Sentences with phrase «libous voted no on the measure»

The Senate is poised to vote on the measure on Tuesday.

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.

Congress is expected to vote on the measure before the end of 2016.

He spoke on the Senate floor hours before the chamber was to vote on a measure that would re-open the federal government.

The Kentucky Republican spoke on the Senate floor hours before the chamber was scheduled to vote on a measure that would re-open the federal government.

After several embarrassing setbacks, Republican leaders, under pressure from the White House, spent much of last week weighing whether to hold a vote on the measure that included the new amendment, which was negotiated by New Jersey Representative Tom MacArthur and North Carolina Representative Mark Meadows, who chairs the House Freedom Caucus.

Several pro-life senators — including Oklahoma Baptist James Lankford, who argued that North Korea, China, and Vietnam are the only others nations to permit abortions that late — pushed for a Senate vote on the measure on Friday.

Not voting on a measure that would create a health - insurance exchange in New York is «foolish» Sen. Michael Gianaris told Susan Arbetter earlier today.

Democratic Rep. Scott Murphy's campaign is pressuring his GOP challenger, Chris Gibson, to take a position on the finance industry regulatory reform bill passed by the House last week, accusing him of trying to have it both ways by refusing to say how he would have voted on the measure.

State Senate Republicans beat back an attempt by Democrats to force a vote on measures tightening gun regulations in New York.

Also at 1:30 p.m., the Assembly Democrats hold a press conference on the New York Health Act universal health care bill before a floor debate and vote on the measure, speaker's conference room, 3rd floor, state Capitol, Albany.

The Democratic - led Assembly today will vote on a measure to extend mayoral control of New York City schools for three years.

The Albany County Legislature will vote on a measure tonight that would bar elected officials» relatives from being hired to work for the county.

The following list contains the potential Republican swing votes on this measure.

The government presented its much anticipated plans to solve the West Lothian Question, or more simply, why Scottish MPs have long been able to vote on legislation only affecting England (or England and Wales) while English MPs are unable to vote on measures devolved to Scotland.

Scottish MPs and Welsh MPs will be barred from joining their English colleagues in votes on measures, which include the right - to - buy for housing association tenants.

One day after Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders announced major changes in the state's tax code, lawmakers, who are voting on the measure, are busy portraying the deal in the best possible light.

* REPUBLICANS PLOT WAYS TO UNDERMINE IRAN DEAL: The New York Times reports that Republicans, resigned to the Iran deal going forward, plan to hold votes on measures re-imposing sanctions.

The governor is already running smack into a wall of opposition in the Senate, where Republicans (and at least one Democrat) don't want to hold a vote on a measure to strengthen abortion laws or allow for the public financing of political campaigns.

Lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo had agreed last year to an amendment, but the Democratic - led Assembly balked at a vote on the measure, which came with a broader agreement on the state budget.

A deal on expanding ride - hailing apps north of New York City is likely dead, but the GOP - led Senate may still hold a vote on the measure in order to send an on - the - record statement of support.

But a vote on the measures is something of a precursor to the larger fight that looms in Albany, where the Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo must act to renew the state's rent law before it expires in June.

No vote on the measure has been scheduled.

The hardline response is to ban non-English MPs from voting on any measure which relates only to England.

One highly - placed Democrat said it's possible budget bills could start being printed as early as Saturday, which would allow legislators to start debating and voting on these measures when they return to the Capitol next Monday.

Lawmakers next week are expected to vote on a measure that would change the state's party primaries this year from Sept. 11 to Sept. 13, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said this afternoon.

It is indeed classified, which means that the House Intelligence Committee will vote on the measure to release it and then, as long as the President approves, they will release it to the public.

The nationalist party hopes to force a vote on the measure in the Commons, which would mean the assembly is «renamed the National Parliament of Wales, or Senedd Cenedlaethol Cymru».

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver predicts that Republican Senators will change their minds and might even come back to the Capitol before the November elections to vote on the measure.

As the 2016 session of the Legislature wrapped up last week and came to a typically ugly end in the wee hours Saturday morning — with bleary - eyed lawmakers forced to vote on measures they didn't even have time to read — The Post asked several lawmakers, lobbyists and journalists to assess the first full year's performance of Democrat Heastie, a key ally of Mayor de Blasio, and Flanagan, the most powerful Republican in the state.

Two appointees from the governor did not vote on measure.

Senator Oppenheimer cast the deciding vote on the measure in 2009.

Bill sponsors insisted they had the votes available for a Friday vote on the measure, but the effort has been met with stiff resistance from racino operators, who spent much the day personally lobbying lawmakers in the Senate.

Sponsors say they'll push for votes on the measure next week in both houses.

Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle is pushing for a vote on the measure before the budget is considered; the Republican - led Senate meanwhile has approved the bill for the last seven years.

The 30 - second commercial from Hayworth's campaign is criticizing Maloney for votes on measures that impacted military pensions and Medicare.

The revised health care legislation is facing a battery of skeptical lawmakers as the GOP leadership in the Senate seek a vote on the measure in the coming weeks.

Lawmakers at the Capitol during the afternoon said they expected to vote on the measures Thursday, though Heastie indicated he had not told members whether they will stay in Albany through the rest of the week.

In the interview with Liz, Zeldin was asked three times how he would vote on a measure.

As the Capitol gears up for what is expected to be a very long night, opponents of same - sex marriage say a vote on the measure in the early hours of Friday morning is unacceptable.

Republicans, meanwhile, hammered Kaminsky for votes on measures that included enhancing the rights of undocumented workers when it came to voting, serving on juries and receiving welfare benefits.

I held this view three weeks ago when the Legislature was initially going to vote on the measure.

Although the Senate could have voted on the measure on Thursday, Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson was unable to corral all 32 of his members to support the package.

Bernardo said she abstained from voting on the measure because of her personal and professional involvements with O'Halloran.

«Also worth noting that he voted on that measure in the context of the Obama Administration's stated policy of limited enforcement on this issue, a policy the current AG [Jeff Sessions] has gone out of his way to counteract.»

Libous voted no on the measure.

Horner says both Republicans and Democrats do support ending pensions for lawmakers convicted of felonies, and they will have an opportunity to take a final vote on that measure in 2017.

Walker signed the proposal into law earlier this month after weeks of large pro-union protests in and around the state Capitol and after the Senate's Democrats fled Wisconsin in an attempt to deny Republicans the quorum needed to vote on the measure.

After a public hearing, the Legislature would vote on the measure and then County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz would decide whether to sign it into law or veto it.

Two senators who do sit on the committee — senators Marty Golden of Brooklyn and Kemp Hannon of Long Island — both said they would vote no on the measure.