| 单词 | blank check |
| 例句 | I bought with my blank check enough clothes to fill the backseat of the Cadillac. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Like blank checks with lots of numbers to the left of the decimal point. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z "All right, all right, I'm writing a check now. I'm writing them a blank check." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z With four other kids to think about, there wasn’t going to be a blank check from my parents for my college tuition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When I came back she tore out a blank check and then handed me a hundred-dollar bill she had folded in the side of her wallet. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The 30-second ad released this week features a breathy woman's voice and ominous music, saying, "America's economy is hanging by a thread ... it's time to take away President Obama's blank check." Advertising blitz seeks to sway debt debate 2011-07-29T21:43:06Z "So Republicans today will send a simple message to the White House: no more blank checks." Senate blocks GOP attempt to deny debt-ceiling increase 2012-01-26T17:44:00Z Ms. Schmidt is not a writer of blank checks. Nantucket Benefits From a Google Long-Distance Marriage 2012-08-29T20:34:37Z There are budgets in Las Vegas--it's not a blank check. Las Vegas' Designer Restaurants 2010-03-01T23:00:00Z By tacitly giving the military a blank check, issued in the name of securing the homeland, Americans embrace that military, however loosely, and its misuse of violence across significant parts of the planet. Killing me softly with militarism 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z “I have been offered countless blank checks in Qatar. It doesn’t entice me.” Noma, Rated the World’s Best Restaurant, Is Closing Its Doors 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z The court has refused, as Justice Sandra Day O’Connor put it in 2004, to give the political branches a “blank check.” Stephen Breyer’s ‘The Court and the World’ 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z “Anybody who walked into my apartment with me or with my sister was automatically given a blank check of love and acceptance,” he said. The Riverside Drive Apartment Where a Broadway Play Was Born 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Is this a blank check to write off Republicans’ decisions as rash and fear-inspired? Are Republican brains different? 2013-02-22T13:02:00Z It was just this blank check that was essentially written that couldn't be backed up monetarily. Kwame Onwuachi: Inside the top chef’s culinary comeback story and the new film based on his life 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z All the time I used to tell him, ‘You’re writing a blank check.’ ‘Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones,’ a Biography 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z So if I am allowed a second turning point, it is the so-called blank check Germany issued to Austria-Hungary on July 5. ArtsBeat: Turning Points: Margaret MacMillan Talks About ‘The War That Ended Peace’ 2013-12-19T20:23:12Z The way to dramatize that is: hand them a blank check. ‘The Founder’ paints a mixed portrait of the man who took McDonald’s global 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z “I don’t think that anyone is interested in writing a blank check here,” Willis said. Airline unions work to attach employee-friendly conditions to coronavirus bailout 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Often filmmakers with a blank check go that bridge too far and disgrace themselves and their audience, but in the case of “Nixon,” Stone was holding a full house. The kids are all wrong 2012-05-29T15:20:00Z Matthew Freedman, an attorney with the advocacy group The Utility Reform Network, told regulators that PG&E was looking for a “blank check” from ratepayers. Disputes over safety, cost swirl a year after California OK’d plan to keep last nuke plant running 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “They didn’t listen to the public and did not understand our needs or politics. They thought they would get a blank check.” Orsted scraps 2 offshore wind power projects in New Jersey, citing supply chain issues 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Many House Republicans insist they support Ukraine but do not want to write a blank check to Kyiv without clear objectives for winning the war. New House speaker to Biden: Split Ukraine, Israel funding 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z “Crooked Joe went before the American people and said that if you want to support Israel you have to give a blank check for the proxy war also in Ukraine.” Ramaswamy wary of Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, calls for ‘revival of realism’ in foreign policy 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Biden's "blank check" for Israel's assault on Gaza has "shattered, perhaps irreversibly, what little credibility the U.S. had left," said Elgindy, now at the Middle East Institute in Washington. 'I am a Zionist': How Joe Biden's lifelong bond with Israel shapes war policy 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z He said he also gave one of Gabriel Bankman-Fried's assistants several signed blank checks. Sam Bankman-Fried directed political donations despite $13 bln 'hole', ex-colleague testified 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Opponents of more aid say the U.S. cannot afford to extend a blank check to Kyiv without getting a better sense of battlefield objectives or a possible endgame for the war. New attack on Ukrainian civilians underscores need for new funding: White House 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z “We are not going to have a blank check. We will not have U.S. troops. We are going to make the Europeans do what they need to do.” U.S. troops to Mexico, China rivalry, ending the Ukraine war 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Most of the candidates expressed support for continued aid to Ukraine, though DeSantis said he would not offer a "blank check." Republican debate candidates turn on one another in absence of frontrunner Trump 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Normally, you would just grab a blank check and find the number at the bottom but you are out of checks and won’t be getting new ones for a couple of days. How To Find A Routing Number Without A Check 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z The point to writing “void” on a check instead of just sending out a blank check is that a voided check cannot be cashed. How To Void A Check 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z "We hold freedom of the press dear. It is a cardinal value of democracy, but it is also a freedom which does not give a blank check for disinformation," he said. Congolese government will closely follow case of detained journalist -spokesperson 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z McCarthy has vowed there won’t be any “blank check” for Ukraine as he works to appease skeptical Republicans who want to end U.S. involvement in overseas affairs, particularly involving Russia. McCarthy juggles government shutdown and Biden impeachment inquiry as House returns to messy fall 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Some Republicans in Congress say they want to support Ukraine but cannot stomach a “blank check” approach to aid. Biden touts Ukraine support, visit in new campaign ad 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z "Lastly, we will oppose any blank check for Ukraine in any supplemental appropriations bill." House Freedom Caucus threatens "reckless" government shutdown unless far-right demands are met 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z You never know if your blank check would fall into the wrong hands and someone could fill it out and forge your signature to get money from your account. How To Void A Check 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Additionally, the Caucus said it will oppose any “blank check for Ukraine in any supplemental appropriations bill.” Freedom Caucus puts ultimatum on likely short-term spending bill 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z "He gave me a blank check to do what I wanted with the voting machines," Delgatti told the inquiry. Brazilian hacker says Bolsonaro asked him to tamper with voting machine 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Even Citizens United, which gave corporations a blank check to influence elections, didn't go far enough for Thomas, who issued a blistering lone dissent to rail against donor disclosure requirements. Clarence Thomas and the price of feigned originalism 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z We aren’t asking the federal government for a blank check to fund all our infrastructure needs. Increase federal investment in agriculture research institutions | Op-Ed 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z The company last year had confidentially filed for a direct listing in the United States after terminating its $1.42 billion merger deal with a blank check firm. Surf Air Mobility pushes its NYSE debut to the week of July 24 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Mr. DeSantis said the nation could do more to hurt Mr. Putin by unleashing the nation’s energy supplies than supporting an “open-ended blank check policy.” Russia-Ukraine war tests traditional conservatism, MAGA’s influence on GOP 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Germany then extended a “blank check” to Austria-Hungary, asking for no details about what Austria-Hungary was planning but essentially agreed to back it no matter what. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z “It’s not going to be a blank check to them.” Hawaii pushes tourism agency to better manage visitor hordes 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Congress is correct to be wary of a “blank check” guarantee of all deposits. Opinion | The bank crisis is not over 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The speaker has said he doesn’t believe in giving Kyiv a “blank check” and wants oversight of Ukrainian aid, but he laid into the Russian government during a press conference in Jerusalem. Ukraine war’s next phase comes into focus 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Before taking office, the speaker had said he doesn’t believe in giving Kyiv a “blank check” and wants oversight of Ukrainian aid, but he laid into the Russian government during a press conference in Jerusalem. Kevin McCarthy condemns invasion, backs Ukraine in exchange with Russian reporter 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Germany expected that Austria-Hungary would make a quick move against Serbia, but as the weeks passed, its “blank check” came to look like an endorsement of Austria- Hungary’s hostile behavior. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Hira said while “it’s a positive move” to invest in projects like the battery factory, governments can’t just write a blank check. Canada’s Trudeau hails VW plant as ‘generational’ investment 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The Fox News settlement suggests that media outlets don’t have a blank check. Opinion | Fox News settlement shows media outlets don’t have a blank check 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z McCarthy's position has been that he backs Ukraine but House Republicans, who took control of the chamber in January, will not provide "a blank check" for U.S. assistance to Kyiv. Ukraine's Zelenskiy, top US House Republican McCarthy discussed Russia sanctions 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z No more blank checks: Saudi Arabia is attaching conditions to its financial aid to poorer countries. Your Monday Briefing: Donald Trump’s Legal Tactics 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Emboldened by support from Germany’s “blank check,” Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914, after Serbia failed to meet the demands of the Austrian ultimatum. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Even as Egypt slides deeper and deeper into economic crisis, Saudi officials have sent a stern message: No more blank checks. No More Blank Checks: Saudi Arabia Clamps Down on Regional Aid 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Mr. DeSantis did not mention Mr. Putin then and criticized President Biden’s policy as a “blank check” to Ukraine with no clear objectives, one that distracts from U.S. problems. DeSantis Calls Putin a ‘War Criminal,’ Clarifying Earlier Comment on Ukraine 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z While most GOP lawmakers remain committed to providing support to help Ukraine defend itself, party leaders have said such support is not a blank check. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill to audit Ukraine aid is racing toward a House vote 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z But while Mr. Xi sought to show China’s commitment to Russia, he stopped short of writing Mr. Putin a blank check of support. In a Brother Act With Putin, Xi Reveals China’s Fear of Containment 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, has said that while he supports Ukraine, there “can’t be a blank check” written for the U.S. ally. DeSantis calling Russia-Ukraine war a ‘territorial dispute’ draws rebukes from GOP allies 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Republicans on Capitol Hill are increasingly using this “blank check” line as a safe position to criticize Mr. Biden without seeming to abandon Ukraine. Ron DeSantis Says Protecting Ukraine Is Not a Key U.S. Interest 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z “Let’s be very clear about what I said: no blank checks, OK? So, from that perspective, I don’t have to go to Ukraine to understand where there’s a blank check or not,” Mr. McCarthy said. Zelenskyy invited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to visit Ukraine 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z “And my point has always been, I won’t provide a blank check for anything.” Kevin McCarthy turns down Zelensky’s invitation to visit Kyiv to see how U.S. aid is spent. 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z McCarthy's position has been that he backs Ukraine but that House Republicans, who took control of the chamber in January, will not provide "a blank check" for U.S. assistance to Kyiv. U.S. House speaker declines Zelenskiy invitation to visit Ukraine -CNN 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z "Egypt shouldn't get a blank check from the United States when it continues to violate basic human rights, and I hope Secretary Austin will use this opportunity to convey that message to President Sisi," U.S. In Egypt, Pentagon chief seeks to balance human rights and security 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z In the United States, for example, Republican critics of Ukraine often cite corruption as a reason not to give Kyiv a “blank check.” Opinion | Zelensky takes on Ukraine’s top internal enemy 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z "As a reward, the administration pushed through an $80 billion blank check without producing a single spending plan," he said in a statement read at a committee meeting before the vote. U.S. Senate committee approves Biden nominee to head IRS 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z While most Republican lawmakers remain committed to providing support to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia, party leaders have said such support is not an unreviewable blank check. Republicans press Biden to define strategy in Ukraine as support for U.S. aid wanes 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Questions about the GOP commitment reached a new level of intensity in recent days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the Biden administration for a “blank check policy, with no clear strategic objective identified.” Opinion | How one Republican senator wants to hold his party together on Ukraine 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z McCarthy has said he does not favor a “blank check” when it comes to Ukraine aid, but he has not foreclosed on the possibility of providing additional support. Mitch McConnell tells U.S. to ‘wake up’ to threat of Russia on Ukraine war anniversary 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Now, continuing his pandering to the most primitive portion of the GOP base, this Missouri Metternich is opposing what no one is proposing — giving Ukraine a “blank check.” Opinion | Putin can win only if Josh Hawley-esque isolationists multiply 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is widely expected to seek the Republican presidential nomination, this week criticized what he called Biden's "blank check" policy on Ukraine. Analysis: As Ukraine war enters second year, can U.S. support last? 