Sentences with phrase «about federal bills»

It has helped answer many a legislative history question about federal bills.

In the chapter on statutes, LEGISINFO is listed first of the various ways to obtain information about federal bills.

When I blog about federal bills, I'm usually talking about ENDA - I still think this is our number one priority on the Hill - but there's another big priority that we need to move on now.

RACHEL JACKSON: Yes, actually I found out about the federal bill and they knew about Mikael's bill on the assembly floor and so I drafted a mirror bill and gave it to senator Kennedy, New York State Senator Kennedy and he really ran with it and introduced it to the senate and so together where Tim and Kennedy have been working with him to get approval for that, so I was lobbying in Albany and that's where I got to meet Mikael and spoke with a lot of the assembly members, a lot of the senators and there was real overwhelming support for it.

The piece is about the federal bill C - 58, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Not exact matches

The White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said in a statement that Trump spoke with Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas about a bipartisan bill to improve federal background checks for prospective gun buyers.

«The President spoke to Senator Cornyn on Friday about the bipartisan bill he and Sen. Murphy introduced to improve Federal Compliance with Criminal Background check Legislation,» Sanders said.

The controversial bill not only allows officers to question a people about their residency status but also allows police chiefs, sheriffs, constables, and jail administrators to be charged with a Class A misdemeanor if they refuse to comply with a federal detention request from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Now that conservatives complained about the $ 1.3 trillion catchall spending bill — which blew through previous budget limits by $ 300 billion over this year and next, House GOP leaders have scheduled a vote this week on a proposed amendment to the Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.

Meanwhile, Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins has been noncommittal on the bill, while Sen. Bob Corker, R - Tenn., has expressed concerns about expanding the federal deficit.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was among the federal bill's critics, and urged his Twitter followers to contact their senators about the bill earlier this month.

According to Congressional Budget Office estimates, enacting the bill would shrink the federal budget deficit by $ 175 billion by 2020, lift GDP by 5.4 % over the next 20 years, increase national productivity, balloon the workforce by about 5 % by 2033, raise the return on capital, and (although the CBO didn't put it this way) create a $ 46 billion windfall for entrepreneurs supplying security operations along the U.S. southern border.

, which is not entirely fair, as most anyone who follows federal politics will know Mr. Wilks as the backbencher who was very briefly concerned about one of last year's budget bills.)

The House bill to create the federally chartered corporation would transfer about 38,000 federal workers, including 14,000 controllers who now work for the Federal Aviation Administfederal workers, including 14,000 controllers who now work for the Federal Aviation AdministFederal Aviation Administration.

Their 2017 federal tax bill: about $ 9,400.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was a roughly $ 800 billion «stimulus bill» that dedicated about $ 250 billion to more than 80,000 federal grants, contracts, or loans to state and local governments, for - profit businesses, and nonprofit organizations.

But White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah said in a statement on Monday that Trump spoke with Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, on Friday about a bill he introduced with Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, that aims to strengthen how state and federal governments report offenses that could prohibit people from buying a gun.

I am writing as one of your constituents to express my concern about the tax proposals put forth by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

Since the final federal tax bill appeared on Friday, many people have had questions about prepaying taxes, a wide - ranging strategy that encompasses various efforts to save money by paying some taxes early.

The 2018 bill boosts federal health spending by about $ 10 billion, including increases for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and specifically dedicated opioid crisis funding...

Well that brings to mind Bill Ayers who said he will never apologize for blowing up U.S. federal buildings and injuring people (along with HIS wife Bernadette Dohrn) Then, of course, Obama keeps talking about the «Holy Quran» and making ridicule of the Christian Bible..

Based on the bill analysis, the Texas legislators behind HB1781 seemed to care only about bucking state nutrition policy, but they have also put the state in direct conflict with the new federal competitive food rules.

Back home, the senator had a message about his colleague John Thune's amendment to a Federal Aviation Administration bill that would loosen pilot training requirements.

In 2001 Lawrence Summers, US secretary to the Treasury under Bill Clinton, was called in for a chat about the future with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Libous also talked about the possibility that Republicans would bring a federal lawsuit against a bill passed by Democrats last year.

