.

White House budget director Mick Mulvaney on Oct. 4 qualified the president's statement, saying he was referring to Puerto Rico's need to fix its own debt issues through its oversight board.

«Mr. Speaker, actually I must inform the House that the budget officer has his definitions wrong and is ill - informed on these issues,» Mr. Clement scolded.

NETWORK, a group founded by 47 Catholic sisters that speaks out on social justice issues in particular, will be hitting states like Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia in order to reveal «how federal budget cuts proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, (R - WI), and passed by the House of Representatives will hurt struggling families in these states,» a release by the group reads.

The House bill is more generous, but as Time magazine's Healthland Blog points out, even if the House passes it's bill, it wouldn't make it to the Senate until next year or later — at which point, whole new budget issues may surface.

Senate Republicans in the final budget agreement were able to secure elements of their original one - house budget resolution on key issues ranging from education aid to upstate transportation, a source familiar with the talks said.

But the Senate's one - house budget plan excluded a mayoral control re-authorization and instead decided to hold hearings on the issue.

The IDC, however, insisted the one - house budget resolution of its own should not be read as a break with the Senate GOP as liberal advocacy groups press for juvenile justice reform and other long - sought issues this session.

Then, as it is for this current House campaign, Democrats are pushing the Medicare funding issue and Rep. Paul Ryan budget hard.

In the interview, Stewart - Cousins said she he had hoped the Senate's one - house budget resolution went further on issues such as criminal justice reform, ethics and climate change, saying those subjects should be dealt with in the finalized spending plan.

The Assembly Democratic conference, which is poised to release its one - house budget proposal, is upping the ante in the abortion rights debate in light of President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and return this controversial issue back to the states.

The three jousted over below - market - rate housing, unequal policing, the city budget, homelessness and jail violence, among other issues.

Even though the state budget was approved two weeks ago, he notes that the legislative session doesn't end for another few weeks and the governor and lawmakers could still do something to address the housing affordability issue.

budget, dealing with the fallout of massive antipolice protests — things are simply a bit quieter this year, as City Hall moved to focus on housing more than the issues aligned with the NYPD.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

Mr. Lander said that on issues including police staffing, housing and planning, he expected more detail to come in the executive budget released in April.

The winning candidates will be responsible for issues that affect everyone in London — from transport and policing, to housing and the environment — with an annual budget of around # 14bn.

Gun control, transparency over school funding and housing matters were among issues still being negotiated Wednesday in Albany as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers tried once again to close down a new state budget in advance of a self - imposed Friday deadline as religious holidays loom.

Meanwhile, Senate Republicans introduced their one - house budget resolution last week and also put the spotlight on the issue that Governor Andrew Cuomo is quickly having to figure out a plan on - though the Senate's version is different from the Assembly's in terms of funding mechanisms.

The Legislature uses one - house budgets to set chamber priorities after analyzing the governor's spending plan, which is typically issued at the start of the year.

Senate: While addressing the chamber before the vote on its one - house budget on Monday, Majority Leader John Flanagan said that he didn't feel mayoral control was a budget issue.

Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a sharp rebuke to the White House on Friday for what he called an «underhanded» and «inappropriate» attack on U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, in a disagreement between New York elected officials and the Obama administration over proposed federal budget cuts to local anti-terrorism funding.

When the new state budget for fiscal year 2019 passed early Saturday morning in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo had successfully implemented several of his top policy priorities on issues like workplace sexual harassment, taxes, gun control, and public housing in New York City.

It's a national security issue — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:42 We are confident these priorities will not only provide jobs but will improve the security of Ghanaians — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:41 Our job creation agenda will be driven by investment in human capital — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:40 The broad agenda for next year is to translate the stability into shared growth - Ken Ofori - Atta 10:33 We have restored macro stability and renewed confidence in the economy — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:32 We have achieved in one year, what seemed impossible to achieve in eight years — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:31 We have provided stable electricity supply — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:31 I am glad to report that we are on course to end the year with the fiscal deficit of 6.5 % — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:30 We are happy to note that our policies are yielding results that have brought back smiles to several Ghanaians — Ken Ofori Atta 10:29 We resolve to be fiscally discipline — Ken Ofori Atta 10:29 I'm happy to note that we have turned the economy around — Ken Ofori Atta 10:28 When I presented the budget in March, I indicated our commitment to take strategic steps to fix the challenges facing the economy and restore hope to Ghanaians — Ken Ofori Atta 10:25 I thank the august House for all the support that has brought us so far — Ken Ofori Atta 10:24 Speaker of Parliament invites the Finance Minister to present the 2018 budget

The Assembly's one - house budget includes a $ 200 million reserve fund to help health care providers afford an increase in the statewide hourly minimum wage to $ 15, while the Senate's version doesn't address the wage issue at all, but does have a Paid Family Leave proposal.