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z And in the United States, the newly installed House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, and some of his fellow Republican lawmakers have demanded an end to what they call “a blank check” for the war effort. Biden Visits Kyiv, Ukraine’s Besieged Capital 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, warned in October that Congress would not provide a “blank check” for Ukraine. Biden to rally behind Ukraine in trip to NATO’s eastern flank as support softens on home front 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy declared there would be no "blank check" for Ukraine and far-right Republicans hold that resources are needed to address other pressing problems. Large U.S. delegation at Munich conference underscores bipartisan support for Ukraine 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z New Vista is a “blank check company” also known as a “special purpose acquisition company” or SPAC. Former CEO Muilenburg’s venture after Boeing fails 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z In 2010, Congress gave a new law enforcement agency a blank check — forever. Opinion | Why Americans need protection from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z “A blank check for more spending will destroy our country.” U.S. faces possible default between July and September as deficit rises 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., before winning the speakership, vowed that Republicans wouldn’t write a “blank check” for Ukraine once they were in charge. Ukraine aid support softens in the US: AP-NORC Poll 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z But most of all, no blank checks for runaway spending. Biden to Lay Down Economic Challenge to House Republicans 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z “No drawing lines in the sand or saying it’s my way or the highway. No policy gimmicks or political games. But most of all, no more blank checks for runaway spending.” McCarthy jabs Biden over debt-ceiling impasses ahead of State of the Union address 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The county treats our property tax like a blank check. Property taxes: ‘Blank check’ 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z In addition, the GOP is set this coming week to take control of the House, with the top Republican, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, saying his party will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine. Ukraine’s debts: US aims to get IMF to reexamine loan fees 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z McCarthy has warned that Republicans will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine in the future. Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Republicans, who will take control of the House of Representatives next week, are already grumbling that Ukraine shouldn’t get a “blank check.” Column: Is it time to wind down the war in Ukraine and start peace talks? 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z McCarthy has warned that Republicans would not write a “blank check” for Ukraine in the next Congress. House tees up final vote for $1.7 trillion spending bill 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Or, in the case of the presumptive House speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, they say that Ukraine doesn't deserve a "blank check," which, of course, it has never been offered. Zelenskyy visit exposes a GOP rift — between actual fascists and everyone else 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z “I support Ukraine, but I never supported a blank check. We want to make sure there’s accountability.” Zelensky visit highlights GOP divisions on Ukraine looming over future aid 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has warned that Republicans would not write a “blank check” for Ukraine. With House shifting, Congress moves to lock in Ukraine funds 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Some conservatives have questioned the wisdom of continuing what looks to be a “blank check” for Ukrainian aid, which could top the $100 billion mark if the White House’s latest funding request is met. Hero’s welcome: Biden promises Zelenskky U.S. backing for ‘as long as it takes’ 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who is vying to be the next House speaker when Republicans take over in the new year, has said his party won’t write a “blank check” for Ukraine once it’s in charge. Analysis: Biden, Zelenskyy try to keep Congress from balking 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z McCarthy said in October that Ukraine would no longer receive a "blank check" from the United States. Zelenskiy may face hard sell to win over U.S. House Republicans 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z GOP leader Kevin McCarthy has said his party’s lawmakers will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine. Zelenskyy to meet Biden, address Congress as war rages on 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z “Under the Pasteur Act, taxpayer dollars will be wasted as a blank check to pharmaceutical manufacturers for antimicrobials of limited benefit,” they wrote. Can a Federally Funded ‘Netflix Model’ Fix the Broken Market for Antibiotics? 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z But her calls for transparency are in line with the more broadly held view among Republicans that the U.S. should not continue sending “blank checks” to Ukraine. House Democrats block Republicans’ push for oversight of Ukraine aid 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, called it a “blank check with no measures to hold mismanaged plans accountable.” Biden boosts union pension fund with $36 billion injection of taxpayer money 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in an opinion involving a Wisconsin voting dispute that "state courts do not have a blank check to rewrite state election laws for federal elections." Supreme Court considers limiting judicial scrutiny in U.S. elections 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who is likely to become speaker of the House next month, warned that Republicans would not write a "blank check" for Ukraine. It's time for a Christmas truce in Ukraine — and real peace talks 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z In Washington, Republicans are set to take control of the House, where GOP leader Kevin McCarthy says Republicans will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine. Biden, Macron ready to talk Ukraine, trade in state visit 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z “That just means that America is willing to write blank checks, and not see where our money is spent. That’s a very dangerous place.” House Democrats block Republicans’ push for oversight of Ukraine aid 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z “Just because we have access to renewable technologies doesn’t give us a blank check to spend energy wherever.” Outdoor Air Conditioning Cools the World Cup—but Is It Sustainable? 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California, who is seeking to become speaker, has warned that Republicans would not support writing a “blank check” for Ukraine. US aid to Ukraine puts pressure on Pentagon’s arms stockpile 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z “I can’t imagine a more wonderful way to spend a work life than to be told, ‘Here’s a check — and kind of a blank check — go and do good.’ Sheila Kuehl, retiring at 81, is honored at her final Board of Supervisors meeting 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Neither party ended up being all that happy with the independent counsel structure, becoming convinced it was a blank check that led to endless investigations. Trump Inquiries Remain Politically Charged, Despite Special Counsel 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z The prospect of congressional gridlock doesn’t rattle her, at least, “not as much as having a free blank check to write,” she said. Senate, House control is split. Can a divided government make progress? 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z That promised to be very expensive for the government, akin to writing a blank check, the size of which would depend on the evolution of global fuel prices. Britain Gets a New Budget Today: Here’s What to Expect 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, who is in line to become speaker, has warned that Republicans wouldn’t support writing a “blank check” for Ukraine if they capture the majority. Biden asks for more than $37 billion in Ukraine aid 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The outgoing Congress is also working swiftly to ensure another round of funding for Ukraine to fight Russia, particularly after McCarthy signaled Republicans will refuse to provide a “blank check” for the overseas expenditure. Congress faces leaders in flux, big to-do list post-election 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z He warned that Republicans wouldn’t support writing a “blank check” for Ukraine if they captured the majority. What US election results mean for the future of Ukraine aid 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z "And by the way, we've not given Ukraine a blank check," Biden said, noting Washington had refused to provide some military equipment or assistance requested by Ukrainian leaders, including U.S. aircraft. Biden says he expects Ukraine aid to continue uninterrupted 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z “I think people are going to be sitting in a recession, and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine,” he said last month. In Wake of U.S. Election, Ukrainian Lawmakers Will Reach Out to Washington 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z “More than 20 percent of our ratepayers live below the poverty line, and we cannot allow the people of Los Angeles to serve as a blank check for Great Basin’s illegal orders.” Legacy of dust: How Owens Valley air pollution increases L.A. water bills 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the minority leader, said last month that a Republican-led House would be unwilling to approve “blank check” assistance for Ukraine. Republican Gains in Congress Would Pressure Biden on Ukraine and Iran 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z On the other side of the aisle, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy warned in October that Congress will not provide a “blank check” for Ukraine if the GOP, as expected, wins the majority on Tuesday. White House’s Sullivan visits Zelenskyy in Kyiv to announce U.S. military aid, ‘steadfast’ support 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Last month, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy warned that Congress will not provide a “blank check” for Ukraine if the GOP wins the majority in this month’s midterm elections. Biden chided ungrateful Zelenskyy after announcing aid package over summer: report 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z “We don’t think blank checks for Ukraine are what’s best for U.S. security or Ukraine’s security,” said Dan Caldwell, vice president for foreign policy of Stand Together, a group backed by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch. Inside the growing Republican fissure on Ukraine aid 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy of California, has said that if his party wins back the House next month, it will resist writing “a blank check” to the Ukrainian government. Company Backed by J.D. Vance Gives Platform for Russian Propaganda 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z “I think people are going to be sitting in a recession, and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine,” McCarthy said, forecasting next year’s Congress. Bipartisanship on Ukraine was nice while it lasted 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy said the U.S. should not issue a “blank check” for further Ukraine funding. Progressives withdraw letter urging Biden to negotiate with Putin, say its release was a mistake 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z “I think people are going to be sitting in a recession, and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine,” he told Punchbowl News. Liberals urge Biden to rethink Ukraine strategy 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy recently said there will be no "blank check" for Ukraine if Republicans win control of the chamber from Biden's fellow Democrats, raising concerns that Republicans might choke off Ukraine aid. U.S. liberal Democrats urge Biden to seek negotiated Ukraine settlement 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z “I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession, and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine,” McCarthy told Punchbowl News on Tuesday, while adding that “Ukraine is important.” Republicans who question U.S. aid to Ukraine may soon have the power to end it 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z “Ukraine is important, but … it can’t be a blank check,” McCarthy said. Voter beware: Divided government will be an unholy mess 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy told Punchbowl News this week that his members don’t want to provide a “blank check” to Ukraine while domestic issues, like illegal immigration, inflation, and crime remain rampant. Democrats attack ‘Putin Republicans’ for questioning Biden’s blank check for Ukraine war 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z "I think people are going to be sitting in a recession and they're not going to write a blank check to Ukraine," McCarthy told Punchbowl News. Analysis: U.S. Republicans aim at Ukraine aid but unlikely to block it 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z “I think he’s just saying we’re not going to write a blank check without oversight and accountability, which my committee will be providing.” Biden seizes on McCarthy’s threat to reel in Ukraine aid 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z It also argued that the ruling “gives states a blank check to selectively penalize boycotts that express disfavored messages, as Arkansas did here, and thereby conflicts with the First Amendment’s requirement of content neutrality.” High court asked to stop Arkansas law against Israel boycott 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “I believe I signed a blank check to be ready, if needed, for this great country.” Ex-Pence aide shrugs off doubts in Indiana election post bid 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z “I think people are going to be sitting in a recession, and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine,” he said in a recent interview with Punchbowl News. McCarthy Suggests a G.O.P.-Led House Would Question Aid to Ukraine 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Last October, the blank check company agreed to merge with Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, the Twitter-like social media platform backed by former President Donald J. Trump. ‘Defund the S.E.C.’ Becomes a Rallying Cry on Trump’s Social Media Site 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z "Whoever is the winner, he will not have a blank check from the electorate," he said. Bolsonaro's strong showing in Brazil vote may boost markets, bankers say 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Representative Pramila Jayapal, Democrat of Washington and the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has positioned herself as the principal roadblock to the legislation, arguing that it would provide a blank check to police departments. Law Enforcement Funding Package Splits Democrats Ahead of Midterm Elections 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z He described the policy as “a blank check funded by higher borrowing.” Britain’s Spending and Tax Cut Plans Worry Investors in Its Debt 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z “Ukraine is important, but at the same time, it can’t be the only thing they do, and it can’t be a blank check.” McCarthy Suggests a G.O.P.-Led House Would Question Aid to Ukraine 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z In other words, there's little transparency when it comes to the seemingly blank check our representatives write for our defense every year. Spending unlimited: How the arms industry scams taxpayers 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z While the ruling was a blow to the separation of church and state, it wasn’t a blank check for public schools to impose prayer on students. Imposing prayer on students remains unconstitutional 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z “This is not a blank check for companies,” Ms. Raimondo told reporters. Biden team pledges to closely watch the $52 billion doled out to semiconductor manufacturers 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z “It’s unfortunate, and now we’re providing blank checks to Ukraine. I believe charity starts at home.” Ukrainian immigrant runs as Republican to take down House Dem in deep-blue Northern Virginia 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Cavanagh said it amounted to a risky “blank check” for the utility, and he said his group would oppose the deal. Governor, lawmakers debate longer run for California nukes 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The blank check company is facing a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into whether it illegally negotiated the Truth Social deal before going public. “Trump never pays his bills”: Truth Social reportedly stiffs contractor amid financial “disarray” 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Authorities returned with a warrant and cataloged 100 blank ID cards, 649 sheets of blank checks, 68 hologram overlays, a laminator and an ID card die cutter. Inside job: State, federal workers bilked millions in pandemic relief money 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z They also found handgun ammunition, computers, printers and blank check stock, authorities said. Four indicted in robbery of mailbox keys, stolen-check scheme 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z The liberal independent said the bill gives a “blank check” to already profitable chip manufacturers whom he accused of extorting Congress by threatening to build factories overseas if they do not get money. Senate passes stalled $52 billion semiconductor windfall as part of behemoth tech spending bill 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Critics like Senator Bernie Sanders - the only member of the Senate Democratic caucus to vote against the bill - have called the measure a "blank check" to highly profitable chips companies. U.S. Senate passes bill to boost chip manufacturing, compete with China 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z “If the board gave me a blank check and said go hire a school resource officer for every school in Cobb County, I could not do that,” Ragsdale said. Georgia school system to let some non-officers carry guns 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Better.com and Aurora are cooperating with the SEC, the blank check company added. SEC investigates Better.com for alleged federal laws violation 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z “Freedom of speech is not a complete blank check.” How John Eastman’s role in Jan. 6 still haunts the California university where he taught 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z But his caution — and his words at oral argument earlier this year — indicate the high court doesn’t see Mr. Mayorkas with a blank check on how people can be paroled. Justices deliver win for Biden on border catch-and-release 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Such blank check companies are empty corporate entities with no operations, only offering investors the promise they will buy a business in the future. Company buying Trump’s social media app faces subpoenas 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z These were “blank check” shell corporations used to acquire private businesses and take them public without the customary regulatory hurdles. Fed’s interest rate hikes may mark start of tough new economic climate 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z But for Republicans, "executive privilege" became a blank check allowing Trump to commit any crime he desired. After Jan. 6, can we stop pretending Republicans are the "law and order" party? 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z “Academic and research misconduct are fireable offenses. Freedom of speech is not a complete blank check,” she said. How John Eastman’s role in Jan. 6 still haunts the California university where he taught 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z She added: “There is no quid pro quo, there is no blank check.” In Concession to Poland, E.U. Opens Door to Frozen Funds 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z After Thursday’s vote, France’s U.N. ambassador, Nicolas de Riviere, said the Chinese and Russia vetoes amounted “to protecting the North Korean regime and giving it a blank check to proliferate even further.” US to seek new UN sanctions if North Korea holds nuke test 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z “Just because we talk about an intent to consider a recommendation that is going to come to us later, doesn’t mean that we’re giving a blank check for it,” Herbold said. Seattle City Council OKs $1.5 million for police hiring incentives, despite calls more law enforcement reforms 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The $1 billion private placement is a critical financing element to the proposed deal between Trump Media and Digital World Acquisition, a “blank check” or special purpose acquisition company that went public in September. Here are the investors putting $1 billion into Trump Media 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Representative Kay Granger of Texas, the top Republican on the Appropriations Committee, said Democrats walked away from bipartisan talks and instead created a measure that “essentially constitutes a blank check for the F.D.A.” House Democrats Release $28 Million Aid Bill to Address Formula Shortage 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The most vocal lawmakers are insisting Congress will not become a blank check for overseas action amid domestic needs as they move away from the U.S.’s longstanding role of championing democracy abroad. With echoes of Trump, GOP splinters over $40B for Ukraine 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Investors are also running away from blank check companies known as special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs. Column: Bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs, meme stocks — all those pandemic investment darlings are crashing 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Scott said he would give Fletcher “a blank check” to fix the Flyers. Flyers GM Fletcher wants to find right fit in new coach 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The clock is ticking on Trump Media’s planned merger with Digital World Acquisition, a cash-rich blank check company that raised nearly $300 million in an initial public offering. Donald Trump’s Newest Problem: Elon Musk 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Rufo didn't stop with K-12 education, going on to describe public universities as a "monopoly" that has too long been handed a "blank check" by legislators even in conservative states. The guy who brought us CRT panic offers a new far-right agenda: Destroy public education 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z It's little wonder then that drug costs are out of control: The federal government is unable to negotiate lower prices, so drug companies can basically write themselves a blank check. Book review: A doctor’s impassioned critique of big pharma 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Critics say that rail officials are seeking a blank check from state coffers, and that their timeline for completion is stretching unaccountably into the future. California’s Ambitious High-Speed Rail at a Crossroads 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Justice Kavanaugh, in another concurring opinion, wrote that “under the U.S. Constitution, the state courts do not have a blank check to rewrite state election laws for federal elections.” Supreme Court Allows Court-Imposed Voting Maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z For instance, in a case from Wisconsin last October, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in an opinion that “state courts do not have a blank check to rewrite state election laws for federal elections.” Analysis-Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to curb state courts' election oversight role 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z In essence, targets of the attack had signed a blank check — and once it was signed, attackers filled in the rest of the check to take their holdings. $1.7 million in NFTs stolen in apparent phishing attack on OpenSea users 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z China’s diplomatic and rhetorical support is not a blank check for Russia’s designs. In Clash With U.S. Over Ukraine, Putin Has a Lifeline From China 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z “It sends the important message abroad that we will back up our commitment to human rights with action and gone are the days where dictators receive blank checks from America.” US halts Egypt military aid over rights after huge arms sale 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z "I’m going to give him a blank check," Scott said. Unlucky 13: Flyers stumble in franchise-worst losing streak 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z “I’m going to give him a blank check,” Scott said. Unlucky 13: Flyers stumble in franchise-worst losing streak 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z AeroFarms said in October its deal to list on the stock market through a blank check company was terminated. U.S. indoor vertical farm Plenty gets big injection of cash and Walmart deal 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Asked about Russia and China blocking sanctions against the five North Koreans, Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador, said any country opposing sanctions gives North Korea “a blank check.” Russia and China block new UN sanctions on 5 North Koreans 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z When we face so many other major challenges — from climate disasters to political instability and insurrection — shouldn’t we ask whether it remains wise to keep handing the military what is effectively a blank check? Opinion | We Must Stop Showering the Military With Money 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z In these deals, a SPAC, also known as a “blank check” firm, holds a public offering to raise money from institutional investors. Trump’s newest business partner: A Chinese firm with a history of SEC investigations 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z It’s a blank check for a blank check. The Deals of the Year, 2021 Edition 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z “With a blank check and a new special procedure, Democrats are able to raise the debt ceiling by whatever amount they deem necessary to accommodate their destroy America bill.” Congress Approves $2.5 Trillion Debt Limit Increase, Sending It to Biden 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z LiveWire is the latest electric vehicle company to go public by merging with a SPAC, which are also known as “blank check” companies. Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle brand LiveWire is merging with a SPAC to go public 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z SPACs, also referred to as blank check companies, provide advantages to private companies seeking to go public and raise funding in a hurry. Elizabeth Warren sicced SEC on Trump’s social media start-up deal 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Yunhong and Digital World, the blank check firm planning to buy Trump Media, are both led by a CEO named Patrick Orlando, a former investment banker based in Miami. Trump’s newest business partner: A Chinese firm with a history of SEC investigations 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Tomlin said there was "not a booster with a big enough blank check." Brian Kelly's remarks about leaving Notre Dame go viral as he's reportedly set to take LSU job 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Workers at Mapbox, which was valued at more than $1 billion in its most recent private funding round and has engaged with so-called blank check companies about going public, voted against unionization in August. U.S. tech execs hone approach to counter unions amid growing worker interest 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z LiveWire is the latest in a growing lineup of EV startups, autonomous vehicle companies, and automotive suppliers to go public by merging with “blank check” companies, which are publicly listed investment vehicles. Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle brand LiveWire is merging with a SPAC to go public 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z “When they join, service members write a blank check to the United States government payable with their lives,” said Shah, of Common Defense. Perspective | An Air Force sergeant killed himself on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The note he left is heartbreaking. 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Specifically, he said that there would be “no more blank checks” for Egypt, a longtime U.S. ally that has been under the dictatorial rule of Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, a former general, since 2013. Opinion | Biden fails to deliver his promised hard line on Egypt’s abuses 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z "Anybody else got any questions about any college jobs? There is not a booster with a big enough blank check." Steelers' Mike Tomlin on rumors of leaving for USC job: 'Not a booster with a big enough blank check' 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z SPACs, also known as “blank check” companies can be used to take a firm public without the usual initial public offering process. Trump announces social media company, mobile app, merger deal 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z But she said that further changes would be coming, saying that Activision Blizzard’s board and CEO Bobby Kotick had given her a “blank check” for reform. Activision Blizzard says 20 employees "exited" as part of harassment investigations 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z “I think giving 90 percent of a blank check is still a big blank check.” Under fire for abuses, Egypt releases human rights strategy to mixed reviews 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Make no mistake, a suspension of the debt limit is nothing more than a blank check. Be careful when writing blank checks 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Polestar is the latest EV company — and futuristic transportation company — to go public via a reverse merger with a so-called “blank check” company. Electric car company Polestar is going public via SPAC 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Breaking with President Biden’s campaign promise of “no more blank checks for Trump’s ‘favorite dictator,’ ” the administration has given more money to Sissi than the Trump administration did during its first year in office. Opinion | The Biden administration just tiptoed away from its warnings on ‘Trump’s favorite dictator’ 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Instead, we were asked to approve an authorization that gave the executive branch a blank check to carry out global war in perpetuity. Op-Ed: Three days after 9/11, I was the lone vote in Congress against war 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z “It’s like a blank check. Supplying weapons inevitably ends up in other actors than intended getting their hands on them at some point.” Tanks, attack helicopters, drones, bullets: What U.S.