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The opportunity is substantial, the timeframe short. The coalition must be expanded and solidified over the next 18 months, and funding secured to see the project through.

There is nothing that legislators can do this session that is more important than the affordable housing trust fund, allocating full funding from that.

There is nothing more fundamental to achieving success than providing superior customer service. We made efforts to improve service in a variety of ways this year, including increasing expenditures on line maintenance to shorten outages for customers when severe storms strike, increasing funding for our power partners program to help low-income customers, and expanded deployment of new automated meter reading equipment to reduce estimated readings. We look forward to further improvements in the coming year.

There is no indication that sheriff's funding was affected.

There is no shortage of funds from the investment community, since people believe that this is going to happen. If anything, too much funding is available, because it leads to some crazy things.

We will provide additional funding for new resources to protect our troops against roadside bombs and makeshift improvised explosive devices that have been a major source of casualties.

We have a double pleasure in that, with the funding behind us, we can really celebrate having a new manager and beginning to look for a downtown office.

We have a clear example here that earmarks caused harm. Because we siphoned off funds to go to parochial projects, we have put people in harm's way and exposed them to greater risk. Congress needs to put its house in order and target their funding to where there's the greatest need,

What is really crucial is that we can consistently hold our own in the front five, that is where teams will attack us and we have to resist that. If we had had a bit more luck and maybe a little bit more experience we could have won two or three more games, what we have got now will close the gap and give us the little bit extra to cross the line in some of those games. We are optimistic but also realistic. We are still at the bottom end, if not the bottom, of the funding ladder and we have to be realistic. If we get injuries we don't have a great deal of depth. If we get a few injuries we might struggle to be competitive.

We found that unless state funding formulas change and charters can hire more experienced teachers, then they can't effect the change they were created for.

We cannot execute the consulting contact if we don't get funding from the RDA.

Twenty-two million pounds is good news for a company in financial difficulty but it does not hide the fact that we think there is still a funding requirement.

You have two proposals equal in cost. You're never going to know what funding is available until you pick one and ride it hard through the process.

You have two proposals equal in cost. You're never going à to know what funding is available until you pick one and ride it hard through the process.

You have a law that provides funding for certain schools, but the accountability applies to all schools, even those who do not receive Title I funding.

With government funding being cut back, charities are being hard-pressed to turn away money that's legal. We don't get into why people give money.

With regard to equity in funding facilities, the Court in essence invites further litigation by ruling only that necessary evidence was not presented." ()

When you look at who is funding this (campaign), it's no great surprise. That coalition (of labor unions and environmentalists) has worked together in the past.

What was described was not in my opinion expressing prosecution as the primary role of a prosecutor. Everyone has a role to play in the community, everyone has a lead role, and I would think our funding would be dictated by that.

We've received a lot of funding from Democratic and Republican administrations. It makes for some strange bedfellows.

We simply must start making our roads safer for Oklahomans to travel. People may not realize this, but adequate funding to keep our roads and bridges in good condition will greatly help in reducing accidents and fatalities. Things such as paved shoulders and median barriers are the types of road-design elements we need to implement more of across our state.

We weren't funding the (gang outreach) program much anyway.

What the CDC has been asked to do is to make sure major metropolitan areas have increased funding in order to prepare for bio, natural or manmade disaster.

We will then go to (Indiana Minority Health Coalition) to get funding for implementation of the plan.

We understand that high education institutions in Ohio are among the best in the country, but if the State continues to avoid funding increases, tuition will continue to rise and that quality of education will some begin decreasing.

With funding for restoration already lined up, we're ready to move quickly. Our goal is to restore the property to high-quality, native prairie as quickly as possible.

We don't understand very much about this at all. It's primarily due to the federal government not providing funding commensurate with this disease's death toll. We need to have more research done. That's the only way that we are going to end up saving lives.

We continue to utilize wholesale funding sources, among other strategies, to protect net interest income from interest rate movements.

We think it's important that taxpayer funding should not go into embryonic stem cell research and the destruction of living human embryos.

We're very pleased but not surprised, as there's never been any funding of anything remotely related to terrorist activities.

We're very grateful to utilize this funding toward such a worthy cause.

We see a substantial risk of a financial crisis as an integral part of an Icelandic 2006-2007 recession. The funding squeeze of the banks will probably force them to reduce lending to domestic players, and force a sell off of external assets.

We secured $5 million of Gerlach-Santorum funding and as (borough manager) Don Edwards acknowledged during a meeting, the borough didn't have to lift a finger and we spent a lot of money, ... This shows our continued commitment to the public/private partnership.

We're trying to get funding from as many sources as possible.

We feel like we have excellent access in and out. When you look at the transportation woes in Hampton Roads, trying to get the funding for a new bridge and tunnel, we already have that in place. That is a key thing that is putting us in a key position.

