Sentences with phrase «federal budget agreement»

Part of the federal budget agreement reached over the weekend by Congressional leaders and the Obama administration leaves in place a long - standing policy allowing teachers in alternative certification programs to be labeled highly qualified» under the No Child Left Behind Act.»

In a setback for Ryan's leadership, tea party - backed conservatives in Washington blocked a federal budget agreement amid voter anxiety.

Rep. Dan Donovan, the lone Republican House member from New York City, took credit on Monday for the proposed federal budget agreement that reimburses New York City for strengthening security around President Donald Trump's 5th Avenue tower.

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Morneau's comments came after he met with private sector economists in Toronto to get their input on everything from the North American Free Trade Agreement to global economic uncertainty ahead of the federal budget on Feb. 27.

The legislation, called PROMESA, would create a federal oversight board to help Puerto Rico governments balance their budgets, improve financial reporting and facilitate debt restructuring when voluntary agreements between creditors and borrowers can not be reached.

NDP MP Thomas Mulcair, who represents the Montreal riding of Outremont, further suggested that the federal government was stalling on finalizing the agreement, rather than including it in the budget, for political reasons.

summary of Canadian health care system: Canada has a single payer health care system, where the provinces are responsible for health care budgets, administration and delivery, yet have inter-provincial agreements that ensure you are covered anywhere in Canada (for those in the US not familiar with Canada, our provinces are much like your states; with a bit more autonomy from our federal government).

As Canada strives to fulfill its obligations under the Paris Agreement, the 2017 federal budget outlined plans to double investments in clean energy innovation by 2020, with $ 2.2 billion earmarked to support cleantech R&D, commercialization and adoption.

In the March 2013 Budget the government announced major reforms to federal - provincial training agreements without any prior consultation with the provinces.

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.

About 71 % say it's more important for Congress to approve a budget agreement that would avoid a government shutdown than to defund Planned Parenthood, 22 % say it's a bigger priority to eliminate the organization's federal funding.

They urged them Wednesday to reach a budget agreement to avoid a federal government shutdown.

The agreement grants Cuomo new powers over responding to federal cuts, empowering the Division of Budget to enact its own plan.

The agreement, coming after several days of negotiations with little noticeable progress, was a measured victory for Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, who is rumored to have presidential aspirations, and who made his scorn for President Trump's policies — particularly the federal tax plan — a centerpiece of his State of the State and budget addresses in January and in speeches ever since.

«The National Assembly already have an agreement with the Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, that if for example, the Private Finance Initiative does not materialize to provide the needed funds for the completion of the Lagos - Ibadan Expressway, just as in other areas where government has issues with the budget, the instruments of virement and supplementary budget can be used.

Washington (CNN)-- The Republican congressman and Democratic senator charged with hashing out a federal budget deal are «closer» to an agreement but not there yet, according to senior aides in both parties.

It sharpened a suggestion that Mr. Trump made early this year, in the wake of a budget agreement he grudgingly accepted even though it omitted money for the wall, that the United States needed «a good «shutdown»» this fall to force a partisan confrontation over federal spending.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- The bitterly - divided congress could not come to an agreement on the federal budget, forcing a shutdown at midnight on Saturday.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says a bipartisan agreement he reached today on a two - year federal budget will provide a significant spending boost to Fort Drum, VA hospitals and community health centers in Upstate New York.

After the Senate's bipartisan 91 - to - 9 vote in a favor of a bill that keeps federal agencies open through March 18 while enacting $ 4 billion in new spending cuts, Mr. Obama urged House and Senate leaders to meet with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and two top aides to work out a longer - term budget agreement.

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While politicians are still working on the final wording of the amendment, «[t] he agreement spells out that the federal government will also continue its funding of several key programs that have boosted research budgets in recent years, such as the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation — which funds nonuniversity research organizations like the Helmholtz Association and the Max Planck Society — and the Excellence Initiative, which allows universities to compete for extra funding for special projects and the title of «elite university.»»

President Barack Obama and the Republican - led Congress reached an agreement last December on a 2 - year spending plan that was supposed to lead to a temporary truce in the annual federal budget wars.

The agreement spells out that the federal government will also continue its funding of several key programs that have boosted research budgets in recent years, such as the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation — which funds nonuniversity research organizations like the Helmholtz Association and the Max Planck Society — and the Excellence Initiative, which allows universities to compete for extra funding for special projects and the title of «elite university.»

Like many federal agencies accustomed to skimpy budget increases, or none at all, NASA did well overall in the budget agreement, rising 7.1 % to $ 19.3 billion.

The boost was due to an earlier budget agreement that lifted spending caps across the federal budget, allowing appropriators some wiggle room.

The agreement, announced on 10 December, provides $ 22 billion more in 2014 for the slice of the federal budget that supports all civilian research than would have been available if sequestration had stayed in place.

Separate spending bills in the House of Representatives and the Senate would spare both agencies from the severe cuts forecast next year for most federal agencies in the wake of last summer's budget agreement between Congress and the White House and a budget resolution approved earlier this month by the House.

Finding ways to cut energy use has become more critical now that many federal institutions are facing budget cuts in the wake of the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction's failure to reach a cost - cutting agreement.

We are writing to urge you to include $ 120 million for the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grants program (the successor to the Investing in Innovation (i3) Grants program) in any final agreement on the fiscal year 2017 Federal budget.

The automatic cuts to education and many other federal programs, known as «sequestration,» were intended as an incentive for lawmakers to reach an agreement on lowering the federal budget deficit by $ 1.2 trillion, but were triggered when Congress failed to do so in late 2011.

Here we go again: Brokedown Congress is gearing up for its umpteenth game of fiscal chicken, as lawmakers have to craft not one, but likely three separate budget agreements over the next several months to keep the federal government from shuttering.

Funding «victories» for education in the 2018 federal budget are significant, but perhaps more important is the bipartisan agreement in Congress that attention to these communities and to these issues is an ongoing national priority.

Wetzel also comments the Germany's failure to make the 2020 targets has tarnished the country's image as a leader in climate protection, and adds: «The coalition agreement and the German Federal Budget for 2018 robbed all remaining credibility.»

In light of the recent federal budget and the CRA's position, lawyers should revisit the wording of their contingency fee agreements to ensure that the entitlement to collect fees is contingent on a clearly defined event.

US spending on defence and government services was then adversely impacted for several years by the federal budget sequestration agreement.

• Developed and implemented yearly budget plan • Ensured compliance with regulatory and ESRD networks, compiled data for Federal and State certification agencies and oversaw QAPI and Governing Body meetings • Negotiated vendor and consultant agreements for outside services • Reviewed and consulted with Corporate Administrator on renovations, relocations and site assessments

It is equally critical for the new Australian Government to strike an agreement with the states and territories through the COAG process on a new National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes, and maintain the pledged minimum Commonwealth investment of $ 777 million from July 2013 — July 2016, which was made in the 2013 - 14 federal Budget by the previous Government [116] and supported by the new Australian Government while in Opagreement with the states and territories through the COAG process on a new National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes, and maintain the pledged minimum Commonwealth investment of $ 777 million from July 2013 — July 2016, which was made in the 2013 - 14 federal Budget by the previous Government [116] and supported by the new Australian Government while in OpAgreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes, and maintain the pledged minimum Commonwealth investment of $ 777 million from July 2013 — July 2016, which was made in the 2013 - 14 federal Budget by the previous Government [116] and supported by the new Australian Government while in Opposition.