Sentences with phrase «proposed cuts»

«We are concerned that the administration's proposed cuts to research into the Earth system sciences will undermine the continued scientific progress that is so vitally needed to better protect the nation in the future from costly natural disasters,» Antonio J. Busalacchi, the president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, said in a statement.

Mulvaney suggested such proposed cuts reflect the fact that those activities «don't align with the president's position on global warming and alternative energy» technologies.

Both Republicans and Democrats on the committees overseeing NIH's budget have already called Trump's proposed cuts to NIH a nonstarter.

The agency released a detailed guide to these proposed cuts today — and described the programs on the chopping block in glowing terms that seemed to emphasize their value even as it proposed their elimination.

Senate: Research Agencies Cut Amid Budget Cap Debate Senate appropriators followed their House counterparts in protecting NSF and other agencies from steep White House - proposed cuts this week.

President Trump's proposed cuts to science funding propelled Wadkins, a Democrat, to run for Mississippi's 1st Congressional District seat despite the strong Republican demographics of his district.

Councilwoman Margaret Chin, who represents the Lower East Side and Chinatown criticized the proposed cuts, too, calling them «some of the most debilitating our city has ever seen.»

The spending reductions at Riverbank are part of a broader package of proposed cuts, including many complete closures, at dozens of parks and historic sites statewide.

U.S. Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus, is among Upstate New Yorkers in Congress who have promised to push back against some of the proposed cuts.

But that delicate balance for Neal is in danger because of the Bloomberg administration's proposed cuts to childcare programs.

These proposed cuts follow the elimination of 69 other positions from all levels of government in 2014.

Proposed cuts to non-profits were a source of great controversy in last year's budget.

The MRC told Channel 4 News it was «too early to comment» on proposed cuts.

That was back in 2010, when at the end of June Paterson told lawmakers that if they didn't pass his budget — which was nearly three months late — he would put the spending plan and all of its proposed cuts in an extender bill.

«When it comes to standing up to Donald Trump and fighting his proposed cuts, I need partners like Mayor Kathy Sheehan,» Gillibrand said in a video recorded only the night before.

Ferreras - Copeland noted that though the governor has insisted the proposed cuts to Medicaid and CUNY funding «won't cost New York City a penny,» he made no changes in his recently - released 30 - day amendments to the state budget released on Feb. 12.

Most pressingly, Cuomo's proposed cuts, but also signs of trouble on Wall Street and from international markets, including China.

The mayor, who said he's had several private conversations with Cuomo about the proposed cuts to CUNY and Medicaid, said he had not spoken with the governor and was not made aware in advance of the budget's release about the proposed debt savings clawback, which could cost New York City an estimated $ 650 million over a three - year period.

Fiscal watchdogs and independent budget analysts have estimated those proposed cuts — which include a shift in how the City University of New York schools are funded, city assumption of its own growth in Medicaid costs, and a state clawback of savings the city achieved through a debt refinancing — would cost the city nearly $ 1 billion in the coming fiscal year, an amount that would increase with each passing year.

The agreement — which still needs to be voted on — would also avoid proposed cuts to funding for CUNY schools, which the city had vehemently been fighting to prevent.

The coalition, which includes advocates for the poor, public worker and teacher unions, and those who help the elderly, use words like «horrendous» and «devastating» to describe the effects of Cuomo's proposed cuts.

«These proposed cuts are ill - advised and ill - timed and they must be reversed, end of story,» Schumer said.

Also in the plan, 3,700 prison beds would be eliminated; $ 22 million would be restored to proposed cuts for prescriptions for the elderly; and New York City senior centers will be funded.

Delegation members said Long Island appears to take an unfair share of the proposed cuts, saying they would work collectively to change the outcome before the State Legislature and governor sign off on a final deal.

Oswego Firefighter Association President John Geraci galvanizes a group of firefighters and citizens to oppose the city's proposed cuts to the fire department ahead of the Oswego Common Council's vote Monday night.

