Sentences with phrase «budget amendments during»

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U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D - LA) introduced an amendment during the full committee markup that would ban horse slaughter, calling it both a health and a budget issue.

During budget time, the Assembly, Senate and Governor each have their own version of the state budget document that often goes through multiple amendments.

The Senate approved an agreed - to pension forfeiture amendment last year during the budget talks, only to have Assembly Democrats balk at the provision.

Budget Director Robert Mujica told lawmakers during the joint Senate and Assembly hearing on taxes that Cuomo plans to detail the proposal in an amendment to the spending plan he released last month.

However, lawmakers in both chambers have chafed at the play, and so far have refused to introduce the budget amendments, a maneuver that allows them to retain some leverage over the governor during the budget talks.

During the Dec. 4, 2012 budget vote, Republicans Kevin Hardwick, John Mills and Edward Rath; Democrat Tom Loughran; Conservative Joseph Lorigo and Independent Lynne Dixon proposed and confirmed a budget amendment package to reduce the $ 1.4 billion budget by approximately $ 8.5 million, the amount slated to be raised by a 3.4 percent property tax hike.

Cuomo took an aggressive position during his budget and policy address Wednesday, threatening to withhold a significant funding increase for schools if lawmakers don't approve his controversial reform proposals, such as an amendment to the state's teacher - evaluation system that would increase the ratings» reliance on standardized testing.

This year, without forewarning, the Cuomo administration cut funding for provider services for the disabled by 6 percent during the 30 - day budget amendment period, which doesn't get the public scrutiny the earlier, actual budget does.

During the next several weeks we will be drafting our amendment package to adjust the proposed 2015 budget,» said Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo, Chairman of the Finance and Management Committee, which oversees the budget.

During a lengthy debate on a budget bill, state Rep. Russ Jennings offered what at first appeared to be just another in a series of amendments.

No wonder the chamber's minority Democrats, mostly ignored during budget drafting, went through the exercise of submitting futile amendments that prolonged the wee - hours session.

Stacy made no mention of the money he had received from IER during his July 2017 testimony against budget amendment designed to ease Ohio's onerous setback requirements for new wind farms.

During the 2013 budget fight, two misguided amendments were offered.

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R - Va., says a balanced - budget amendment has been one of his «highest priorities» during his time in Congress.

Wichita, KS — Today, U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten issued a preliminary injunction from the bench in Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri's (PPKM) case against Governor Sam Brownback and the state of Kansas as it seeks to prevent the enforcement of the Title X family planning defunding amendment passed in the Kansas budget during the 2011 legislative session.