Sentences with phrase «national defense bill»

In a 89 - 3 vote Monday evening, the Senate agreed to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed with consideration on the national defense bill.

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I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded.

Hours before funding for the government expires, Trump said on Twitter that he was weighing a veto «based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded.»

Thus the G.I. Bill, the Public Facilities Act, the National Defense Education Act, and the various forms of student aid initiated in the 1960s — BEOGs, SEOGs, Work - Study, Pell grants, etc. — have subsidized the survival of many colleges and universities, but inexorably they have served as well to make the grantee institutions more anxious to observe the laws and regulations of the State than the strictures of the Church whose sponsorship is, by comparison, so intangible.

Norman Reimer, executive director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, which supported the bill, said it was an opportunity for New York to take the lead on what he calls a crisis in public dDefense Lawyers, which supported the bill, said it was an opportunity for New York to take the lead on what he calls a crisis in public defensedefense.

Lawmaker inserted bill language in National Defense Authorization Act to require U.S. Defense Department to consider additive manufacturing for contracts

Lawmaker inserted bill language in National Defense Authorization Act to require U.S. Defense Department to consider additive manufacturing for contracts more

Fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization - Conference Report — Vote Passed (356 - 70, 7 Not Voting) Adoption of the conference report on the bill would authorize $ 692.1 billion for defense programs in fiscal 2018, including $ 65.7 billion for overseas operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, and for the general war on Defense Authorization - Conference Report — Vote Passed (356 - 70, 7 Not Voting) Adoption of the conference report on the bill would authorize $ 692.1 billion for defense programs in fiscal 2018, including $ 65.7 billion for overseas operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, and for the general war on defense programs in fiscal 2018, including $ 65.7 billion for overseas operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, and for the general war on terror.

«She had two bills signed into law last December as part of the (National Defense Authorization Act), and last May, she had her Pell initiative signed into law as part of a broader legislative package,» said Tom Flanagin, a spokesman.

Two pieces of legislation from a Hudson Valley congressman have become law after President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Bill Tuesday.

During the current congressional session, Schumer voted against the Iran nuclear deal and voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act and a bill enabling federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats.

This week, the full House approved its first spending legislation of the year — a so - called «minibus» that packaged together four individual spending measures covering defense, energy, and other areas — while Senate appropriators unveiled and approved two bills funding NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Departments of Commerce and Transportation.

The chair of the Senate's committee on small business, Landrieu used the National Defense Authorization Act as a vehicle to push ahead her bill.

To add weight to that message, the academy recruited Lane, a former director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and science adviser to former President Bill Clinton, to chair the group with Augustine, a former CEO of defense giant Lockheed Martin and a familiar presence on such panels.

Nuclear Security — To address our national security needs and meet emerging threats from around the globe, the bill provides a total of $ 13.9 billion for DOE's nuclear weapons security programs, including Weapons Activities, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Naval Reactors — a $ 976 million increase above the fiscal year 2017 level.

National Security — The Omnibus contains the fiscal year 2015 Defense Appropriations bill, providing funding for our nation's security, military readiness, and resources for our troops at home and abroad.

The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is also considered must - pass legislation and both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees approved their versions of the bill.

Among them is making progress on legislation at the top of congressional priorities — appropriations bills for FY2018 (which begins on October 1) and the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The study was included in the National Defense Authorization Act, a Defense Department spending bill that the House and Senate agreed to last week.

The twin principles upon which rests the so - called Solomon Amendment [to the fiscal 1983 Defense Department authorization bill, passed last year], which denies federal assistance to students who fail to register for a potential military draft, are these: It is the first priority of our federal government to preserve freedom and national security, and it is the primary responsibility of free citizens to obey the laws that are necessary to guarantee...

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

His 1964 book Shaping Education Policy was written when the GI Bill, the National Defense Education Act, Great Society legislation and other initiatives had greatly enlarged the federal role in education.

Under President Eisenhower, the National Defense Education bill was enacted that both increased the federal investment in math and science education and created the National Student Loan program providing low interest loans to the increasing number of students pursuing a college education.

It spawned the National Defense Student Loan program, later called the Federal Perkins Loan program, which did for civilians what the GI Bill had done for veterans — and opened college gates even wider.