-supplied arms mean for the Taliban 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z This presents Congress with a choice: to either quietly grant another blank check for the further expansion of government, or to enact meaningful spending reforms that will safeguard Americans’ future. Be careful when writing blank checks 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The company is the latest in a growing line of EV startups, autonomous vehicle companies, and automotive suppliers to go public by merging with “blank check” companies, which are publicly listed investment vehicles. Electric car company Polestar is going public via SPAC 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z He previously dismissed speculation of the Bills possibly relocating but issued a warning by saying taxpayers won’t be writing what he called “a blank check.” Bills won’t renew lease in July ’23 without new stadium deal 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Many Afghans fear that American recognition, even indirect, could be taken as a blank check for the group to rule however it wants. The New U.S. Challenge in Afghanistan: Coping With Taliban Rule 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Probably the most important requests are for information from the Department of Justice, which former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal characterized as serving as "a blank check" throughout the Trump presidency. Trump has good reason to be triggered by Jan. 6 commission: Records request suggests a real probe 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Whether through lower wages, higher prices and unemployment, or reduced access to goods and services, the blank check they want will have your name at the bottom. Be careful when writing blank checks 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z “We sprinkled the dollars as blank checks to every one of these districts. And many are going to do what they already know how to do.” Pandemic windfall for US schools has few strings attached 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z “We sprinkled the dollars as blank checks to every one of these districts. And many are going to do what they already know how to do.” Pandemic windfall for US schools has few strings attached 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z "It's easy to see how these 'interim values' represent a blank check handed to federal agencies to issue regulations as they please, which is why we had to take immediate action," he said. Experts Clash over Cost of Carbon 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z SPACs, also known as blank check companies, are empty corporate shells that raise money from investors and then aim to merge with a private business, essentially taking that company public through the back door. Ackman SPAC hit with investor suit questioning its legality 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z But she thought it was an abdication of Congress’s power to declare war, and she didn’t want to give a president a “blank check” to start a war with no fixed goal or end date. She was the only member of Congress to vote against war in Afghanistan. Some called her a traitor. 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The lawsuit suggests that investors and regulators are taking a much closer look at blank check companies that have been launched by Wall Street financiers as well as celebrities and have boomed in popularity. Ackman says SPAC does not need to be registered, pushes back on lawsuit 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Last week, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz warned that the state and county won’t be writing what he called “a blank check.” AP Source: Bills’ proposed new stadium price is $1.4 billion 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z But it would seem to be a question worth exploring before the city writes a virtual blank check to these programs. Opinion | Is D.C. wasting money on violence reduction programs? 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Laurent Paoliello, a spokesman for the regional security department, says the federal government will provide the funding but cautioned that it wouldn’t be a “blank check.” SUMMIT NOTEBOOK: Biden nods, but what did he really mean? 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z SPACs, or blank check companies, are listed shell companies that raise cash with the sole purpose of merging with a private company within two years of the listing. U.S. IPOs hit annual record in less than six months 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z As a person forced to pay thousands of dollars annually managing a chronic disease, I say “value” is just an excuse for businesses to write themselves blank checks. Column: High cost of hearing aids shows (yet again) the insanity of medical pricing 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Ackman made headlines last year when he raised Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, making it the biggest blank check company ever. Ackman says hopes to make announcement on SPAC target within weeks 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z The House is considering legislation that would redefine "blank check company" from a key 1995 law to include special purpose acquisition companies, according to the notice. U.S. Congress to hold hearing on SPACs, ramping up scrutiny 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Today he's the standard-bearer for the state's Republican Party, the GOP's multimillionaire nominee for governor who arrived with a blank slate and a blank check. Virginia, meet Glenn Youngkin — the Republican nominee for governor who both parties are racing to define 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Bird is merging with Switchback II Corporation, a Dallas-based “blank check” company focusing on companies reducing carbon emissions, according to documents reviewed by the website. Bird is reportedly taking its electric scooter company public via SPAC 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z SPACs are blank check entities backed by big investors, created to merge with promising start-ups and take them public. Opinion | Richard Branson Wanted to Beat Elon Musk to Space. It’s Been a Wild Ride. 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z It's this tendency to compare two unequal things that provided Trump and his supporters a blank check to have no standards at all, because, after all, the other side was hardly perfect. Whataboutism, the last refugee for Republicans, is on the rise 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z The deal is set to be the world’s biggest ever by a blank check company. Factbox: Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest startup, set for bumper U.S. listing 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z "Woefully outdated," those AUMFs have provided what one critic recently called "a blank check to wage war on virtually anyone at the president's discretion." Will Joe Biden close Guantánamo, end the drone war and wind down the War on Terror? 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z “This attempt to insulate a torturer from accountability in U.S. courts is a blank check to Egypt’s dictator and wholly antithetical to the Biden administration’s stated commitments,” Soltan said. Biden administration upholds former Egyptian leader’s immunity from torture lawsuit by U.S. citizen 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z He praised Van de Kamp for giving them “a blank check, an open ticket, for a total view of the situation.” Column: They warned about rising anti-Asian hate 32 years ago. Californians ignored them 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Being imperfect shouldn't be a blank check for cops to kill you. Whataboutism, the last refugee for Republicans, is on the rise 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z The man said a ruling against him would give police a blank check to enter homes without a warrant if they were performing a “community caretaking” function. High court mulls police power to enter homes without warrant 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z “It’s not as if it’s a blank check,” he said. New EPA administrator: ‘Science is back’ 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z One faction refuses to write a new blank check extending the “forever war.” Biden Seeks Update for a Much-Stretched Law That Authorizes the War on Terrorism 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Rep. Ilana Rubel, a Democrat from Boise, said the bill amounted to a blank check given to state agencies simply because they don’t always like the answers they get from the state attorneys. House OKs bill to let agencies bypass Idaho Attorney General 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Investigators said she either forged the signatures of the township’s treasurer or board chair or collected their actual signatures on blank checks while claiming she was going to pay township bills. Twin Cities woman accused of stealing money from township 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z He also warned of “no more blank checks for Trump’s ‘favorite dictator,’ ” referring to Sissi by a term that President Donald Trump once used for him. Defying Biden administration, Egypt again arrests relatives of Egyptian American activist 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The former Disney executives looked at more than 50 companies since last fall, when they unveiled their special purpose acquisition company, known as a SPAC, or a “blank check” firm. Ex-Disney executives invest in digital fitness business Beachbody 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z After the 2016 funeral attack, under President Barack Obama, a spokesman for the National Security Council promised “an immediate review” of support for the Saudi-led coalition, saying security cooperation was not “a blank check.” Biden Ends Military Aid for Saudi War in Yemen. Ending the War Is Harder. 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z What the First Amendment isn’t, however, is a blank check for people to say and do whatever they choose without any consequences. Editorial Roundup: New England 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z He acknowledged that “this now-renewed confidence is anything but a blank check.” Portugal’s President Wins Re-election, but Far Right Gains 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z “Instead, the administration chose to cut blank checks to Saudi leaders.” U.S. to Declare Yemen’s Houthis a Terrorist Group, Raising Fears of Fueling a Famine 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Manchin of West Virginia and Ms. Sinema of Arizona are comparatively moderate voices who are unlikely to write a blank check to the far left. Biden faces congressional buzzsaw: ‘He’s going to be really extraordinarily hemmed in’ 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Critics deemed the change from the current flat-rate income tax as a blank check for Democrats. Illinois governor makes $700M in cuts with $3.9B budget hole 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z "It was just basically a blank check, grab all her stuff and do whatever you want with it," he noted. Rebekah Jones, Florida's COVID-19 whistleblower, says Gov. DeSantis has health officials "terrified" 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Or maybe he is attempting to project toughness toward Mr. Biden, who has pledged he will withdraw “the dangerous blank check” Mr. Trump granted the crown prince. Opinion | The appalling imprisonment of Walid Fitaihi is Saudi Arabia’s farewell insult to Trump 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z “With this project, the BLM is clearly trying to write itself a blank check to do large and damaging vegetation removal without any further input or detailed analysis,” he said. Plan released to reduce massive wildfires in US West 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z “With this project, the BLM is clearly trying to write itself a blank check to do large and damaging vegetation removal without any further input or detailed analysis,” he said. Plan released to reduce massive wildfires in US West 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z The former Georgia governor called Biden’s name, unlike Pence, and warned against giving him “a blank check on America’s values.” In Georgia, Republicans juggle Biden win and Trump loyalties 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Well, Pritzker and legislators boldly asked for a blank check, and skeptical taxpayers responded with an emphatic no. Illinois Editorial Roundup: 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z “That said, under the U.S. Constitution, the state courts do not have a blank check to rewrite state election laws for federal elections.” As Supreme Court Weighs Election Cases, a New Life for Bush v. Gore 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z White told the crowd that Menlo Park’s residents had, as service members, “given America a blank check payable up to and including their lives,” but that during the pandemic, “veterans died who never should have.” Questions whirl, justice stifled as immunity laws protect US nursing homes 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Kavanaugh wrote that “under the U. S. Constitution, the state courts do not have a blank check to rewrite state election laws for federal elections.” U.S. Supreme Court's divisions in voting cases put spotlight on Barrett 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z The term “blank check” is a common one in opposition arguments. Illinois Editorial Roundup: 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z A SPAC, or blank check firm, is a shell company that uses proceeds from an IPO to acquire a private company, which then becomes public as a result. Online used-car seller Shift's shares fall in Nasdaq debut 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Once considered obscure, SPACs entered the financial mainstream in 2020 after many of Wall Street’s largest players raised money to form their own blank check companies. Hair loss treatment vendor Hims agrees deal to go public 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Democrats will portray her as a blank check for executive power, but they misjudge her principles. