Sentences with phrase «emergency federal boards»
In supporting the wage and benefit proposals advanced by the unions, Hawkins noted that their proposals were accepted by two emergency federal boards convened by President Obama under the Railroad Labor Act to review the impasse.
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Currently, 47 percent of Americans said they either could not afford an emergency expense of $ 400, or would cover it by selling something or borrowing money, according to a separate report by the Federal Reserve Board's Division of Consumer and Community Affairs.
When you consider that the Federal Reserve Board found that nearly half of all Americans don't have $ 400 saved for an emergency, it's easy to see how unexpected costs can become a real crisis.
That Act would further restrict the Fed's 13 (3) lending operations by requiring that they be approved by at least two - thirds of the FOMC (as opposed to the present 5 - member requirement); by disallowing the use of equity as collateral for 13 (3) loans; by requiring that loans be approved not only by the Federal Reserve Board but by all Federal banking regulators having jurisdiction over the prospective borrowers; and by allowing emergency lending to be extended beyond a term of 30 days only by means of a joint resolution approved by Congress.
MTA board member Veronica Vanterpool, who also works as executive director of the nonprofit Tri-State Transportation Campaign, said that rather than picking a fight with its fellow transportation provider, the MTA and Cuomo should advocate on Amtrak's behalf, including by pushing for emergency financial assistance from the federal government for the summer repairs at Penn, which Amtrak has said will cost between $ 30 million and $ 40 million.
Southold spent $ 50,000 on screened sand to build up a dune at the edge of Town Beach during the recent rehabilitation project there, and although the Federal Emergency Management Agency will likely reimburse the town for it, Town Board members are worried that the sand might be too fine to keep from blowing away.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate announced today the final agreement for the obligation of $ 1.84 billion dollars in funding for the state of Louisiana's Recovery School District (RSD) and Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate announced today the final agreement for the obligation of $ 1.84 billion dollars in funding for the state of Louisiana's Recovery School District (RSD) and Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) for the repair and replacement of public schools in Orleans Parish, including the City of New Orleans, damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The FOMC is a branch of the Federal Reserve Board that has 12 members and meets eight times a year, unless an emergency meeting is called.
In a study by the Federal Reserve Board, it was discovered that nearly half of Americans could not come up with $ 400 if there were an emergency.
The Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 requires the Federal Reserve to release information concerning the borrowers and counterparties participating in emergency credit facilities, discount window lending programs and open market operations authorized or conducted by the Board of Governors or a Federal Reserve Bank.
While legislation passed by Congress after Hurricane Katrina will now allow the use of federal funds to help states create pet - friendly emergency shelter facilities, it's still a good idea to plan ahead and find a friend, boarding kennel, veterinary facility, or hotel or motel that could take your pet in the event of an emergency.
To receive emergency financial or start - up assistance from RCP, the relative caregiver family must not be in receipt of any type of kinship payment or subsidy (e.g., Foster Care Board Payment, Families First Kinship Care Payment, or Subsidized Guardianship), and the household income can not exceed twice the current federal poverty guideline.