Sentences with phrase «argued taxpayer dollars»

Lawyers for the state argued taxpayer dollars aren't going directly to religious schools because parents still choose where to use the vouchers.

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In his string of tweets, Trump argued that Amazon was costing taxpayers «billions of dollars» for using the Post Office as its «delivery boy.»

He argued that a repeal of the plan would save tens of billions in taxpayer dollars while simultaneously bolstering the American energy industry.

The «Yes on 61» campaign argues that Prop 61 would exploit the state's «bulk - purchasing power to secure lower prices for prescription drugs, saving taxpayers billions of dollars.»

At a time of huge government surpluses, universal shelter, like universal health care, is on the agenda of few politicians, who argue instead about how many billions of dollars to return to wealthy taxpayers..

I'm an Atheist... I just see little point in arguing this unless taxpayer dollar is funding it but I was under the impression that was not the case.

He argues that instead of using Troopers, which is a waste of taxpayer dollars since it costs more to have them downstate, why not just add numbers to the 500 - strong force of Bridge and Tunnel Officers and let them perform the functions of their own job.

Last year, Cuomo announced a plan that would have used state funds to pay for college for prison inmates, arguing that the investment would save taxpayer dollars in the long run because incarceration is more expensive than education.

A bill that passed the state Senate and Assembly this year would have secured Medicaid dollars for mothers who can't nurse their premature infants and choose to feed their babies donor breast milk; the legislation argues it will save New York taxpayers the money Medicaid currently spends on the complications that arise during neonatal care.

This is a particularly interesting line of reasoning from Dadey, since most Republicans are not fans of the public financing idea to begin with, arguing that it's inappropriate to use taxpayer dollars to support political campaigns.

Florida's Republican governor Rick Scott recently rejected $ 2 billion in federal funding to build an 85 - mile high speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando, arguing that cost overruns would likely leave Florida taxpayers making up billions of dollars for something they don't need.

When Grassley learned of Han's fraud, he wrote to the ORI, arguing that the 3 - year ban on federal research funding «seems like a very light penalty for a doctor who purposely tampered with a research trial and directly caused millions of taxpayer dollars to be wasted on fraudulent studies.»