Sentences with phrase «put federal taxpayers»

And just a few months ago, Democratic lawmakers put federal taxpayers on the hook for another $ 23 billion in «edujobs» funds — without demanding a scintilla of positive change from American schools in return.

Not exact matches

As Paulson, Geithner and the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, raced to bail out banks and companies like A.I.G., Bair resisted, fearing that they were being overly generous by putting the interests of bondholders over those of taxpayers.

Taxpayers should take note that similar arguments for government «investments» in a business were put forward back in 2009 when the federal and Ontario government opted to «invest» in General Motors and Chrysler.

«Federal taxpayer subsidies are helping pay for over 1,000 health plans that cover abortion on demand, and [last week's] Supreme Court decision underscores that only Congress can put a stop to that,» said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life Committee (NRLC).

Stamper would like to see the federal government put out requests for proposals and provide grants to develop best practices curriculum at the national level, although given the way our police forces are organized, he says, local agencies would still have to pick up the tab for actual training, which means fund appropriations from city or state politicians and taxpayers.

But candidates may have to revise their ambitions and spending plans in the wake of the $ 700 - billion federal fiscal bailout, which promises to put a massive dent in taxpayers» pocketbooks.

The IRS Commissioner, John Koskinen, admitted that 100,000 taxpayers were put at risk when they used the IRS tool to apply for federal aid because of the hackers.

An editorial at Investors Business Daily put it this way: «Taxpayers pay for this research, which is being used to justify massive new federal spending and regulation.

Bush is also a strong proponent of putting more money back into the pockets of taxpayers through cuts in federal income, capital gains, and estate taxes, all positions backed by NAR.

States and municipalities may be inadvertently putting in roadblocks and costing taxpayers more when they approve policies that prolong the foreclosure process, such as by extending mediation services, Alfred Pollard, general counsel for the Federal Housing Finance Agency, testified at a House panel on Monday.