Sentences with phrase «federal spending under»

Many House Republicans said such cuts were needed to keep federal spending under control.

After our original fact - check published, White House spokesman Jay Carney tweeted, «PolitiFact backs MarketWatch analysis of federal spending under POTUS & predecessors.»

If Democrats and Republicans can't find a way to spend within those limits, the sequester kicks in, which brings federal spending under the statutory caps via automatic, across - the - board cuts.

Not exact matches

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.

In order to keep the tax bill under its $ 1.5 trillion ceiling, Republicans proposed to repeal the ACA's individual mandate — saving just over $ 330 billion in federal spending over 10 years.

Under a continuing resolution passed last week in place of actual federal spending bills, Pentagon budgets are capped at 2015 levels, severely limiting the service branches» ability to start new programs or even shutdown programs they don't need anymore.

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.

Serré notes that under federal legislation, any surplus must either be paid to Ottawa, retained by CMHC or spent on housing in Canada.

«Public - sector spending — a strong, steady contributor to the economy over the past decade — is now being curtailed as federal and provincial governments try to bring deficits under control,» the Conference Board of Canada noted in a recent forecast.

The provisions in the bill must directly affect the federal government's spending or revenue — it's a way to restrict what policies can pass under the special privileges of reconciliation, which allows a bill to advance with only 50 votes instead of the usual 60.

Keeping benefits at their current levels required under law will mean less federal spending on education, infrastructure and defense unless Congress cuts benefits, raises taxes or both.

Prior to Target, Jenkins spent four years at Hill & Knowlton; she also ran comms for the federal department of Housing and Urban Development under president George W. Bush and for Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.

Federal spending grew slower under Carter than Reagan, too.

Given the debate over the federal deficit, government spending on social services, such as Medicare and Social Security is under increased scrutiny, with many Republicans mounting an all - out assault.

Roughly 2/3 to 3 / 4th of that was on medicare, social security, unemployment, labor, education, VA and such (the pie chart under «All Federal Spending» section is best for one - glance view).

From the East Side to South Buffalo, and in Black Rock, Buffalo spent just under $ 4.3 million in federal funds rehabilitating 10 houses that were then put up for sale in the past three years, eventually likely to sell for less than a quarter of what it took to improve them.

Despite efforts by Trump to block federal funding for Gateway, a new train link under the Hudson River, the project could receive as much as $ 540 million from a spending bill Congress hammered out — much less than the $ 900 million that previously had been intended, but not the shutout the president had been pushing.

● Require that any future tax increases under this new system be approved by the people in the next federal election, in order to impose discipline on spending.

Getting spending under control includes better oversight of federal agencies and programs and rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, and reforms to our important entitlement programs to strengthen them for future generations.

Under the new regulations, 501 (c)(4) tax - exempt organizations that spend more than $ 10,000 on federal, state and local political activities will be required to file itemized schedules of their expenses and contributions.

Adding back temporary federal stimulus funds used to supplement state funds in each of the last three years, state operating spending under the new budget is up a whopping 8.4 percent over 2007 - 08, although both personal income and private - sector economic activity in New York has dropped sharply during the Great Recession.

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It will slightly cut overall spending for the second year in a row while limiting growth in state spending — sans federal funds — to just under 2 %, Skelos said.

A president has the power, under the general terms of Article 2, to instruct the various federal agencies how to act, and how to spend the money that they already have.

The SALT cap also will increase the effective cost of State and local government services at the margin; each new dollar of State and local government spending will cost New York taxpayers more than under previous federal law.

Yes the GEA was initiated by the Dems under Patterson — but for the first two years it was offset by Federal anti recessionary spending.

From the East Side to South Buffalo, and in Black Rock, Buffalo spent just under $ 4.3 million in federal funds rehabilitating 10 houses that were then put up for sale in the past three years, a Buffalo News analysis found.

The filing is a big haul for a mayor who has spent the last six months, and longer, under the cloud of state and federal investigations into his fundraising efforts, and who had pledged this spring to follow the example set by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who raised the majority of his presidential campaign's funds from donors giving small amounts.

