Sentences with phrase «in government funding like»

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I bring this up because this absence (or call it omission, if you like) underlies the staunch opposition of many conservative Republicans to the Affordable Care Act — and to previous government efforts to provide publicly funded health care and insurance coverage to their citizens going back to the passage of Medicare in 1965.

Association president Gary Smith, of Brookfield Financial, opened the conference by imploring federal and provincial governments to play more of a role, lauding those provinces like Ontario that have launched venture funds, and taking credit for the repeal of Section 116 of the Income Tax Act in the Harper government's spring budget.

When lumped in with still - rising federal levies like the Universal Services Fund, they add 12 percent to the average American's cell bill and as much as 19 percent in many of our most populous states, says Scott Mackey, economist and partner with government affairs firm Kimbell Sherman Ellis.

Should governments pull the plug on megaprojects like ITER, it wouldn't stop private - sector players like Burnaby, B.C. - based General Fusion Inc., a year - old startup by former Creo Inc. managers that has so far attracted about half the $ 50 million in venture capital and federal research funds it says it needs to demonstrate a kind of «magnetized target fusion» by 2013.

«The G - 8 governments claim to support calls for responsible behavior by lenders like vulture funds,» Lidy Nacpil of Jubilee South said in a statement.

It does not look like the U.S. government is prepared to step in and fund research in Corporate America's absence.

On this issue among others — like funding the government, raising the federal borrowing limit and financing highways — such business groups have found themselves at odds with traditional Republican allies who increasingly reflect a new populist strain of conservatism in the party that is often hostile toward big business.

Of course, you can have a mutual fund that trades in another asset class, like bonds (for example, you can have a government bond mutual fund), but here we'll stick to the stock variety.

Bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury make up 38 % of the fund and another 30 % of the fund is invested in bonds like Fannie Mae with the banking of the government.

If the OWA's reclamation fund runs dry like it did in 2009, the Alberta government will have to top it up (in 2009 the government paid the OWA $ 30 million).

The government is also frequently in need of money to fund large projects like infrastructure or aid programs.

Specialty funds like those in MaRS or government support funds (RBC contributes to the Ontario Innovation Fund)

The fact is that in 2007, 2008 and 2009 funds were drawn from government resources, just like we said in the budget, and then from subsequent public accounts.

If they want cheap places where they can express their religion, let them seek it in the «free market» and quit trying to force the government to pay for their private activities through subsidies, tax exemptions, resources like schools, public property of all sorts, or anything funded by government monies.

And for those whose science departments do specialise in research, they, like their secular counterparts, apply to the government for grants to fund their studies.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

Most Americans assume that the separation of church and state is a fundamental principle deeply rooted in American constitutionalism; that the First Amendment was intended to ensure that government does not involve itself with religion (and vice versa); and that contemporary debates over such vexing issues as school prayer, voucher programs, government funding of faith - based organizations, and the rights of religious minorities represent ongoing attempts to realize the separation intended by the Founders and like - minded early Americans.

It also highlights efforts to help governments and companies measure food loss and waste, such as the FLW Standard announced in June, and new funding like the Danish government's subsidy program and The Rockefeller Foundation's Yieldwise, a $ 130 million investment toward practical approaches to reducing food loss and waste in Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, the United States and Europe.

Ingenious has been involved in funding for movies like The Life of Pi and Avatar, and were qualified for tax breaks after being set up during the previous government regime.

Cuomo highlighted the issue in his campaign policy book on government reform, wrting, «Like New York City, New York State needs a system of public campaign financing to set limits on campaign spending and to increase participation by qualified candidates who lack the means or the connections to raise significant campaign funds.»

«In a time when the American government is failing to do its job, responsible governments like New York State have to step up and find creative local funding sources to take care of basic tasks like running our subways and buses,» Raskin said.

Dr. Afriyie Akoto said the fund could be used to mitigate the plight of farmers in distressed times, like recently where some farmers have been calling for the government's financial support after their farms were ravaged by armyworms.

«The choice for Republicans is clear: they can keep Richard Hanna, who votes to raise taxes, to extend U.S. debt to economically dangerous levels by voting with Obama, Reid and Pelosi to raise the debt ceiling while bankrupting our nation, or they can choose a commonsense Republican like me who has a proven record of voting to reduce taxes, voting against the implementation of Obamacare in New York, votes against funding an illegal database (including ammunition database) against legal gun owners, voting against increasing our debt ceiling in New York and supports countless initiatives to reduce the burdens of government red tape on individuals and small businesses, including family farms,» Tenney said.

It sounds like an idea that would warm a conservative Republican's heart: Kill funding of a regional environmental cleanup that has lasted seven years and cost the federal government more than $ 2 billion, with no end in sight.

«The government has a marvelous way of exempting itself from something like this,» Schramm said, since most students who work in Food Services are funded through federal work - study, he added.

He noted that the plight of Kogi State workers today was like a dagger in his mind, saying that no responsible leader would allow workers to go home empty handed at the end of the month in this modern age and chided the present government for being economical with the truth over the bailout fund.

