Sentence examples for zero appropriations from inspiring English sources

In this year's turbulent political atmosphere, the Democratic-led Congress passed exactly zero appropriations bills, leaving the government running under a stop-gap measure at the moment.

Again, though, if Republicans can't adopt a budget, they might find themselves doing zero appropriations bills.

"We have zero appropriations for people to go to the conference," executive director Nora Super said in an interview.

The House of Representatives has passed only two appropriations bills so far; the Senate, none at all.

Fears that the government might shut down on December 16th over funding disagreements are fading; Congress has passed three appropriations bills and is closing in on the remaining nine.

Senate leaders have decided that it would be too difficult to reconcile the two appropriations bills, as is normally done, until after the election.

This week, the House is expected to vote on three appropriations bills with significant cuts to local law enforcement as well as trims to agriculture, community development and other programs.

The Pentagon asked for a final 8 planes; the House and Senate bills added 4 more; and in closed conference, the leaders of the two appropriations committees decided to add 10, bringing the total to 22.

In 2004, several months after she was hired by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Mr. Menendez announced the first of two appropriations totaling $9.5 million to repair the shoreline and extend a berth for the company's ships.

The House Republican leadership had called lawmakers back from their holiday recess to approve the measure -- an "omnibus" that is actually seven appropriations bills rolled into one -- in hopes that the Senate would do the same when it convenes, briefly, on Tuesday.

Cole and Blunt lead the two appropriations subcommittees in Congress that oversee NIH and other health, education, and labor programs.