Sentences with phrase «for federal cuts»

Providers of group homes, day programs, and vocational services say it's unfair to make up for the federal cuts at their expense.

The state's fiscal picture faces challenges from lower - than - expected revenue growth and the potential for federal cuts and tax changes, according to Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.

Not exact matches

While Republican leaders argued it would, every major independent analysis of the bill, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, showed that it would grow the federal debt over the next 10 years even when accounting for that increased growth.

Federal guidelines for destroying guns require the crushing, cutting, or breaking of the gun parts — typically by torch rather than saw or other tool — to prevent its future use as a firearm.

To give one example, Climate Mayors is a group of U.S. mayors committed to working with one another to boost local efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and support aims for «binding federal and global - level policymaking.»

Restructuring state tax systems in a way that takes back some of these high - end federal tax cuts should be a no - brainer for cash - strapped states.

The Company's effective income tax rate and comparable effective income tax rate (a non-GAAP measure) from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2018 decreased to 29.5 % and 25.6 %, reflecting a lower federal tax rate related to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform).

So this is a terrible time for the US to be signaling that it's seeking to cut foreign aid budget that is already only 0.2 % of US national income, less than 1 % of the federal budget.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has applauded initiatives introduced by the federal government to cut red tape for small business.

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.

His bid for the presidency was marred by a seemingly inadequate knowledge of national affairs, which was most pronounced during a televised debate that showed Perry unable to remember the name of a third federal department he'd said he planned to cut, along with the Departments of Commerce and Education.

Verizon, for example, told a federal court in 2013 that it believed in a no - blocking rule, so long as it could charge any online service whatever amount it wanted to get to Verizon's subscribers — and be able to cut off websites that didn't pay up.

In order to pay for this, Trump is also calling for a $ 54 billion cut in other parts of the federal budget.

Most outside economic analyses say the type of tax cuts being promoted by Trump would likely fuel even larger deficits for a federal government already projected to see its debt steadily rise.

But none of the broken things would be fixed by Donald Trump's proposed budget, which does away with federal subsidization of interest on student loans and eliminates the program that forgives loans for people who enter public service (including teachers)-- among other education - related cuts.

Last summer, Senators Angus King and Roy Blunt tried with the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, which calls for a committee to come up with a plan to review, simplify, and cut federal regulations.

Of course, many entrepreneurs argue that they need earmarks, especially to compete in the federal marketplace or to develop cutting - edge technologies that are too risky for the private capital markets.

Following President Obama's urging of the Federal Communications Commission to protect a free and open Internet on Monday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has his work cut out for him.

Trump's 100 - day plan states that he wants to require that for every new federal regulation, two must be cut.

What's more, the open enrollment period this year for the federal Healthcare.gov site was cut in half by the Trump administration compared with previous years, making the signup numbers even more impressive.

Small business is the designated beneficiary of President Trump's executive order, signed yesterday, that requires federal agencies to cut two regulations for every new one issued.

CEO Alain Bellemare said he believes the efforts to cut costs will help revive Bombardier, which has appealed for federal aid as it struggles to sell its signature CSeries passenger jet.

For one, federal spending cuts are also likely weighing on state and local government hiring — as about 25 % of their funding comes from Washington.

Even if you believe the federal government will keep its promises and won't further shift costs to states (and they recently cut our match rate to its lowest point in 25 years), even advocates for Obamacare admit the federal subsidies are front - loaded and that expansion will eventually cost the states.

On the demand side, individual investors and mutual funds are still buyers, as individuals experienced a somewhat modest tax cut overall (the top income tax rate fell from 39.6 % to 37 %, for example) and many are looking for protection from the tax man now that the federal deduction for state and local taxes is capped at $ 10,000.

Attacking corporate tax cuts and introducing green industrial development is a breakthrough for a federal election.

President - elect Donald Trump's economic agenda of fiscal spending and tax cuts, coupled with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates spells trouble for bond holders.

Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, a low - profile minister with a high - impact portfolio, must hammer out huge bilateral deals with all the provinces for their slices of $ 33 billion in federal funds for ribbon - cutting - worthy projects like big public transit expansions.

The Institute recommends that employment in the federal public service be cut by 2 percent per year for the next four years.

It's still likely to result in a bill that scales back federal support for insurance coverage and overhauls Medicaid while cutting taxes for the health care industry — but if any plan can pass the Senate, it's likely to look something like that.

And with the federal carbon pricing requirement coming into effect next year, Ontario's commitment to cap and trade takes necessary action to cut carbon pollution — leaving room for improvements as needed, and at the least possible cost.

Maybe 15 percent of your income is taken right off the paycheck by the FICA [Federal Insurance Contributions Act] for Social Security and essentially pre-saving for Social Security medical care (which provides the government with enough money to cut taxes on the higher brackets.)

In FY 2014, executives benefited from an upward adjustment for the lost sales attributed to cuts in the federal food stamp program, even after executives had publicly downplayed any potential impact.

Tax cuts have lifted business sentiment and the outlook for growth, with the Fed seeing a «significant boost to output over the next few years» from the tax law and a federal budget boost.

The federal government would be a government known for lowering taxes and cutting spending.

The White House is set to request for $ 11 billion to be cut from the federal budget Monday, according to two sources briefed on the proposal.

Here's what you need to watch for as the federal parties release their platform budgets, like appearances of the cost - cutting fairy, and the revenue fairy

Congressional Republicans — including nearly all of the Texas delegation — spent the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy insisting that any new funding for hurricane relief had to be offset with cuts elsewhere in the federal budget.

Federal Reserve officials at their January meeting believed that improving global economic prospects and the impact of the recently passed tax cuts had raised the prospects for economic growth and future Fed rate hikes in 2018.

He sold GM shares at cut - rate prices for a net savings of $ 900 million; cut the contingency reserve by $ 2 billion; and, booked a «settlement» of $ 900 million for a new disability and sick leave management system for federal government employees.

There is also no doubt that without these tax cuts the government would have been in a much better fiscal position to deal with the 2009 - 2010 recession; that any resulting deficit, would have been eliminated much earlier than 2015 - 16, and without the need for draconian cuts in federal programs and services.

VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government's announcement regarding electricity regulations and a just transition for workers: «The regulations announced today mark important progress in implementing the federal government's commitment to cut carbon pollution, but equally important is recognizing that clean growth...

Meanwhile, bond king Bill Gross found silliness on the trading floor, Larry Summers did not become the next Federal Reserve chairman, and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron called for spending cuts in a gold - laden throne room — making a bigger fool of himself than millions of tweeters ever could.

We made it easier for small business to compete for and win federal contracts by eliminating unnecessary paperwork and cutting red tape, and accelerating payments to small business contractors through the «QuickPay» program so that they can maintain the cash flow that they need to grow their businesses and create more jobs.

Economic analysis has shown that tax cuts can only pay for themselves when the top federal rate is much higher than it is today — many economists believe the top rate would need to be above 60 percent.

Steve Eisman, who disclosed owning Fannie Mae prefs in smalls, implied on TV this week that the DTAs could prove to be a catalyst for action, implying the US Treasury would be called upon to make the GSEs whole on the potential DTA value impairment due to the proposed Federal corporate tax cut.

The poll also found strong support for other policies that would help accelerate Canada's transition to clean energy, including federal support to help provinces use more renewable electricity, switching buildings and vehicles to clean power, and measures to cut the carbon emissions from gasoline and diesel fuel.

Now that the government is planning for an $ 8 billion cut,  the potential job losses could drive job losses to between 99,000 and 108,000 full time positions across Canada. At this much higher level, the federal government could be single - handedly responsible for pushing national unemployment from its current 7.5 % to 8.0 %.

Banks for their part (and indeed, bank regulators and the Federal Reserve) need to decide at what point to cut back their mortgage lending so as not to fuel an overpriced market and have to deal with debt defaults.

But it's only for federal loans, and it won't cut your interest rate.