Sentences with phrase «of budget passage»

So there is the need for him to find a way of managing the National Assembly to make the process of budget passage faster.

Not exact matches

In his first term, Bush won passage of tax cuts that helped swing the federal budget from surpluses to deficits.

The vote followed a long day of drama and discord on Capitol Hill that highlighted fraying Democratic unity and featured an uneasy alliance between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, enemies in past budget battles but on the same side this time in pushing for passage.

Changes in this area were not made law until years later, specifically the passage of the 2010 Budget in July 2010.

House Republicans aim to release a tax bill on Nov. 1, following the expected passage of a budget resolution Thursday.

A 2013 analysis of the Senate's immigration reform bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates its passage would have resulted in nine million more people entering the U.S. work force in the next 20 years, with new immigrants participating at a higher rate, on average, than other U.S. residents.

Reps. Dave Brat, Gary Palmer, and Mark Sanford joined all of the House Budget Committee's Democrats in opposing the legislation, leading to a razor thin 19 - 17 passage (that rate of defection would be enough to sink the bill in the full House).

New York state became the latest state to officially endorse a voluntary retirement savings program for private - sector workers with the passage of the state budget over the weekend.

The later the budget is tabled, the less time there is to ensure timely passage of any accompanying legislation, without the use of time limits and closure.

But it came back from the dead for 2017, along with some other breaks on Feb. 9 with the passage of a bipartisan budget act.

With the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Congress prohibited spouses from coordinating Social Security Benefits.

Yet Republican deficit hawks are balking at an increase in federal spending after the recent passage of the tax reform plan and 2019 fiscal year budget.

Boehner, Catholic by faith and Republican by party, was able to garner enough votes in the House for the passage of HR 1, the House budget proposal that has drawn the ire of many religious leaders.

If Arsene wins the Europa League he will NOT leave Arsenal especially after winning a 1st European Trophy, passage back into group stages of UCL, bigger budget to work with & having the UCL as a bargaining tool to sign better players than we originally would being in the Europa next season.

As we continue to wait for the passage of a budget bill, Democratic state Senator Tim Kennedy ripped into the process that's led to gridlock at the Capitol.

Cuomo, along with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan agreed relatively early in the budget negotiations that ethics and campaign - finance reform would not be a threat to the passage of the state budget on time.

The latest TV ad from Democratic Senate candidate Todd Kaminsky touts the passage of the state budget in Albany, specifically mention issues close to Senate Republicans: A $ 1 billion tax cut and an end to the Gap Elimination Adjustment.

After promising, to ensure that Nigerians across the country receive basic primary healthcare — so they won't have to pay so much out - of - pocket, he did it with the National Assembly's passage of the stipulation that 1 % out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund must go towards funding primary healthcare in the 2018 budget.

Phillips represents a battleground Senate district on Long Island and has been a proponent of the gun control legislation that was approved as standalone bill during the passage of the state budget.

Cuomo this year linked in his budget proposal the tax credit to the passage of the DREAM Act, which provides tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants.

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.

Mr. Klein defends his record, adding that he tried a last - minute maneuver to try to pass the women's act and was central to the passage of an increase in the minimum wage, three on - time budgets and the SAFE Act, a 2013 gun - control bill.

«The governor supports passage of both and included them in his budget.

Any of the three can block passage of a state budget, at least temporarily.

Did passage of the state budget signal the end of Albany's legislative session for 2017, or will other matters, including ethics reform, get done before the lawmakers adjourn in June?

The governor is not backing away from ethics reform, which he set as his top priority and handcuffed to passage of an on - time budget.

Mr. Bellone joined Legislator Bridget Fleming, Suffolk Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory, Matt Cohen, vice president of the Long Island Association, Laureen Harris, president of the Association for a Better Long Island, Gina Coletti, co-chairwoman of the Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers, and small - business owners in Hauppauge yesterday to announce his opposition to the plan, which took an important step toward passage on Tuesday when the Senate Budget Committee voted along party lines to approve it.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Upstate Uber, increased tuition assistance and more money for schools are just a few of the items in the new state budget poised for passage in the New York Legislature.

