"Withholding funds" refers to the act of deliberately not providing or releasing money that is owed or allocated to someone or something. It can be used as a means of exerting control or leverage, often to influence or force a particular outcome.
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But perhaps the principal advantage of a diplomatic style to federal administrators... is that this mode of behavior makes the best possible use of the technique
of withholding funds.
The state has said it would
withhold the funds until the agency offered a more detailed plan on how the funds will be used.
At that time, the comptroller has the power to
withhold funding on these projects, which usually take many years to complete.
It was a reminder that the federal government could
withhold funding for disadvantaged students from states with less than 95 percent participation on exams.
You may already be familiar with its proposal to «get tough» on China by imposing banking and financial sanctions, as well
as withholding funding from the WHO.
«Districts statewide are going to deeply resent the governor's ability to
withhold funds so arbitrarily in such a punitive fashion,» said Ms. Nolan, who — for the first time in 33 years in Albany — said she voted no on a major part of a budget bill.
While budgets often are concerned with the minutiae of state operations, Mr. Cuomo's plan singled out some name - brand, nationally known locales — the subways, for one — which the governor said the city must help pay to repair or suffer hundreds of millions
in withheld funds.
Courts have been applying a «clear statement» rule for federal grant - in - aid conditions, stipulating that a federal agency can not
withhold funds unless states have been told their obligations in plain language.
But if the publisher is the sole judge of what's «reasonable,» it may continue
withholding funds long after there's any possibility of returns... Unlimited reserves for returns allow publishers to hold onto authors» earnings and manipulate payments forever.
Also, if your
brokerage withheld any funds from your distribution, you'll need to deposit that amount as well, or that difference could be subject to the 10 % penalty.
The president complained about the way Congress was meddling in his attempts to carry out foreign policy, challenging his decisions publicly and
even withholding funds from activities he thought were essential.
Horse slaughter for human consumption was discontinued in the United States in 2007 when
Congress withheld funding for inspection in an appropriations bill.
IF Kroenke is
truly withholding funds, then Wenger needs to say so, he has nothing to lose, his back is against the wall!
It's now spelled out in writing — though in a legally questionable manner — that there is an intention to
withhold funding agreed to by just two of the three parties it generally takes to make decisions in Albany.
Railtrack shareholders had contended Mr Byers
wilfully withheld funding from the company to force its collapse, an argument eventually dismissed in court.
In 2014, the RGA was chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Cuomo ally
who withheld funds from the 2014 GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino.
The sore loser — who finished a distant fourth in the September Democratic mayoral primary after eeking out a mere 7 percent of the vote — and his campaign committee filed the Manhattan federal court suit claiming his civil rights were violated a month earlier when the
Board withheld the funds.
«Obviously, there's something wrong with the system,» Senator Catharine Young, a western New York Republican who is the chairwoman of the Senate's finance committee, said, wondering why the state should not
withhold funding over the issue.
More openly, they argue Trump's reported request that House Speaker Paul
Ryan withhold funding from the tunnel is probably just a leverage - making exercise in the president's negotiations with tunnel champion Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and Senate minority leader.
He lamented that unlike in the past when he could go to the castle and have his car boot stashed with kickback funds, President Kufour was at the
time withholding those funds and this had affected his ability to provide resources for the running of the NPP.
In addition, Fasano said that Malloy was «
withholding funding mandated by the Municipal Revenue Sharing Program without legislative approval.»
The POLITICO report also says the president
views withholding funding for the project as a way to force Schumer to agree to fund Trump's plan for a border wall and other projects.
«In many instances...
simply withholding funding is likely to make the situation worse for postgrads» in departments which have not been spending enough on career development, he suggests.
Accountability seems to be the main driver
behind withholding funding until after students show competency — an attempt to solve for bad actors or vendors who produce subpar student results.
A unitary accountability system enables the state to fairly and transparently monitor program compliance and inform the public about performance; make difficult decisions
about withholding funds, intervening with local boards, and taking over schools and districts; and uniformly and thoroughly administer federal programs.
Hogan argues that he is
withholding the funds because the money is tied to «good and bad things,» and since it was a package deal, he chose to fund none of them.
If you had a large gain that wasn't covered by your employment withholding, or by the investment
company withholding funds, you would only have to pay an underpayment penalty if you didn't meet specific safe harbor limits.
Congress could pass a
law withholding funding from any educational institute which teaches in a language other than English (teaches any students), but such a law would also require repeal of various anti-discrimination laws whereby children have a right to native - language education (to a point); patients have a right to a translator; witnesses and the accused have a right to a translator in official hearings.
Argued for the dismantling of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations at the UN, and
withheld any funding contributions to UN activities relating to Indigenous issues while the Working Group continues to exist.
So in 2013, the state ditched it and set up the state - funded Texas Women's Health Program, which could
legally withhold funds from any clinic affiliated with an abortion provider.
Corporation Counsel Zachary Carter, a former U.S. attorney, said there is U.S. Supreme Court precedent that «the federal government can't use the threat
of withholding funds to coerce the states to conform with federal government issued policy.»
This will make it easier to enforce compliance with the rules, for example
by withholding funding for NIH grantees or imposing fines on companies regulated by FDA, said Kathy Hudson, NIH's deputy director for science, outreach, and policy.