Sentences with phrase «democrats over the measure»

On the House side, Speaker Nancy Pelosi insists a Democratic proposal that includes the public option will win approval from the full chamber, despite squabbling among House Democrats over the measure's cost.

Not exact matches

In the most recent bout of negotiations over the weekend, the deal reportedly sputtered out over the number of unauthorized immigrants covered under the deal, and certain immigration enforcement - related measures that Republicans wanted to include but Democrats considered nonstarters.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has delivered a ferocious attack on congressional Republicans and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over a medical research bill, putting fellow Democrats on the spot by pushing them to oppose a measure she said «is corrupt, and it is very, very dangerous.»

Republicans squirmed over Trump's call for stricter gun laws after the assault on a Florida high school, while Democrats seized on the opening to reach beyond a modest measure gaining traction in Congress.

As a result, some regular Democrats are scratching their heads over whey Alcantara would join up with the IDC — a group that Klein's erstwhile colleagues argue actually prevents the passage of more progressive measures in the Senate.

Skelos was an embracement but Democrats have proven themselves to be much more corrupt as measured by arrests over the last 10 to 15 years.

The measure comes as the IDC and the mainline Senate Democrats are once again locked in a tense political feud over power in the state Senate.

It could provide the best measure yet of the competing narratives that seek to explain why Democrats like Latimer have performed well in the «blue wave» that has recently washed over the state.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.

The fight over the so - called Faso - Collins amendment in the health care reform measures has naturally created its own schisms in New York, a political microburst that has mostly divided Republicans from Democrats, and upstate from downstate.

A bill to do many of the same things failed when Democrats in the Assembly did not pass it, instead siding with de Blasio, who cited technical concerns over the way the measure was structured.

Schumer has publicly expressed chagrin about the measure, saying he supports the rights of same - sex couples but also doesn't want to see Republicans walk away from the overall bill over that amendment — something Democrats in the «Gang of Eight» working on the immigration bill believe would happen.

As a result of the Democrat's filibuster over the Obama - era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program, 60 votes were needed to pass the measure, making it impossible for Republicans to pass the continuing without at least some Democratic support.

Teachers» unions and Democrats who dominate the Assembly were pleased to beat back the tax credit, while the religious organizations and charter school advocates who supported the measure were tided over with money and changes that will allow more charter schools to open in New York City.

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All of the state's Democrats in the House of Representatives and seven of the Republicans voted against a budget measure that clears the way for a vote on tax overhaul, citing concerns over eliminating the state and local tax deductions.

Mr Blair has taken the unusual step of briefing newspapers over his concern that the Liberal Democrats will get nowhere if they move to the left of Labour, adopt a policy of demanding higher taxes and become more critical of his party's efforts to tackle measures such as social exclusion.

Still, the measures may resonate for Democrats in New York (and nationally) amid a wave of concern from the party's base over President Donald Trump's administration.

Senate must save itself by confirming Mike Pompeo Poll: Menendez has 17 - point lead over GOP challenger MORE (D - N.J.), a lead sponsor of the measure, said late last week that Democrats will «insist» on addressing the oil tax issue in broader budget talks.

The Assembly Democrats have passed the measure to extend the time frames for victims to bring cases several times over the past dozen years, including in 2017.

For weeks, there's been a stalemate in Albany over the issue of raising the state's minimum age, with Assembly Democrats backing the idea, Senate Republicans opposing it, and Governor Cuomo remaining neutral in the middle, saying he generally backs the measure, but feels that the GOP can't be convinced.

Peers from the across the political spectrum (but notably many Liberal Democrats) voted for a number of measures which guarded against the plans, including giving judges, not Ministers, the say over the use of the secret trials.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, engaged in all - out war against GOP representatives following an amendment that would have relieved counties of paying into Medicaid by 2020, a measure he said would cost the state $ 2.3 billion over four years — and $ 6.9 billion when paired with estimates of lost federal funding.

U.S. Senate Democrats ruled out the possibility that they would agree to a long - term spending measure, saying they will not let talks spill over into the new president's term.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat AM for South Wales West, Peter Black has joined the controversy over the decision by Bridgend County Borough Council to freeze the pay of their staff as a money - saving measure.

Democrats tried to pass an intermediate measure that would give victims a one - year window to file lawsuits over past sexual abuse, no matter how long ago the incident occurred.

Senate Democrats on Thursday ruled out the possibility that they would agree to a long - term spending measure, saying they will not let talks spill over into the new president's term.

McConnell's comments followed hours of behind - the - scenes talks between the leaders and rank - and - file lawmakers over how to end the display of legislative dysfunction, which began Friday at midnight after Democrats blocked a temporary spending measure.

The Senate is expected to vote Monday on a series of competing gun - control measures that will highlight the continuing divide between Democrats and Republicans over how Congress should respond to mass shootings.

Klein's bill giving the City Council authority over NYCHA was passed unanimously but the measure creating the independent monitor was opposed by a dozen Democrats from the city.

«It's very disappointing that the reform bill was not signed into law,» agreed Assemblyman James Brennan, a Brooklyn Democrat and sponsor of an identical reform bill in Albany, in a separate statement, adding that «each measure was aimed at providing greater transparency and accountability to an authority that has come under growing public scrutiny over the years, as abuses and scandals accumulated.»

The fear that Trump will fire Mueller from leading the probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia has caused fear among Democrats for months, but gained new traction on Friday when Rep. Jackie SpeierKaren (Jackie) Lorraine Jacqueline SpeierOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Navy to stop announcing names of officials fired for misconduct: report MORE (D - Calif.)

Yet the measure is all but dead on arrival in the Senate, where majority Republicans are fuming over de Blasio's efforts more than two years ago to get more Democrats elected to the Senate.

A senior Democratic Senate source laid out three scenarios Democrats in the Senate are considering: either go over the cliff; push for a fall back measure, an alternative to going over the cliff; or push for a broad deal, such as the deal Obama offered Boehner last weekend, which Democrats said included $ 2 trillion in tax increases and spending cuts.

In the end, however, 37 Republicans joined the Democrats to pass the measure that would require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the work, which would use embryos left over from fertility treatments.

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, opposed the Republican - led measure, but let it become law to break a stalemate over how to address a December U.S. District Court ruling that meted out daily fines to the...

While co-authored with bi-partisan support in both houses, some Democrats still placed ideology over reason by voting against the bill despite the fact background checks are a measure that many Democrats have been championing for years.

Over the last few weeks, school district superintendents, education groups and newspaper editorial boards across the state have expressed their concerns, pointing out what they perceive as numerous shortcomings in the measure, AB 375, authored by Joan Buchanan, a Bay Area Democrat.

Education Week reported: «Over the objections of teachers» unions and many Democrats, Louisiana's Republican governor and GOP - controlled legislature have crafted one of the most exhaustive education overhauls of any state in the country, through measures that will dramatically expand families» access to public money to cover the costs of both private school tuition and individual courses offered by a menu of providers.»

After all, it was centrist Democrat reformers (along with liberal Democrat reform allies) who pushed the administration early on to call for a speedy reauthorization of No Child, and stood by over the past year as Duncan and his team at the U.S. Department of Education have engaged in what can be best called a misinformation campaign that has denigrated No Child's accountability measures as being broken.

Debate over medical malpractice suits is heating up in Washington, as some Democrats in Congress search for measures that could persuade Republicans to support a broader healthcare overhaul.

It really depends on whether or not the Democrats still consider themselves locked in a bidding war with the Republicans over who can enact the most punitive criminal measures (a la Clinton and both the PLRA and the AEDPA).

Democrats» call for more funding comes in addition to the tax measure costing $ 1.5 trillion over 10 years, and Republican leaders say they don't want a big spending bill.