Saraki said the President invited them over to discuss with them his recent visit to the United States of America, the passage of the 2018 Budget, and the invasion of the National Assembly by thugs, but they used the opportunity to complain to him their reservations about the non-appearance of the IGP, despite repeated invitations.

With the passage of the state budget, lawmakers have approved the Buffalo Billion II, the second wave of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development plan for Western New York.

The Assembly, which worked into the early hours of April 1 to complete the passage of the $ 150 billion budget, planned to put off the pension forfeiture portion, which had to be passed separately, until they reconvened last week.

In the end, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared the budget on time, based on the passage of major appropriations bills that keep state government funded into the new fiscal year.

«Unfortunately, for several years now, Governors have been manipulating the budget process and holding passage of a budget hostage to secure approval of their own political agendas.»

Cuomo had touted the passage of four on time budgets during his first term as governor, a record that hadn't been seen since the era of Nelson Rockefeller.

But in recent weeks, Cuomo had said he would sacrifice the passage of an on - time budget if it meant the inclusion of ethics legislation (new disclosure requirements, per diem and campaign finance reforms were included).

The governor and IDC Leader Jeff Klein have been pushing hard for a more robust public system since the passage of the one - year, state comptroller - only program that was included in the 2014 - 125 budget and quickly panned by reform advocates.

Also speaking, Mr Ibrahim Balarabe - Abdullahi, the Speaker of the house assured the governor of a speedy passage of the budget.

A speedy passage of Erie County's budget for next year temporarily stalled Tuesday over $ 100,000 to help Visit Buffalo Niagara's efforts to legalize use of ride - sharing services, like Uber and Lyft, Upstate.

Cuomo has also touted the passage of four budgets in a row as a sound fiscal strategy, though Moody's said that doesn't have a direct impact on the state's credit rating improving.

Full passage of the $ 142 billion state budget did not meet the midnight deadline on Tuesday night as the debate in the state Assembly dragged into the early morning hours of April 1.

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has presented a budget of N1.3 trillion for the 2018 fiscal year to the Cross River House of Assembly for deliberation and passage.

Forty - four percent of New Yorkers see the Legislature in a better light thanks to state lawmakers» passage of a budget prior to the April 1 deadline, but Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos continue to to be viewed unfavorably by nearly twice as many voters as view them favorably.

The plan, which is released following the passage of a state budget presenting an analysis of the spending plan as well as out - year projections, shows that the state's debt capacity is expected to tighten in the coming fiscal years.

Amid the budget madness at the Capitol, the Senate Democrats held a brief press conference this morning touting the passage of new child protection laws.

At 10:15 a.m., state Superintendent of Financial Services Ben Lawsky will join health care and consumer advocates at an event to urge passage of legislation in the state budget to protect New Yorkers from surprise, out - of - network medical bills, LCA Press Room (130), LOB, Albany.

About an hour before Joe Percoco learned his fate from a jury in Manhattan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie predicted a relatively smooth passage of the budget, which due to pass two days ahead of schedule given the timing of Passover and Easter this year.

The passage of a state budget that includes a voluntary 2 percent spending cap is a «credit positive» for New York, Moody's Investors Service found in a report released on Friday.

«The governor has phenomenal track record of success here in New York, in terms of on - time budgets, investment in economic development, reforming the criminal justice system, ushering into law the passage of marriage equality.

A number of other items that Cuomo initially tied to passage of the budget also were dropped, including raising the minimum wage, the Dream Act, which would provide college aid to children of undocumented immigrants, and an education tax credit sought by the Catholic Church, among others.

DeFrancisco, who represents Onondaga and Cayuga counties, has served as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee since 2011 where he helped Senate Republicans set the tone for a return to fiscal responsibility with passage of five consecutive on - time budgets that controlled spending and were balanced without tax increases.