Autocratic chairmen like Robert Sikes, who used his position on the military appropriations panel to increase the value of his stock market holdings, were forced to step aside.
"Last fall," he said, "I sponsored an amendment along with Senator Schumer on the supplemental appropriations bill to increase the Army by 10,000, just as sort of an opening salvo.
Pulling NSF out of the CR and giving it a regular appropriation allowed Mikulski to increase spending for several NSF programs beyond what they would have received under the CR.
President Obama's budget for the 2013 fiscal year is not much of an improvement; given inflation, Congress would have to increase appropriations just to keep treading water, when, in fact, what the poor in this country need is a significant jump.
Three Democratic senators said Tuesday that the latest data show why Congress needs to increase appropriations for the department.
CCC coalitions need to work on policies to increase appropriations for screening, increase access to clinical trials, improve tobacco control policies, protect past policy victories and/or implement additional priorities in their respective cancer plans.
2. Devise mechanisms to increase appropriation of FP additional components by health center staff through increasing their participation in training, refresher courses and encouraging them to provide site leadership.
We're working with Congress to increase federal appropriations beyond what the president asked for, as much as possible of the $10 billion needed globally".
Costs of employees have increased & the city financial position has made it difficult for it to increase the appropriation for these.
In Cultural Heritage (CH), it may enhance access to CH collections, in order to ensure a more engaging visit experience and to increase the appropriation of CH content by visitors.
