Sentences with phrase «senate budget committee»

«Doing nothing will not be an option indefinitely,» Bernanke told the Senate Budget Committee.

In his testimony to the Senate Budget Committee, Bernanke defended the Fed's controversial plan to purchase $ 600 billion in government bonds, a move he says will boost the economy by lowering interest rates and encourage spending.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed more optimism about the economy in his most recent testimony Friday to the Senate Budget Committee, while also defending the Fed's controversial plan to buy an extra $ 600 billion in government bonds to keep recovery moving forward.

In this live webinar recording, Stephen Goss, Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration and Stephanie Kelton, Chief Economist of the Senate Budget Committee, discuss social security, an aging population, and housing demand — as well as answering questions on social security funds and the state of social security.

On March 13, 2015, NAR along with 7 banking and housing trade groups urged the Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee to adopt an amendment to create a budget point of order, which would prevent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's guarantee fees (g - fees) from being used to cover federal spending.

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.

Before joining the University of Washington in 1989, Dr. Brandon served as staff director of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, where he played a major role in developing the congressional budget process and negotiating the federal budget.

S - 1224, the Senate counterpart to A-1477 was unanimously released by the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 24th and the Senate Budget Committee on June 5th.

After meeting with senators and assemblyman throughout the State over the course of two years and testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Budget Committee and the Assembly Judiciary Committee, the New Jersey Family Collaborative Law Act passed all Committees unanimously as well as unanimously passing on the floor of the Senate and the Assembly.

Last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told the Senate Budget Committee: «I believe nuclear power is an essential part of our energy mix.

«Sen. Kent Conrad, Democrat from North Dakota, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is expected to make a recommendation later this year on whether the federal government should drop the gas tax and implement the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax... By requiring cars to be equipped with odometer spyware that will report to authorities how many miles are driven, government is looking to toss out the old gas tax for a new miles - driven fee... «The Left is always pushing for more and more regulations, and more and more taxes.

On Thursday, S63 was voted out of the Senate Budget Committee — passing with a vote of 7 to 5.

New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak is hoping to change all that with the introduction of bill S63, which passed a vote in the state's Senate Budget Committee last week, and will likely be voted on this coming Thursday by the full Senate.

He served fourteen years as a US Senate staffer working primarily on tax issues for the Senate Budget Committee and for Senator Bill Bradley.

This CBO study — prepared at the request of the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee — compares the budgetary and fair - value costs of the federal student loan programs.

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The bill passed the House and is now eligible for consideration when the House / Senate budget committee conferees meet at the end of April.

But Ruiz's bill suddenly appeared on the agenda for Monday's Senate budget committee meeting.

«I'm committed to finishing my bill,» she said during a break from a meeting of the Senate budget committee, of which she is also a member.

Members of the full Senate budget committee will meet Tuesday morning at 8:30 am to begin hacking away at the initial $ 21.47 billion pitch.

The Senate Budget Committee signed off on the bill at a rare Saturday morning meeting after a bipartisan coalition blocked it from being yanked from the committee and sent to the Senate floor, where a vote will likely come sometime before the session ends Friday.

This came after the Senate Budget Committee listened to hours of testimony from paid education industry lobbyists.

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 Senate Budget Committee late last week was considering its resolution for the next fiscal year.

The proposal was one of a number of budget - cutting options prepared by the staff of the Senate Budget Committee, Congressional sources said last week.

President Bush's plan to consolidate a bevy of domestic programs into a $ 15 - billion block grant would cause a $ 27.4 billion shortfall for states over five years if they continue to fund the programs at their current levels, according to a report by the Senate Budget Committee.

For instance, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R - WY) urged elimination of «government programs that are duplicative or not delivering results.»

Also this month, the Senate Budget Committee adopted a partisan fiscal 2018 budget plan that contains instructions to the ENR panel to find $ 1 billion in savings over the next decade to offset tax cuts (E&E Daily, Oct. 6).

Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who is the top minority member of the Senate Budget Committee, announced late Friday that Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough had ruled that such state - specific provisions, along with several others, are subject to what's called the «Byrd rule.»

That's because the Senate bill — which passed the Senate Budget Committee Tuesday — would eliminate the state and local income tax deduction, while the House bill would allow homeowners to deduct up to $ 10,000 in property taxes.

Democrat Kent Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, was blunt about the upcoming consideration of health care reform in the Senate.

Separately, a GOP aide said separate legislation would be introduced to fix the language, which the aide said was added by the Senate Budget Committee.

Washington (CNN)-- Sen. Judd Gregg, the senior Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, is expressing doubts about President Obama's plan to create a bipartisan deficit - reduction commission.

GOP aides said the language was added by the Senate Budget Committee, but Senate GOP sources disputed that claim.

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington last week on President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal.

In testimony before a joint Assembly - Senate budget committee in Albany, Miner said cities need state help but did not request a specific amount of additional state aid.

«Reconciliation can not be used to pass comprehensive health care reform,» said Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.

Protesters were removed and arrested during a meeting of the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday.

Syverud said the disconnect in revenue needs to be addressed, adding that it must be dealt with carefully and in consultation with the Senate and with the Senate Budget Committee in particular.

Paul's office, citing Senate Budget Committee calculations, said the Pay Our Military Act frees up $ 225 billion in payments to be paid.

The common feature of means - tested assistance programs is that they are graduated based on a person's income and, in contrast to programs like Social Security or Medicare, they are a free benefit and not paid into by the recipient,» says the minority side of the Senate Budget Committee.

Sanders, an independent from Vermont, is the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee.

There are things in this I like and there are things in this I don't like,» the Senate Budget Committee chair and Democrat from Washington State said in an interview on CNN's «New Day.»

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.

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R - Wisconsin, and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D - Washington, are leading a conference committee convened to work out differences between House and Senate budget resolutions.

I asked a Republican source on the Senate Budget Committee for an estimate.

In a Washington Examiner article, a member of the Senate Budget Committee was asked for a monetary estimate of what percentage of the government is shut down after exempting the military:

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R - Wyo.)

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R - Ala., the soon - to - be chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is the leading voice in the chamber in favor of turning the budget negotiations into a clash over immigration.

Acting Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio testified before the Democratic - led Senate Budget Committee as part of the administration's annual briefing as lawmakers approach the June 30 deadline to enact a new fiscal year spending plan.