Sentences with phrase «republican support for the bill»

County Executive George Latimer has always made a point to highlight his political history of working with Republicans in a bipartisan manner, whether it was giving committee chairmanships to Republicans when he served as chairman of the BOL, or getting Republican support for his bills while in the State Senate.

«We have heard positive things,» he said about Republican support for the bill.

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Republican leadership reportedly needs the support of just one more GOP lawmaker to reach the 50 - vote threshold required for the Graham - Cassidy bill to pass.

Although the bill drew bipartisan support in the Senate, with 14 Republicans voting for it, it will almost certainly face a tougher fight in the Republican - controlled House of Representatives in the weeks to come.

Although Republicans generally support the bill's broader themes, including a sharp cut in the corporate income tax, there are rumblings of dissent over other elements, including repeal of the deduction for state and local income tax (SALT) payments.

Johnson told The Wall Street Journal's Siobhan Hughes that Republicans would need to change the bill significantly for him to support it.

«I think doing infrastructure in a tax reform bill would be largely, I believe, designed to attract Democrats to get on board, and I just don't know if there are going to be any Democrats that are gonna be available for support of a tax reform bill,» said South Dakota Sen. John Thune, a Republican leader.

With last - minute support from Maryland's Republicans, the House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill Friday to raise the nation's debt ceiling, but the high - stakes hunt for a bipartisan plan that could pass both chambers of Congress was set to...

CNBC's John Harwood: «Voters just raised a massive red flag for the GOP's agenda»»... Specifically, it made it more difficult for a specific subset of Republican lawmakers that Trump and party leaders need to hold behind a bill designed to pass without any Democratic support.

The loss of one or both chambers of Congress would constitute a major setback for President Trump and the Republicans for the following reasons: The GOP would not be able to pass any more major bills with just Republican support.

The Republican bill would hurt protections for people with pre-existing conditions like a history of cancer, said Kirsten Sloan, senior director of policy analysis and legislative support at the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network.

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Back on less insane ground, the Republicans faced a problem with the Stupak Amendment: Support it, and thereby give cover for pro-life Democrats to vote for the final bill?

The association, which initially supported the new standards, has been lobbying for just the sort of bill Republicans have produced.

Cuomo has come under fire from some liberal advocates for not strongly pushing for the bill, which he says he supports but blames the gulf between Republicans and Democrats in an election year.

«It was one of the first bills I actually voted on when I finally got seated and I found it very ironic here I was in a gerrymandered district that had been drawn by for Republican Party and here I was voting for this and I stood up and said I don't support this because it enshrines our gerrymandered districts in the constitution and it's not an independent panel.»

Today, in what the Wilson campaign billed as «an unprecedented show of unity» the Ulster County Republican, Conservative and Independence Party committees all announced support for the would - be comptroller.

Joanie Mahoney, the Republican Onondaga County executive and first woman to hold that post, is the latest member of her party to announce support for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo, YNN's Bill Carey reports.

Cenedella has retained Republican message man Bill O'Reilly of Nicholas and Lence and has traveled around the state to build support for a potential candidacy.

Heastie pointed to the Republican support for a subsidy aimed at bolstering upstate nuclear power plants, which is expected to add roughly $ 2 to the average utility bill as a sign some GOP lawmakers are open to tacking on more fees or taxes to help pay for a broader public benefit, such as preserving jobs.

The bill is the opening salvo in a debate over extending mayoral control, which the Republican - backed Senate is expected to support for 12 months.

Creating a fresh challenge for Senate Republicans trying to muster support for their health care bill, the CBO said projected Medicaid spending would be 35 percent lower after two decades.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has been at odds with Senate Republicans over his political support for a Democratic Senate, was neutralized with a one - year extension of mayoral control.

U.S. Senate Republican leaders scrambled Sunday to rally support for their health care bill as opposition continued to build inside and outside Congress, and as several Republican senators questioned whether it would be approved this week.

Rep. Elise Stefanik remains a key undecided vote today as House Republicans try to whip up support for a revised bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Word of the Week: «Consistent» How Mayor Bill de Blasio described Republican priorities: «A consistent effort to cut support for working people, and use those resources to give tax cuts to the wealthy and to corporations.»

