Sentences with phrase «on federal resources»

In his confirmation hearings, Sessions acknowledged that disrupting states marijuana markets by enforcing federal marijuana laws could create a strain on federal resources.

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These programs provide free one - on - one mentoring and low - cost training opportunities for their clients in locations around the country, using a combination of federal funds, state and local government contributions, and private sector resources.

In the absence of any official statement, pundits contemplated a range of theories on the Potash rejection — that Ottawa regarded potash (a crucial fertilizer ingredient) as a strategic asset, that it had adopted a sudden aversion to foreign intrusion on major natural resource companies, or perhaps simply that Harper's Tories sought to improve their chances in the then - upcoming federal election.

Gov. Scott had urged public calm, even as he and Sen. Marco Rubio (R - FL) pleaded with the federal government to provide more resources and called on Ryan and McConnell to summon lawmakers into a special session to break the impasse over the Zika funding bill.

March 9 (Reuters)- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday said he had formally asked for the state to be excluded from a federal offshore drilling program that he said would threaten its ocean resources and endanger efforts toward a cleaner energy economy.

The Ethics Resource Center is an Arlington, Virginia - based non-profit that provides among other things, updates on federal policy connected to business ethics, surveys on topics such as how the recession is impacting ethics, and links to other resources around the web.

Following the U.S. State Department's decision to postpone a decision on TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL pipeline, Canadian pipeline boosters from oilpatch CEOs to federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver responded that Canada would have to look to other markets — namely China — to buy our oil.

'' [The agreement] will allow NASA to focus its resources on core missions, while protecting the federal need to use Moffett Field as a continued, limited - use airfield,» said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden in a statement.

Sessions» policy will let U.S. attorneys across the country decide what kinds of federal resources to devote to marijuana enforcement based on what they see as priorities in their districts, the people familiar with the decision said.

Arafura Resources Ltd has been awarded a $ 3.3 million federal government grant for its NT rare earths - uranium project while biotechnology company Imugene Ltd has secured an $ 880,000 grant to produce and test bird flu vaccines on chickens.

While the states are technically breaking federal law, the DEA is not going to waste its resources on regulated marijuana industries that have been approved by local voters, Baer says.

Applicants must be without decent, safe and sanitary housing; Be unable to obtain a loan from other resources on terms and conditions that can reasonably be expected to meet; Agree to occupy the property as your primary residence; Have the legal capacity to incur a loan obligation; Meet citizenship or eligible noncitizen requirements; Not be suspended or debarred from participation in federal programs.

Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue manages and ensures full payment of revenues owed for the development of the nation's energy and natural resources on the Outer Continental Shelf and onshore Federal and IndiResources Revenue manages and ensures full payment of revenues owed for the development of the nation's energy and natural resources on the Outer Continental Shelf and onshore Federal and Indiresources on the Outer Continental Shelf and onshore Federal and Indian lands.

Reduces surging crime, drugs and violence by creating a Task Force On Violent Crime and increasing funding for programs that train and assist local police; increases resources for federal law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent offenders behind bars.

For its part, the federal government, from the earliest census in 1790 to the creation of New Deal social welfare programs, has long relied on aggregate as well as individual data to distribute resources and administer benefits.

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Another GAO concern is the fact that federal resources that could be deployed into key priorities like rebuilding the nation's roads and bridges are being diverted to interest on debt.

On behalf of the Department the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) collects an average of over $ 10 billion dollars in annual revenue — one of the Federal government's largest sources of non-tax revenue.

Current Issue Subscribe This Federal Reserve quarterly publication provides information on guidance, resources and tools to help community banks across the United States.

Sediment resources on the OCS are leased to local communities or federal agencies to help them restore shorelines or wetlands in an effort to address chronic erosion, sea level rise, impacts from major storms, or to protect valuable infrastructure and habitat.

Federal Natural Resources Minister James Carr also issued a statement in support of the Trans Mountain expansion project, naming and shaming B.C. Premier John Horgan: «The government of Canada calls on Premier Horgan and the B.C. government to end all threats of delay to the Trans Mountain expansion.

Here at home, the federal government's infrastructure investment plans should focus specifically on diversifying Canada's exports - aside from resource development and transport, investment in telecommunications, clean energy, and bio-tech infrastructure would be well worth the effort.

«The federal government has taken a leadership position on climate change policy while also enabling greater access to international markets for our natural resources, which ensures that Canadians receive full value for those resources.»

The Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop plans for implementing the requirements of this memorandum, providing technical assistance to nonfederal actors engaged in predevelopment activities, and educating grantees and the public on the benefits of predevelopment and the Federal resources available for these activities.

Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day's show, gives reasons why the dysfunctional Federal Government is a good thing and gives news on Novo Resources.

Overwhelming immigration authorities, many unauthorized entrants are released into the United States on the promise to report to immigration authorities, although federal authorities lack the will and the resources to ensure follow through.

Hoezee: Yes, there are hundreds of federal work - study jobs available to students on campus and posted on the human resources website.

Mr Pence said President Donald Trump had authorised a full complement of federal resources to the investigation, including 100 on - site FBI agents.

In May Australia said a panel of scientific experts from the Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources would review the ban, while loosening restrictions on some other imported prawn products.

«This site will be a vehicle for our members to engage their employees and customers, and a resource for consumers, state and federal legislators, media and others to gain important information on the health and environmental benefits of choosing glass.»

Since the launch of MyPlate in 2011, ChooseMyPlate.gov has become a popular federal resource for consumers seeking information on nutrition and health.

for more information and resources on the Academy's federal advocacy efforts on breastfeeding

At the launch of the initiative, President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum creating the first - ever Task Force on Childhood Obesity to conduct a review of every single program and policy relating to child nutrition and physical activity and develop a national action plan to maximize federal resources and set concrete benchmarks toward the First Lady's national goal.

Mass Audubon submits comments on select land - based wind projects in Massachusetts and at the federal level with a focus on siting, impacts to protected land, habitat, and water resources.

It is that too many of them are operating in communities that don't have the resources to tax themselves to make things better, and the $ 2.72 from the federal government is not enough to put a really first class meal on the table.

That's a very tall order, especially when resources are scarce (most schools get, in the end, about $ 1 from the federal government to spend on school food) and there is no money in the budget for food / nutrition education.

Also at 6:30 p.m., Rep. Nydia Velázquez hosts a resource forum to provide an update on the federal disaster response in Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic, featuring NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina, 309 47th St., Brooklyn.

But devolving resources and responsibilities from an overbearing, unresponsive, and ineffective federal government to the states is the first step we must make if we are serious about putting our nation back on track, and our people back to work,» he said.

This structural deficiency of what government spends its resources on and who are the real beneficiaries thereof, is worsened by another structural problem - the structure of Nigeria's pseudo-federation with one overwhelmingly large and not surprisingly wasteful and inefficient federal governments; 36 handicapped states; and 774 almost utterly useless local governments which are now de facto area offices of the handicapped states and therefore doubly - disabled and dysfunctional.

The National Park Service has ordered the closure of a Virginia park that sits on federal land, even though the government provides no resources for its maintenance or operation.

«While the federal government continues to turn its back on protecting natural resources and plots to open up our coastline to drilling, New York is doubling down on our commitment to renewable energy and the industries of tomorrow,» Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a statement.

That credit means something in my eyes and so I am willing to trust that he and his staff truly believe that the resources and power that come from working on a federal task force will allow him to do even more to hold banksters accountable for breaking the law.

So has Osun shrugged off its laggardness to, despite its puny resources, point the way in the schools feeding programme, which the Federal Government just adopted on a national scale.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, has ordered the former Minister of PETROLEUM resources, Diezani Allison - Madueke to forfeit 153.3 million dollars domiciled in three NIgerian banks to Federal Government.

Rangel was found to have misused federal resources to solicit donations for a City College of New York center named in his honor, used a rent - stabilized apartment for his campaign office, failed to pay taxes on a villa in the Dominican Republic and filed inaccurate financial disclosure forms.

«The problem here is that in some ways what this is based on is the idea that you can violate state law and state prohibitions on using government resources during a campaign as a defense against federal bribery charges,» Kaehny said.

As the Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, which oversees federal funding allocations, I will continue to make sure that the Lower Hudson Valley has the resources to serve residents, support economic growth, and prosper.»

«I would bring local control back to town government, take advantage of our local resources, especially our water system, fight for the taxpayer at every level, especially state and federal, and get water and sewer projects back on track to be in the best interests of the town, not just a cost burden directed by others.»

Takin» It to The Streets by David Greene This week we asked Bronxites their thoughts on sanctuary cities and protecting undocumented individuals at the cost of the federal government withholding tens of millions of dollars in resources allocated for U.S. -LSB-...]

The mayor argued that his national travels, which will continue on Wednesday with a trip to California to talk about income inequality, are necessary to shift the national focus and, ultimately, help him secure federal resources for New York City.