«It's beyond us why Governor Christie would want to spend so much time with Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation by federal prosecutors, got caught cheating on his property taxes and has an approval rating that plummeted to 42 percent,» said Astorino spokeswoman Jessica Proud.

Under state and federal laws, independent committees can endorse candidates, and spend money supporting them, but can not plan campaign strategy with them.

Without adjusting for federal aid, average annual spending under Cuomo rose 2.2 percent, still less than his predecessors dating back to Rockefeller.

But Hunter has since found himself under federal criminal investigation for spending campaign cash for personal use.

The data does not include, the office said, the MTA's additional spending with MWBEs under the Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, which applies to projects such as the Second Avenue Subway.

The state Democratic Party asked the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 1 for a legal opinion to support its contention that it's OK under federal law to spend an undisclosed amount of money from its «federal account» to pay for a proposed mass mailing that says, «On November 4th, vote for Dan Malloy.Federal Election Commission on Oct. 1 for a legal opinion to support its contention that it's OK under federal law to spend an undisclosed amount of money from its «federal account» to pay for a proposed mass mailing that says, «On November 4th, vote for Dan Malloy.federal law to spend an undisclosed amount of money from its «federal account» to pay for a proposed mass mailing that says, «On November 4th, vote for Dan Malloy.federal account» to pay for a proposed mass mailing that says, «On November 4th, vote for Dan Malloy.»

Under federal law, candidates for Congress must begin filing public disclosure statements with the FEC when they raise or spend more than $ 5,000 on campaign activities.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday proposed an $ 84.9 billion operating budget for New York City that included new spending to provide legal services to immigrants — a nod to changing federal policy under President Trump.

The plea capped a controversial four year tenure in Congress, most of which Grimm spent under the shadow of a federal investigation initially focused on allegations of illegal fundraising in his 2010 campaign.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, under the guise of bracing for the impact of federal cuts to health care spending, proposes a 14 percent tax on New York health insurers in his 2018 - 19 budget.

Cuomo, elected to his current post in 2006, has spent a lifetime in politics and public service including stints as a top advisor during his father's 1977 failed run for mayor as well as his successful run for governor in 1982, after which he came his father's special assistant, and, later, federal housing secretary under President Clinton.

The city is planning to spend $ 337 million in the coming fiscal year to shore up the bleak financial situation for its Health and Hospitals Corporation, which de Blasio said was struggling under the weight of detrimental changes in federal reimbursements for Medicaid and health costs.

If Congress spends more than the limits, it automatically triggers across - the - board spending cuts under the federal sequester process and deeper cuts to the military.

The Republicans have stayed true to their promises to fight for getting federal government spending under control.

«All federal spending is under attack,» including that for research and education.

Under President Donald Trump's 2018 budget proposal, federal research spending into all three areas — and many others — would decline abruptly.

Under the deal, federal discretionary spending this year and next will total roughly $ 300 billion more than allowed by the caps.

The total 2010 budget for the department as a whole would grow to $ 26.3 billion from $ 24 billion in 2008; the projection for 2009 is $ 33.9 billion, plus a whopping $ 39 billion for energy programs under the stimulus package recently passed and $ 1.6 billion for the Office of Science, which federal bureaucrats plan to spend primarily on building scientific facilities.

With an aging population placing increasing demands on entitlement programs like Social Security, and likely federal spending increases for defense and infrastructure programs, budgets for scientific research could come under intense pressure.

With the U.S. budget under intense pressure, lawmakers increasingly are looking to save money by cutting federal spending on research and development.

Medicaid is a major federal program that provides coverage to 35 percent (28 million) of children under age 19 (according to a 2013 study) and accounts for 8 percent of all federal spending (according to a 2012 study).

In addition to slashing spending levels, Hall's amendment specified that «none of the funds authorized under this Act may be used to pay the salary of any individual who has been officially disciplined... for viewing, downloading, or exchanging pornography on a federal government computer or while performing federal government duties.»