Sentences with phrase «of budget fights»

► The Illinois State Museum, which houses research projects like the Neotoma Paleoecology Database and Community, «may be forced to close,» becoming «the innocent victim of a budget fight between the state's new Republican governor and the Democratic legislators who control the General Assembly,» Laura Olivieri reported in a Monday ScienceInsider.

Not exact matches

Through the budget reconciliation process — which would avoid a drawn - out fight and filibuster by Democrats — Republicans can adjust only parts of the law that have to do with the federal government's finances.

Prodi, the head of Italy's 61st government since World War II, made the unpopular mistake of suggesting higher taxes would be the way to fight the budget deficit.

After some early, desultory efforts, Martin found his footing and reeled out a handful of budgets built around themes such as deficit fighting, education, innovation and tax reduction that set the country on sound fiscal footing and gave it political direction and policy focus for the better part of a decade.

Public housing vouchers for the poor are targeted as well, much to the consternation of the pragmatic - minded lawmakers on the House and Senate Appropriations committees, whose programs were significantly curbed by a hard - fought 2011 budget and debt agreement.

But German deputy foreign minister Michael Link hinted Paris could be fighting a losing battle this time, saying Berlin would continue to press for deeper overall cuts as part of a «modern budget» that prioritises economic growth and competitiveness.

British Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to enlist the support of Germany and other rich north European countries in his fight to freeze EU spending at budget talks this week and is prepared to block a deal unless more savings are found.

This year, the Forest Service, which is responsible for most of the country's fire - fighting efforts, has a budget of $ 708 million for fire suppression and another $ 303 million in a special account created in 2009 for fire fighting.

Once the euphoria of their victory ebbs, Republicans will be under pressure to show Americans they are capable of governing after drawing scorn a year ago for shutting down the government in a budget fight.

(For all the fights the 2012 budget sought to pick with the Yankees and the environmentalists, there were a lot of hangdog expressions at Hy's that night among Conservatives who had hoped for real small - government conservatism from a majority government and thought Flaherty had delivered thin gruel.)

With ISIS continuing to fight, Russia and China throwing their weight around, and budget shortfalls becoming bigger and bigger problems, the Department of Defense will definitely need strong leadership in the form of a commander - in - chief and his political appointees in the months immediately following the inauguration next year.

During the Socred government years of 1983 - 84, he was head of the BC Federation of Labour, fighting Bill Bennett's «restraint» budget while B.C. teetered on the edge of a general strike.

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.

The federal review of tax expenditures was announced in last year's budget alongside a pledge to give the Canada Revenue Agency more money to fight offshore tax evasion.

But in crafting a sweeping deal that busts budget caps, they've stirred conservative opposition and set the contours for the next funding fight ahead of the midterm elections.

'' The government sector has been a drag, there is still one more budget fight coming in the next few weeks and that's going to be a challenge, but if we get through that we are into the part of the election cycle where government drag turns into a small boost, we are already seeing some rehiring at the state and local level and that is significant as well.»

The Gates Foundation has quickly become a major influence upon global health; the approximately US$ 800 million that the foundation gives every year for global health approaches the an - nual budget of the United Nations World Health Organization (193 nations) and is comparable to the funds given to fight infe - ctious di - sease by the United States Agency for International Development.

In his recent FY2011 budget request, President Obama requested significant funding increases for two of the main programs we have in the fight against malaria: the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malfight against malaria: the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalFight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

I assume showtime spending more of their budget on all the other great fights they have this year so it's a fair tradeoff

The administration's one education - related poverty - fighting program, Duncan's Promise Neighborhoods initiative, is a rounding error in the Department of Education's budget.

So while we will move forward here in SF with getting that central kitchen we need, I will never give up the fight to get more of our national budget devoted to the nutritioonal needs of low income children.

When it came down to budget negotiations the TEAPubs chose to fight on behalf of wealthy donors in opposition to a more progressive package.

«As the Legislature looks to return to Albany in the coming days to finalize the remaining piece of the state budget, I wish to inform residents in the 58th Senate District that I will unreservedly continue my fight for the inclusion of UB 2020 Flexibility and Economic Growth Act in our final negotiations,» Stachowski said in a statement.

But that was a fight Cuomo won in Albany and DeFran — as he is known around the halls of the Capitol — eventually voted for a budget that included the wage hike.

The budget resolution backed by Republicans in the state Senate on Thursday rejects $ 1 billion in tax increases while also seeking to spend $ 265 million on fighting the opioid addiction epidemic and bolster school security in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida.