State Sen. John Flanagan (R - East Northport), chairman of the Education Committee, said in talks leading up to the budget presentation, that Republicans who control the Senate told the governor that any proposed cuts to school aid should to be «fair and equitable.»

If you look at the documents from the task force, you'll see that the distinguished task force members didn't formulate the proposed cuts themselves.

(CNN)- Members of the tea party movement are offering their response to the deficit reduction super committee in the form of proposed cuts and a committee hearing Thursday.

After including the proposed cuts in his budget address last week, Cuomo said they were about the city and state working together to find spending efficiencies which «won't cost New York City a penny.»

Other groups rallying and advertising against the proposed cuts are United University Professions, a NYSUT affiliate that represents faculty at SUNY campuses, and the Alliance for Quality Education.

Congressman Jerrold Nadler called the proposed cuts to child care «a serious blow to New York's hardworking families, who rely on these services in order to keep their jobs and provide for their families.»

When the proposed cuts were announced on Thursday, City Councilmember Maragret Chin released a statement saying, «Governor Cuomo's budget again and again targets the most vulnerable members of our community... Cutting funds for senior citizens severs a lifeline to integral health care, nutrition, and counseling services.»

«We look forward to working with officials in Albany and New York City to minimize the effects of these proposed cuts on our classrooms, and to protect the interests of the city's public school children,» said UFT President Michael Mulgrew.

Queens City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and union officials point to City Hall, demanding that the City Council reverse the mayor's proposed cuts to child care.

Many of those proposed cuts can affect the schools by affecting children, such as reductions for homeless services, libraries and after - school and health programs.

Critics, including the UFT, say that the proposed cuts would hurt classrooms — and hamper student progress.

A new report released by the Center for Arts Education paints a grim picture for children, given Mayor Bloomberg's proposed cuts to arts funding in the schools and to the number of teaching positions in the arts.

Silver, who represents the Lower east Side, has spoken out against the proposed cuts.

O'Connor Davies made no recommendations regarding the proposed cuts to Auerbach's department.

Mr Jobling, who was first elected in 2003 and is a member of Merseyside Police Authority, said the proposed cuts to the police force had really bothered him.

As the Times reported on Wednesday, teachers unions along with other labor groups are not, as they did in previous years, launching major attack campaigns on the governor for his proposed cuts to education and other programs.

Korn points to a December Siena University poll that shows that 74 percent surveyed opposed Cuomo's proposed cuts to education, while 73 percent supported continuing the millionaires tax.

The proposed cuts signal President Trump's pledge to slash domestic spending and boost the defense budget.

«I applaud our elected officials for another on - time budget, and for the wisdom they have shown in certain areas, such as removing the retiree health care increases, stopping the proposed Workers» Compensation reforms and restoring the proposed cuts to the SUNY hospitals, as the services provided by these hospitals are valuable to their communities.

The city is also at risk of losing some of the roughly $ 7 billion in direct federal aid it may receive — the Trump administration and Republican Congress» priorities mostly do not match de Blasio's, and there have already been both threats to withhold funding and proposed cuts to the city.

The House of Commons defence committee has warned that proposed cuts to the defence budget could put military personnel at risk.

The proposed cuts announced Friday are planned as part of the governor's budget for the 2015 and 2016 fiscal years.

Upon reviewing the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's (NFTA) proposed cuts and changes to service, Legislator Joseph C. Lorigo became increasingly concerned about the negative impact they would have on the constituents in the 10th District, if approved.

Those two groups have cultivated close ties to legislators and spent millions on political contributions, and in the past have defeated similar proposed cuts by saturating the airwaves with television commercials explaining their viewpoint.

The NYC Human Resources Administration and the Parks Department have both proposed cuts to the Parks Opportunity Program (POP), which is a program providing a pay check, job training, and one day of classroom training to people on public assistance through the JTP program.