Sentences with phrase «lawmakers said they objected»
Lawmakers said they objected to furloughs but felt compelled to pass the appropriation in order to keep the government operating.
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Meanwhile, some Long Island lawmakers have objected to the plan, saying they don't want Metro - North lines to be allowed to use Penn Station, on the grounds that it would take over slots currently used by Long Island Rail Road trains.
Fulfilling lawmakers» mandate for tracking 90 percent of 140 - meter objects would «retire 99 percent of the risk to Earth from all objects of all sizes,» Yeomans says.
I recalled how, in 2004, Schweickart described a Senate hearing on strategies for spotting and deflecting near - Earth objects as a sad affair in which lawmakers were concerned publicly, but privately said there was no way to get the money for an ambitious program.
GOP lawmakers in New York, New Jersey and California have objected to the provision, saying it might hurt them politically.
GOP lawmakers in New York, New Jersey and California have objected to limiting the deduction, saying it might hurt them politically.