They have requested that they should be allowed to stay off TSA and I think government will not do this but there are some peculiar funds in the university like endowment funds which are monies kept and all the interest they generate, prices and so on are given.

«Part of the wife of the president's trips abroad are for her NGO, which is not funded by the government, and It is not uncommon to have stop over in Britain like any other country as the case may be.

So presumably, the less wealthy, after being told what to spend their money on by «society» for all their working years, reach pensionable age fully moulded by a paternalistic government into financially responsible citizens who will commit a significant amount of their time to research where they want to invest their pensions, and subsequently enjoy «regular updates on how their pension fund was growing» — because of course, like house prices, pension funds can only rise in value.

In closing, I would again like to clarify that since taking office, I have been, and will continue to be, committed to funding the library so that they can continue to provide vital services that taxpayers deserve, without creating more government.

«No other state in the country abuses its local governments and taxpayers quite like Albany to fund an expansive Medicaid program,» Tenney said at a press conference today.

It is well - known throughout political circles that in the 80» and 90's, Westchester County purposely move people living on Welfare, Receiving Section 8 Vouchers, and homeless shelters to cities like Mt. Vernon, Yonkers, Peekskill and other high minority populated areas and did not give financial assistance to fund support programs for the large migration of needy families that were purposely sent to these cities by the Westchester County government.

John Redwood as Local Government Spokesman with a broader QUANGO slashing brief could deliver the savings needed to fund essential tax cuts for those like me who can not afford to live in Labour Britain.

By 2014/15 the government will be spending # 2.5 bn on the premium, but I would personally like to see funding in the next parliament grow towards # 5bn per year, to cover more pupils and to ensure that schools have the resources to match the very tough challenges.

It is well - known throughout political circles that in the 1980» and 90's, Westchester County purposely moved people living on Welfare, Receiving Section 8 Vouchers, and homeless shelters to cities like Mt. Vernon, Yonkers, Peekskill and other high minority populated areas and did not give financial assistance to fund support programs for the large migration of needy families that were purposely sent to these cities by the Westchester County government.

While good government groups don't see anything wrong with politicians using their campaign funds liberally, they would like to see certain changes in the rules by which funds can be spent.

Baynes notesthat rather than declaring bankruptcy or submitting to a state takeover by a financial control board, cities would like to see state government restore funding to local governments that has been cut in recent years.

Like every government agency, NASA faces sharp cutbacks as part of the larger effort to tame the federal deficit; this was underscored in July, when the House Appropriations Committee stripped funding for the high - priority (and over-budget) James Webb Space Telescope.

Toru Maekawa, the director of the Bi-Nano Electronics Research Center at Toyo University, notes that his organization, which was established in 1996, has received MEXT funding, but the strongest government support is still in traditional research areas and not frontier science like biosystems nanotechnology.

The government partly addressed these concerns by proposing more contracts and fewer libéralités, but Frolet would like to see better recruitment procedures, with a definite project, funding, and supervisor, along with regular evaluations — which she says is not always the case in France.

While politicians are still working on the final wording of the amendment, «[t] he agreement spells out that the federal government will also continue its funding of several key programs that have boosted research budgets in recent years, such as the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation — which funds nonuniversity research organizations like the Helmholtz Association and the Max Planck Society — and the Excellence Initiative, which allows universities to compete for extra funding for special projects and the title of «elite university.»»

The agreement spells out that the federal government will also continue its funding of several key programs that have boosted research budgets in recent years, such as the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation — which funds nonuniversity research organizations like the Helmholtz Association and the Max Planck Society — and the Excellence Initiative, which allows universities to compete for extra funding for special projects and the title of «elite university.»

I'd also like to see a commitment from governments to support research across the disciplines, and from researchers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to stand up for social scientists and humanities scholars who find themselves under attack in the media or through reductions in research funding.

First, it is quite proper in a democracy for the government to avoid funding science that voters do not like.

A team led by Duke University, in collaboration with the Census Bureau, has developed new methods that enable people to learn as much as possible from Census data and other government workforce statistics for things like disaster management, policy - making and funding decisions, while guaranteeing that no one can trace the data back to your household or business.

With projects like a 10 - year «American Competitiveness» presidential initiative to double funding for basic research in the physical sciences and engineering, the U.S. government has begun to respond to the scientific community's concerns.

«But the big picture right now is funding for research like this is declining rapidly given the current state of government agencies, and it's important for research like this to continue to move forward so we can better understand one of the important and charismatic species in the Northwest and the nation.»

In high school, many of my generation were offered the latest educational tools, like physics and chemistry courses newly created — thanks to generous government funding — by the greatest physicists and chemists of the time.

Song would like to keep them on when the government funding expires, but Kumho, like many companies in Korea these days, is under a hiring freeze.

«Government - funded research programs like this expose young scientists at all levels to a professional experience in science and is important for diversifying science as well,» Dreyfuss said.