Sentences with phrase «federal spending for»

The debate concerns the constraints on federal spending for fiscal year 2000 and beyond.

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2) If the speculation is true and federal spending for the Legal Services Corporation is zeroed out or even hollowed substantially in the U.S., that action will cause a destructive tsunami to begin rippling through the U.S. civil justice system.

In the United States, annual federal spending for all energy research and development — not just the research aimed at climate - friendly technologies — is less than half what it was a quarter - century ago.

He called out federal spending for foreign students attending community colleges.

The philosophical gulf between Obama and Romney on federal spending for education is wide.

In contrast, federal spending for Title I was $ 14.5 billion.

Two questions are paramount in addressing the budget consequences of federal spending for childcare through CESAs:

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.

(NaturalHealth365) In 2015, healthcare spending in the United States reached a jaw - dropping $ 3.2 trillion — exceeding the federal spending for national defense, homeland security, education and welfare.

When he addresses the nation tonight (27th January), US President Obama is expected to call for a three - year freeze on federal spending for any programs not dealing with the military or homeland defense.

Budget documents indicate that annual federal spending for the work centered there is nearly $ 200 million.

About half of the respondents estimated federal spending for research at somewhere between 5 and 20 percent of the budget.

Congress is on track to increase federal spending for research and development programs by at least $ 3.1 billion in fiscal 2017 over the previous year, a noteworthy boost at a time when overall federal discretionary spending is slated to remain flat, according to AAAS» latest analysis of federal spending programs.

The measure could boost federal spending for science research, but tough decisions about how to divvy it up are still to come.

Drawing increasingly on support from foundations and federal agencies, the Association has built pioneering programs for bringing underrepresented groups into science; applying science to human rights; supporting the growth of science in the developing world; exploring issues of science, ethics, and law; tracking federal spending for R&D; and in bringing scientists and engineers to work in Congress and executive agencies of government.

(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.

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.

In this regard, the National Housing Task Force recommends that increased federal spending for housing be allocated through a program of entitlements to states and localities based on need as well as through a program of matching funds based on the willingness of local governments, businesses and nonprofits to provide land and financing.

[1] Federal spending for health programs is projected to total nearly $ 1.1 trillion in fiscal year 2015.

But states such as North Dakota, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana get more than two dollars back in federal spending for every dollar in taxes.

The Main Estimates consist of three components: Part I, which provides an overview of federal spending for the upcoming fiscal year; Part II which supports the Appropriation Act and provides details of the spending to be included in the Appropriation Act; and Part III which includes Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPPs), which provide details on the spending plans for all departments and agencies.

The analysis does not include an additional cost of the legislation: its repeal of the individual mandate, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates could cause as many as 13 million fewer people to have health insurance, reducing federal spending for poor and middle - class Americans» health insurance by $ 338 billion over 10 years.

President Donald Trump's infrastructure agenda, unveiled on August 15, centered on rescinding Obama - era plans to require consideration of flood risk and climate change in any federal spending for infrastructure or housing and the like.

As of now, federal spending for fiscal year 2014 is capped by law at $ 967 billion, even lower than the post-fiscal-cliff $ 984 billion of 2013.

Given that new federal spending for building ferryboats and terminals is part of the 2009 economic recovery act, opportunities are expanding.

Democrats complained that the Republicans had loaded up the measure with «poison pills» including a ban on federal spending for Planned Parenthood.

Not exact matches

Given the billions in stimulus dollars that will be spent in coming years on infrastructure projects, demand for planners is likely to grow in lockstep with the flow of federal and provincial dollars to social housing, transit, public spaces and recreational amenities.

Former defence minister and senator for Western Australia David Johnston has been appointed Australia's first defence export advocate, after the federal government committed to spend an additional $ 20 million every year to support the sector.

If it sounds like Edwards still needed to apply FEC rules and limits, consider this: Scott Thomas, a former commissioner of the Federal Election Commission testified that he did not consider that the payments would have come under his agency's auspices — in part because they were not used directly for the campaign and did not free up any of Edwards» own money to be spent on the campaign.

The federal government has a cybersecurity spending fund in place for $ 19 - million, called the Cybersecurity National Action Plan.

In a February address to Congress, Trump called for a $ 200 billion federal investment intended to spur at least $ 1.5 trillion in spending from state and local governments over 10 years on roads, bridges, ports and other projects.

Trump called for $ 200 billion in federal money intended to spur at least $ 1.5 trillion in state and local infrastructure spending.

(To qualify to «Spend Christmas Vacation With Ron Paul,» applicants had to fill out an online questionnaire agreeing or disagreeing with statements like «after a complete audit of the Federal Reserve, the Fed should be abolished,» and «cannabis should be legalized for recreational use.»)

Oregon Representative Peter DeFazio, the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, who was in Trump's meeting with a dozen Democratic and Republican lawmakers, said the president also told them he would be willing to increase the amount of federal spending beyond the $ 200 billion he is seeking for the infrastructure program.

The SBA has estimated that the sequester will result in $ 4 billion less revenue for small - business contractors as a result of reduced federal spending.

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.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a major military buildup suffered a setback on Thursday when the House of Representatives put plans on hold to fully fund the federal government through next Sept. 30 and instead resorted to temporary measures freezing spending at current levels.

The president's $ 4.4 trillion budget, unveiled Monday, includes federal spending of $ 200 billion for infrastructure upgrades; $ 18 billion for Trump's border wall; and $ 716 billion for national defense.

(Comedian John Oliver had some particularly harsh words for Oregon after it spent more than $ 250 million in federal funds on the website and related items).

The drugmaker's political action committee spent $ 405,000 on federal campaign donations and other political outlays last year, more than in 2016 — an election year — and nearly double its allocation for 2015, data compiled by Kaiser Health News show.

Novo Nordisk also spent $ 3.2 million lobbying Congress and federal agencies in 2017, its biggest - ever investment in directly influencing U.S. policymakers, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Starbucks plans to spend $ 250 million on new employee benefits, including a pay boost for domestic workers, in the wake of the federal tax overhaul.

Although similar nonprofits engaged in politics in past elections, their use exploded in 2010, particularly in tandem with super PACs, taking advantage of federal court rulings that paved the way for a new role for outside - spending groups in elections.

WASHINGTON, April 18 - «Robust» business borrowing, rising consumer spending, and tight labor markets indicate the U.S. economy remains on track for continued growth, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday, with the risks of a global trade war the one big outlier.

It is illegal for the U.S. to spend past its self - imposed cap, but it is equally illegal for the federal government not to honour its debts.

For large federal grants, expect to spend several months preparing an application.

The cap for 2014 is $ 967 billion, so lawmakers can either agree on spending reductions that would bring the federal budget under limit, or they can decide they need to spend more and take down the BCA.

And, for the first time ever, the federal government made up the biggest share of spending (29 %) thanks to Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid.

It's back to the drawing board for the eight - year - old effort to create an SBA women's procurement program, as the most recent federal spending bill scraps controversial, restrictive Bush - era regulations.