Sentences with phrase «senate blocked an effort»

Republicans in the state Senate blocked an effort by Democrats to force a vote on four gun control bills.

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With Congress stalemated over immigration, Flake earlier this week sought to force a Senate vote on temporarily protecting «Dreamer» immigrants from being deported, while financing Trump's border wall for three years, but another Republican blocked Flake's effort.

The Senate GOP will block any effort by the Democrats to end mayoral control of the NYC public school system.

A once - quiet effort by governors to block the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act reached its climax in Washington yesterday, as state executives from both parties — who have conspired privately for months — mounted an all - out attack on the Senate's embattled health care legislation hours before Republicans postponed a vote.

For too long Trump's allies in the Senate Republican Majority have blocked efforts to protect Roe v. Wade in New York and pass the Reproductive Health Act, as well as legislation to ensure access to contraception.

«This session is perhaps most notable for the fact that, so far, it seems the Republican Senate majority will once again block any substantive effort to regain the public trust that has been so thoroughly tarnished.

He pledged to use his new role as Senate Democratic Leader to block «efforts to weaken, wound and destroy» the entitlement program.

Democrats walked out of the Senate in protest yesterday after Republicans blocked their effort to oust the majority leader, Dean Skelos, following his arrest on federal corruption charges.

«Because of repeated efforts to block this reform by the Senate Majority, we request that you once again include closure of the LLC Loophole in your Executive Budget proposal and ensure that it is included in the final enacted budget.»

This session is perhaps most notable for the fact that, so far, it seems the Republican Senate majority will once again block any substantive efforts to regain the public trust that has been so thoroughly tarnished.

Squadron's efforts to at least bring the bill to the floor for an up - or - down vote were blocked by the Senate Republicans.

Sen. Chuck Schumer yesterday said at an unrelated news conference that the state Senate had blocked the minimum wage increase measure, disagreeing with the premise of my question that Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't exert much effort to get the measure through the Legislature (Schumer is the sponsor of a federal measure to raise the national minimum wage).

These are major victories for Senate Democratic Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer: GOP efforts to identify FBI informant «close to crossing a legal line» Patients deserve the «right to try» How the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel MORE (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), who threatened to block the bill over what they considered «poison pill» riders.

His Senate has blocked Cuomo's attempts to expand abortion rights to protect late - term abortions, as well as efforts to make sure federal protections would continue if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal nationwide.

Following Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.'s endorsement of challenger Gustavo Rivera in the 33rd District Senate race earlier today, incumbent Pedro Espada Jr. stood in front of the Kingsbridge Armory and railed against Diaz's efforts to block the creation of a shopping mall at the long - vacant former military building.

Schneiderman's proposal comes as state lawmakers prepare to debate once again a public financing of campaigns on the state level that could see the adoption of a matching program based off the New York City system (Senate Republicans have blocked efforts to institute public financing).

Republicans in the New York state Senate have blocked an effort by Democrats to force a vote on four gun control bills.

This was an action the governor promised to take after a broader legislative effort was blocked earlier this year by Republicans in the state Senate.

Democrats in the mainline conference in the state Senate on Wednesday blasted majority Republicans for blocking their effort to have a vote on their own budget resolution.

Former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. vowed to go to court to try to block Cuomo's «political terrorism» (in other words, his effort to shutdown the Soundview health clinics).

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Republicans in the New York state Senate have blocked an effort by Democrats to force a vote on four gun control bills.

ALBANY - Senate Republicans in Albany blocked an effort by Democrats Wednesday to force a vote on four gun control bills.

The $ 2 billion tax increase follows months of efforts by Assembly Democrats to hike taxes on the wealthy despite promises by Cuomo, also a Democrat, and the Senate's Republican majority that they'd block any increases in one of the nation's most heavily taxed states.

The Senate is seen as the biggest stumbling block for campaign finance reform and has been the focus of the groups efforts.

At a Sunday news conference, Schumer pledged to use his new role as Senate Democratic Leader to block «efforts to weaken, wound and destroy Medicare.»

As if there was any doubt that Congress was on the verge of devolving into a carnival atmosphere, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader, on Thursday proposed doing cartwheels down the center aisle of the Senate chamber to draw attention to Republican efforts to block legislation.

While New York is among just two states in the U.S. to charge 16 - and 17 - year - olds as adults, previous efforts to end the practice were blocked by Senate Republicans.

Senate Democrats also would have the filibuster in order to block legislation, which means that there would not likely be any efforts to get rid of the filibuster.

WASHINGTON — Congressional efforts to block President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran fizzled Thursday, as 42 Senate Democrats voted to uphold the controversial nuclear accord.

ALBANY — Senate Republicans in Albany blocked an effort by Democrats Wednesday to force a vote on four gun control bills.

But given that Kline can't even get his own plan passed, along with the even greater obstacles Alexander faces from Senate Democrats (who can block his efforts at will), the chances of any No Child reauthorization coming from Capitol Hill are slim and none.

The other issues in Rio are mostly trouble for an American president, having to do with foreign assistance, inequitable distribution of wealth and power, oceans (the United States is still blocked from ratifying the Law of the Sea treaty by a small Senate bloc) and efforts to find common approaches to conserving global assets like the planet's biological diversity — a fight far beyond the power of a single leader to sway.

The Abbott government's efforts to wind back some of the the subsidies are blocked either by a recalcitrant Senate or by long - term contracts entered into by the previous government.

At first, that will mean an effort to block Trump's plans, perhaps by convincing Senate Democrats to block appointments or use the filibuster.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI) accidentally called President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, whom he and Senate Democrats have taken strenuous efforts to block from the bench, «Justice Gorsuch» during a press conference that he, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D - CT), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D - NY) held on Wednesday.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R - Alaska, joined by other Senate colleagues, talks about her efforts to block the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing greenhouse gas regulations, during a news conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

Though Congress could theoretically overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule to regulate existing utilities under the Clean Air Act, Democrats have the votes they need in the Senate to block such an effort.