Mayor Bill de Blasio was grilled by heavy - hitting federal prosecutors about his campaign fundraising for over four hours on Friday.

At issue is a strategy led by a group of about 30 - 40 conservative House Republicans who've been trying to chisel away at the federal health care law by tying it to the short - term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution.

Blumenthal says he and his fellow Democrats are trying to educate the public about what's in the bills in the hopes that some changes can be made before the GOP federal tax overhaul becomes law.

Krueger was so concerned about what she heard that she's drafted a bill to require that New York State follow the federal government's policy of keeping all email correspondence for seven years.

Cuomo aides have said since 2010 that he shares household expenses with Lee, including the property tax bill — something the governor noted during a speech last month about the new federal tax law.

«As someone who didn't pay their federal taxes shouldn't be talking about a federal tax bill,» Donovan said.

It is my sincerest hope that the Senate will prove themselves to be more concerned about the people in the State of the New York than their federal counterparts have been,» said Wright, sponsor of the bill with Silver.

Miner said she has talked with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio about the idea, which he favors, and the high cost, which may or may not be covered by the federal government.

A Manhattan federal judge rebuffed Bill Cosby's attempt to force New York magazine to turn over unedited interview recordings, transcripts and related notes from a story about a group of women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault, calling it a fishing expedition that ignores legal protections for the press.

«Though the government is claiming that it going to get assistance from the Federal government on the programme, it does not make sense that a state that gets a mere N3.5 billion from the Federation account each month and, has a wage bill about N2.2 billion per month could use N1.8 billion to feed kids that should be fed by their parents.»

The bill would increase federal highway funding by about 15 percent, and Rep. Brian Higgins said that will mean that the state will be able to begin long - overdue highway repairs in Buffalo and elsewhere.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio was grilled by heavy - hitting federal prosecutors about his campaign fundraising for over four hours today.

A federal investigation into NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign fund - raising has zeroed in on whether donations were exchanged for beneficial city action in about a half - dozen cases, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry.

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority stands to lose about $ 3.6 million a year in federal funding — and agencies statewide would lose $ 100 million — thanks to a little - noticed amendment to a House transportation bill that passed last week.

Bill Hammond: «Federal officials have reportedly confirmed that they are cutting off a major portion of funding for New York's Essential Plan, opening a roughly $ 1 billion hole in the state budget and raising new doubts about the future of a rapidly growing health insurance option for the working poor.»

Surprise guest Sen. Charles Schumer introduced Carrion and crowed about the money New York will get from the federal stimulus bill and the advantage of having Carrion in the White House — an appointment he took some credit for.

Paterson said that without the revenue bill, the budget gap has been widened by about $ 1 billion — and that's leaving out the potential loss of the federal funds.

Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, said that «there are many things we are still learning about the federal tax bill and we want to look at this issue in the context of the overall budget, not only this year but also how it affects future budgets.»

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he will no longer talk about a widening federal corruption investigation that stretches from the NYPD to his own fundraising.

«At the federal level, presidential candidate Ross Perot remains the self - financing record holder, having poured more than $ 63.5 million of his own cash into a bid that earned him about 20 percent of the national popular vote, zero electoral votes and a third - place finish behind Democrat Bill Clinton and incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush.»

When asked about de Blasio's criticisms, Cuomo said the state is withholding federal money to public hospitals across the state, not just in the Big Apple, and all have «retroactive bills.»

The bill would limit the information the county shares with federal immigration authorities and it would also limit what county law enforcement can ask an individual about citizenship or immigration status.

NEW YORK CITY — Federal authorities were already investigating Mayor Bill de Blasio's 2014 fundraising efforts to unseat state Senate Republicans months before the Manhattan District Attorney received a «criminal referral» from a state elections official about «Team de Blasio,» DNAinfo New York has learned.

is pushing an amendment to the financial overhaul bill before the Senate that would broaden the Government Accountability Office's power to audit the Fed and compel the central bank to disclose details about the firms that received emergency federal aid during the financial crisis.

Sen. Jesse Hamilton (D - Brooklyn) is dropping the bill four weeks after investigators revealed that the New York City Housing Authority failed to conducted mandated lead paint inspections for four years and lied to the federal government about it.