Sentences with phrase «post-sandy federal relief»

From the shelter, the presidential motorcade travel to First Church to help load water and food on vehicles bound for flood victims in need, and the president, who was asking Congress for almost $ 8 billion in emergency funding, also repeatedly applauded the federal relief efforts thus far.

But Capitol Hill is also widely expected to take up an emergency «supplemental» funding bill that would send tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars to help begin to repair the Texas coast using the Federal Relief Act, which allows the federal government to steer emergency cash to state governments hit by natural disasters.

They may help provide you much needed funds to help pay down any private educational loans (private loans are never eligible for federal relief programs).

Despite a poor start he eventually went on to marshal the whole country's support behind the federal relief and reconstruction effort.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer suggested Thursday using money in a federal relief fund to bolster transit in the New York City area.

The island, he added, will likely need billions more than the $ 15 billion federal relief package Congress approved after Hurricane Harvey.

Sen. Ted Cruz said he won't engage in «political sniping» with Long Island Rep. Pete King as the Texas Republican defended his opposition to a post-Sandy federal relief bill, while seeking federal aid for Harvey recovery.

But Megna says half of that money is federal relief funds for Sandy repairs, and is a one time expense.

Almost two years after Superstorm Sandy struck, Mayor de Blasio announced Friday that a storm - damaged Brooklyn housing project will get $ 108 million in federal relief, and said he expects Sandy...

Rep. Peter King, a New York Republican, again blasted a member of his party who tapped the New York fundraising well but cast a vote against federal relief funds for the victims of Superstorm Sandy.

Because of the new federal relief which allows the $ 10,000 deduction, however, this option is likely to be much more attractive to tax payers, causing states to lose a portion of their taxable base.

Feeding Texas is a statewide nonprofit that works alongside state and federal relief efforts.

In contrast to the Bush's tardy and seemingly insensitive response to Katrina, Trump responsibly steered clear of the worst of it in Houston while ordering massive federal relief in coordination with state and local rescue officials, without taking undue credit for it.

Insurance money and federal relief money will pour in.

Democrats have seized on the «white paper» as ammunition in arguing for billions of dollars in new federal relief for beleaguered borrowers.

Not exact matches

The Federal Open Market Committee's unanimous decision to keep its lending rate in a target range of between 1.50 percent and 1.75 percent offered fleeting relief to investors.

The Arbitrator (i) shall apply internal laws of the State of New York consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations, or, to the extent (if any) that federal law prevails, shall apply the law of the U.S., irrespective of any conflict of law principles; (ii) shall entertain any motion to dismiss, motion to strike, motion for judgment on the pleadings, motion for complete or partial summary judgment, motion for summary adjudication, or any other dispositive motion consistent with New York or federal rules of procedure, as applicable; (iii) shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; and (iv) shall have authority to award any form of legal or equitable Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations, or, to the extent (if any) that federal law prevails, shall apply the law of the U.S., irrespective of any conflict of law principles; (ii) shall entertain any motion to dismiss, motion to strike, motion for judgment on the pleadings, motion for complete or partial summary judgment, motion for summary adjudication, or any other dispositive motion consistent with New York or federal rules of procedure, as applicable; (iii) shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; and (iv) shall have authority to award any form of legal or equitable federal law prevails, shall apply the law of the U.S., irrespective of any conflict of law principles; (ii) shall entertain any motion to dismiss, motion to strike, motion for judgment on the pleadings, motion for complete or partial summary judgment, motion for summary adjudication, or any other dispositive motion consistent with New York or federal rules of procedure, as applicable; (iii) shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; and (iv) shall have authority to award any form of legal or equitable federal rules of procedure, as applicable; (iii) shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; and (iv) shall have authority to award any form of legal or equitable relief;

The spreading fires prompted Brown to issue emergency proclamations earlier this week for Santa Barbara, San Diego, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, while U.S. President Donald Trump issued a federal proclamation that enables agencies to coordinate relief efforts.

Some banks weren't able to lend for a while because of TARP,» Geshwiler says, referring to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the federal government's program for bailing out banks hit hard in the financial crisis.