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z It’s a way to contribute to Trump’s electoral defeat, without giving the Biden campaign a blank check for their time and energy. Defeating Trump is too important to leave to the Biden campaign. We can help | Peter Hogness and Emily Lee 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z "War is not a blank check," Kavanaugh said, quoting the ruling, and "global warming is not a blank check either for the president." How Justice Ginsburg's Death Could Affect Future Climate Rulings 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Democrats “want a blank check to fund their long-standing wish list,” Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday regarding the stalled negotiations on Capitol Hill for the next coronavirus relief bill. Dems 'want a blank check to fund their long-standing wish list': Sen. Cotton 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z With numerous other mines in watersheds upstream of Washington rivers, we are at risk of similar tragedies unless the provincial government in Victoria ends the regulatory blank check it grants the mining industry. Protect Washington’s rivers from British Columbia mining waste 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z “We will not sign a blank check for a government that does not implement reforms,” notably of public services and the banking system, Le Drian said. France warns Lebanon risks collapse after explosion, crisis 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z The company announced Monday that it was merging with Gores Metropoulos, a so-called “blank check” company sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group, a global investment firm. LIDAR startup Luminar is going public via ‘reverse merger’ 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The company announced Tuesday that it was merging with Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp IV, a so-called “blank check” special purpose acquisition company. Canoo is the latest electric vehicle company to use a "reverse merger" to go public 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z We must stop giving Israel a blank check to commit war crimes, but we must also get real about solutions. Can the next president finally shift U.S. foreign policy away from endless war? 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z “White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, assurances, tools, maps, guides, codebooks, passports, visas, clothes, compass, emergency gear and blank checks.” ‘White Fragility’ Is Everywhere. But Does Antiracism Training Work? 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z The NMAAHC's article also quoted author Peggy McIntosh in saying: “White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, code books, visas, clothes, tools, and blank checks.” DC museum criticized for saying 'delayed gratification' and 'decision-making' are aspects of 'whiteness' 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z The sole purpose of these blank check companies is to find another company with which to merge. LIDAR startup Luminar is going public via ‘reverse merger’ 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “We’re just having our governments write these blank checks to industry with no conditions attached right now,” she said. Global vaccine plan may allow rich countries to buy more 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z He parked outside the office but didn’t go in; instead, an employee came out to collect the car’s documents and to bring him a batch of 10 blank checks to sign. Two Wealthy Sri Lankan Brothers Became Suicide Bombers. But Why? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The startup is in talks with Apollo Global Management to merge with the private equity firm’s publicly-listed “blank check” company, known as Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. Fisker and Karma raise millions of dollars following wave of Tesla optimism 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z It's long past time for that body to cancel the blank check it's given both the Pentagon and the White House. COVID-19 means good times for the Pentagon 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z There’s a reason why opponents of the progressive income tax amendment call it the “blank check” amendment. Illinois Editorial Roundup: 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z In an extraordinary move, 30 former senior Obama officials signed a public statement of regret in November 2018 for what turned out to be, they said, a blank check of support for the Saudi military. Why Bombs Made in America Have Been Killing Civilians in Yemen 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z But Christie said this shouldn’t mean a blank check for the states. As Washington stumbled, governors stepped to the forefront 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Cuomo has blanched at writing blank checks to local municipalities in the past, so he should understand why the federal government would have reservations. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z “There’s a blizzard of blank checks going to big companies and big banks and other entities. We need one more and we need it quickly.” Analysis | McConnell’s rejection of federal aid for states risks causing a depression, analysts say 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z “We’re not ready to just send a blank check down to states and local governments to spend anyway they choose to,” he said, presumably aware that Hewitt would accept his remarks uncritically. Column: Despite rising pandemic costs, Republicans are already talking about cutting off aid 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said that after nearly two weeks of delay, Democrats failed to attach a “blank check” for state and local governments in the latest round of coronavirus relief legislation. Mitch McConnell: GOP held the line on ‘blank check’ for state and local governments 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z There “definitely wasn’t the sense that there was a blank check or that we would just be notified after expenditures were already committed to.” California lawmakers want say in governor’s virus spending 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z “I’m not going to give a blank check to the criminal element out there so they believe they can go do whatever they want,” Bradshaw said in an interview. New Orleans police are jailing people for minor offenses even as the city becomes a covid-19 hotspot 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z The former vice president said big companies need assistance, but the current plan equates to “blank checks.” Joe Biden casts Trump’s response to coronavirus outbreak as too slow 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z There is a virtual media blackout on Yemen at the same time that the United States is giving a blank check of military support to the Saudi- and Emirati-led coalition’s brutal war. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A shameful virtual media blackout on Yemen 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote on Twitter that there should be “no blank check industry bailouts. To receive taxpayer money, airlines must stop fleecing flyers with fees & short-changing safety. Consumers & workers need protection.” U.S. airlines face push-back in Congress on $50 billion bailout proposal 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Instead, according to Ochs, he wrote a blank check to get one delivered to his house and paid two or three times what it should have cost. The government says this backpack is a fraud, but the creator says he’s just a failure 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z "In other words, anti-American immigration judges — and many of them are exactly that — would have a blank check to open the borders. No vote required." Tucker Carlson: Legislation that protects undocumented criminals 'designed to create a whole new country' 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z “It is time to end giving blank checks to any president to wage endless wars,” she said. House backs measures asserting congressional war powers 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z I want to warn him I'm not giving him a blank check. Joe Biden won't tell the truth about his Iraq war record — and he hasn't for years 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z “Going back to 2001, it was very lonely, because I was the only one who voted against the authorization to use force, a blank check,” Lee recalled in an interview before Thursday’s vote. Analysis | War-weary House Democrats unite in vote to limit Trump’s military actions against Iran 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z He called the House’s vote the first step “of a broader reassertion of Congress’s war powers. . . . It is past time for Congress to do our job and not simply write the executive a blank check.” House approves measure limiting Trump’s authority to take further military action against Iran 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z “This is as close to a blank check as it gets.” How Sacramento shifted billions of dollars in future wildfire costs to consumers 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z More than 30 liberal organizations, including antinuclear groups, banded together to denounce the legislation as a “blank check” for endless wars. House passes bill establishing Space Force, parental leave for federal workers 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z One might have thought that opposition would lead Biden to conclude that Bush's insistence on having no constraints was a reason not to write him a blank check. Joe Biden won't tell the truth about his Iraq war record — and he hasn't for years 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z In the field, soldiers and aid workers were given a virtual blank check to construct schools, hospitals, roads — anything that might win loyalty from the populace. Wasteful spending and half-baked ideas: U.S. officials reveal how massive rebuilding projects in Afghanistan backfired 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z The notion of Bay being given more or less a blank check to create one of his kinetic, overwhelming, things-go-boom action movies is both thrilling and disconcerting. Review: Action spectacle of '6 Underground' brings together Michael Bay and Ryan Reynolds 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z In the field, soldiers and aid workers were given a virtual blank check to construct schools, hospitals, roads – anything that might win loyalty from the populace. U.S. officials reveal how massive rebuilding projects in Afghanistan backfired 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z “It’s a blank check of impunity to massacre the people,” Morales wrote. U.N. chief warns that violence in Bolivia could 'spin out of control' 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z If Cole expects a blank check, he may have to look elsewhere. For Brian Cashman, Yankees’ Sad Ending Won’t Mean a Roster Reboot 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z “Federal grants are not blank checks from public coffers, and the Department intends to ensure that taxpayer funds are spent in alignment with Congressional directives,” he wrote. Education Department says it will fund Middle East studies program after all 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Stop giving Netanyahu a blank check and return support for Israel to the principles of supporting democracy and a two-state solution. The latest Iran-Saudi flare-up exposes Trump's bankrupt Middle East policy | Michael H Fuchs 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z But with a rapidly aging population and a huge debt burden of its own, Japan won’t be writing any blank checks for overseas development aid anytime soon. With one eye on China, Japan vows to expand its engagement in Africa 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z He also said federal employees should not have a “blank check” to grab up pills. Labor Dept. policy will slash opioid-pill count for federal workers 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z None of this warrants a blank check for the military. Opinion | No, military spending is not bankrupting us 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z So there was no blank checks, a blank check written to anybody. Moderate Dem slams 'squad' for threatening to primary him: 'They're not Democrats ... they're socialists' 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z It was an era of unquestioning trust of young engineers, trial-and-error design, blank checks to big aerospace corporations and gruff management practices. Could the Apollo 11 moon landing be duplicated today? ‘Lots of luck with that’ 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z And the Republicans are essentially saying blank check Donald Trump as long as you give us the judges and the tax cuts for the rich, do whatever you want, right? MSNBC's Joy Reid: How America can save itself from Trump and Trumpism 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z “We have a president who is very untrustworthy, and giving him a blank check is very frightening for me,” said Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, who opposed the measure. Border bill exposes Dems’ rift over limits of fighting Trump 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z He said the best way to honor veterans’ service is “to cancel the blank check for endless war — and reinvest the savings to ensure every American can thrive upon their return home.” Inslee unveils plan to tackle climate change, O’Rourke pushes ‘war tax’ 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Pundits briefly perceived O’Rourke as the same kind of inspirational blank check provided by Barack Obama was in 2008, but it looks like few outside of Texas agree so far. Who are all these white guys running for president? And why? 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z To which I say, our federal income taxes are already going to a blank check for endless war. Beto O'Rourke's "war tax" is straight out of "Starship Troopers" 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z He said the alliance was not offering up a blank check, but added Suntory was aware it may need to help and possibly pass on some of the costs of such recycling efforts to customers. Japan's Suntory joins rival Coca Cola to push Vietnam on plastic... 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z He called for ending the “blank check for endless war” waged by the United States and to invest spending on the care of those who had served in armed conflicts. Democrat O'Rourke proposes 'war tax' on affluent U.S. families... 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z “If the separation of powers means anything, it must mean that Congress cannot give the executive branch a blank check to write a code of conduct governing private conduct for a half-million people,” Gorsuch wrote. Supreme Court upholds sex offender rules, but separation of powers battle to continue 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z “This is not a blank check. They can’t just see whatever they want,” the source told Fox News. DOJ pushes back at Dem gloating over Mueller report deal: ‘This isn’t a blank check’ 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z It was Donald Trump’s latest attempt to give a blank check to two US allies leading a disastrous war in Yemen. Trump wants to sell more weapons to Saudi Arabia. Congress must stop him | Mohamad Bazzi 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z “When you declare it as a public health crisis, people see that as a blank check for the government to do something about it,” he said. A growing number of states call porn a public health crisis 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z A flimsy “rational basis” test would give lawmakers a blank check to usurp fundamental rights, based on the whims of 165 representatives and senators, as well as one governor. Recent Kansas Editorials 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Bahamonde said there’s a “blank check” for officers to get the services they need. School shootings’ effects on police officers understudied 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Bahamonde said there’s a “blank check” for officers to get the services they need. School shootings’ effects on police officers understudied 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Netanyahu takes the blank check from Trump and cashes it in for more extreme policies. The Trump-Netanyahu relationship is sowing disaster for both countries | Michael Fuchs 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The next step is to revoke the Authorization for Use of Military Force resolutions of 2001 and 2002 that handed a blank check to the president to engage us in endless wars around the globe. Opinion | There should be no blank check for war 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z But it’s not “a blank check to invoke ‘emergency’ powers simply because he couldn’t get what he wanted through the normal political process,” said Brianne Gorod, chief counsel of the liberal-leaning Constitutional Accountability Center. AP Explains: Can Trump declare emergency to build his wall? 