Sentence examples for a major appropriations from inspiring English sources

But Democratic leaders in the House and Senate now have to decide whether to keep this provision in a major appropriations bill that includes popular programs to fight AIDS and malaria globally, knowing that President Bush is likely to veto it.

President Bush's allies in Congress quietly eliminated a widely supported provision easing restrictions on American travel to Cuba from a major appropriations bill to save him from embarrassment over his political designs in Florida, officials from both parties said Wednesday evening.

Other Republicans, exploiting wafer-thin majorities in Congress, gave less attention to major appropriations bills than to drafting constitutional amendments that might confound the most devout Tea Partier.

Mr. Bush has threatened to veto appropriations bills that exceed his request, and Democrats in Congress may try to avoid an election-year fight with the White House by holding back major appropriations bills until his successor takes office.

Three major appropriations bills remain to be voted on.

In 1991, the 13 major appropriations bills in Congress contained 546 pork barrel projects costing $3.1 billion.

"PATH had always been a four-letter word for New Yorkers, and now it is the first major appropriation by the Port Authority after Sept. 11 and it is announced by a New York governor," Mr. Eisenberg said.

A major problem with cultural appropriation is that it doesn't provide appropriators with a full spectrum of experiences in relation to the culture that they are borrowing from.

The military appropriations bill has a major fight over how much of a $20 billion add-on should go for the Pentagon, because the House and the administration want more than the Senate does.

Otherwise, it feels like cultural appropriation, which is a major concern when I eat pouch food.

Feather headdresses have become a major site of contemporary discussions about cultural appropriation and colonialism.