Growers and processors devastated by raging wildfire don't have federal crop insurance or access to disaster relief.

«I spent over a decade of my life working at the issue [of prison reform], including half a decade at the NAACP, and yet here you have a former inmate turned entrepreneur who's been able to bring relief to almost a quarter of federal inmates in just a couple of years,» Jealous says.

Fink said a corporate rate as high as 27 percent could satisfy U.S. businesses» need for tax relief, while avoiding an increase in the federal deficit.

U.S. President Donald Trump approved emergency declarations for Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, mobilizing federal disaster relief efforts, the White House said.

One slight relief that many California residents, including them, have had is an ability to deduct state income and property taxes against federal income taxes, reducing their total taxes by 25 percent.

11 Congress granted this authority to the Federal Reserve in the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006, with an October 2011 effective date, but accelerated its implementation to October 2008 as part of the legislative response to the financial crisis.

Sysco Corp. shares rose the most in nine months after its planned $ 3.5 billion takeover of US Foods Inc. was blocked by a federal judge, bringing relief to investors concerned about the company undertaking an ambitious merger.

To the relief of borrowers around the world, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board is holding off on tapering its bond - buying program.

Reform advocates fear that support will undermine pressure for reform and so wrongly downplay the need for debt relief and federal support.

The fundamental problem now in Puerto Rico is the current sterile debate between those who believe that salvation lies in more debt relief and more federal support and those who believe in more belt - tightening by Puerto Rico and market - oriented structural reforms.

The Federal Reserve provided some relief Tuesday when it reported U.S. industrial output expanded in June driven by a rebound in manufacturing.

CHARITY SCHEMES: Federal authorities have issued warnings that scammers with nefarious intentions are actively exploiting the generosity of those wishing to provide relief to the victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Under federal law, you have the right to declare bankruptcy relief from your creditors.

At the same time, the federal government is also bearing burdens from the storms through emergency disaster relief and payouts from the National Flood Insurance Program.

Needless to say, another catastrophic storm in a two - week period would add salt to a wound and further strain the disaster relief resources of the federal government and groups like the Red Cross already stretched thin with the response to Harvey.

The island's finances are now controlled by a federal board, which made just $ 1 billion available for relief, the AP reports.

Congressional Republicans — including nearly all of the Texas delegation — spent the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy insisting that any new funding for hurricane relief had to be offset with cuts elsewhere in the federal budget.

But then, Larson said, there's the third and longest stage of disaster relief — the one in which federal and local government rebuild the infrastructure crippled by the hurricane, and try to get life as close to normal as possible.

Bossert and Capitol Hill aides declined to estimate the level of federal aid Congress might ultimately have to provide for Harvey relief, but they did not discount the possibility that it would outstrip the $ 120 billion that was appropriated to help rebuild after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.

U.S. stocks surged Monday after a Federal Reserve official said the central bank shouldn't raise interest rates too soon, which came as a big relief to investors.

In Windsor the applicant for declaratory relief from the Federal Court was a federally incorporated company responsible for an international bridge.

In my view, it is an abuse of process, as that phrase is used in this setting, for Burnaby to be seeking here the relief it failed to obtain at the NEB and in the Federal Court of Appeal.

, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, came as White House and congressional leaders discussed a plan to immediately pump about $ 6 billion into federal disaster relief efforts.

Wells Fargo and other banks that benefited from the federal $ 245 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program are required to participate in HAMP.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness provides tax - free student loan relief for graduates in public service careers after they have made 120 payments on qualified federal student loans.

WARNING FOR SERVICEMEMBERS: Taking out a new Federal Direct Consolidation Loan will impact your eligibility for an interest rate reduction under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

Unlike federal loan servicers, your private lender doesn't have to grant you relief.

With a federal loan, you may be able to temporarily stop payments by applying for either type of relief.

You may also be eligible for private loan relief from recent state and federal enforcement actions.

As Congress continues to consider hurricane relief funding, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget re-released its «A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget» proposal with a new plan to help finance disaster relief efforts.

With regards to health care and other spending, they could work toward a deal with a mini-bargain to address paying for sequester and disaster relief, reducing mandatory spending, and improving the trajectories of federal health spending.