Sentence examples for on appropriations from inspiring English sources

But any legislation that comes to the Senate floor could be undermined by riders on appropriations bills like the one being debated on the floor now, which would keep the government running through the end of September.

"All of a sudden Bush is put in embarrassing situations on legislation and on appropriations.

She works in Washington for the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, handling labor and education financing issues.

"If you zeroed out everything we do on appropriations, we would still be heavily in debt," he said.

The note -- on appropriations committee stationery -- was criticized by Democrats as a thinly veiled threat to the court's pocketbook.

The recommendations from the Legislative Budget Board, which advises the state legislature on appropriations, portend a difficult few years, especially for sick people, old people, and students.

In an appearance before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Dr. Francis Collins offered a familiar warning to lawmakers considering future appropriations for scientific research.

submitted a request to the Committee on Appropriations prohibiting members of Congress from flying first class "on the taxpayer's dime," according to a Friday press release.

On Friday, two Democratic representatives from California wrote a letter to the House Committee on Appropriations urging its members not to allocate money for the settlement.

His final position, from 1976 to 1979, was on the staff of U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Emerson sits on the House Committee on Appropriations and serves as chair of the Financial Services and General Government subcommittee.