Sentences with phrase «on appropriations because»
I'm fighting for a conscience clause rider on appropriations because I'm very worried about religious freedom... I can do that if Congress is put back in charge of appropriations, which we are because of this budget agreement.»
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As a result, provisions adjusting or extending discretionary spending limits could not be considered because the actual increase or decrease in spending would not occur until subsequent action on appropriations bills subject to the limits.
Some supported the proposal on equity and fairness grounds, since elites were already perceived to benefit disproportionately from the state's resources, through special - interest appropriations of oil wealth, and because it would bring a huge benefit to low - income Alaskans and those living at a subsistence level.
Silver, meanwhile, insisted a spending plan is still on track to be passed before the April 1 deadline because appropriations measures are being.
The budget was technically late this year because some appropriations bills passed a few hours after midnight on March 31.
«Of course the appropriations bills will be printed because the constitution requires us to act on them as submitted,» said Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D - Bronx).
A former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to trust Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo because of the latter's credibility.
Because final program - by - program allocations of R&D funding are not available until several months after appropriations actions, AAAS estimates of R&D are based on agency data, historical trends for R&D within appropriations, appropriations bill language, committee report language, and other supplementary data, and should be considered estimates at all times.
«Obviously we're disappointed that the number is flat,» says David Moore of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in Washington, D.C.. It's not a surprise, however, because the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education had less overall money to work with than its Senate counterpart, he says.
Because House leaders want to follow through on plans to impose additional sequestration cuts, the corresponding House appropriations subcommittee has a much smaller pot of money for its Labor / HHS bill.
Because virtual charter students are pulled from districts across the state, Schauss said the funding formula is slightly different from traditional public schools, which rely on enrollment projections to help guide appropriations.
This disappointing result was because appropriations were never sufficient to realize the large - scale impact envisioned by Johnson, the desire to focus extra aid on the most educationally needy students isolated them from other instruction, and the schools targeted for aid were often staffed by less experienced teachers.
The Disaster Relief Appropriations Act authorized a total of $ 10.9 billion, which is now reduced by 5 percent, or $ 545 million, because of the mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration that took effect on March 1.
Because compassionate people like you spoke out, a lifesaving bill, S3019, is being considered by the New Jersey Senate Committee on Budget & Appropriations.
Maybe it's accelerating because of the Internet, even though appropriation is the order of the day on the Internet.
Perhaps because of the incandescence of the YBAs in the 1990s, British art in the 1980s often gets short thrift in terms of column inches in histories of modern and contemporary art, but — as Ikon's new show on the decade should demonstrate — it was a period of free - wheeling experimentation, in which figurative painting made a comeback, the variety of abstract styles increased, installation art grew in ambition and cut - and - paste appropriation prevailed.
Unfortunately, conservatives looking to pick a fight with President Barack Obama through the appropriations process have fixated on Title X as a target because one of its larger grant recipients is Planned Parenthood, which also performs abortions.