Sentence examples for appropriations that have from inspiring English sources

States have been buffered from the harshest recessionary effects of the Medicaid explosion by a series of Congressional appropriations that have temporarily increased the federal share of spending.

His work engages in a kind of pop-culture appropriation that has distinct parallels to visual art.

By the time the State Senate and Assembly had adjourned on Tuesday afternoon, the health care portion of the budget — about $59.2 billion, or nearly half of the $124 billion budget — was the only appropriation that had been approved.

Claire Buchan, deputy White House press secretary, said, "The president is committed to ensuring that we fund our priorities and that we provide the necessary relief to recover from the attacks and wage the war to defeat terror both domestically and internationally, and the emergency appropriation that has been approved is ample for our current needs".

What happened was quite unexpected and beautiful as these young American filmmakers collaborated in harmony with elders, combining ancient wisdom with modern technology in a respectful way without the usual "outsider" cultural appropriation that has happened in years past.

Perhaps, the even greater tragedy is the "spiritual appropriation" that has occurred in that the international community has laid claim to "Islam in America" in the mosques, Islamic organizations, and conferences when the black community has literally died struggling for civil rights including Islam in this country for years.

As the Huffington Post's Lauren Duca writes, "instead of the cultural appropriation that has become almost status quo in today's pop music, Swift has opted for the bolder option of actually just embodying the political exploitation of a region and its people".

The president has threatened to veto 10 of the 11 appropriations bills that have passed the House, as well as legislation expanding a popular children's health care program.

The decisions about whom he will vote with could affect not only the Senate leadership, but also the shape of the proposed Homeland Security Department and the ability to pass crucial appropriations measures that have been stalled.

And, no surprise, Monuments to Me have also been used to grease the passage of bloated appropriations bills that have put our national finances in a frightening mess.

The next step in the process is to get Congress to include some, or less likely all of this money authorized in the appropriations bills that have to pass every year".