Sentences with phrase «democrat voting block»

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A vote on the measure was delayed for hours after Democrats revolted against provisions to roll back part of the Dodd - Frank financial reform law and allow more big money political donations, while conservative Republicans objected because the measure did not block funds for Obama's immigration order.

WASHINGTON, Dec 13 - Internet service providers clashed with Democrats and celebrities like «Star Wars» actor Mark Hamill ahead of a vote on the Trump administration's plan to revoke net neutrality rules barring the blocking or slowing of internet traffic.

Republicans hold 23 of the Senate's 40 seats (two are vacant), leaving Democrats with too few votes to block bills on their own.

In September, the House Rules Committee blocked a vote on inclusion of this Amendment, signifying the gap in support for pot's expansion between conservative members of the Republican Party and Democrats.

Rather than vote for another Republican President to take the country backward again, logic would call for voting for a Democrat Congress so we could actually find out how good a job President Obama could do if Congress didn't block everything.

For example, although the SPD and CDU / CSU had equal votes in parliament, the Social Democrats failed to block an increase in the retirement age to 67.

Now, in response to the threat of democrats blocking a President Trump's SCOTUS nominee, Republicans are floating the idea of reducing the cloture to 50 votes for SCOTUS positions as well.

Assembly Democrats this coming week will vote on a bill to make it easier for child sex abuse survivors to seek justice as a adults — pressuring Senate Republicans who have long blocked the measure.

The House appeared on track to pass a stopgap continuing resolution bill Thursday night, but Senate Democrats said they had enough votes to block the legislation in the upper chamber, raising the possibility that the current budget will expire without a replacement.

Then, when Democrats still won a majority, he cut a backroom deal that allowed Republicans to take over the State Senate through the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- a group of breakaway Democrats who voted with the Republicans to hand them control, and with it, the power to block almost all of our key Democratic legislative priorities.

In a late - night vote, Senate Democrats joined to block a bill that would have kept the government running until mid-February.

Her race is important for the entire state of New York because she's running against a «Trump Democrat» who votes republican, blocking progressive legislation for millions of vulnerable New Yorker's.

In recent times, that has meant that Assembly Democrats have the greatest influence in choosing Regents, since numerically they are the largest voting block in the entire legislature.

Democrats believe that unambiguous verdict on Srinivasan could make it awkward for McConnell to block a vote on his nomination.

If you voted for a Democrat, that person should be working to pass Democratic legislation, not collaborate with the party of Trump to block it.

Until you prove the lack of integrity in our voting system it looks as though the reactionary GOP is trying to block the votes of Democrats.

Paterson was referring to Skelos» insistence that his conference will continue to vote in a block against the extenders, even though two Democrats — Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and Ruben Diaz Sr. — have said they won't vote «yes» any longer, essentially leaving the majority without sufficient support to pass anything and threatening a shutdown.

Some Democrats hoped Pruitt's difficulties would give them the votes to block the confirmation, but their efforts were not enough.

«Dave Loebsack voted to shut down the government and block children's health care,» the video's narrator says of the Iowa Democrat whose district backed Trump by 4 points.

With a bloc of 22 votes, the Democrats would be able to block a veto override in the Senate, should it come to that.

In previous years, similar voting reforms were passed by the Assembly and backed by Senate Democrats, but were ultimately blocked by the GOP Senate Majority.

Liberal Democrat MP Don Foster said his party could vote with Labour against coalition colleagues to try and block the News Corp takeover of BSkyB.

ALBANY — State Senate Democrats again called for Gov. Cuomo to veto any legislative districts redrawn by the Legislature — but this time ensured they could block a possible override vote.

Dashing Rudy's dreams of dominion (2001): When «America's mayor» proposed an unsanctioned third term so he could keep calming the city into 2002 — and block a Democrat from his office — Silver refuses to schedule a vote on amending term - limit laws until after the Democrats had agreed on a nominee.

