Sentence examples for blocking the expansion of from inspiring English sources
The real threat remains the effort of conservative groups to sabotage reform, especially by blocking the expansion of Medicaid.
In recent weeks, Democrats had criticized Mr. Saxton for siding with President Bush on several crucial votes, including one blocking the expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program.
"They gave up pieces of the package that were more effective," said Jared Bernstein, senior economist at the labor-oriented Economic Policy Institute in Washington, who blamed the Bush administration for blocking the expansion of benefits.
In an open letter, 61 prominent Australians called on world leaders to discuss halting of new coalmine projects and blocking the expansion of existing ones when they meet for a United Nations climate conference in Paris later this year.
Mr. McCall has made education the centerpiece of his campaign, assailing the governor for, among other things, opposing a lawsuit that demanded more money for New York City's schools, and blocking the expansion of prekindergarten programs.
A dysfunctional legal system allows, for example, a single farmer to inconvenience tens of millions of people by blocking the expansion of Tokyo's Narita airport over a tiny plot of land.
In 2002, the administration blocked the expansion of the International Security Assistance Force, authorized by the United Nations, in Afghanistan beyond Kabul.
Mr Bush blocked the expansion of a children's health insurance programme of which he disapproved.
Ministers are trying to block the expansion of rail freight on the west coast main line between London and Glasgow, industry sources said last night.
As House speaker, Tillis proudly blocked the expansion of Medicaid in North Carolina, and he oversaw a decidedly radical legislative agenda that included restrictions on abortion and voting rights.
(Although, what happens if a number of states block the expansion of Medicaid that's a crucial piece of the program?) But let's be clear: Government insurance via Medicare is better and more cost-effective than private insurance.
