During the review period, the permit was technically not effective, which we believe triggered the DoE to have to withhold funding.

FORBES: Connect

It has the power to withhold funding for any government operation.

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The lawsuit contends it would be unconstitutional to withhold funding from students who had nothing to do with an impasse between the city and the United Federation of Teachers over how to measure the performance of teachers and principals.

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Legislators called for him to be fired and threatened to withhold basic funding.

NEWYORKER: Hellhole

Can you guys withhold Medicaid funding to get them to comply?

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However, her technique was considered as very heavy-handed by many lawmakers who accused Palin, among other things, of threatening to withhold district funding in retaliation for not supporting the bill or to campaign against them if they did not cooperate.

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Also in 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services threatened to withhold billions of dollars in Medicaid funds from those states such as Indiana that prohibit state funding of Planned Parenthood and other entities that provide elective abortions.

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