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Washington — Heading off numerous Republican amendments to freeze or cut federal spending for child - nutrition programs, the House Education and Labor Committee last week approved a bill that would increase the programs» $ 5.3 - billion budget by $ 119 million in fiscal 1986.

(CNN)- A top House Republican influential on homeland security matters said cutting federal spending for local law enforcement can have serious consequences for fighting terrorism.

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And while public dissatisfaction with the legislation has been focused on the notion that the Republican tax cuts are deeply skewed toward the wealthiest Americans and the corporations they run, Barkan, who has spent years galvanizing support for a more diverse and inclusive Federal Reserve, wants to remind Americans this legislation also includes cuts to their healthcare.

For one, federal spending cuts are also likely weighing on state and local government hiring — as about 25 % of their funding comes from Washington.

President - elect Donald Trump's economic agenda of fiscal spending and tax cuts, coupled with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates spells trouble for bond holders.

The federal government would be a government known for lowering taxes and cutting spending.

Congressional Republicans — including nearly all of the Texas delegation — spent the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy insisting that any new funding for hurricane relief had to be offset with cuts elsewhere in the federal budget.

Meanwhile, bond king Bill Gross found silliness on the trading floor, Larry Summers did not become the next Federal Reserve chairman, and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron called for spending cuts in a gold - laden throne room — making a bigger fool of himself than millions of tweeters ever could.

The fear is that the federal government could cut grants and research spending, a major source of sales for Illumina's DNA sequencing equipment and supplies.

The Harper government's 2012 budget called for substantial cuts to federal spending on the environment: $ 83.3 million in 2012 - 13, $ 117.9 million in 2013 - 14 and, starting in 2014 - 15, $ 180.5 million per year on an ongoing basis.

The blame then goes to Federal Reserve Chairman Volcker for slaying the inflation dragon much faster than anticipated so that the projected real spending cuts became real spending increases.

The status quo fiscal projection, which assumes no new spending programs and no new tax cuts, is now for the federal books to move into a small surplus in 2019 - 20, and for the federal debt to GDP ratio in 2019 - 20 to be 27 %.

We support a balanced budget, but to do so will require deep cuts in the mandatory spending that account for two - thirds of federal spending — not much smaller discretionary accounts like foreign assistance, which represents less than two - thirds of one percent of the budget.

A GST top - up for the Top End and extra spending to cut Centrelink waiting times have been announced ahead of the federal budget.

Cuomo last week blamed the federal government and potential cuts from the Republican - led Congress for uncertainty he said at the time could result in a temporary spending plan.

The final agreement not only burnishes Cuomo's liberal credentials by extending (though not expanding) the millionaire's tax, raising the age of criminal responsibility of New York and addressing the high cost of college tuition for members of the middle class, it also dramatically increases his (already considerable) budget powers, enabling him to single - handedly make spending cuts in the event of widely expected future federal funding reductions.

Because of lower - than - expected federal assistance for Medicaid, Albany instituted an across - the - board budget sweep of 1.1 percent, cutting state spending and also siphoning off theoretically separate revenue streams dedicated to specific programs and agencies, like the MTA.

Stung by the expiration of federal aid intended to help states balance budgets as they seek to recover from the recession that began in 2008, the final budget is also expected to include another cut in local aid to cities and towns and to call for reduced growth in the rate of spending on education and health care, although special education is one of the few areas in which significant investments appear imminent.

With President - elect Donald Trump and a newly empowered, Republican - dominated Congress soon taking control of the federal budget, the potential for substantial cuts in domestic spending poses gargantuan challenges for New York state and city budgets.

We applaud Governor Paterson's argument that, should New York receive a significant cash infusion from the federal government for Fiscal 2010, the state should use those revenues to cut back on significant proposed tax and fee hikes, rather than restore or increase governmental spending.

But the Christie robocall does help Hayworth shore up a potential trouble spot for her when it comes to the Democratic push that she would support turning back federal spending for disaster relief that isn't off set by cuts, a position of top Republican lawmaker Eric Cantor.

The $ 4.1 trillion spending plan calls for steep cuts in a range of support programs for low - income individuals to balance the federal government's books over the next decade.

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE While Mayor Bill de Blasio is proposing to increase spending by roughly $ 2 billion in the city fiscal year that begins on July 1, cuts in federal and state support for the city may force the mayor to curtail those plans.

So Weprin has been put on the defensive about Obama's Middle East policy, while Turner appears to have managed to avoid the drawbacks of his party association, and has largely been taken at his word when he says he would buck the House Republicans on an overhaul of entitlement programs, even though he has pushed, at times, for 30 - 35 percent cuts in federal spending.

It will slightly cut overall spending for the second year in a row while limiting growth in state spending — sans federal funds — to just under 2 %, Skelos said.

Cuomo has long warned that deep cuts to federal health care spending could rip huge holes in the state's budget and devastate health care coverage for New Yorkers.

