Sentences with phrase «about federal support»

The research, published today in the journal PLOS One, appears as scientists are increasingly concerned about federal support for basic biomedical research.

«Companies care about federal support for research,» says Peyton, «but from a business standpoint the personnel issue is much more pressing.

Ahead of Trump's planned visit tomorrow to a Long Island community that has been reeling from violence tied to the Central American gang MS - 13, local officials are raising concerns about federal support for migrant children.

Not exact matches

The federal government has secured opposition support to pass one of the most substantial budget packages since the Coalition took office in 2013, making trade - offs on renewable energy funding and welfare payments to pick up about $ 6 billion in savings.

When asked about government support for the CSeries, he acknowledged that one - third of the estimated $ 3 billion in development costs would be financed through loans provided by the federal, Quebec and U.K. governments (the other two - thirds of the cost is split between Bombardier and its suppliers).

The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government would have to find about $ 43.1 billion to cover the full cost of the program because Ottawa already spends about $ 32.9 billion a year on support to low - income Canadians.

All of this raises questions about support for a critical line in the Fed's statement where it says: «The federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run.»

But the much heralded sacrifices made by Chrysler executives did not last long - just about long enough to secure federal support for the company.

Over at the Behind the Numbers web site, Allan Moscovitch, David Macdonald and I have a blog post titled «Ten Things to Know About Federal Income Support for Low - Income Seniors in Canada.»

Respondents were asked about their views on climate change, support for specific policies under consideration in the federal / provincial / territorial climate action negotiations underway in Fall 2016, and the federal government's role in implementing a national climate plan.

Federal Government MPs who support a constitutional monarchy question an address by the Prime Minister to the Australian Republican Movement, criticising the timing of the speech amid debate about power prices, pensions, and the economy.

For one, the Federal Reserve is heavily invested in mortgage - backed securities — supporting the entire market since the housing crash — but it is about to shed much of that.

This means talking about the Fed's «instruments of monetary control,» which include devices for regulating the total quantity of bank reserves and circulating Federal Reserve notes, and also for regulating the quantity of bank deposits and other forms of privately - created money that will be supported by any given quantity of bank reserves.

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A survey released Tuesday from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that among Catholics who have heard about the issue, 55 % support giving religious institutions that object to birth control an exemption from the federal contraceptive rule, while 39 % oppose exempting those institutions.

Shark finning is another issue Ottolenghi has been passionate about for years and continues to support a federal ban.

Fighting child hunger requires a holistic approach, from support programs like BIC and sharing resources that increase knowledge about this issue, to protecting federal food assistance services like the School Breakfast Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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.

Since school food programs are largely supported by the federal government, the expanded program would bring in an additional $ 24 million in federal and state funds, bringing their total to about $ 60 million, advocates have said.

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The team from New York will be in California to support operations there for about two weeks, with travel and other administrative costs being carried by the federal U.S. Forest Service or reimbursed to the state.

Buried in Republican House candidate Mark Rosen's email about his support for term limits on the federal level is this interesting rhetorical device regarding Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey:

The statement added, «To show their support, the Federal government through the office of the NSA contributed $ 15m, about half of the total sum, towards the purchase of the helicopters.

However, the travel ban, which is currently on hold because of a decision by the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, has other elected officials in the county, specifically Democrats, worried about Astorino's support for the ban and that it does in fact unfairly target Muslims.

He said there was the need for the Federal Government to continue to support the endeavour which he said would help in the provision of more oil and gas for the country and bringing about agricultural revolution in that area.

In the second quarter, SU contacted Rep. John Katko (R - NY) about support of the reauthorization of the Federal Perkins Loan Program, which expired earlier this month.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Katko says he will likely support President Donald Trump's plan to privatize the nation's air traffic control system and transfer about 30,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees to an independent outside agency.

He hasn't done anything to proactively support the proposal, deflecting to the federal government when asked about the legislation; the state proposal is different from the federal legislation of the same name.

Duffus said there is about $ 5.5 million in federal funding available to help support the effort, which likely will help the state acquire «interests» in the properties, which could include either conservation easements or direct ownership.

The state Democratic Party last year used a contractor - fed federal account — intended to finance congressional campaigns — to pay for about $ 250,000 for mass mailings in support of Malloy's re-election.