To support federal funding for embryonic stem cell research is to come down on the side of hope for the millions of Americans suffering from diseases ranging from Alzheimer's to cancer to Parkinson's to diabetes,

This oil boom has been funding domestic development, and the capital markets -- that have really changed dramatically over last few years -- have been a conduit for that.

There have been many merit pay plans over the years. Those that were funded failed miserably when the funding disappeared.

Washington still is less reliant on tuition on a source of funding then in the case of a lot of states.

There had to be a different way of recognising and paying commissions, and now the life companies will be taking the risk of policy continuation by funding commission streams,

We are appreciative of the additional funding we've gotten this year. We'll build it into the budget the best way we can. We're not anticipating any cuts.

We are very pleased to have received funding for all the projects we forwarded to Washington,

We are very pleased to be the new stewards of the John Chancellor Award for Outstanding Achievements in Journalism, which provides richly-deserved recognition and reward to a journalist who has consistently produced the highest quality reporting, day in and day out, without compromise. We are also grateful to Mr. Lipman for his generosity in funding the Chancellor Scholarships so the Journalism School can nurture and educate talented newcomers with fire in their bellies to enter this field.

We want as much federal funding as possible in order to lessen the burden on the state.

We want a program that really means something. To do that we are going to need additional funding and we're hoping the legislature will do that when the final budget is prepared.

We have everything prepared, I guess it requires a lot of money. We have a hard time funding it.

Bridges and roads take years to build, but too often, states and communities haven't known if funding will be there for them more than a few months at a time.

Everything that we do needs funding from sources, not just a source. And when we get into September we will be going into our after school programs,

Even if we had a source of funding dedicated today, it's still five to 10 years off.

Even though cities are the very center of homeland security, they seem to be an afterthought when it comes to federal and state priorities for providing funding and communicating key information,

Besides the devastating impact that the Ryan budget has directly on individuals, it does nothing to support job creation or our global competitiveness. Investments in both are drastically affected through cuts in funding for transportation and infrastructure projects, as well as funding for research and development.

Bernie Sanders has consistently voted for high gas taxes, against a national energy policy and even voted to cut $20 million in funding for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. If Bernie had his way we'll be like his favorite Scandinavian countries where they pay $6 a gallon for gas.

(Blair) isn't revealing anything that people are hiding. We had always hoped we would only use the interest, and we have gone past that, and we are concerned. But we are being as aggressive ... in finding other funding sources.

BHB appealed primarily because of the importance of collective selling for the future long-term funding of a key British Industry.

Every law is contingent on funding for enforcement. The federal government has indicated it would not pay for removal of trees. If we don't have the money, we can't remove the trees.

Based on current funding levels we don't have a good feel for actually when that would happen.

Beating the market is not a goal in my mind. Having enough money to retire and not running out of money, perhaps leaving a legacy or funding some charities; that is.

As these companies are going under, there is a surfeit of names and nobody wants to buy them. The e-commerce category is dead in the water from lack of funding and companies are throwing assets out there and getting no takers.

At a certain point, it became clear that funding local health projects became a priority,

Community funding plays a significant role in helping Prevention Minnesota achieve its ambitious goal of making Minnesota a healthier place to live, work, and play. This is yet another way we're able to get local communities involved in improving the health of Minnesotans.

Community colleges play an important role in our growing economy for new and experienced workers seeking to develop, retool and broaden their skills. This additional funding will provide more Floridians with access to job training, strengthening the role of these colleges in our communities and promoting the full potential of our work force.

Discrimination is on its face wrong. Funding it with state tax dollars is unacceptable. We feel that if our tax dollars are going to fund an institution it should give equal opportunity to all students.

Direct funding is not in the best interest of any province,

Doubling the basic research funding over 10 years is a huge move because that's what needs to get done to get the pump primed.

Do we want to ignore ... The needs that are clear and important and serious that are addressed by the funding in this legislation?

CPB has long demonstrated itself to be an advocate of new technologies, and it played a critical role in helping early public radio station pioneers secure the funding needed to pursue a digital future. With today's announcement, CPB has taken that commitment to another level and ensured that most of the nation's public radio listeners will be able to benefit from all of the exciting services made possible by digital HD Radio technology.

Cutting off funding entirely is a bad option that may provoke economic collapse and humanitarian disaster in the West Bank and Gaza.

Currently, the United States provides 22 percent of the U.N. annual budgets, over $900 million in fiscal year 2007, and some of that funding goes to the Human Rights Council.

County, state and federal funding is down, patient needs have reached an all time high as the nation's poorest are unable to obtain health care insurance, and emergency medicine physicians are struggling to keep up with patient demand, especially in the absence of compensation.