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The authors say Trump’s “hands off approach was interpreted by MBS as a blank check,” and they find the administration’s handling of the “Khashoggi debacle” to be deeply flawed. In report card on Trump’s foreign policy, criticisms span continents and topics 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z “Like a lot of other vets, he signed a blank check for our nation,” George said. Thousands answer call to attend 'unaccompanied' Air Force vet's Texas funeral 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z “I really had a blank check. I could go anywhere in the United States to recruit. But being from the South, I immediately headed south,” Bell said. A law enforcement trailblazer rose from the segregated South to the elbow of presidents 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z To his credit, Stitt cautioned lawmakers that this year’s surplus is “not a blank check.” Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z I would like to celebrate the things that people do, when they are worthy of celebration, and not make it a blank check of approval for who they are. Climate hero Neil deGrasse Tyson may be a MeToo villain. What now? 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z The Pentagon was granted a virtual blank check to fight terrorism, and it still gets most of what it wants. Opinion | The Pentagon Doesn’t Know Where Its Money Goes 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z I fear the president-elect sees his landslide win and these rhetorical “consultations” as blank checks. Opinion | Mexico’s new president must learn from his heavy-handed transition 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z It wasn't a surprise that it didn't happen, but it was certainly disappointing that so many Republicans are still so happy to give Trump a blank check. Democrats are back on the field: Welcome to the first day of the 2020 campaign 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z “Look for more investigations and subpoenas. The honeymoon is over. Voters voted to put a check on the president rather than giving him a blank check.” A Partisan War Awaits Trump. That Just Might Suit Him. 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z “A state of war is not a blank check for the president.” she said. Sandra Day O'Connor, first female Supreme Court justice, withdraws from public life after dementia diagnosis - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z As the 70-year-old supreme commander of allied powers in the Pacific, he had been given a blank check. Review | MacArthur’s narcissistic failures on the battlefield of the Korean War 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z I-1631 is virtually an entire book of blank checks for political appointees to spend as they choose. Billions in new taxes and no guarantee of carbon reductions 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z She said Kavanaugh’s nomination was a “big step in the right direction” of establishing the authority of courts to interpret federal laws instead of giving agencies a blank check when laws are ambiguous. Supreme Court nominee takes hard line on federal regulations 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z An arrest citation says Powell is accused of stealing blank checks in April totaling $2,900 and attempting to cash them at a liquor store. Basketball ‘escort queen’ indicted on forged checks charges 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z “We will not write a blank check to a dysfunctional organization.” Metro union’s strike vote was two years in the making 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In its ruling on Trump's "travel ban," it pretty much gave the president a blank check when it comes to dealing with foreigners. Democracy in peril: With the Supreme Court backing down, who will stop Donald Trump? 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z I-1631 is virtually an entire book of blank checks for political appointees to spend as they choose. Billions in new taxes and no guarantee of carbon reductions 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z He said the support was not a blank check, however. Ex-rebel looks to defy odds in Colombia presidential race 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z I was the sole vote against the post-9/11 war authorization in 2001, because I feared it would become a blank check for presidents to wage perpetual war. Opinion | Tim Kaine would give Trump even freer rein to wage war 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z He paid the individuals’ fees using a blank check from Chicago’s Department of Family and Social Services. Security guard pleads guilty to stealing taxpayer money 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z "I don't think there's any intent by the business community to just write blank checks." L.A. County officials considering property tax for stormwater measures 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Who else will allow the sort of blank check, zero accountability, practically zero accounting!, rampant corruption plaguing our capital infrastructure projects? Flexing Their Support for Cuomo, Key Unions Leave Working Families Party 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z “He’s a president, not a king, and Congress needs to quit giving him a blank check to wage war against anyone, anywhere,” Mr. Kaine said. Trump Weighs More Robust Military Strike Against Syria 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z But replacing one blank check with another even broader one is not a viable solution. Opinion | Tim Kaine would give Trump even freer rein to wage war 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z “My vote today is not a blank check for U.S. military support,” Menendez said. Senate turns back resolution limiting US military in Yemen 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Gyimah cautioned that the U.K. government isn’t prepared to write a blank check for the Framework Program. U.K. scientists increasingly anxious about Brexit confusion 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z “The governor’s plan is not a blank check,” spokesman Doug Mayer said. Hopes run high for historic Metro deals in Maryland and Virginia, but crucial details remain unresolved 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Hayes took that edict as a blank check. 'I didn't give a damn if it didn't sell': how Isaac Hayes helped create psychedelic soul 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z “A blank check is basically a guarantee to overpay,” Jensen said. Gov. Hogan’s office says his transportation chief ‘misspoke’ in promising Amazon a ‘blank check’ 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z So it’s absurd to suggest that voters handed Senate Republicans a blank check to remake America. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z Weight Watchers’ longer list of zero-point foods isn’t a blank check, however. Weight Watchers Never Wants to Say Goodbye 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z “Nobody,” he added, “got a blank check on war crimes.” World’s Eyes on Kosovo Amid Push to Halt War Crimes Court 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z I arrived in Buffalo the next day with a blank check, impatient to finally get Jenny to a private rehab facility. Perspective | I thought we had years to save my sister from addiction. It was already too late. 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Previous efforts collapsed under disagreements between lawmakers opposed to restricting the executive branch’s interpretation of its current wartime powers and those unwilling to vote for a new blank check for a forever war. Congress to revisit 9/11 law authorizing open-ended war 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z Those who fight our wars don’t write ‘blank checks’ to America. The Air Force hasn’t used nuclear ‘alert pads’ since the Cold War. Now they’re being upgraded. 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z “Gov. Brown has opened up the checkbook and written a blank check to make sure we have the necessary resources to tame this beast,” McGuire said. Thousands displaced by Northern California's wildfires now face the region's housing shortage 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z A headquarters project would receive significantly more incentives, though don’t expect a blank checks from city officials. NYC, Buffalo-Rochester bid for Amazon’s second headquarters 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Many conservatives convinced themselves that their support for nominee Trump could be rewarded with a blank check. President Trump's Biggest Enemy on Tax Reform: Himself 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z He also stressed that Afghan forces were leading the fight and said he did not want “a blank check” offering unlimited American help. Trump touts partnership, combat efforts in Afghanistan 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z He has ruled out a “hasty withdrawal” but insisted that there is no “blank check” for what has become the longest war in United States history. U.S. Plan for New Afghan Force Revives Fears of Militia Abuses 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z "So, as much as I want to help Texas, I can't vote for something that just is a blank check on the debt." House Heads Toward Passage of Harvey Aid Bill 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z It was a tragic sequence: After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria asked for Germany’s support against Serbia; Kaiser Wilhelm foolishly offered a “blank check.” Opinion | History shows us how calamitous the North Korea crisis could become 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z “He’s not giving them some sort of blank check.” Military leaders consolidate power in Trump administration 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Trump, in contrast, said he would not provide a “blank check” for U.S. support to the Afghan government, would not support nation-building efforts and would not be hemmed in by deadlines. Rather than swift military victory, Trump's Afghanistan plan seeks stalemate and negotiated settlement 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z He also said his strategy is not a blank check and that the American people expect to see “real reforms.” There Is No Military Path to Victory in Afghanistan 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Like Trump, Obama insisted near the start of his presidency that the “days of providing a blank check are over,” urged a regional approach and said U.S. assistance would be based on performance. Trump vows continued fight in Afghanistan; reversing stance 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z “Our commitment is not unlimited, and our support is not a blank check,” Trump said. Trump announces new strategy for Afghanistan that calls for a troop increase 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z However, our commitment is not unlimited, and our support is not a blank check. Full Transcript and Video: Trump’s Speech on Afghanistan 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z In a nationally televised prime-time speech to troops at Fort Myer, Va., Mr. Trump said there would be no “blank check” for the American presence in Afghanistan. Trump Sets U.S. Strategy for Afghan War 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Congress, however, did not want to write the president a blank check, so it limited borrowing to $11.5 billion, requiring legislation for any increase. What’s the deal with the debt ceiling? 5 questions answered 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z “Having a medical condition is not a blank check to let people go,” he said. Health care bill could quash furlough plan for sick inmates 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z “Beyond that, this was pretty much a blank check for Anbang.” Canadian Nursing Home Deal Spurs Questions About Chinese Money 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Second, no blank checks to our regional partners. Opinion | Trump’s silent surge in the Middle East — and the slippery slope to war 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Police seized printers, blank checks, laptops, tablet computers and large boxes of jewelry from the home, and recovered stolen tools, luggage, generators and other items in the garage. Bellevue attorney arrested in connection with mother-daughter ID-theft ring 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z All nations that provide the Palestinian Authority with a blank check for such illicit affairs are complicit in the killing of civilians. Perspective | Palestinians are rewarding terrorists. The U.S. should stop enabling them. 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Schools must also control costs, and the state can’t write blank checks — it must ensure additional funding is spent properly and actually benefits students. Class: Let’s define ample funding for the Legislature 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The INL will not write Mexico a blank check but is willing to help fund specific units involved in eradication, he said. Exclusive: U.S. offers to fund Mexico heroin fight as 2016 output jumps - U.S. official 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z None of these reasons justifies a blank check for spending on premium-priced private lawyers - any more than a need for transportation would automatically justify buying a Ferrari. Florida editorial roundup 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z "However, this is not a blank check," he said. Missing from Trump's grand Navy plan: skilled workers to build the fleet 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z “How is this anything other than just a blank check to judges?” Kansas Supreme Court ruling on abortion law may invalidate restrictions 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z “Our lawsuit is intended to rein in abuse of the Antiquities Act and underscore that it is not a blank check allowing presidents to do whatever they want.” Fishermen sue Trump over Obama’s New England marine monument 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z “There’s no blank check even for the president,” he said. Post-Sept. 11 profiling case tests government officials’ broad immunity from civil suits 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Mr. McCain has used his position on the Armed Services Committee to lead acquisition and procurement reforms and said a funding boost doesn’t mean a blank check. John McCain plans massive boost in spending to build military 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z In need of financing to cover the costs of the prosthetics materials, the filmmakers called Perry, who gave them a blank check. Katy Perry lends her support to pro-Muslim American PSA 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “I’m deferential to most presidential nominees but not a blank check.” Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees aided in confirmation process by Republican unity 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z But, he said, “We can’t just give back a blank check.” Shielding Seized Assets From Corrupt Officials’ Clutches 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z “And if there’s no blank check, that means sometimes they can go too far. And if they have gone too far, it is our job to say that.” Post-Sept. 11 profiling case tests government officials’ broad immunity from civil suits 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z “U.S. security cooperation with Saudi Arabia,” commented National Security Council Spokesman Ned Price, “is not a blank check.” Hey, President Donald Trump: Do you know where your bombs are falling? 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The incident, one of a series of apparent Saudi attacks on civilian targets in the Kingdom’s war against Shiite Houthi rebels, prompted the White House to warn that U.S. aid was “not a blank check.” With small changes, U.S. maintains military aid to Saudi Arabia despite rebukes over Yemen carnage 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z It's just a justification based on false assumptions for giving the drug and device companies a blank check, and for dismissing a single-payer health care system. The Problem With One-Size-Fits-All Health Insurance 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z “He’s pretty much given a blank check to do whatever he wants.” In the Philippines, the specter of martial law looms over Duterte's presidency 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z “He will care very little about what goes on domestically. Erdogan will get a blank check for his executive presidency.” EU, US have little leverage as Turkish democracy backslides 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z “U.S. security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check,” National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said. Civilian deaths in Yemen raise war crime questions 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Following the bombing, White House National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said that U.S. security co-operation was not a “blank check,” and that it was reviewing its “already significantly reduced support to the Saudi-led coalition.” Yemen Crisis: How Did We Get Here? 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z No blank checks on military aid; stringent economic pressure to shut down terror groups; and a foreign policy grammar that doesn’t club India and Pakistan together, or worse, separate them only by a hyphen. Why India and Pakistan could be big headaches for the next U.S. president 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z "If we fail to protect our majority in Congress, we could be handing President Hillary Clinton a blank check," declared Ryan at a fundraiser in August. Should Government Be United or Divided in 2016? 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Republican party strategists are advising their House and Senate candidates to implore voters to "not give Hillary a blank check." End the Republican Reign 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z A new ad released Friday by Blunt’s campaign goes a step further: “If Hillary Clinton is president, Jason Kander will be a blank check for Clinton’s liberal agenda.” Race in GOP-friendly Missouri could determine Senate control 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z This ceasefire will only deescalate the violence in the long term if Washington follow through on its statement that "U.S. security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check." Stop the Saudi Slaughter 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z “So the customer essentially handed the banker a blank check,” Ms. McDaniel-Watkins said. ‘Lions Hunting Zebras’: Ex-Wells Fargo Bankers Describe Abuses 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Pressing pause would direct regional leaders to produce a more reasonable plan with more accountability, including periodic public votes, rather than allow a perpetual blank check that ST3 offers Sound Transit. The Times recommends: Reject Sound Transit 3 and demand a better plan 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The thousands cheering in places like Cincinnati and Ocala, Florida are eager to sign a blank check for a great slogan without doing the budgetary arithmetic to test it. A Consistent Appeal to Fear and Hate 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said U.S. cooperation with Saudi Arabia was “not a blank check.” Saudi-Led Coalition to Blame for Yemeni Funeral Bombing, Group Finds 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z The White House said it will immediately review its assistance to the Saudi-led coalition and that such assistance is not a "blank check." Saudi-led coalition blames Yemeni party for funeral bombing 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z The White House said it will immediately review its assistance to the Saudi-led coalition and that such assistance is not a “blank check.” Saudi-led coalition blames Yemeni party for funeral bombing 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z “U.S. security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check,” said National Security Council spokesman Ned Price in a statement Oct. Houthi Rebels in Yemen Condemn U.S. Attack on Radar Sites 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z But in the wake of the funeral hall bombing, a U.S. official publicly warned that American support is "not a blank check." HRW accuses Saudi-led coalition of war crimes in Yemen 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z But in the wake of the funeral hall bombing, a U.S. official publicly warned that American support is “not a blank check.” HRW accuses Saudi-led coalition of war crimes in Yemen 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z After Saudi airstrikes on Saturday targeted a funeral and left 140 dead the White House rebuked Riyadh, saying that its aid to a war begun in March 2015 was “not a blank check.” US enters Yemen war, bombing Houthis who launched missiles at navy ship 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The statement, by U.S/ National Security Council Spokesman Ned Price, added that “U.S. security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check.” The Human Rights Abuses in Yemen's "Forgotten War" 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z After the strike, the White House said it will immediately review its assistance to the coalition and stressed that the support is not a "blank check." Airstrike in Yemen deepens war, puts pressure on US 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z After the strike, the White House said it will immediately review its assistance to the coalition and stressed that the support is not a “blank check.” Airstrike in Yemen deepens war, puts pressure on US 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Ryan said he will focus “his entire energy making sure that Hillary Clinton does not get a blank check” with a Democratic Congress if she’s elected president. In split, Ryan stumping for House GOP but not for Trump 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The White House likewise released a strongly worded statement saying its “security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check.” State Dept. lawyers warned that U.S. might be complicit in Saudi war crimes in Yemen — but arms deals continued 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z BREAKING: Speaker Ryan tells House GOP he will focus on ‘making sure that Hillary Clinton does not get a blank check’ Paul Ryan says he won't defend Trump, hints Clinton will win – campaign live 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z “U.S. security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check,” he noted. Thousands in Yemen protest deadly airstrike as Saudi coalition agrees to a probe 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z “U.S. security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check,” Mr. Price’s statement said. A Roar at a Funeral, and Yemen’s War Is Altered 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z He warned that U.S. security cooperation with Saudi Arabia "is not a blank check." UN: Yemeni officials indicate over 140 killed in airstrike 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z “U.S. security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check.” Airstrike kills more than 100, injures hundreds at Yemen funeral 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z He doesn’t want to give the education bureaucracy “blank checks” before teachers and administrators show they can spend money more efficiently. Proposition 55: Tax the wealthy to support public education 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Rather than giving the company a blank check to sell your data, would you pay a co-ownership fee? Here's my plan to save Twitter: let's buy it | Nathan Schneider 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Such a vehicle is known as a special-purpose acquisition company or a “blank check” company. Haim Saban's media investment fund to go public 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z “We continue building bipartisan support to repeal this blank check for endless war,” she told Salon. “Repeal this blank check for endless war”: Lawmaker demands end to 9/11-era Authorization for Use of Military Force 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z “She was very conscious that this was not a blank check.” Raw, emotional footage after 9/11 reveals the real Hillary Clinton 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z “I literally offered him a blank check,” Smith says. L.A. Vice: Inside Media Mogul Shane Smith’s Santa Monica Estate 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z That kind of targeted approach — aimed at criminals, not at privacy — would be more effective than a blank check for law enforcement to break open encoded messages, Mr. Mahjoubi said. Does the Messaging Service Telegram Take Privacy too Far? 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z “If we fail to protect our majority in Congress, we could be handing President Hillary Clinton a blank check,” Ryan said in a fundraising message. McCain Pitches Himself as a Check on 'President Clinton' 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z "The cooperation that we've extended to Saudi Arabia since the conflict escalated again is modest and it is not a blank check," Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said in a statement. Exclusive: U.S. withdraws staff from Saudi Arabia dedicated to Yemen planning 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z “There is no accountability in providing blank check authority to a state bureaucracy,” the Western States Petroleum Assn., an oil lobbying group, said in a statement. California's new climate bill may dampen growth but it won't cripple the economy 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z "While we understand that Baltimore doesn't have a blank check, in order for those reforms to happen there has to be commitment to dollars." DOJ report starts years of costly reform efforts in Baltimore 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z We do not favor a blank check for nuclear subsidies. Editorials from around New York 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z “If we fail to protect our majority in Congress, we could be handing President Hillary Clinton a blank check,” House Speaker Paul D. Ryan wrote in an urgent fundraising appeal Thursday. This campaign could get worse — a lot worse. Here’s why. 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z “If we fail to protect our majority in Congress, we could be handing President Hillary Clinton a blank check,” Ryan said in the National Republican Congressional Committee email, echoing the language used in 1996. Saving the Senate majority: Republican senators create distance from Trump, but will it be enough? 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z “We cannot afford to give Hillary Clinton a blank check if she’s elected president. We need a strong, conservative majority in Congress as our last line of defense.” Did Paul Ryan just predict that Clinton will win in a landslide? 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Asked on the radio show whether his support for Mr. Trump could ever reach “a bridge too far,” he said, “None of these things are ever blank checks.” Paul Ryan Stands Behind Endorsement of Donald Trump Despite Clash 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Ryan confirmed that he would not be renouncing his months-old endorsement of Trump, but said the endorsement doesn’t represent a “blank check.” “You don’t do that to Gold Star families”: Paul Ryan rebukes Trump in radio interview 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Ryan said he didn't want to get drawn into "hypotheticals" but said, "None of these things are ever blank checks. That goes with any situation in any kind of race." Paul Ryan reaffirms support for Trump, critiques campaign 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Ryan said he didn’t want to get drawn into “hypotheticals” but said, “None of these things are ever blank checks. That goes with any situation in any kind of race.” Paul Ryan reaffirms support for Trump, critiques campaign 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z The final shot was of a blank check hovering over the Capitol dome. Did Paul Ryan just predict that Clinton will win in a landslide? 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Why would you want to provide Kroenke — a billionaire without backbone — a blank check to build a new stadium? Dear St. Louis: You’ll get along just fine without the Rams 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z Without a budget, the blank check I-123 offers its backers would force the city to draw money from any available source, including the general fund. I-123 threatens Seattle’s newly designed waterfront park 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z That statement was, Mr. Blair said, “not a blank check.” Iraq Report Prompts More Defensiveness Than Regret From Tony Blair 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z In one such memo, from July 2002, Blair writes to Bush that “I will be with you, whatever” — suggesting a British blank check for war at a time when other European allies were strongly opposed. Scathing report on Blair’s Iraq War role prompts contrition, defiance and a reckoning 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Ryan used the words “blank check” at least three times Thursday, as Trump sat below Clinton in the polls and continued to deal with the aftermath of controversies of his own making. Did Paul Ryan just predict that Clinton will win in a landslide? 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Trump does not, Ryan said, have “a blank check” to say whatever he wants, but unity within the Republican party is still first in the speaker’s mind. Sanders could endorse Clinton before convention, campaign manager says – as it happened 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Giving public health officials a blank check would be unwise. Hustling Dollars for Public Health 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z So the Administration is giving California a blank check while ordering it to burn through taxpayer dollars faster. California’s Bullet Train to Whenever 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Republican leaders are leery, however, saying they want to fund the effort but do not want to cut the administration a “blank check.” Governors to Congress: Strike a deal on Zika funding now 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z When asked whether there would ever be a point at which he would abandon Trump, Ryan said of his endorsement: “None of these things are ever blank checks.” Did Paul Ryan just predict that Clinton will win in a landslide? 