They, their institutions, and a host of politicians, bureaucrats, bankers and corporate executives thus had a direct stake in the science, politics and «renewable energy future»
supported by billions of dollars in annual research grants — and in ensuring that no investigation upset this convenient golden apple cart.
Now, according to this report on the Wall Street Journal, there are so many new alternative lenders,
supported by the billions of dollars from venture capitalists, that they're tripping over each other for customers.
Not exact matches
It started with Russia's seizure
of Crimea from Ukraine in March, and it has been followed
by a cascading series
of punches and counterpunches: U.S. sanctions on Kremlin officials, Putin's
support for Ukraine separatists, more penalties against Russia, and then counter-sanctions as Russia banned the U.S., the European Union, Norway, Australia, and Canada from selling
billions of dollars» worth
of fruits, vegetables, fish, and meats to Russia.
He says the New Jersey bank would «take money out
of Wall Street and put it to work for New Jersey — creating jobs and growing the economy [
by] using state deposits to finance local investments... and...
support billions of dollars of critical investments in infrastructure, small businesses, and student loans — saving our residents money and returning all profits to the taxpayers.»
That move,
supported by President Trump, would please the health care law's opponents and could generate hundreds
of billions of dollars to offset cuts elsewhere.
Instead, the release cites McDonald's
support last December
of a «3
billion dollar tax increase even though his campaign pledge was not to
support taxes,» and his backing
of a recent attempt to «weaken the tax cap»
by allowing school districts to bond out pension costs.
Anyone who is even thinking about
supporting the New York City Democrats would be well served to remember what they did the last time time they controlled our entire state government ---- enacting 124 different tax and fee increases totaling $ 14
billion, overshooting the budget
by billions of dollars and pitting one region
of the state against another.
In 2013, over 5
billion dollars were awarded
by the National Science Foundation to
support research and education [3]; the National Institutes
of Health dispenses even more money for health - related research and clinical studies Since everyone benefits from progress in science, the US federal government should be praised for financially
supporting so many university researchers and research projects.
All told, Clinton increased education spending
by 6 percent ($ 2.7
billion using constant 2007
dollars) over his Republican predecessor, which earned him the praise and political
support of the education establishment.
Labor chiefs are openly miffed over President Obama's offer
of moral
support and
billions of federal
dollars to escalate the «war» being waged
by Villaraigosa and his fellow mayors.
Those schools are now subject to strong improvement efforts, backed
by billions of dollars in federal
support.
Her position has alienated Moskowitz from local charter leaders and advocates, who have taken pains to draw a bright line between their
support for school choice and the policies advocated
by the Trump administration, which has proposed a widespread school voucher program along with
billions of dollars in cuts to public education.
To better ensure school districts spend
billions of dollars in
support of disadvantaged students - as proposed
by the governor - lawmakers should adopt compliance requirements similar to the federal Title I program, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst recommended late last week.
The No Child Left Behind Act and other legislation have gone as far as to mandate the use
of practices
supported by research and
billions of dollars are spent on research in the social sciences — yet much
of this high - quality research has not made it into the hands
of practitioners working to improve our nation's schools.
With many
of its brands dating back over 50 years (e.g. SPAM and Dinty Moore were introduced in the 1930s) and
supported by billions of advertising
dollars over the years, consumers know and trust many
of Hormel's products.
Patrick McCully, Climate and Energy Program Director
of Rainforest Action Network, said, «RAN is pleased to keep its money at a bank that
supports sustainable businesses and non-profits and shares our values, unlike the big banks who are fueling the climate crisis
by pumping hundreds
of billions of dollars into extreme fossil fuels every year.
In the context
of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation, developed countries
support a goal
of mobilizing jointly 100
billion dollars a year
by 2020 to address the needs
of developing countries.
Here in the U.S., meanwhile, the Energy Department's
support for next - generation photovoltaic research amounted to $ 21.7 million in grants that were doled out in 2007 to two dozen colleges and universities, a figure that pales
by comparison with the
billions of dollars in grants and loan guarantees the government is handing out for new industrial - scale projects.
Representation
of lessees in numerous lease financings
of transportation equipment
supported by export credit agency
support with an aggregate value in the
billions of dollars
Ryan discusses the death
of Osama Bin Laden; Ryan reviews the economic news
of the week; Ryan notices the correlation between increased home sales and interest rate drops; Louis notes we can't expect the housing market to be
supported by further decreases in rates as they are already near historic lows; Ryan explains that interest rates change once every four hours; Ryan notes the difference between getting a quote and being locked in to an interest rate; Ryan advises the importance
of keeping in touch with your mortgage lender; Louis notes that interest rates change a lot faster than home prices; Ryan notes that the consumer confidence was up, Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's decision to keep interest rates where they are and to continue the $ 600
billion QE2 program; Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's view that inflation is nascent; Louis notes that not only does the Fed not see inflation that exists but disclaims any responsibility for it; Louis asserts that there is a correlation between oil prices and Fed policy; Louis discusses Ben Bernanke's assertion that the Fed can't control oil prices but that they somehow can control the impact
of higher oil prices on the rest
of the economy; Louis also remarks on Bernanke's view
of the
dollar - the claim that a strong
dollar can be achieved through the Fed's current policy as it is their belief that they are creating a sound economy and therefore a sound
dollar; Louis notes the irony
of the Fed chastising Congress» spendthrift ways — if the Fed did not monetize the debt, Congress could» nt spend; Louis noted that as Bernanke spoke the prices
of gold and silver rose as it seemed that the Fed has no interest in cutting off the easy money; the current Fed policy will keep interest rates low; Ryan notes that the Fed knows that they can't let interest rates rise because
of the housing mess; Louis notes that the Fed has a Hobson's Choice - either keep rates low or let interest rates rise and cut off the recovery.