Sentences with phrase «representatives voted against the bill»

Four New York Republicans in the House of Representatives voted against the bill: Reps. Lee Zeldin, Peter King, Dan Donovan, John Faso and Elise Stefanik.

All 18 of the state's Democratic representatives voted against the bill, which passed 227 - 205.

Not exact matches

Lawmakers like Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith, a Democrat from Orlando, voted against the bill because it did not include a ban on assault weapons or other broad measures sought by survivors of all the shootings.

Then, when the later bill failed in the House of Representatives and the conservative backlash became too severe, Rubio said he would have voted against the reform bill if he had to do it over again.

But more unexpectedly, given that Hawaii was one of the first states where the issue surfaced, a Hawaii state representative has caused waves for becoming the first openly gay lawmaker to vote against a state's same - sex marriage bill.

(Mr. Cuomo also omitted Mr. King from his six, as well as Representative Dan Donovan, a Staten Island Republican, and Representative John Katko, a moderate Republican from the Syracuse area, both of whom voted against the Republican health care bill.)

There was little secret Gov. Andrew Cuomo was opposed to the Republican - backed tax bill that passed the House of Representatives on Thursday and wanted GOP lawmakers from New York to vote against it.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in two separate venues on Thursday railed against a Republican - backed tax bill that was approved in the House of Representatives, accusing the GOP lawmakers from New York voted for it of betraying their constituents.

Talking about the Bill Owens, the Democrat who won the special election, Giuliani erroneously said Owens had voted against the Democratically sponsored health care reform bill that recently passed in the House of RepresentatiBill Owens, the Democrat who won the special election, Giuliani erroneously said Owens had voted against the Democratically sponsored health care reform bill that recently passed in the House of Representatibill that recently passed in the House of Representatives.

While most New York House Democrats voted against the recently - passed law, the Siena poll shows a strong majority — 61 percent — of voters in NY - 9 said they would have wanted their representative to vote for the bill.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who's vowed to lead a campaign against New York's Republican Congressional representatives in the 2018 elections, has spent the final weeks of 2017 feuding with them over their votes on the federal tax overhaul bill.

Five Republicans from New York voted against the tax bill in the House of Representatives.

Donovan, a Staten Island representative, is among the Republicans from New York who voted against the House version of the tax reform bill in November.

Representative Lee Zeldin, a Long Island Republican, voted against the House tax bill because of the elimination of the federal deduction for state and local taxes.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who's vowed to lead a campaign against the state's Republican congressional representatives in the 2018 elections, has spent the final weeks of 2017 feuding with them over their votes on the federal tax overhaul bill.

Candlelight vigils are being held this evening to urge Representatives Paul Tonko, Bill Owens and Chris Gibson, and Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, to vote against bombing Syria.

One Democrat who supported the bill, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D - OR), told CQ Roll Call that it would have been inconsistent to vote against a measure he has long supported, and that Congress typically extends the R&D tax credit without a dedicated spending offset.

«While it may be a noble goal, at the end of the day, jobs are far more important for us to focus on,» said Republican Representative Bill Posey from Florida, after voting against the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act.

O'Donnell, a former teacher and teachers union representative, cast the sole vote against it, while Tony Thurmond, D - Richmond, a candidate for the 2018 race for state superintendent of public instruction, expressed concerns about the bill but didn't vote.

That's a procedure designed to reinforce the power of the very small group of people with information and control over the bill text, and to blunt the ability of the people out here in the hinterlands to communicate with our representatives about whether we think the good in this bill outweighs the bad and therefore merits a vote for or against.

Jane Meyer says the Koch brothers» PAC has representatives pledging to vote against «legislation relating to climate change unless it is accompanied by an equivalent amount of tax cuts» and that «the pledge essentially commits those who sign to it to vote against nearly any meaningful bill regarding global war [m] ing».

EII's John Muir Project urges you to call Democrat Party leaders — Senator Chuck Schumer (202 224-6542) and Representative Nancy Pelosi (202 225-4965)-- and your local senators today and tell them to strip this provision from the Omnibus Bill or to vote against this bill in its entirBill or to vote against this bill in its entirbill in its entirety.

Some of the most outspoken survivors of the «Never Again» movement were in Tallahassee, where 71 Florida House representatives voted against bringing a bill to ban the rifles to the floor, and traveled back to Sunrise for the town hall.

The same day, the Republican - controlled state House of Representatives voted against holding a debate over a bill to ban assault - style rifles, making it unlikely the Legislature will consider such a measure before its session ends March 9.

They also shared why the representative should vote against the ACA repeal bill, and why he should stand with Planned Parenthood patients and constituents.

Last week, landlords and retailers moaned as the U.S. House of Representatives voted against H.R. 333, a bankruptcy reform bill that would make it harder to file Chapter 11.