And with fee demonstration funding, Glacier has been able to put a lot of funding into making it more accessible. The key element is that the physically challenged visitor wants to have the same experience the other visitors have. They don't want to be singled out.

And when we expect trading partners to respect science, we should be willing to do the same. So I don't support depriving the Department of Agriculture with the funding it needs to make decisions based on sound science even while we need to send a loud and clear message to Japan.

Eliminating the federal share of CPB funding would free up $400 million this year, ... That is enough money to build 40 elementary schools.

Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads.

Each year between two and five million people worldwide die from lack of safe water and sanitation. Given this dire situation, the creation of a US-based advocacy group is long overdue, ... We know what the problem is and we have the knowledge and resources to save millions of lives - we simply need to extend water to those without it. Water Advocates and other US nonprofits can make enormous strides in helping solve this worldwide crisis by informing the public and ensuring that funding is available for more projects.

Dr. Lott managed significant reductions in state funding over the first four years of his administration without cutting funds to the arts. He secured funding for the construction of the Jefferson Davis Campus (JD) Arena Theatre in Gulfport and the renovation of the college's existing arts facilities. Finally, he implemented a leadership-development program with a strong connection to the arts. All this made him an obvious choice for this award.

Dr. King's lectures and dialogues stirred the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation. As the anniversary of his birth coincides with the anniversary of No Child Left Behind, we must take this opportunity to speak out to ensure fair implementation and full funding of this landmark law.

Early funding is essential in order to carry out time-sensitive activities.

Equity comes from the state providing enough funding for its requirements. The state must meet its obligation for funding education.

Even funding the two lanes is going to be problematic. So I don't think there's going to be enough funding to do three lanes.

First of all, we have good ballplayers who play within themselves. No. 2, we have proper chemistry. We have players that enjoy playing together. The support of our community is the No. 3 reason. The Villages Merchants receive funding for entry fees to the various tournaments from local establishments.

Federal support for research and development to find new and more effective solar technologies is a key factor in driving down the future cost of solar electricity. We saw this kind of support in the tax credits and research funding outlined in the 2005 Energy Policy Act, and it continues to gain momentum with Solar America Initiative. These types of progressive policies are vital to the growth of the industry in the U.S.

There's a disconnect between appreciation and funding for our Native Hawaiian artists and arts community.

There's a crisis. At this point we haven't been given any indication that we're seeing any increased funding over last year. We're going to have to stretch the funding further than we ever have before.

There's no question many of our members all across the state have been extremely disappointed in this administration. He's allowed important state services to deteriorate due to lack of funding and lack of appropriate staffing. He's failed to reform our state's broken tax system.

There's no downside. Our view here is we have been able to provide the funding to give employees that benefit. While it's technically a bank asset, it's viewed as an employee benefit, and it's theirs.

The trend of increased state revenues has resulted in a level of financial flexibility not seen in the sector over the past five years, and is helping many states restore structural budgetary balance and begin to rebuild reserves. In addition to the tax-reduction measures, this revenue growth has also led to new funding initiatives for education, transportation, infrastructure, and other areas that had been restrained from 2001-2004.

The United States and its Gulf allies, some of who are actively funding rebel groups in Syria, should undertake a serious joint review of Jordan's needs and then act together to meet them.

I started the race to bring awareness and funding to needy children.

It would make us a bigger county in the states eyes. It could possibly help with funding we receive and so on and so forth.

The whole process is taking us backward in attitude. We're looking at special education costs versus operating costs. I wish the state would consider doing something about special education funding in small towns such as ours. It would make a world of difference.

The window of opportunity for Internet startups to get in before the big guys is closed in most cases. There's a difference these days from the heady early days. The cost of entry is getting higher by the week, and the venture-capital firms are more rigorous about their funding decisions.

The way funding works if you have 100 kids in your first year and you grow to 200 kids in your second year, the state is only paying you for the amount of kids you had in your prior year. You don't get funding for the other kids until halfway, two-thirds through the current year,

These are the same dollars used for health care, public safety and education. We would need to know where the funding would come from.

These alumni are aware of funding issues confronting their initiative and are committed to accomplishing funding requirements inherent in law school start-up and operation.

It would be a pretty powerful message. A significant amount of our funding comes from our association with the IBAF. Our mission statement is defined by it.

It would be a lot easier and more sensible if you were dealing with a single program and single funding source and all that. You're not. And so it may be a loophole.

It would take years to rehabilitate all of the large lecture classes. We simply do not have the funding from the government.

It was a little early, we weren't quite ready yet and all of our funding wasn't there. But we felt, and still feel, that it was the right thing to do.

These changes are necessary to clear the past deficit and to contain the amount of future funding needed.

These projects are affected because we don't have the funding yet. It costs so much to complete an entire project, so we address the more immediate needs and avoid lingering. And then the other portions can be done as the needs warrant.