Sentence examples for on the appropriations from inspiring English sources

"No one on the appropriations committee wants to see less funding for science," says a spokesperson for the Senate Appropriations committee.

So the lawmakers will be put on the spot again next year when the rider on the appropriations bill expires.

General Odierno — and the rest of the chiefs — now must defend the proposals as Congress debates, revises and eventually votes on the appropriations.

Asked to explain his vote on the appropriations bill, Assemblyman Jos?ivera rose and began a tirade that ended only when his microphone was cut off.

She said that her perches on the appropriations committee and the armed services committee allowed her to advocate for her state.

Republicans on the appropriations committee, who voted overwhelmingly in March against the budget adjustments, said irresponsible spending in the past had put the state in an untenable position.

Only one senator on the Appropriations Committee, Sam Brownback, Republican of Kansas, issued a statement objecting to the provision.

Most of the Republicans on the Appropriations Committee had voted for it.

Mr. Craig, who sits with Mr. Stevens on the Appropriations Committee, was listed as a reference.

But other Republicans, including many on the Appropriations Committee, do request such projects.

"They flipped," said Representative David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the senior Democrat on the Appropriations Committee.