Sentences with phrase «of budget amendments»

On April 1, following several hours of intense floor debate in the Texas House on a string of budget amendments seeking to reallocate funds designated to provide basic women's health care services, the dust was settling.

Nearly 99 percent of our budget amendments passed unanimously, and the overall amended budget was given unanimous support for the first time in the recent history of Erie County government.

Not exact matches

All those in favor of the budget we've outlined... (or all those in favor of the budget we've outlined with amendments to the cost - line offered by Bob).»

In response, Jay Dickey, an Arkansas Republican who described himself as the National Rifle Association's «point person in Congress,» submitted an amendment to strip the CDC budget of $ 2.6 million, the amount it spent on firearms research the previous year.

Take a look at the specific language of the government's amendments in the last federal budget to the Investment Canada Act (Bill C - 60).

The Congressional Budget Office and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have completed an estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, a Senate amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1628.

[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

Amendments to the Parliament of Canada Act in 2006 created the position of Parliamentary Budget Officer within the Library of Parliament.

The so - called Rohrabacher - Farr amendment was passed as part of the broader resolution on the federal budget — and it could get tangled up once more in the upcoming fight over federal spending.

Require the budget to have two - thirds support to advance out of the Budget Committee and limit amenbudget to have two - thirds support to advance out of the Budget Committee and limit amenBudget Committee and limit amendments

The House of Representatives will vote on a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution on Thursday.

This doesn't mean the Amendment will necessarily be left out of future budget discussions, but it does eliminate one pathway of extending these protections to the pot industry.

1) Repeal Obamacare; Pursue Patient - Centered Care 2) Stop the Tax Hikes 3) Reverse Obama's Spending Increases 4) Scrap the Code; Replace It with a Flat Tax 5) Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment 6) Reject Cap and Trade 7) Rein in the EPA 8) Unleash America's Vast Energy Potential 9) Eliminate the Department of Education 10) Reduce the Bloated Federal Workforce 11) Curtail Excessive Federal Regulation 12) Audit the Fed

«Wholly repealing the Johnson Amendment would protect both the sermons (part of a church's ordinary operations budgets) and the full - page ads (which require significant spending).

Lost in the shuffle of the budget presentation this week was the roll out of an amendment as proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would add gender protections to the state Constitution.

The people under the most pressure are the Senate Republicans, all of whom signed Koch's three - pronged pledge (it also included budget and ethics reform), only to turn around and pass a constitutional amendment that would overhaul the process in time for the 2022 elections but leave it in all it's partisan and un-independent glory this year.

It is also among four amendments Cuomo has proposed as concurrent resolutions with the budget plan, including the adoption of same - day voter registration, limiting the outside of state lawmakers and term limits for elected officials.

The Governor's Office said the AHCA would cut $ 4.7 billion from New York's Medicaid budget — on top of the costs the Collins - Faso Amendment would transfer from the county to the state.

First, the state Education Department and the teachers unions must resolve a lawsuit over the evaluations or Cuomo will insert his own plan into the 30 - day amendments (taking advantage of the broad powers the governor has over the budget in New York).

Assembly Democrats balked at the amendment that was part of an overall budget agreement last year.

It's quite clear that the GOP lifted some of the language for its amendment directly from legislation that created the Congressional Budget Office back in 1974.

To give you an idea of just how unhappy lawmakers are with the governor's habit — like other governors before him — of stuffing non-budget policy items into the budget, Deputy Senate Minority Leader John DeFrancisco has suggested the Legislature move a constitutional amendment that would go before voters to outlaw anything other than spending from being put into the annual spending plan.

Cuomo did include a package of ethics measures in the budget, reiterating proposals such as limits to outside income for lawmakers and term limits through constitutional amendments.

Cuomo went further in his 30 - day budget amendments, tying the approval of the Tuition Assistance Program to both the DREAM Act and the tax credit.

