Sentences with phrase «federal infrastructure»

And the big boost in the capital budget — funded by borrowing rather than tax revenues — is a new reality, the mayor said, in the absence of federal infrastructure funding.

He also said the tax law decreases the likelihood of federal infrastructure investments.

After all, federal infrastructure development isn't quite complete without some healthy debt.

The added demand brought about by a large federal infrastructure bill would create a construction labor shortage more acute than we've seen in decades.

Ten days before Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up the pipeline for federal infrastructure projects.

She called for more funds for states to stem losses in the public sector and federal infrastructure projects to employ idled construction workers.

Miner told senators that any cut in federal infrastructure aid to state and local governments «would be fundamentally devastating to cities like Syracuse across the nation.

Work with New York's Congressional delegation to ensure New York receives its fair share of new federal infrastructure funding.

A new federal infrastructure package presents a critical opportunity to strengthen America's infrastructure against the growing risks posed by extreme weather and other impacts of climate change.

«This bill will pave the way for a House - Senate conference to discuss both reforming how taxpayer dollars are spent on federal infrastructure programs, and also meaningful solutions that would address high gas prices and create jobs by permanently removing government barriers to American energy production.»

And on the same day, federal infrastructure minister Amarjeet Sohi said that Ottawa was «doing everything under our control» to ensure the pipeline expansion was constructed.

Trump and Gov. Andrew Cuomo met at Trump Tower, where Cuomo made his pitch for the state to receive federal infrastructure dollars for state projects and voiced concerns about Republican - led efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

PODCAST: In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss $ 3bn federal infrastructure boost, Perth's urban sprawl, Burrup gas projects, global LNG production, Westin Hotel opens and mining projects.

A new federal infrastructure package presents a critical opportunity to strengthen America's infrastructure against the growing risks posed by extreme weather and other impacts of climate change.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for additional federal infrastructure funding to protect the Niagara Power Project and other New York energy facilities from cyber attacks.

President - elect Donald Trump and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo met at Trump Tower Wednesday morning, where Cuomo made his pitch for the state to receive federal infrastructure dollars for state projects and voiced concerns about Republican - led efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Bruce Mehlman, executive director of the council, told Fortune on a call that he rejects conventional wisdom about a tax tradeoff when it comes to upgrading federal infrastructure.

This is likely to be aided by expansionary fiscal policy from President Trump and the Republican Congress, which is likely to enact cuts in personal and corporate tax rates, increase federal infrastructure and defense spending and reduce regulations in areas such as health care and environmental controls.

Sen. George Maziarz wants federal infrastructure cash to be directed to Niagara County to help repair and upgrade the Niagara Falls and Lockport wastewater treatment plants that were damaged by severe rain and flooding events last summer.

Mayor Bill de Blasio called for «ubiquitous» resistance against the Trump administration and even floated the idea of refusing federal infrastructure money, according to...

Today the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is among a select few that receive all three major federal infrastructure grants in developmental disabilities.

Consumer spending was strong, owing in part to the new Canada Child Benefit, while federal infrastructure spending has yet to show up in the data.

• Enact federal infrastructure allocation formulas based on objective measures of costs, need, and benefits — and require states and localities to do the same.

• Update our user fee and tax code to index infrastructure - dedicated taxes and excise fees to inflation and ensure a predictable flow of revenues to support a consistent and more robust level of federal infrastructure investment.

In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss $ 3bn federal infrastructure boost, Perth's urban sprawl, Burrup gas projects, global LNG production, Westin Hotel opens and mining projects.

WASHINGTON - Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer Wednesday called for additional federal infrastructure funding to protect the Niagara Power Project and other New York energy facilities from cyber attacks.

If this administration is capable of making modifications or more liberal interpretations of scoring rules, then there are some real possibilities for investment in federal infrastructure, says Test.

Consumption growth was robust in the third quarter, supported by the new Canada Child Benefit, while the effects of federal infrastructure spending are not yet evident in the GDP data.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget proposal could give New York a leg up when competing for federal infrastructure dollars, thanks to a proposal to streamline...

Frechette's concerns about the pace of federal infrastructure spending have been a thorn in the Liberals» side for more than a year as his office has repeatedly raised questions about delays.

But green groups haven't hesitated to take aim at Trump online, with the Natural Resources Defense Council criticizing his recent move to rescind climate standards for federal infrastructure and the League of Conservation Voters praising Miami's Republican mayor, Tomás Regalado, for saying it is time to talk about climate change.

On fiscal policy, he will likely push for tax cuts for individuals and businesses and a bipartisan deal to repatriate $ 2tn in foreign earnings at lower tax rates to fund federal infrastructure spending.

But the main ingredient in our forecast is the federal infrastructure program, which is well under way but not yet evident in the economic indicators we are tracking.

It is tragic, therefore, that in the United States today, federal infrastructure investment, net of depreciation, is running close to zero, and net government investment is lower than at any time in nearly six decades.

The federal infrastructure minister responded to critics by saying Ottawa is doing everything in its control to ensure the $ 7.4 - billion, Sherwood Park - based Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is built.

«We give a lot more money to the federal government in income taxes that we get back in federal infrastructure and federal investment, so I'm going to fight to get our fair share,» Suozzi said.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will call for increasing the federal gas tax by 25 cents a gallon over the next five years to help pay for rebuilding U.S. roads and bridges as part of its push for a federal infrastructure initiative this year.

De Blasio's biggest concerns were federal infrastructure investments and funds for counter-terrorism.

The map below depicts all Federal infrastructure projects tracked on the Permitting Dashboard.

The following classifications of projects are contained within the Federal Infrastructure Permitting Dashboard:

«Consumption growth was robust in the third quarter, supported by the new Canada Child Benefit, while the effects of federal infrastructure spending are not yet evident in the (gross domestic product) data,» the bank said its brief, one - page statement.

Insurance companies are spreading the burden of rising claim costs — claims due to bad weather and failing waste - water systems, hydro - electric systems, bridges, roads and other municipal, provincial and federal infrastructure — among the majority of policyholders.

This new legislation is «designed to create a federal infrastructure and support for efforts to better understand, prevent and combat elder abuse — constituting a sound investment in the health, dignity and economic future of our nation,» Susman said.