Meanwhile, Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos told the NY Post he's prepared to fight on behalf of charter schools during the ongoing budget negotiations with Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and IDC Leader Jeff Klein.

Of course, the big policy / political fight this week has been the budget / debt ceiling / government shutdown madness, including today's vote in the House to cut SNAP (food stamp) funding and Obamacare implementation.

The inclusion of extending high tax rates on wealthy earners in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2017 - 18 budget proposal has the potential to set up an ideological fight over economics with Republicans in the state Senate.

Of course, that was long before anyone could have predicted the budget fight would be continuing this far past the April 1 deadline.

«These candidates have a proven history of fighting to protect NYC Health + Hospitals against the onslaught of budget cuts coming from Washington.

Built on a foundation of fiscal responsibility, this year's budget makes clear he will not stop fighting for the middle class and for Upstate New York.

Fights over a new fee on opioid sales, school safety issues, education requirements for yeshivas and the amount of taxes that should be extracted from a major health insurance sale remained some of the sticking points late Thursday in efforts to finalize a $ 168 billion 2018 - 19 state budget.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has not only taken possession of the files from the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission that Cuomo recently closed down as part of a budget deal, but has also publicly floated the possibility of investigating the governor's alleged meddling in its investigations.

The UK has a long legacy of leading the fight against global poverty, and it's essential that we use our influence to ensure the European Union also delivers on the 0.7 % commitment as it develops its budget from 2014 — 20.

Sadiq Khan MP, shadow justice secretary, said: «The energy and time this government is spending on arguments about the Human Rights Act shows how completely out of touch it is with the British people who are not interested in cat fights between ministers but how the safety of their communities will be protected after cuts in police budgets which go too far and too fast.»

The report, the product of the conference's Senate Democratic Policy Group, also calls for blocking budget sweeps from environmental protections funds in order to ensure the money fights climate change.

And while I am flattered by their support, this would be a very difficult time for me to divert my attention from deliberations on the state budget, to a political fight for what could easily turn out to be a very short term in the House of Representatives.»

That's more saying it's important to avert a shutdown now than in September 2013, just before a budget fight over federal funding for some portions of the Affordable Care Act led to a partial government shutdown.

Governor Cuomo's singular focus on budget cuts is tantamount to fighting with one arm tied behind his back — and that one arm is swinging only in the direction of those communities most in need.

«The Assembly showed admirable leadership this session by including speed safety camera expansion in their one - house budget, but petty politics and obstructionism led by a single state senator means that family members and victims of traffic violence will have to continue their fight during the legislative session,» a press release by Transportation Alternatives stated.

«Inside the government it has been Mandelson who has led the fight against Gordon Brown's instinct to use the budget as a way of pitting «Labour investment» against «Tory cuts».

«Is it correct to suggest that the budget of over $ 2 billion to purchase arms for Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the North - East of the country was authorised by you or your office?

The unusually high percentage of school budgets that passed yesterday in spite of dire predictions by everyone from Gov. David Paterson on down has become fodder for the teachers union and its allies in the fight to restore $ 1.4 billion worth of education cuts proposed by the governor.

The Environmental Advocates of New York have released a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo urging him to include in the final budget agreement a bill that's aimed at fighting climate change.

And given that Paul Ryan has just been elected as Speaker of the House promising to «take the fight to the Democrats», and Tea Party members are already angry at the GOP leadership about the budget deal, I think there's a significant chance that of a Shutdown threat.

The budget process is complex, and as vice chair of the Finance Committee, I am committed to continuing the fight for this capital project that my colleagues and myself worked to bring to the administration's attention.»

Essentially, Klein compressed the fight that normally comes ahead of the late March budget deadline to the normally yawn - inducing process of a budget resolution.

Unlike the proposals of many recent years, which prompted council members and advocates to march on the steps of City Hall, fighting to halt cuts to city agencies and social services, Mr. de Blasio's preliminary budget is relatively painless.

Though Governor Andrew Cuomo has expressed support for instituting a congestion pricing program to reduce street congestion in Manhattan and create a dedicated source of revenue for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), and said that he is fighting for such a scheme in state budget negotiations, the governor has recently indicated that he may only be able to win a modest first step, raising the ire of those expecting more.

You simply can't plug the huge budget deficits looming in the years ahead without taking a bite out of Medicaid and, as sure as night follows day, picking a fight with Cunningham's chief client.