As part of the 30 - day amendment to his executive budget proposal, Cuomo announced that he will advance legislation that would give the head of the state prison system more power to crack down on ill - behaved correctional officers

At 4:30 p.m., Community Voices Heard host a press conference of community members relying on the city buses calling on the common council to approve the budget amendment to fund the city bus system for the rest of the year, Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie.

With the state budget now 27 days late, Gov. David Paterson today pleaded with the Legislature to pretty please give an up - or - down passage to his proposal — enhanced with an additional $ 620 million worth of cuts and revenue to cover a deficit gap that has opened since his Feb. 9 budget amendments.

A huge budget bill for the remainder of the current fiscal year comes before the Senate tomorrow, and Reid promised war amendments to that debate.

Cuomo's budget director on Monday previewed the plans, which will be released as part of the 30 - day amendments to the governor's state budget proposal.

Equally dangerous, he said, would be to undo the change brought about by a 1927 constitutional amendment that established executive budgeting, largely relegating the Legislature to the role of a critic whose most potent power is the ability to stall indefinitely.

During budget time, the Assembly, Senate and Governor each have their own version of the state budget document that often goes through multiple amendments.

The amendment also backtracks, in two notable ways, from Cuomo's original 2014 - 15 budget proposal to extend the 2011 state Infrastructure Investment Act, which allows more use of «design build» method on public projects:

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget director said 30 - day amendments to the governor's spending plan, which is due out later this week, will include an overhaul of the state's tax code.

Before the amendment of the Act, 60 percent of all airport taxes went directly to the Ghana Revenue Authority, (GRA) to support the national budget while GACL retained just 40 percent.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), today will offer an amendment to reform the rules of the New York State Assembly to stop major legislation like pension reform, teacher evaluations, the SAFE Act and state budgets from being passed in the middle of the night away from public viewing.

One of the 30 - day budget amendments unveiled by Cuomo's office Monday is approximately $ 7 million to adopt early voting.

In February, Governor Cuomo announced an historic 30 - day amendment to his proposed budget that would provide approximately $ 7 million to New York counties to offer 12 days of early voting.

The governor would have up to 30 days to present a budget amendment that spells out the details of a teacher - rating system, something he promises to do if the unions don't sign on.

Assemblyman to bring to the Floor of the Assembly a Rules Reform Amendment to stop major legislation like Pension Reform, Teacher Evaluations, SAFE Act & state budgets from being passed in the middle of the night

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office released 30 - day amendments late Friday to his executive budget proposal, a series of technical and programmatic changes that left in place administration proposals to shift costs to New York City.

Governor Cuomo's budget director says 30 - day amendments to the governor's spending plan due out later this week will include an overhaul of the state's tax code.

Much of the rest of the governor's agenda, as laid out in his executive budget and 30 - day amendments, will now be addressed after the budget deal is reached.

Cuomo unveiled the bulk of his 30 - day amendments several days early, but more are expected on Thursday, according to Budget Director Robert Mujica.

The proposal was one of several expanded measures outlined in Cuomo's 30 - day budget amendments released today — several days before they were due (Feb. 15).

Cuomo lat year included language in his 30 - day budget amendments that would have provided a clearer picture of where the money would go, but that did not end up in the final approved budget.

As a member of the committee, Legislator Dixon will vote on any amendments to the budget before a package is sent to the full Legislature for consideration.

For example, in the current state budget, Cuomo and lawmakers enacted amendments to the Board of Regents» implementation of the Common Core, specifically prohibiting students» standardized test scores from being included on their permanent records or used in promotion decisions.

City lawmakers have scheduled a series of budget meetings over the next three weeks to meet with department heads and propose amendments to Mayor Paul A. Dyster's proposed spending plan for next year.

Highlights include Matt Ryan's rundown of the week's news, including the unveiling of the 30 - day amendments to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget plan and a Senate Democratic plan to fight anonymous political advertising on social media.

After departmental budgets are reviewed, the Council will also hold a series of meetings to propose amendments to Mayor Paul A. Dyster's proposed budget.