An unspecified number of House Freedom Caucus members are looking to leverage their potential support for the farm bill to secure a House vote on a conservative immigration bill, a maneuver they say would kill a discharge petition moderate Republicans have started.

MELVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched his bid for a second term Thursday with sharp criticism of Republicans and resounding support from liberal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The current Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, has said that bills will not come to the floor for a vote unless a majority of Democrats agree, even if numerically, counting Republican support, there are enough votes for it to pass.

In his absence, the master of ceremonies responsibilities fell to LG Bob Duffy, who offered praise from the podium for the «four courageous Republican senators who crossed over to support that bill» and called for a round of applause for them — a call that was heeded by only a smattering of delegates more interested in political gossip and eggs.

Sen. Jim Seward, the Republican sponsor of the bill, had previously indicated this week he would want to see a vote on his version of the legislation, if anything to show a statement of support for allowing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate cities.

The IDC, which features moderate - to - conservative Democrats like David Valesky, have aligned themselves with Senate Republicans on several issues, save for their support of a minimum wage bill that the business groups have generally opposed.

Enlarging the deduction could prove key to retaining support for the final bill from Republicans in high - tax states like New York, New Jersey, and California.

In a statement, Zephyr Teachout, who is running against Cuomo in a Democratic primary, faulted the governor for working with Senate Republicans, who have refused to hold a vote on the abortion plank, which none of their members publicly support, but twice passed the nine other women's equality items as separate bills.

«Sparked by the conservative activist group Club for Growth,» the repeal movement has won the support of Sen. Jim DeMint (R - SC) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R - OH), who said Republicans would «have an effort to repeal the bill.»

Murphy said he would have supported the measure and got slammed for it, but Tedisco dodged and weaved for weeks — largely because he was caught between the interests of the district and the national Republicans, who were against the bill.

The time has come for the Republican Majority to finally join with the Senate Democrats and pass the ethics bills we have introduced and supported for years,» she said in a statement.

Members of the State Senate passed the bill for the fifth time earlier this year, drawing support from both Republicans and Democrats.

Washington (CNN)- Backers of a bipartisan Senate immigration reform plan Thursday defeated an attempt by Republican opponents to alter the border security requirements in the bill, which could have significantly undermined support for the compromise legislation.

Asked about newer versions of the bill, which last year drew support from Republican Sen. John Bonacic, Young said, «that I don't believe will be an issue moving forward for our conference.»

Updated at 12:35 p.m. ET on 7/16 Washington (CNN)-- An effort to remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command received a bipartisan boost Tuesday as conservative Republicans joined the bill's main backer, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, to voice their support for the measure.

The impacts of this shutdown, which came just weeks after Democrats and a handful of Republicans including Paul refused to support the last continuing resolution but only lasted a weekend, were expected to be minimal — but a path forward for the bill still remained murky in the House.

But when the two sides split into caucuses, Democrats said they would not vote for the bill without Republican support, legislators said.

«You're going to help the American economy,» Cuomo said, repeating the Republicans» rationale for supporting the bill.

Conservative groups including the Family Research Council and National Organization for Marriage fired off a letter last week to Boehner, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman Greg Walden (Ore.) and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (Ky.) chiding them for backing DeMaio and Tisei, as well as Senate hopeful Monica Wehby (Ore.), who supports gay marriage.

Questions included how they would ensure continued funding for senior centers, whether they support a state constitutional convention, their views on charter schools, whether their candidacies help Bill de Blasio by simply drawing anti-de Blasio votes from Republican candidate Nicole Malliotakis and plans for dealing with the homeless, particularly in Bay Ridge.

He describes a meeting in December, 2012, with Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg in which they asked Catsimatidis to approach the Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate for eight votes in support of the then - pending Hurricane Sandy relief bills.

Earlier this morning Canestrari said on Susan Arbetter's Capitol Pressroom that Cuomo could marshall support for a tax increase, comparing it to his ability to pass the same - sex marriage bill through the Republican - led Senate in June.

Eachus, who has been heavily supported by the state teachers union's super PAC, is facing Republican Sen. Bill Larkin for what is among the top - tier Senate races this fall.

Julie Killian, a Republican running in a critical state Senate special election in Westchester County, says she supports the Child Victims Act, a bill to make it easier for child sex abuse victims to seek justice as adults.