CIVIC CENTER — A Republican leader in Albany vowed Monday to block a vote on Mayor Bill de Blasio's pre-K tax — sparking outrage from New York City Democrats who support the plan.

Several insiders contended that Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein, who hopes to become the Democrats» leader next year, gained power during the confusing final days of the session, when he blocked Sampson's bid to bring the final budget bill to a vote.

Without the votes to block Obamacare repeal, Democrats are turning to procedural moves they believe will underscore their most powerful argument: Republicans are hiding their repeal plan from the public and using Senate procedures to keep it a secret.

But we know that won't happen because the Liberal Democrats have already made clear they will block a vote on it from happening outright.

Democrats last week tried to force a vote on four gun control bills in the state Senate, only to be blocked by Republicans.

Upstate Democrats are going to vote in a block for Gillibrand, especially after the way state Dems screwed upstate in the latest budget.

Republicans in the New York state Senate have blocked an effort by Democrats to force a vote on four gun control bills.

A week after Democrats staged a nearly 26 - hour sit - in demanding a vote on gun control measures, Speaker Paul Ryan said the House will vote next week on legislation to block suspected terrorists from buying guns

Triggering an unusually personal clash, Democrats threatened to change the US Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes - or - no votes on several of President Barack Obama's top - level nominees, including some long in confirmation limbo.

Democrats in the mainline conference in the state Senate on Wednesday blasted majority Republicans for blocking their effort to have a vote on their own budget resolution.

But on Tuesday evening, it was the Republican leader in a statement praising Cuomo for signing a bill that blocks the implementation of a 5 - cent fee on plastic bags in New York City — a measure that had been pushed by the GOP conference, most prominently Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat who aligns with the Republicans and is a key vote.

However, until recently, a rogue group of 8 elected Democrats, the «Independent Democratic Conference» (the «IDC»), voted to give the Republicans control of the State Senate, which allowed them to block progressive legislation.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Republicans in the New York state Senate have blocked an effort by Democrats to force a vote on four gun control bills.

Since March, Democrats have voted to block hundreds of millions in borrowing for capital projects in an effort to force Republicans to create an independent office to investigate county contracts.

ALBANY - Senate Republicans in Albany blocked an effort by Democrats Wednesday to force a vote on four gun control bills.

Democrats have the ability to demand changes in the spending bills because Republicans do not have enough Senate votes to block a Democratic filibuster in that chamber.

It was a significant defeat for Democrats and a win for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Kentucky, who persuaded several Republicans who had previously voted to support the higher spending level to change their positions and vote to block the bill.

Also, during Obama's first term with 58 democratic senators, 2 mostly / somewhat democrat voting independents and 40 republicans, the senate version of the blue dog coalition ensured that Obama's 60 vote block had a measure of conservative voice and that it wasn't just a rubber stamp of approval for Obama.

After initially blocking the amendment, the speaker Michael Martin has put the Liberal Democrat's call for an «in or out» referendum on the EU to a Commons vote.

A vote by some Democrats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators which blocked funding for affordable housing has left county administration officials struggling to find a Plan B.

Outnumbered more than two - to - one in the state Senate, Nebraska Democrats were unable to block the state's redistricting bill from passing its third and final vote.

Five Democrats voted to end debate, while four Republicans voted with most of the Democrats to block the bill.

Senate Republicans spokesman Scott Reif said the vote blocking the measure was not a vote against the issue itself, but the Democrats» method of pushing for a vote.

By saying Gorsuch's nomination will have a cloture vote, Schumer indicated that Democrats will try to block Gorsuch's nomination through a filibuster — which they can do unless Gorsuch can earn 60 votes from the 100 - member Senate.

On the House side, Minority Leader Themis Klarides said Democrats blocked them from bringing the Republican budget to the floor for a vote in the Assembly's Appropriations Committee.

Two of Long Island's three Democrats and both of its Republicans in the House joined the veto - proof majority in a 289 - 137 vote, a setback for the president even though Senate Democratic leaders said a veto won't be needed because they'll block the bill in the upper chamber.