Sentences with phrase «federal emergency aid»

Texas» Governor Perry may favor secession from the Union a bit less until after he gets the Federal emergency aid declaration.

In Cuomo's six years in office, spending has increased an average of 1.4 percent each year, when adjusted to exclude federal emergency aid for disasters like Hurricane Sandy recovery.

Schumer's office put out more press releases — some jointly with Gillibrand — touting his calls for and announcing the awarding of federal emergency aid for the state.

Although they are American citizens, many Puerto Ricans are unable to collect federal emergency aid because homes on the island are sometimes built without official deeds.

Although they are American citizens, many Puerto Ricans are unable to collect federal emergency aid because homes on the island are sometimes built without official deeds.

Not exact matches

Trump has approved emergency disaster declarations in both Texas and Louisiana, directing federal aid toward the affected areas.

More than 60,000 people have registered for disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after widespread flooding hit the state, according to Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards» office.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has yet to authorize full reconstruction aid for Puerto Rico to repair its power grid and other infrastructure — assistance given to the US Virgin Islands two weeks after Maria and to Texas 10 days after Hurricane Harvey.

I would like to acknowledge what is a long list: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Office of the New York Attorney General, the New York State Department of Financial Services, the New York Legal Assistance Group, Staten Island Legal Services, the Legal Aid Society, MFY Legal Services, various bar associations, New York City Department of Small Business Services, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island and the Northfield Local Community Development Corporation.

A senior Democratic aide said the party's position is that emergency spending need not be offset by cuts elsewhere in the federal budget, making Pelosi's statement a challenge to Republicans who have insisted that previous aid packages not add to the federal budget deficit.

The request, expected to be swiftly approved by Congress, would add $ 7.4 billion to rapidly dwindling Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster aid coffers and $ 450 million to finance disaster loans for small businesses.

, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, added an amendment in February that severely limited bonuses at firms receiving emergency federal aid.

The request, expected to be swiftly approved by Congress, would add $ 7.4 billion to rapidly dwindling Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster aid coffers...

The US Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is under pressure to change its policies to better provide aid for places of...

Republican / mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis today expressed frustration with the pace of federal storm relief in Puerto Rico and urged the federal government to treat Puerto Rico equally with other areas of the United States in providing storm relief and to accelerate its current emergency aid and response.

Cuomo's man visits Stony Point, promises up to $ 300,000 per home, but says those who already agreed to SBA loans are stuck with that aid Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D - Westchester / Rockland) this week announced that local governments in Westchester and Rockland Counties have so far received $ 35,338,879 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance grants to -LSB-...]

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has responded to Long Island Congressman Peter King's recent tweet about emergency federal aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey.

The latest immigration bill, which was sponsored in February by Majority Leader Catherine Borgia, an Ossining Democrat, came in response to Republican President Donald Trump's nationwide initiative to deport undocumented immigrants, and would have prevented the county's emergency services from aiding the federal government in investigations made on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity and national origin.

US Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the federal government to give the Syracuse area emergency aid to deal with a prescription - drug epidemic that has led to a record number of babies born addicted to narcotics.

President Barack Obama has signed an emergency declaration following a request from Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder that would open the door for federal aid to deal with Flint's water crisis.

This FHA money will help to restore traffic services and make emergency roadway repairs including removal of debris, repairing sign and signal damages and road washouts on federal - aid highways.»

The bill would authorizes $ 81 billion in aid for ongoing response and recovery from 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, and would authorize Puerto Rico to use surplus toll credits to cover the local share of federal highway emergency relief.

Singh, under questioning from Mirabile earlier in the week, testified — briefly — that he had inflated losses that his businesses suffered after superstorm Sandy by filing false documents with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which aids local governments recovering from natural disasters.

«Federal aid for emergencies money should flow directly to local governments with the knowledge, ability and willingness to actually deal with the problems,» Picente said.

Known as the Immigration Protection Act, it aims to prevent Westchester County emergency services from aiding the federal government in investigations made on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity and national origin.

Cuomo, in his prepared remarks released last night, said he plans today to urge President Obama to issue a disaster declaration for the area and free up aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

is pushing an amendment to the financial overhaul bill before the Senate that would broaden the Government Accountability Office's power to audit the Fed and compel the central bank to disclose details about the firms that received emergency federal aid during the financial crisis.

«God bless FEMA,» Singh responds, referencing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the aid it provides to local governments recovering from natural disasters.

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng co-wrote a bill that would allow houses of worship affected by Hurricane Sandy to receive Federal Emergency Management Agency aid.

In her last days at the Water Authority, Mulroy began to talk about the drought as a natural disaster — like a flood, which often garners federal aid money and a swift emergency response — just slower moving.

He had been exploring the impact of HIV / AIDS in New York City, but the storm inspired him to lead a caravan of about 30 researchers, graduate students, and health workers to visit temporary housing sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Mississippi and Louisiana.

President Barack Obama issued an emergency declaration for the state of West Virginia on Friday, ordering federal aid in the aftermath of a chemical spill that has left up to 300,000 people without tap water, closed schools and businesses.

Republicans seized control of the U.S. House of Representatives and significantly bolstered their majorities in the Senate in Tuesday's election, an outcome that will almost certainly mean an end to emergency education aid to states and will heighten pressure for a more limited federal role in K - 12 policy.

The first proposal would reinstitute provisions of the Emergency School Aid Act (esaa), which the Reagan Administration last year combined with other federal education programs into block grants to the states.

Another option is for SEOG and the other campus - based aid programs (federal work study and Perkins loans) to be recast as an emergency aid program that colleges could use to help students with unexpected expenses such as an extra trip home to visit a sick relative, or for «completion grants» to students facing relatively small financial barriers to finish their degrees.

The Emergency School Aid Act, a $ 149 million federal desegregation program that provided funding to Montclair, was wiped out along with 25 other federal programs when Congress passed a package of education block grants in the summer of 1981.

In an initial review of how the department administered funds under the emergency federal aid approved by Congress, the inspectors found that department officials visited affected areas and reviewed all available data to verify whether a particular school district was entitled to the federal money, the report says.

States used emergency fiscal relief from the federal government (including both education aid and other forms of state fiscal relief) to cover a significant share of their shortfalls through the 2011 fiscal year.

Emergency fiscal aid from the federal government helped prevent even deeper cuts but ran out before the economy recovered, and states chose to address their budget shortfalls disproportionately through spending cuts rather than a more balanced mix of service cuts and revenue increases.

Federal support for magnet schools began in 1972 with the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA), which authorized grants for school districts that were desegregating schools.

FHWA's emergency relief program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events.

FHWA's Emergency Relief program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events

Issue: 23 U.S.C. 125 authorizes an Emergency Relief (ER) program for the repair or reconstruction of Federal - aid highways and of roads on Federal lands that have suffered serious damage as a result of natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause.

The FHWA's emergency relief program reimburses states for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid highways that were damaged in disasters and catastrophic failures.

Upon the lapse of any obligation limitation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reduce proportionately the amount authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for fiscal year 2012 to carry out each of the Federal - aid highway and highway safety construction programs (other than emergency relief and funds under the national highway performance program that are exempt from the fiscal year 2012 obligation limitation) by an aggregate amount equal to the amount of adjustment determined pursuant to paragraph (1)(D).

As reported by the CBC, most of the money pledged by the Federal government will actually go to the Red Cross, to help out with the cost of providing emergency aid and relief.

Yet churches, synagogues and mosques are routinely denied aid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency when it comes time to repair or rebuild their...

President Donald Trump on August 25th signed a disaster relief declaration to funnel federal aid and emergency resources to rescue and recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast.

Over 3,000 fire victims have applied for individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has provided displaced Californians with $ 6 million in rental funds and other aid.