Sentence examples for on its appropriations from inspiring English sources

In normal years, Congress falls behind on its appropriations bills toward the end of the fiscal year, on Sept 30, and is forced to turn to short-term provisions, called continuing resolutions, to finance the government for a few months.

Though partisanship stifled the economic stimulus package, Congress, before breaking for the holidays, finished work on its appropriations bills that included substantial spending increases for education and biomedical research.

The effort and energy of other black filmmakers to tell the story of the New Orleans' Bounce scene in the documentary That B.E.A.T. should not be undermined based on its appropriation from a more known artist.

Going forward, Congress should address how much of Social Security revenues should be spent on administration independently of its appropriations for Labor-HHS.

As ARRA fades WAP now survives on its yearly appropriation.

The reports are being issued as Congress prepares to decide on its annual appropriation for the Smithsonian.

Q: Why hasn't Congress passed its appropriations bills on time?

The House inserted a $16 billion raid on the war budget in its appropriations bill, setting up a fight over the issue in the House/Senate conference committee on Pentagon spending that will convene later this year.

On its simplest level, "Passion Play" — a meditation on devotion and its appropriation by the state — is a backstage story about the rehearsal and the staging of the medieval mystery plays in Elizabeth I's England, Hitler's Germany, and Reagan's America.

Though he has not publicly mentioned a filibuster, Mr. Byrd, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has behaved as if he is personally offended by the administration's idea that the department have authority to shift money around on its own, bypassing the appropriations process.

The argument is ludicrous on its face, yet the appropriation of "civil rights" is allowed to occur.