The Budget of the United States Government

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Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 2005

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Page 359 - Congress that permits Federal agencies to incur obligations and to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes.
Page 214 - To make progress, we must encourage nations and leaders to walk the hard road of political, legal and economic reform, so all their people can benefit. Today, I call for a new compact for global development, defined by new accountability for both rich and poor nations alike. Greater contributions from developed nations must be linked to greater responsibility from developing nations.
Page 143 - Office of the Border Patrol is specifically responsible for patrolling the 6,000 miles of Mexican and Canadian international land borders and 2,000 miles of coastal waters surrounding the Florida Peninsula and the island of Puerto Rico.
Page 326 - Office of Personnel Management The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the federal government's human resource agency.
Page 126 - ... completes the President's commitment to create 1,200 new or expanded sites to serve an additional 6.1 million people by 2006. By the end of FY 2006, the Health Centers program will deliver high quality, affordable health care to over 16 million patients at more than 4,000 sites across the country. In 2006, health centers will serve an estimated 16 percent of the Nation's population who are at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level. Forty percent of health center patients have no health...
Page 122 - Armed with a single vial of a biological agent, small groups of fanatics, or failing states could gain the power to threaten great nations, threaten the world peace. America, and the entire civilized world, will face this threat for decades to come. We must confront the danger with open eyes, and unbending purpose.
Page 133 - ... broad package of program integrity proposals designed to restore the credibility of the Federal/State matching system and address other payment concerns. These proposals reduce payment inefficiencies, promote personal responsibility for long term care expenses, and curb questionable financing practices that have been used by a number of States to avoid the legally determined State matching funds requirements. Even with these changes, Medicaid and SCRIP's future spending is expected to increase...
Page 23 - The Council reiterates its demand for immediate cessation of all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction. "The Council reiterates its commitment to the vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.

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