Sentences with phrase «other discretionary programs»

If these projections come true, it will mean the government will have less wiggle room to fund all the other programs in the budget, including defense, infrastructure, education, environmental protections and other discretionary programs.

Not exact matches

The House budget includes $ 4.3 trillion of policy savings, with most of the savings come from health care programs ($ 2 trillion) and other mandatory programs ($ 2.5 trillion) but also net spending cuts in domestic discretionary spending.
«Member items» and other legislative discretionary spending — like the Multi-Modal Program — have been a feature of Albany and New York City corruption scandals for decades.
The Republican budget, introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan, would slash discretionary spending for energy programs by over 50 % next year, derailing efforts to increase energy efficiency and develop wind, solar, geothermal, and other clean energy sources.
A new interactive online tool, launched today by AAAS, makes it easier to spot U.S. federal funding trends such as the continuing rise in mandatory spending for programs such as Social Security with spending levels set by law, a shift which has left a smaller percentage of the overall federal budget for science and other so - called «discretionary» expenses.
Research and development (R&D) spending is mostly concentrated in six major spending bills that encompass programs in nine federal departments and at least nine other agencies, and includes both discretionary accounts — spending that Congress adjusts and allocates annually — and mandatory accounts — direct spending that has dedicated funding streams established by law.
It places a binding cap on discretionary spending, which accounts for roughly one - third of the $ 3.5 trillion that the federal government spends annually (the other two - thirds goes to entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security, other kinds spending required by law, and paying interest on the national debt).
In other words, Trump, DeVos, and the House majority would set up the Pell Grant program to act as a hatchet against other discretionary domestic spending in future years — again.61
Some examples of what LSCs have done in their schools include replacing principals who were not attentive to school needs, directing discretionary funds to pay for school bands and other fine arts programs, creating computer labs, fighting for repairs, renovations, additions and new schools to relieve overcrowding, implementing parent programs to increase parent involvement, and adding gifted programs.
ML Wealth does not participate, at this time, in wrap fee programs, which are arrangements between broker - dealers, investment advisers, banks and other financial institutions and affiliated and unaffiliated investment advisers through which the clients of such firms receive discretionary investment advisory, execution, clearing and custodial services in a «bundled» form.
A computer program will simply see a «pin bar» or some other definable signal, but what it can not do is decide effectively whether or not that pin bar SHOULD be traded according to the discretionary trading skill that the human mind can achieve.
To make up for the missed revenue from the taxes and fire prevention fees, as well as to pay for offsets to counteract additional allowances put on the market if the carbon price hits its upper bound, money will be taken from the cap - and - trade program's revenue, effectively decreasing the amount of discretionary funds remaining for local environmental investments and other greenhouse gas reduction projects.
The FY2018 federal budget proposal to Congress contains draconian cuts for clean energy and climate among the cuts for other important discretionary programs.
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