Scott Reif, a spokesman for the Senate, said that the absence of congestion pricing from their one - house budget «indicated that more discussion was necessary on this issue.»

Bearing signs saying «Don't balance the budget on the backs of the poor» and shouting «Hey hey, ho ho, the funding cuts have got to go,» the roughly 150 demonstrators, largely from New York City, represented progressive activist groups pushing for rent reductions for people with HIV, homeless services, low - income housing, health care and other issues.

«From a party perspective it's a good thing because it's another issue that will galvanize Republicans the same way the budget issues have earlier this year,» said Sara Taylor, former political director in the Bush White House.

A senior Democratic aide tells CNN that House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray met Wednesday afternoon and are narrowing down the issues in a potential spending deal.

Also mounting good campaigns are talented candidates with good ideas like Brian Kavanagh, former chief - of - staff for Council Member Gale Brewer, and aide to former Mayors Ed Koch & David Dinkins; Chris Papajohn who served on the American Civil Liberties Union's committee on disability law when they discovered that U.S. Post Offices are often not accessible to people with disabilities; Gur Tsabar, an aide to Speaker Gifford Miller, is articulate and well - informed on many issues, and authored an editorial in the April 14 Town & Village newspaper about unjust redlining of disabled New Yorkers due to budget concerns; Darren Bloch, a former Con Ed spokesperson who is a member of Community Board 6, is well - versed on housing and homelessness issues.

The 31 - page document, apparently drafted after the Senate and Assembly approved one - house budget bills of their own last week, lays out in intricate detail where each chamber and the governor stand on dozens of outstanding budget issues, from billions of dollars in school aid to cuts in welfare checks to rules for marine fishery licenses.

In both houses, issues that held up a budget agreement and weren't included in the extender were debated on the floor, including a proposal to increase the age at which a teenager can be tried as an adult.

The Senate's top Republican, Len Fasano of North Haven, said there were no «sticking points» between Senate and House GOP members on fiscal issues, but the two caucuses decided to issue separate budget plans anyway.

Indeed, yesterday's Budget cuts to Housing Benefit are a sideshow to the big issue in housing, which is that spending has shifted dramatically towards supporting individuals with housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council Housing Benefit are a sideshow to the big issue in housing, which is that spending has shifted dramatically towards supporting individuals with housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council housing, which is that spending has shifted dramatically towards supporting individuals with housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council houses.

The call for an economic analysis of the minimum wage in the Senate's one - house budget resolution has been seen by some in the business community as a way of pushing the issue out of the budget talks by Republican lawmakers.

The House and Senate formally kicked off final budget negotiations this week and on Friday all unresolved issues were bumped to Budget budget negotiations this week and on Friday all unresolved issues were bumped to Budget Budget Chairs

«The Ryan budget was the issue that was supposed to win back the house for the Democrats in 2012 and it didn't happen.»

«The budget process is ongoing and the governor looks forward to productive discussions with both houses as we address a variety of issues including the End AIDS initiative.»

On all these issues, the House GOP is being held hostage by Paul Ryan and his budget proposals.

The governor's speech was about closing Rikers Island, fixing public housing and equitable education funding — all issues tuned to appeal to an African - American audience, and potentially at stake in the state budget.

The top four leaders at the Capitol — House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney, Senate Republican leader Len Fasano and House Republican leader Themis Klarides — issued a joint statement Wednesday pledging to work toward a bipartisan budget deal.

Heastie told Gotham Gazette that no «detailed» budget discussions have taken place yet because neither house has fully issued its one - house budget proposals.

Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, issued a line item veto to a budget bill, House Bill 214, suspending the pay of all members of the state legislature.

Immediately after the House passed the House Republican budget in April that includes their proposal to dramatically change Medicare, House Democrats promised to make that vote an issue in the 2012 elections.

A month ago the Government was defeated in a vote on the floor of the House of Commons on a very important issue — the question of the level of the EU budget.

The budget saw some significant developments centered on the city's beleaguered subway system, strengthening sexual harassment policies and repairing the city's public housing — though some key issues, such as voting reforms and extending the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse victims, did not make it into the budget.