Sentences with phrase «budget negotiators»

Indeed, one of the most promising aspects of this consensus is the near - agreement earlier this month by Congressional budget negotiators that would have meant a record increase in education funding.

The announcement that U.S. budget negotiators have reached a provisional two - year deal to avert another government shutdown (which had been set to happen,...

Union members at financially distressed hospitals across the state are taking action to urge state budget negotiators to include funding for these hospitals in the final state spending plan.

(CNN)- «We have broken through the partisanship and the gridlock,» Sen. Patty Murray, one of two chief budget negotiators, said of Tuesday's deal to avoid another government shutdown.

Budget negotiators in Albany have nixed most of the $ 1 billion in new taxes and fees proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as part of a plan to deal with the state's budget deficit.

Speaking to reporters here today, the lead budget negotiators appeared confident that their peers would endorse the agreement, allowing Horizon 2020 and other programs to start next year as planned.

Senate leaders unveiled their offer to House budget negotiators late Tuesday afternoon.

Dealt a big setback is California's newly minted plan for ensuring all students have gained reading and writing skills by 12th grade after budget negotiators agreed to zero out an anticipated $ 250 million for the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program for 2011.

Although budget negotiators have yet to reach any agreement on spending or taxes, budgets from the House and Senate both have large increases in state funding for public schools and some cost - of - living raises for teachers, he said.

House and Senate budget negotiators on Friday agreed to increase regular public school spending by $ 241 million.

Reports by Bloomberg and others say that White House and congressional budget negotiators would sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to partially pay for their new budget agreement.

Sears is running on the strength of her experience in the Council as a budget negotiator and has defended her vote to extend term limits by saying more than eight years is needed to complete long - term capital projects.

Assembly members say they were told by their budget negotiators that Cuomo pushed hard for its removal.

The happy sense that budget negotiators had turned a corner late last week and were headed for home seems to have dimmed some after legislative caucuses were briefed on the so - called framework of an agreement.»