During a government shutdown, the disbursement of payments from government sources to citizens for veterans’ benefits or unemployment insurance will continue. These programs receive money from specially earmar
Who knows how many others I haven’t reached yet. I will always follow them with my account, just as I will follow them some day, in death…God bless and Jesus keep them, and their families always… For the memories of those mentioned here see the end of this piece… I know this, ...
Gates, Hearing of the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, June 9, 2009. [12] SEN Bayh: I’ve bumped up against my time limits here, but there was one final question. You’re briefing the President of the United States. He asks you based on — you know, he’s...
The three significant set-asides and discretionary spending conditions apply to appropriations: Airport noise set-asides, in which at least 35% of discretionary resources are allocated to noise conformity preparation and sound mitigation and adaptation activities. At least 4% of discretionary ...
Some consider the payroll tax to be some form of insurance due to the fact that it pays out some benefits to individuals who are qualified to receive them. Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are often catered for by permanent appropriations and thus are considered to be mandatory spending...