Whenever the next update comes out, it probably will show a worsening FY 2018 budget gap, and perhaps even a true potential deficit for the current year — depending on whether Cuomo forces a post-election special session based on his power to cut spending in the wake of big enough drops in federal revenue.

The advocates — whose job is to always say it's not enough — don't recognize the state must to be mindful of spending in a year when federal tax policy and federal healthcare cuts, among other things must be accounted for because revenue is tight.

The big questions for the year ahead: Is FY 2018 the year Cuomo abandons his 2 percent spending cap, using federal budget cuts as an excuse?

For AQE, which is pushing for education spending on par with a decade - old court ruling, the problem for them was Cuomo suggesting a short - term extender may be a viable option for the state budget considering the uncertainty emanating from Washington over the federal government's budget cuFor AQE, which is pushing for education spending on par with a decade - old court ruling, the problem for them was Cuomo suggesting a short - term extender may be a viable option for the state budget considering the uncertainty emanating from Washington over the federal government's budget cufor education spending on par with a decade - old court ruling, the problem for them was Cuomo suggesting a short - term extender may be a viable option for the state budget considering the uncertainty emanating from Washington over the federal government's budget cufor them was Cuomo suggesting a short - term extender may be a viable option for the state budget considering the uncertainty emanating from Washington over the federal government's budget cufor the state budget considering the uncertainty emanating from Washington over the federal government's budget cuts.

At the time, Cuomo did not include any contingency plans for action on the federal level, such as a repeal of the Affordable Care Act or cuts in spending that would impact the state, save for a desire to have expanded powers over the budget without the consent of the Legislature — a non-starter with lawmakers.

At the same time, the NY - 19 Republican voiced support for the call by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor that any additional disaster funding be offset by spending cuts elsewhere in the federal budgt.

The mailer basically argues that by backing federal spending cuts and helping create jobs, Corwin will be «getting America's fiscal house in order... the best insurance for our seniors.»

Add Rep. Tom Reed to the list of New York Republicans who support House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's call for offsetting additional disaster aid in the wake of Irene with spending cuts elsewhere in the federal budget.

But it did provide talking points for House Republican leaders who need conservatives support to pass the measure: lower deficits, reduced federal spending and tax cuts.

Trump's first budget for the federal government is a blueprint that would make deep cuts in the Environmental Protection Agency and other domestic programs while significantly increasing spending on the military.

A sobering report to governors about the potential consequences of repealing the Obama - era health care law warns that federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states and threaten many people with the loss of insurance coverage.

President Trump will instruct federal agencies today to assemble a budget for the coming fiscal year that includes sharp increases in Defense Department spending and drastic enough cuts to domestic agencies that he can keep his promise to leave Social Security and Medicare alone.

As a Republican, how do you balance the need for spending cuts and reducing the deficit and the debt with the desire for constituents to get some federal dollars to this area that has been struggling so with the economy?

Still, the spending plan had much to celebrate for the governor, coming in on time amid a $ 4 billion state deficit and the prospect of additional federal cuts.

Using a current - law baseline measure, the state budget gap for fiscal 2018 - 19 alone was last projected by DOB at $ 4 billion, a figure the governor himself began citing recently (without further explanation) in his recent warnings about the implications of federal health care spending cuts.

House Speaker John Boehner only mustered 28 Republican votes yesterday to extend the federal debt ceiling, without any accompanying demands for spending cuts.

The spending measure, which requires legislative approval, also includes $ 1.1 billion in new school spending; $ 2.5 billion for water quality and water and sewer upgrades; expanded child care tax credits; and new powers for Cuomo, a Democrat, to adjust state spending in the face of federal spending cuts.

Meanwhile, bracing for potential federal cuts, the new deal specifies that if Congress cuts funding to New York by at least $ 850 million, the governor's budget director will develop a plan to make spending cuts that will automatically go into effect unless the Legislature imposes its own reductions within 90 days.

The governor, in his speech to business leaders, also made the case for a Washington - style continuing resolution to keep state spending going beyond the April 1 deadline without a settled budget, if there's uncertainty about whether federal aid may be significantly cut.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, under the guise of bracing for the impact of federal cuts to health care spending, proposes a 14 percent tax on New York health insurers in his 2018 - 19 budget.

(CNN)- Two days before the deadline for a possible U.S. government default, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders reached agreement Sunday on a legislative package that would extend the federal debt ceiling while cutting spending and guaranteeing further deficit - reduction steps, Senate leaders announced.

While mandatory spending — mostly entitlements and mostly on autopilot — remains the largest driver of federal spending and a cause for ongoing fiscal concern, the relative political strength and prominence of mandatory programs made discretionary spending the easier target when it came time to cut.

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Trump's draconian budget request — which suggested drastic cuts to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), among others — was rejected by Congress, and a spending bill that increases funding for science at many federal agencies was signed into law.