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Rhkj Regulator Rejects Staples-Office Depot Merger, Again
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gives the State of the City address at La Guardia Community College on Feb. 10, 2014 in the Long Island City section of the Queens borough of New York City.John Moore鈥擥etty ImagesBy Sam FrizellMarch 29, 2014 3:33 PM EDTNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to rebuild every home destroyed by Hurricane Sandy 17 months after the mega-storm caused billions of dollars property damage and left an estimated 117 dead in the U.S. alone.De Blasio said Saturday that he reallocating $100 million to fund the rebuilding of every home Sandy destroyed as part of the city Build It Back program. De Blasio announced his plan in a speech alongside Sen. Charles Schumer D-NY .Construction has started, the first checks are on the way and we are making immediate policy and staff changes to further expedite and streamli stanley cup ne the process so that New Yorkers get the help they need now, stanley cup 8221; said de Blasio.Many New Yorkers and residents along the East Coast have expressed frustration with the pace of recovery as rebuilding has lagged behind schedule in many areas.[CBS]More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guid stanley cup e to Voting in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You Do ItWhy Vinegar Is So Good for YouYou Dont Have to Dread the End of Daylight SavingThe 20 Best Halloween TV Episodes of All TimeMeet TIMEs Newest Class of Next Generation LeadersContact us at let Gszf Prosecutors Allege A-Rod Paid Cousin for Silence Over PEDs
By Zeke J Miller and Philip ElliottMay 22, 2017 9:00 PM EDTPresidential budget jordan s are always aspirational political documents and almost never passed into law as written, but the one set to be introduced by Donald Trump Tuesday stretches credulity given the current makeup in Congress.The $4 trillion government-spending blueprint relies on rosy assumptions and far-reaching cuts in an effort to fulfill some of the Trumprsquo campaign pledges, including working toward balancing the budget in the next decade. It presupposes the repeal and replacement of Obamacare and slashes government programs that millions rely on, including cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.Titled A New Foundation for American Greatness, and given the subtitle a Taxpayer First Budget by budget chief Mick Mulvaney, the document proposes cutting non-defense discretionary spending and some entitlement spending by trillions of dollars over the coming years to yeezy pay for an increase in defense spending and infrastructure.The core assump crocs tions of the budget proposalmdash;which allow the Trump Administration to claim it will bring the budget to balancemdash;rely on optimistic projections of constant 3% annual economic growth and more than $2 trillion in economic feedback benefits from implementing Trumprsquo policies. We believe that we can get to 3% growth, Mulvaney told reporters Monday, scoffing a |
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