Sentences with phrase «transportation spending bill»

A final transportation spending bill is expected by the end of the week.

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Among the dozens of protest causes were transportation costs; Native Indian rights; government spending on the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics; corruption in state and local governments; and a bill in the Brazilian congress that would authorize psychologists to try and «cure» homosexuals.

The infrasturcture bill that would have created jobs and spent some of our tax dollars on repairing our failing transportation system was shot down by republicans because they «feel» it's too socialist and would give Obama a «win» which they can not accept, regardless of the need for both the repairs and the jobs.

Still, a handful of budget bills have gone to print, including amended spending proposals for the public - protection and general government spending, as well as transportation and economic development spending.

BOSTON — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined mayors from across the U.S. on Monday to demand increased federal transportation funding, promising a campaign to get Washington to spend more on bridges, roads and improvements to mass - transit systems.

Lawmakers have already introduced three major budget bills: transportation and economic development, a merger bill and a measure that would allocate cash for general government and public protection spending.

(CNN)- In yet another sign that Congress is headed for a clash in the fall over government spending, Senate Republicans Thursday blocked a transportation and housing bill, arguing it would break budget spending caps.

Sen. Kemp Hannon (R - Garden City) proposed a bill that would direct the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to spend $ 1.95 billion to accelerate repair, and improve signaling and communications on the commuter rail.

This week, the full House approved its first spending legislation of the year — a so - called «minibus» that packaged together four individual spending measures covering defense, energy, and other areas — while Senate appropriators unveiled and approved two bills funding NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Departments of Commerce and Transportation.

Science Insider has been reporting on pieces of the so - called «minibus» — an appropriations bill that consolidates $ 182 billion in spending by five departments (Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development) and a number of independent agencies, including the National Science Foundation.

The annual bill for pension and retiree health care totaled $ 124 billion, as of fiscal year 2010 — about what states spent on transportation that same year.

At that point, the unlikely alliance of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R - Ky., and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D - Calif., will try to pass their 1,000 - page compromise bill to boost highway spending over the next three years and set transportation policy through 2022.

Write down the amount that you will spend each month on the following categories: housing, food, clothing, transportation, entertainment, and other bills.

If you manage your checking account well it can be a great place to store money for everyday spending — think entertainment, food and transportation - related expenses — as well as regular monthly bills.

If you spend $ 500 on meals and local transportation, you'll be billed an extra $ 15 just for having the wrong card.

Next, list those costs that change each month — such as your utility bill, transportation costs, and grocery spending.

To do this, write down everything you spend money on each month — including housing, food, transportation, entertainment, and bills.

If you spend $ 500 on meals and local transportation, you'll be billed an extra $ 15 just for having the wrong card.

Plus the big transportation reauthorization bill is coming up for renewal later this year - which will set the transportation spending priorities for the next 5 years.

It is a lot easier to see the impacts of $ 10 / gal gasoline, or being forced to rely on public transportation, watching my energy bills double and triple or seeing tax dollars spent based on political concerns and not on sound business reasons (> 1/2 billion on Solandyra (sp?)-RRB-