Sentences with phrase «opponents of bill say»

Opponents of the bill say this measure could result in situations where the Department of Economic Security and adoption agencies are forced to reject the placement of a child with a single parent, even if it is a good placement and better option for the child.

Opponents of the bill say the city has no business issuing IDs and are concerned the cards could be used for people looking to change their identities.

Opponents of the bill say the sport is excessively violent and have relished the chance to vote against it.

Opponents of bill say peers have every right to oppose it because it was not in coalition agreement or any party manifesto

But opponents of the bill said the ugly side is the sport itself and argued that it leads to brain injuries and encourages domestic violence.

Opponents of the bill said it would not only cost the courts money, but also lead to more, lengthy custody fights during divorces because the allocation of parenting time is used to calculate spousal support.

Not exact matches

On Tuesday, the E.U. parliament passed a bill that its authors claim will provide much - needed clarity on how the Internet should work, but which its opponents say is full of loopholes that will allow providers to favor their biggest commercial partners.

But that largely changed this year after most pro-life Democrats voted for the federal healthcare bill that many abortion opponents say allows for federal funding of abortion.

But opponents of the measure said the episode only served to show how the bill was approved in haste and with flaws.

His potential primary opponent, Rachel May, disagrees and says Valesky and his renegade colleagues have allowed Senate Republicans to block progressive legislation passed in the Assembly, including a series of bills aimed at early voting and automatic voter registration.

Sal Albanese, a Democrat running for mayor, says the deal is part of a pattern for his opponent, Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Opponents of the government's NHS reforms have three months to «stop this bill», Ed Miliband has said.

Coffey has made a point of calling for more stringent ethics reform than his primary opponents, saying the bill sponsored by Schneiderman, passed by both houses of the Legislature and vetoed by Gov. David Paterson doesn't go far enough in its disclosure requirements.

Opponents say the bill radically expands the scope of British surveillance laws, and essentially acts as a snoopers - charter - lite.

Devlin, who said there about 30 of these centers in the city, said opponents of the bill were prepared to challenge it legally.

«He'll be a speaker who will have the back of his members,» said the speaker opponent who sponsored the bill, Councilman Ritchie Torres (D - Bronx).

With Pegula continuing to gain clout with his purchase of the Bills, both shale - gas - drilling advocates and opponents said they don't believe it will have an impact on the debate in New York.

As Pegula continues with his purchase of the Bills — the National Football League's owners are expected to approve the deal in October — fracking opponents said they're hopeful it won't influence Cuomo's decision - making process.

19:26 - The Freedom To Marry organisation, which put out yesterday's pro-reform letter countering Tory opponents to the bill, has this to say: «We believe today's vote was a momentous step towards the goal of securing the freedom for gay people to marry.»

The women's agenda is a 10 - point package of bills that includes a provision aimed at codifying the Roe v. Wade decision in state law — a plank that abortion opponents say is an expansion of the existing state law.

Trump's opponents should draw strength from the defeat of efforts to repeal Obamacare, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

«But the education secretary is wrong to belittle the opponents of the education bill,» he said.

Opponents said the bill was unfair to the tens of thousands of residents who are in the country legally but who don't qualify for state education aid.

State Assemblyman Michael Miller (D - Woodhaven) said an attack launched against him by a supporter of his primary opponent, Nick Comaianni, on a sex offender bill he sponsored was full of inaccuracies and denied claims that the legislation was watered down due to concerns from special interest groups.

Most of Bloomberg's potential opponents, like Comptroller Bill Thompson and Councilman Tony Avella, have already decried the decision, and Representative Anthony Weiner says he'll still run.

One of her opponents in the hotly contested battle that could determine which party controls the Senate, Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy, immediately sent a fundraising appeal to supporters saying the allegation «isn't actually surprising because Senator Landrieu has represented DC values for a long time.»

One of Quinn's opponents for mayor, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio quickly followed suit, saying that he was «proud to stand with him in his campaign for NYC Comptroller.»

Several of Quinn's presumptive opponents, including former Comptroller Bill Thompson and current Comptroller John Liu, have already said they would not consider appointing Kelly if they win.

After this third defeat, the Government decided not to oppose a further set of amendments tabled by opponents of the Bill, including ones saying secret trials would be used only as a last resort, and only if the court was unable to use an existing secrecy mechanism, the public interest immunity system.

«We want to build excitement and momentum in advance of that,» said Ellner... As part of that strategy, the Human Rights Campaign and its allies are spending heavily to oust three New York state senators — all Democrats — who voted against the marriage bill last year and who face opponents in the primary on Tuesday: William Stachowski of Buffalo, Shirley L. Huntley of Queens and Rubén Díaz Sr. of the Bronx.»

One of the bill's opponents, Sen. Declan O'Scanlon (R - Monmouth), had said there is a good argument to give judges raises, but said state lawmakers need to have a more thorough discussion about who deserves pay hikes given the state's shaky finances, instead of just «taking care of the people closest to us.»

With a record number of 60,000 New Yorkers sleeping in homeless shelters, Christine Quinn — the former council speaker who now runs a nonprofit helping homeless women and children — said her onetime opponent Mayor Bill de Blasio had made progress but that there's still work to be done.

His political opponents say that he is avoiding tax bills of at least # 12m a year.

Cuomo — who until recent years has been a staunch opponent of legalizing pot — supports Schumer's bill, said his spokesman, Rich Azzopardi.

Even Bill's prominent,» Albanese said, jabbing at his opponent and drawing one of many smirks from de Blasio throughout the night.

Councilman Jumaane Williams (D - 45th) said opponents of the bill on profiling were «paternalistic» and did not represent those affected by gun violence and adversarial relationships with police, as Williams said he does in his Brooklyn district.

Opponents of the bill — mostly landlord advocates — said the new bill would have a negative effect on small - building owners.

One of the bill's most outspoken opponents, Assemblyman Bob Reilly has announced his retirement this year and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said he was torn about the legislation so boosters thought this might be their year.

Ministerial aide David Burrowes, one of the leading opponents of the plans to legalise same - sex marriage, said it was «unprecedented» for more than half the party to fail to support a Government Bill.

Opponents of the paid sick leave bill, such as the Five Borough Chamber of Commerce and Partnership for New York City, say small business workers would start to abuse the new rules and that it would discourage new hiring.

Opponents say that the bill could lead to future state takeovers of other schools and would disenfranchise voters who have elected school boards.

Most of the opponents have said the bill is premature and that a regulatory change might be all that is necessary.

The «DARK act» is the rallying cry for opponents of the bill, who say the bill makes it more difficult for Americans to decide for themselves whether or not to eat GMOs.

State Rep. Frank Mautino, D - Spring Valley, who sponsored the measure, said he would talk with opponents to see if he can insert new language in the bill to help propel it to the Senate during the final hours of the fall veto session.

Maybe conservative State Representative Bill Seitz, solar's most staunch and recalcitrant opponent in the Ohio Statehouse, might finally listen to the solar industry, now that nearly 80 % of Ohio's conservative voters say they support solar's expansion in the state.

The changes made to the bill may have just swapped one set of proponents for another set of opponents, said Dave Lundy, head of the BEST Coalition.

Hansen's Been Vocal Opponent of Cap and Trade Hansen has made such statements before: Back in May he said he hoped the Waxman - Markey bill failed because of concerns that the only people to really benefit from such a scheme are financiers acting as middlemen and that a «much more effective approach» was needed — such as a fee - and - dividend approach — which is essential a carbon tax on producers, with the money being given back to the public.