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Trump does not, Ryan said, have “a blank check” to say whatever he wants, but unity within the Republican party is still first in the speaker’s mind. Sanders could endorse Clinton before convention, campaign manager says – as it happened 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z “But we want to make sure we’re not writing blank checks.” Mosquito season brings no urgency for money to fight Zika 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z "But we want to make sure we're not writing blank checks." The White House and Democrats are pressuring congressional Republicans to act on President Barack Obama's demands for $1.9 billion to combat Zika, but even the onset of mosquito season has failed to create a sense of urgency 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Protect Oklahoma Family Farmers, one of the leading supporters of the Oklahoma proposal, said the measure would in no way hand farmers a blank check. Oklahoma measure pits farmers' rights against pollution fears 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z “That doesn’t mean we’re giving the executive branch a blank check.” Argentina Senate Approves Plan to End Bondholder Dispute 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z For the Obama administration to hand Cairo a blank check now would be foolhardy. Don’t reward Egypt for torturing innocents 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z “When you have a pricing structure like that that, patients are being asked to write a blank check.” How You Could Get Hit With a Surprise Medical Bill 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z “The government has shown that if you give them a blank check to any kind of power, they will abuse it,” he said. Privacy campaigners rally in support of Apple's stance on San Bernardino iPhone 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Congress granted the administration a blank check, allowing it to borrow, without limit, through March 15, 2017. ROMINA BOCCIA: At the debt limit: Congress should focus on the real budget crisis 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z At the end of the day, the Ethics Commission simply refused to write an ethical blank check to Ken Paxton,” said Craig McDonald, director of the left-leaning watchdog group Texans for Public Justice. Indicted Texas attorney general denied OK to use donors 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z For nearly four of those years, he says, she used her position to steal blank checks and later cashed them without his knowledge or consent. Housekeeper arrested, accused of stealing from employer 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z “The headline may seem political, but, in fact, it is not a blank check,” a Saudi official says, adding that Russian investments offer among the highest yields in the world. The Trouble With Sovereign-Wealth Funds 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The result is that cops have virtually a blank check to engage in acts of brutality and corruption, knowing the courts will turn a blind eye. “It is an open secret long shared by prosecutors, defense lawyers, and judges that perjury is widespread among law enforcement officers”: Why judges so rarely second-guess police testimony 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Doves on the left worry about giving a blank check for another open-ended conflict in the Middle East. The Daily 202: Tim Kaine, possible Hillary running mate, is madder than ever Congress hasn’t declared war on ISIS 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z From the Civil War through the internment of Japanese-Americans in World War II, the courts have largely given the president a blank check in times of war. Breyer Sees Value in U.S. Supreme Court’s Looking to Foreign Law 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z It is not a blank check for the recipients. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z In many ways, the Highway Trust Fund is just a blank check, where the feds dole out large pots of money to the states with few requirements on how they spend it. The fund to repair America's crumbling infrastructure is almost out of cash 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z He stole blank checks, used them to deposit money in financial institutions in Texas, Michigan and Massachusetts — and then drew funds to pay his mortgage, credit cards and utilities, according to Montgomery prosecutors. Md. man gets 70-year prison term in perjury and theft case 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z “It is past time to repeal this blank check for endless war and re-establish Congress’s long abdicated responsibility to debate and authorize military action,” Ms. Lee said. Moderate Democrats pleading with Obama for decisive plan to beat Islamic State 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Israel’s “terrorism” in recent years, he said, has meant that “many people, including a large sector of the Jewish American community, are now critical of Israel instead of giving a blank check to Israel.” Benjamin Netanyahu further damages U.S.-Israel relations 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z “Nevertheless, the urgency of this crisis does not mean that we should offer a blank check to financial institutions or the privileged few.” Hillary Clinton would let Wall Street banks fail in move away from bailouts 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z You were the ones who signed your name on that blank check for the American people if you lost your life.” Montgomery County finally honors Vietnam veterans 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z But Afghans need to understand that U.S. support is not, and should not, be a blank check. Don’t abandon Afghanistan too soon 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z “If we let this go, we are basically giving a blank check to any countries at war,” she said. Obama apologizes to head of Doctors Without Borders for strike on hospital 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z She continued, “If we let this go as if it were a nonevent, we are basically giving a blank check to any country” involved in an armed conflict. Doctors Without Borders Calls for Inquiry of Afghanistan Hospital Attack 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z But it’s not a blank check to discriminate against or harm others,” said Daniel Mach, director of the ACLU’s Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief. In Philadelphia, Pope Francis put himself into America’s hot-button religious freedom debates 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Maring said he persuaded recreation commission board members to sign blank checks, used his own signature as an endorsement and instructed a recreation commission employee to endorse checks. Ex-Osawatomie official pleads guilty in embezzlement 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Our data, battery life, time, and privacy are taken by a blank check with no recourse. Why the maker of a chart-topping ad blocker just pulled it off the App Store 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Our data, battery life, time, and privacy are taken by a blank check with no recourse.” Adblockers shoot up iOS 9 app charts on day one 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z That is a good and sound argument, yet it hasn’t stopped teams from getting blank checks. Dancing, onesies, magicians ... is baseball in danger of becoming fun? 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z So the HPV vaccine isn’t a blank check to have unprotected sex. HPV Epidemic Documentary Filmmaker Discusses The Making Of His Film 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Watchdogs say the report highlighting outstanding debts and shoddy record-keeping should prompt Congress to take a deeper look at the Transportation Department’s troubled finances before signing a blank check whenever an agency demands more money. GOLDEN HAMMER: Transportation Department debt delinquency rate rises, record-keeping shoddy 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z At the memorial, a former co-worker of Marlowe’s told Russ a story about a time when he was financially pressed, “in the hole,” and how Marlowe gave him a blank check. As many as 500 vacuum cleaners among collections left behind 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z In that light, the Photos URL looks like a blank check. Google Photos and the unguessable URL 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z California voters just passed a $7 billion water measure that amounts to a blank check but will likely be put toward new dams. Navajo Generating Station Powers and Paralyzes the Western U.S. 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z “The government does not have a mandate to break the law or a blank check to allow handing over wads of cash in the middle of the ocean.” Australian Leader Is Pressed on Whether Migrant Smugglers Were Paid to Turn Back 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Asking students and taxpayers to write a blank check is more likely to fuel wastefulness than access to education and quality instruction. Higher college tuition need not be a given 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z This is the legal version of a blank check for repression. Legally silencing Russia’s undesirables 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z But critics of the deal, which includes an unlikely coalition of Tea Party Republicans and liberal Democrats, argue that passing the fast-track bill is akin to signing a blank check. Obama Moves Closer to Inking Pacific Trade Deal 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Until the Kenyan government reins in its security forces and stops attempts to intimidate and harass human rights defenders, the United States cannot keep writing blank checks. Kenya’s wrongheaded approach to terrorism 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Contreras, 45, recalls how a state oil company executive was so taken by the birds that he offered him a blank check for the apartment but did not sell. Colorful macaws bring beauty to chaotic Caracas 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z At the same time, privacy advocates want to ensure that liability isn't taken as a blank check to spy on users. The House has passed a controversial new cyber info-sharing bill 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Authorities say Howard threw the woman to the ground, breaking her hip, and stole cash and blank checks from her. Jury acquits man charged with trying to rape woman, 98 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said the men also sought to steal financial documents and blank checks they used for bank fraud and identity theft. 2 Georgia men sentenced for robbing postal workers 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z She added that the report simply reiterates the federal a federal culture that pushes blank checks at contractors without any concern for oversight. Golden Hammer: Inmates gone wild at Brooklyn House half-way house in N.Y. 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Royal family members visited and sent representatives, and powerful tribal leaders offered blank checks, said Mr. Homeidani, the victim’s brother. A Murder, a Death Sentence and the Unpredictable Nature of Saudi Justice 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Levy Acquisition is a blank check company created for purposes such as mergers, acquisitions and business combinations. Del Taco sold to Chicago company for about $500 million 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the top Democrat on the committee, said his party was not willing to give the president “a blank check” or “an open-ended authorization for war.” A Rift Imperils Authorization to Combat ISIS 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Heritage Action, an outside conservative group, on Monday also urged lawmakers to vote against any “clean” Homeland Security spending bill, calling it “a blank check for amnesty.” Senate Democrats Block Joint Negotiations on Homeland Security Funding 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Lee calls it "an overly broad blank check" that's used "to keep us in a state of perpetual war." Obama faces left-right opposition on trade, military force 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z “Since the bureaucracy realized fighting fires earned a blank check from Congress,” Stahl said, “the Forest Service kept adding zeroes to that check, and Congress kept funding it.” US government sells off select parts of Black Hills forest 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z In contrast, California Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told ABC it was “very important to not write another blank check.” Giving War a Green Light 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z “If it’s a blank check, like Iraq was, it shouldn’t go anywhere.” Obama's AUMF Creates a Battle Over Force 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z While Republicans are pushing the president to take more aggressive military action, Rep. Adam Schiff, California Democrat, cautioned that many Democrats would not support another “blank check.” Republicans question Obama resolve after underwhelming Islamic State war powers request 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z The point of an authorization is not to serve as a presidential blank check. Congress’s war duty 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Given how they feel about the “blank check” they say he’s asking for, it’s a good thing the pollsters didn’t ask Democrats in the Senate. Last Call: Anti-War Obama Will Leave With Pro-War Legacy 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The letter from Democrats said the funding mechanism for the Benghazi committee amounts to a “blank check,” bypassing rules that require other panels to outline their budgets and plans in public. Rules for Benghazi panel fuel suspicion of political motive 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Menendez asserted that he and other Democrats have no intention of giving the administration a blank check to continue pursuing negotiations with Iran without the threat of further sanctions. Senate Democrats bow to Obama on Iran, pull support for immediate new sanctions 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z “I think it’s very important to find way to get to ‘yes’ on an authorization, but I also think it’s very important to not to write another blank check. Republicans question Obama resolve after underwhelming Islamic State war powers request 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z I didn’t expect anyone to write me a blank check to furnish my then-dreams of changing the way we address youth empowerment in America. The Martyr Mentality: How A '30 Under 30' Lawyer Qualifies For Public Housing 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z “This is a blank check for the Castros and their heirs in power,” he said. Sudden U.S. Thaw Worries Cuban Dissidents 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z "Taxpayers should not write a blank check to schools that fail to serve students. The administration’s college rating system, if done well, will achieve these two goals." Obama Administration Seeks Public Input on College Ratings Draft Proposal 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z If trading partners are showing inflexibility, lawmakers are less likely to give United States negotiators such a blank check. W.T.O. Fails on High-Tech Tariff Deal 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z The bill is a “sneak attack,” according to CNBC, while Heritage Action frames it as a “blank check for amnesty.” Inside the Beltway: Richard Viguerie to Republicans: You own spending bill 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z |
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