Sentences with phrase «federal tax dollars»

Of course the health care bill will end up funding abortions with federal tax dollars.

Let's leave aside the contentious question of whether federal tax dollars should be used to fund arts / entertainment.

The nation's state school boards associations and their 90,000 local school board members rely on lawmakers to support keeping federal tax dollars in public schools and public programs.

As a federal taxpayer, I do not want federal tax dollars spent on rebuilding homes that are just going to result in the same disaster risk.

Sixty - five percent of the restoration would be paid for by federal tax dollars with the rest coming from local governments, state natural resource agencies, nonprofits and the other governmental environment groups.

While the Dickey Amendment prohibits NIH funds from being used to derive stems cells from human embryos (hence destroying them), the newly published guidelines do permit the use of federal tax dollars for research on stem cell lines already derived from human embryos, provided that (within the restrictions outlined in the guidelines) the embryos have already been destroyed.

Forty - seven percent of respondents said that they oppose using federal tax dollars for «experiments» requiring that «live embryos... be destroyed in their first week of development.»

Catholic Charities takes federal tax dollars to resettle the refugees we can't screen.

Those for - profit colleges that take in millions of federal tax dollars but turn out graduates with mountains of debt...

Importantly, the rules also bar schools that rely on federal tax dollars from shutting off student access to the courthouse through forced arbitration clauses.

The short - term extension bill was being held up by Senator Tom Coburn (R - OK) who threatened to let the NFIP shut down yet again, unless his demands were met regarding federal tax dollars subsidizing vacation homes.

Regardless of the approach taken, I agree with Blackman and Stark in that the ability of a state to capture federal tax dollars via creative state tax credit initiatives is almost certainly bad tax policy when viewed from the national perspective.

Boston, MA — The Massachusetts Republican Party today issued the following statement regarding the Democratic feeding frenzy on Beacon Hill over the anticipated federal tax dollars in the so - called «stimulus package.»

President Donald Trump on March 16 took the first step to make good on his campaign promise to shift federal tax dollars from traditional public schools to a «choice» program that promotes charters, private and religious schools.

The co-op, Health Republic Insurance of New York, was one of the member - owned and - operated not - for - profit insurance companies created with federal tax dollars through the federal Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

Scarborough, 69, apppeared in federal court before Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy, admitting crimes involving a program receiving federal tax dollars.

Spellings: Congress had appropriated federal tax dollars for the Ready to Learn program with the goal of helping to prepare pre-school students for school in an age - appropriate way.

«The end result is the same — federal tax dollars going to private schools,» said Sasha Pudelski, assistant director for policy and advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents Association, who called the program «a backdoor voucher.»

The report added, «the lack of tough financial controls and the lack of public access to information about how charters are spending federal tax dollars has almost inevitably led to enormous fraud and waste.»

As veterans returned from World War II, federal tax dollars followed them to the college of their choice.

Just like traditional public schools, charter schools are funded by local, state, and federal Tax dollars based on student enrollment, but they have the freedom to be more innovative while being accountable for improved student achievement.

Secretary DeVos will task Johnson with executing her mission to simplify and modernize the federal student aid process, treat students as valued, respected customers, and ensure federal tax dollars are spent wisely.

A variety of energy industry leaders and prominent public figures have made public statements that expose the PTC for its many flaws, which include threatening grid reliability, distorting power markets, and redistributing federal tax dollars to a minority of U.S. states.

I can't say that I'm surprised that Amtrak was overbilled, since it's largely subsidized by federal tax dollars.

«Catholic Charities takes federal tax dollars to resettle the refugees we can't screen,» Long tweeted with the photo.

These schools are sharing $ 5 billion in federal tax dollars in a massive, three - year rescue effort, but no one nationally is tracking how the money is spent and no one can say whether the influx of cash will end up helping kids.

The conservative Heritage Foundation is pushing to allow 800,000 military children to use federal tax dollars for private education, a proposal that comes as President Trump seeks to make good on his promise to dramatically expand school choice nationwide.

Heritage Action and more than a dozen other organizations said attempts to subsidize extra-pricy customers with federal tax dollars or restore «cost - sharing» payments that...

For instance, during the recent stimulus bill, Billions of dollars in federal tax dollars were diverted to states to cover budget shortfalls, which had the indirect effect of preventing municipalities from declaring bankruptcy.

The Republican leader sent a letter to de Blasio on Monday, claiming the city has failed to meet a state requirement by filling out a form that shows, building by building, how schools spend local, state and federal tax dollars.

The remainder will be paid by New York City, federal tax dollars and tolls and fares and debts incurred by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

As WBFO's Chris Caya reports - legislation will be proposed on Capital Hill to bar Cuomo from funding the program with federal tax dollars.

And when regional efforts fall short, federal tax dollars can be a crucial source of relief for communities that are underfunded and underrepresented.

Texas has a state budget surplus because it mooches off the federal tax dollars generated by NY, CA, MA and IL.

«What's happening in West Seneca is unacceptable, but many of their costs stem from maintaining an aging and out of date infrastructure, and for that we need voices in Washington advocating a return on investment of our federal tax dollars.

«I think people are really waking up to the idea that if you take federal tax dollars, you are supposed to be sharing your knowledge.»

«Wait until you see how angry the American people get when they discover... NIH [has] been using federal tax dollars to study «lot lizards,»» coalition director Andrea Lafferty declared in an open letter.

Some people say the beach restoration work, which will largely be paid for with federal tax dollars, will mostly help to protect expensive homes for the wealthy — people who have free access to the beach — while most communities would still be charging fees for public access.

The movement toward boarding schools for low - income students has made some of its greatest strides in the District, where both Maya Angelou and the SEED Public Charter School receive an extra $ 14,000 in federal tax dollars each year for every student who lives on their premises.

Nearly 90 % of K12's revenues — and thus its huge pay for executives — comes from Americans» state or federal tax dollars.

These federal tax dollars had nothing to do with the TEA.

If a student leaves a traditional public school and enrolls in a charter school, state and federal tax dollars would follow that student to the new school, with some exceptions.

Because they are public schools they are funded by local, state and federal tax dollars.

Public schools receive funding from three primary sources: local, state, and federal tax dollars.

Because we don't receive local, state or federal tax dollars or support from the Humane Society of the United States, and are not a United Way Agency we rely on these donations to make our work possible.

He added, «The lack of scientific data on the potential damaging impacts to wildlife and our sensitive land areas must be addressed, especially when one considers how much of this industrial development is subsidized by state and federal tax dollars.»