Our readers, over 1.2 million last year, were helpful in achieving passage of the Military Dog Retirement Act in the National Defense Authorization Bill giving first adoption priority to civilian Law Enforcement Agencies, then to prior military handlers, and finally to the general public.

Original report: There are 2 bills pending in the North Carolina legislature concerning euthanasia of shelter animals: Â One is Davie's Law, S.B. 199, supported by Animal Law Coalition, American Humane Association, ASPCA, National Animal Control Association, In Defense of Animals, Born Free USA, Â HSUS and dozens of North Carolina animal welfare groups, shelters, and veterinarians.

The U.S. House - passed 2015 Defense Appropriation bill apparently intends to have the Pentagon stop using leading scientific assessments of global climate disruption in national security planning.

Federal investment in education, from the G.I. Bill to the National Defense Education Act, was vital for U.S. competitiveness in the post-war era, and it will be vital for competing in the burgeoning clean energy industry.

Popular science personality Bill Nye once again stepped up to the defense of science, appearing on CNN's «Crossfire» Tuesday night to discuss the third National Climate Assessment, a landmark report documenting the ways in which climate change is impacting the United States.

The right model for energy modernization is not the Manhattan or Apollo projects, nor DARPA, but rather the full suite of postwar investments in the Interstate Highway System, the G.I. Bill, microchips, personal computers, aerospace, the Internet, and the National Defense Energy Act.

Government funds the re-training the work force, as it did with the G.I. Bill and the National Defense Education Act.

Tim Carmichael — President, Coalition for Clean Air Theo Colborn — President, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange Jeremy Jackson — Oceanographer, Scripps Institute for Oceanography Tzeporah Berman — Campaign Director & Founder, Forest Ethics Gloria Flora — Director, Sustainable Obtainable Solutions Mikhail Gorbachev — Founding President, Green Cross International, 1990 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Omar Freilla — Director, Green Worker Cooperatives Wallace J. Nichols — Senior Scientist, The Ocean Conservancy Diane Wilson — Author, An Unreasonable Woman Andrew Weil — Director, Program for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona Thomas Linzey — Executive Director, Community Environment Legal Defense Fund Michel Gelobter — President, Redefining Progress Jerry Mander — Director, International Forum of Globalization William McDonough — Architect, William McDonough & Partners (as Bill McDonough) Bruce Mau — Creative Director, Bruce Mau Designs John Todd — Ecological Designer Rick Fedrizzi — President & CEO, US Green Building Council Greg Watson — Vice President, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Lester Brown — President, Earth Policy Institute Herman Daly — Professor, University of Maryland, Former Senior Economist, World Bank Betsy Taylor — Founder, Center for the New American Dream Wade Davis — Explorer - in - Residence, National Geographic Society Leo Gerard — President, United Steel Workers International Union Mathew Petersen — President & CEO, Global Green USA Peter Warshall — Ecologist, Whole Earth Catalogue Andy Lipkis — President & Founder, Tree People Rest of cast listed alphabetically: David Attenborough (archive footage) George W. Bush (archive footage) Al Gore (archive footage) Arnold Schwarzenegger (archive footage) Brian Williams (archive footage)

To service that sprawl and to move people quickly in time of war, you need highways; that is why the bill that created the American interstate highway system was actually called The National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 - they are exactly that, defense highways, designed to get people outta town in aDefense Highways Act of 1956 - they are exactly that, defense highways, designed to get people outta town in adefense highways, designed to get people outta town in a hurry.

Participated in the defense of a national hospital chain and its affiliated debt collection agency against federal class action claims that they «balanced - billed» patients

The approval of the defense spending bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) may lead to the mainstream adoption of Blockchain technology by government agencies in defense spending bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) may lead to the mainstream adoption of Blockchain technology by government agencies in Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) may lead to the mainstream adoption of Blockchain technology by government agencies in the US.

Part of a larger bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT) will allow the public sector to redirect cost savings (which normally must be returned to the Treasury Department) into internal working capital funds that can be used to upgrade their IT systems.

Part of a larger bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT) will allow the public sector to redirect cost savings into internal working capital funds that can be used to upgrade their IT systems.

I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded.

I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded.