Sentences with phrase «democrats support the call»

B.C. New Democrats support the call for a federal review of the TFW program and a new provincial registry to track numbers and sectors of temporary workers in B.C.

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Similarly, Paul used the same opportunity to bring up Rubio's wavering on immigration, and his support of the so - called Gang of Eight immigration overhaul bill in 2013, where he voted with Democrats, including New York Senator Chuck Schumer, in favor of the bill.

The effort to save the bill angered some Democrats, who complained that both Obama and JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive Jamie Dimon were calling Democrats to support it.

Trump, traveling in Asia this week, called in to a meeting between White House officials and a collection of moderate Senate Democrats on Tuesday, hoping he could win their support for his tax effort.

Just two months ago, B.C. Liberal MLAs threw their support behind these New Democrat commitments in their own throne speech — the so - called «Clone Speech.»

VANCOUVER — B.C. New Democrats are marking Homelessness Action Week by calling on the B.C. Liberal government to take real action to help the homeless by passing poverty reduction legislation and providing real support to communities.

They are «not interested in granting citizenship» to current DACA recipients, for example, according to a senior administration official on a Sunday night press call — despite the support by Democrats and many Congressional Republicans for doing just that.

VICTORIA — New Democrats are calling on MLAs on both sides of the house to support a bill that would protect the job security of victims of domestic violence.

But Reed, who formerly led the Christian Coalition, charges that the controversy around calls for abortion bans without exceptions for rape or incest --- he says anti-abortion activists generally support abortions to save a mother's life - has been blown out of proportion by Democrats and liberals who want to paint the GOP as extremist.

National Democrats are now pressuring Cantor's GOP colleagues to declare whether they support his call, which is actually reminiscent of how the Rep. Paul Ryan Medicare reform plan fight played out during the NY - 26 special election.

We will vote on Tuesday to make this happen — and, while the Conservative leadership has now set its face against action, I call on every Liberal Democrat who supports a low carbon future to join us and vote with us to make this change happen.

Several sources say NYC Councilman James Sanders is calling around to feel out support for a potential primary against fellow Queens Democrat, Sen. Shirley Huntley.

Sen. Tom Duane, a Manhattan Democrat who was the first openly gay and (as far as I know) only HIV - positive member of the Senate, has thrown his support to his colleague, Sen. Eric Schneiderman, calling him «a true reformer and a tireless advocate for all New Yorkers.»

With the prospect of taking back the House of Representatives, many House Democrats are calling for a newer, younger, leadership team, though it appears Nancy Pelosi continues to have the support to remain Democratic leader.

The call does mention Coffey's support efforts by fellow Democrat, North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, to block Mangano's plan.

Yesterday, Cox released a statement calling on Gillibrand to support Turner's legislation in her chamber, saying that failing to do so would indicate a «double standard» when it comes to honoring conservative Republicans in this Democrat - dominated state.

With all the talk of Gov. Andrew Cuomo potentially pushing to reunify the IDC and so - called «regular» Democrats as payback for the Republicans» refusal to support a statewide public campaign finance system, I thought it would be worth checking it with the lone Democrat who is actually conferencing with the GOP: Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder.

Delegates voted for two separate motions yesterday — one calling on the government to drop the health and social care bill altogether and the other arguing enough amendments had been made for the Liberal Democrats to now support it.

As Cuomo has felt growing pressure to support Democrats trying to retake control of the senate this fall, the calls for 1199 to do the same have been sotto voce at best.

«Former Mayor Ed Koch has done a robo - call for me, and he's a Democrat, Mayor Bloomberg's an Independent and he's supporting me, and Rudy's a Republican, so I have support from across the parties,» Padavan said.

Responding to the vote (by 314 to 270) of the Liberal Democrat Conference to reject a call from Shirley Williams to support the Health and Social Care, Dr Evan Harris — who proposed the deletion of the lines which...

Assemblyman Michael Kearns, a Democrat from Buffalo who did not support the speaker for re-election, is calling this afternoon for him to step down from the post.

The Liberal Democrats oppose a like - for - like replacement of Trident, the SNP is committed to a Scotland free of nuclear weapons, Plaid Cymru and the Green party call for Trident to be scrapped, the Conservatives and Ukip support retaining Trident, while Labour appears to have no explicit policy.

Top Democrats from New York City and its suburbs rallied in support of Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, calling on Democrats to unify and allow her to lead the deeply divided state Senate.

As Bloomberg spoke in Philadelphia that night at the convention, calling Trump «a con» and «a dangerous demagogue,» some Democrats in the Wells Fargo Center were grumbling about how he could be standing there when he was supporting the Republican candidate in that very state when they argue a Democratic majority would be better for gun control overall.

This includes fixed terms for five years (when average time between elections has been four); the vote to dissolve parliament before calling a general election requiring 55 per cent support in the House of Commons (meaning the Liberal Democrats can not withdraw their support from the Tories and cause a general election as the Lib - Dems, Labour and other parties altogether hold less than 55 per cent of the seats); and stuffing the House of Lords with many more Conservatives and Liberals to weaken opposition there.

We are now calling on the Liberal Democrat leadership to withdraw support for the Bill, while preserving those liberal elements that do not require legislation.

The Conservatives are introducing a Commons amendment on Wednesday calling for a referendum and are hoping to pick up support from Liberal Democrat MPs and some Labour backbenchers.

Former LG candidate, businessman and Democratic donor Dennis Mehiel is throwing his support behind Sen. Eric Schneiderman's AG bid, calling the Manhattan Democrat «the one independent reformer with a record of progressive results that outshines the others.»

Activists point to how Cuomo has enabled Republican control of the State Senate by failing to use the State Democratic Party to support Senate Democrats and actively supporting a group of breakaway Democrats called the Independent Democratic Conference that has empowered Senate Republicans in exchange for a say in policy and perks they wouldn't enjoy as part of the minority.

Wearing frayed jeans and winter boots, Mr. de Blasio spent Saturday knocking on doors and making telephone calls in support of Hillary Clinton, a fellow Democrat and former boss whose presidential bid he hesitated for months to endorse.

Two - time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called out 2016 Democratic primary opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) for not supporting Democrats during a NPR interview released Tuesday.

The final night of voting included some mini-drama — Democrats from Westchester fought for a sales tax increase in Yonkers as well as new hotel levies, and chamber leaders took the rare step of calling off a bill during voting because it lacked support — but was mostly spent approving an omnibus bill for outstanding housing and education issues.

In May, they released a video saying it was time to «call the roll» to see where all Democrats in the Senate stand on various progressive issues the IDC supports, including codification of Roe v. Wade into state law and the creation of a single - payer health care system.

Timing is everything in politics: The day before a special election is expected to result in the addition of a 32nd Democrat to the state Senate, the eight members of the Independent Democratic Conference have released a video calling on all of the chamber's Democrats to declare their support for a set of progressive agenda items.

At the January 12th membership meeting the Village Independent Democrats endorsed a letter to Speaker Christine Quinn applauding her support of the Fair Wage For New Yorkers Act as a first step toward ensuring a living wage, but calling on her to move quickly to expand the act to cover the substantial number of minimum wage workers who remain unprotected and without enough of a weekly paycheck to afford food and shelter in our city.

«It is time we let voters know who Democrats are, and what they really stand for,» Klein says, calling on all of the chamber's Democrats to sign a pledge to support all of these measures.

Congressman Gregory Meeks, a Queens Democrat, rebuked an array of state and city politicians who urged him to reconsider his support for a controversial free trade deal called the Trans - Pacific Partnership.

THEREFORE the Village Independent Democrats endorses and supports HR4937 and calls upon the House of Representatives to enact this bill, grant Ravi Ragbir permanent legal status and prevent his deportation now or in the future.

The decision of the Special Conference last month to back the amendment calling on Liberal Democrats in government to ensure that wealth and income inequality does not widen during this Parliament was near unanimous and we were strongly encouraged by your support of it.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat manifesto recognised the need to support vocational education and invest in apprenticeships, as well as calling for public sector organisations becoming living wage employers.

Hoyer told Kelly later that the views expressed by lawmakers in the room represent «the will of the Democratic Caucus» - a reminder that House Democrats overwhelmingly support protecting dreamers and strongly oppose Trump's calls for stricter border protections.

Building on this momentum, in their debate this week the Welsh Liberal Democrats are calling for cross party support for Lord Roger Roberts» proposals to increase the participation of young people in politics.

(CNN)- Despite mounting calls from congressional Republicans for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign following the escalating scandal at his department, support among Senate Democrats appears to be holding for now, according to several senior Senate Democratic aides.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats are calling on all parties in the National Assembly to support the Liberal Democrat policy of scrapping the Severn Bridge tolls when the bridges come back into public ownership, as they lead a debate on the issue today.

Republicans and moderate Democrats in the Council have long supported police, many of whom call their districts home.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have already supported calls in the Welsh Assembly to introduce safe standing for football grounds, but the Liberal Democrats» manifesto announcement would go further in making this a reality.

Cuomo's statement calls on IDC Leader Jeff Klein, a Bronx Democrat who supports the policy, to end the «historic recalcitrance» in the Senate on the issue, which would end the treatment of 16 and 17 - year - olds as adults in the criminal justice system.

The so - called «silk stocking» district is represented by Sen. Liz Krueger, a Democrat who supports the millionaire's tax.

Newly reunited state Senate Democrats are calling on their Republican counterparts to support measures aimed at improving voter turnout in New York.