«I'm not really thinking about that — I support the speaker,» Heastie, the Bronx Democratic chair, told Capital last week after the New York Times first reported the federal probe of Silver's outside income last year.

Town Supervisor Neil Bettez said there has been growing support for the law among New Paltz residents who contend the federal government, led by President Donald Trump, is not concerned about the impact on families of deportation efforts.

Countries such as the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany on the other hand were voicing criticism about Greece's human rights record but supported the country's continued membership in the Council of Europe and NATO because of the country's strategic value for the western alliance.

Other questions included whether Jindal has spoken with Chris Christie, who heads the Republican Governors Association about his lack of support for Astorino, whether Jindal would, if he were still head of the RGA, use RGA resources to support Astorino, whether Jindal agrees with Senator Rand Paul that the federal government is being untruthful about the danger from Ebola and what Jindal thinks of Cuomo's performance as governor.

«That you, Isah Hamman Misau of Hamman Misau Residence, Turaki Street, Misau, Bauchi State, on or about December 16, 2014, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did utter a false document to wit: Affidavit in Support of Personal Particulars of Persons seeking election to the Office / Membership of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (INEC FORM C.F. 001/2015) which you submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission knowing it to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same section of the Act.

The Governor also spoke about air quality monitoring efforts the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Hospitals are conducting with the support of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

With Election Day only about eight months away, the Fulton Republican Committee has thrown its support behind John Katko, a 51 - year - old retired federal prosecutor who plans to run against Democratic incumbent Dan Maffei to represent central New York in Congress.

The federal government last week approved a $ 1.6 billion loan to support bridge construction, but state officials have been mum about the rest of the financing plan — including any potential toll increases.

When he was asked pointedly about Hochul's support for the Second Amendment, de Blasio, who is grappling with a recent increase in shootings, implied gun control should be taken up on the federal level and said, «I don't expect to agree with every candidate on every issue, but I do know we're moving in the right direction.»

Schumer, speaking at Albany Medical Center about the spread of the Zika virus, said he supported calls for federal hearings, joining GOP U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson of Kinderhook and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice of Long Island in calling for a probe.

Washington (CNN)- House GOP Leader John Boehner said he supports a ban on all new federal regulations, after meeting Friday with business lobbyists who complained about uncertain economic conditions.

«Though our program is yielding great results for the state, we also support initiatives to further bolster and grow broadband connectivity in rural areas,» said a spokesman with Empire State Development, the state agency overseeing the effort, when asked about the federal legislation.

The event took place in a small suite at the Roosevelt Hotel, just down the hall from the annual Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty breakfast — a must - attend event for local politicians to demonstrate their support for the Jewish community — and it took place just an hour before the annual Israel Day Parade... Neither Schumer nor Silver nor Nadler so much as mentioned Israel, though there were a couple of Orthodox supporters conspicuously positioned behind the speakers... Silver, who is now a constituent of hers, called Velazquez his «newly acquired» congresswoman, and mostly talked about her work for federal housing money and on behalf of small businesses.

«You know it's very clear that the Romney - Ryan ticket just talks about small government in a way that may sound appealing to some people but it what it really translates to is really undermining the federal partnership with the states and ultimately the federal partnership to support its citizens.»

Although federal support for science is lagging, Biden quoted President John F. Kennedy speaking about the race to the moon, saying Americans are «unwilling to postpone» what needs to be done to accelerate cancer research.

In a typical year, about 40 % are undergraduates, 40 % are master's degree students, and 20 % are pursuing Ph.D. s. Two scholarship programs — the National Science Foundation's Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service and the Department of Defense's (DOD's) Information Assurance Scholarship Program — support many of the students.

At the «Innovation: An American Imperative» symposium October 20 on Capitol Hill, industry leaders and members of Congress talked about shoring up federal support for basic research and development

Federal support represents about 70 % of the total Smithsonian budget.

Attacked by critics who insisted it wasn't ethical to use the drug on young patients who weren't yet psychotic, McGlashan says he supplied «about 200 pounds» of supporting documentation to the federal Office for Human Research Protections before he got a green light to continue.

Given the Trump administration's questioning of climate science, the nuclear industry is hoping states will follow through with financial support while fending off a surge of cheap gas and questions from the right about whether at - risk reactors should receive federal support.