Sentences with phrase «senate floor time»

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has called for the move for some time, said on the Senate floor that Grassley's move was «sensible.»

The governor also noted that the wage increase will likely face a tough time getting past the Republican - led Senate, though Majority Leader Dean Skelos hasn't ruled out blocking it from the floor and some moderate GOP lawmakers would possibly be open to a smaller increase.

«Finish the work there through the regular order, going through the committee process and then to the floor of the House and then get it over to the Senate some time around mid-November would be a good estimate.»

«His support for the DREAM Act is there and this is a time he can demonstrate it's really a priority this year and get to the floor of the Senate this year,» Moya said.

The New York Times reported today on a Senate floor speech by Senator Mark Udall (D - CO) in which he criticized the CIA's actions on torture and mentioned a secret internal report.

The Child Victims Act has been adopted in the Assembly four times in various forms since 2006, a statement from Markey's office said, but has never made it to the floor of the State Senate.

«The Senate has passed «Kirby and Quigley's Law» five years in a row and now it's time for the Assembly to bring justice to the Krohn family and to the memory of Kirby and Quigley by enabling this bi-partisan legislation to come to the Floor of the Assembly for a debate and up or down vote.»

With rapidly dwindling legislative time until the House and Senate take their August break, the conservative Democrats also insisted there must be sufficient time to review any legislation and discuss it before a floor vote.

«The Senate has passed «Kirby and Quigley's Law» three times and now it's time for the Assembly to bring justice to the Krohn family and to the memory of Kirby and Quigley by enabling this legislation that has bi-partisan support to come to the Floor of the Assembly for an up or down vote.»

The marriage bill died the one time it came to the floor for a vote in the Senate, going down 38 - 24.

It's time to give this bill a vote on the Senate floor and send it to the Governor's desk, and show the people of this state that Albany can fix its broken system,» said State Senator Liz Krueger.

The Independent Democratic Conference Should Bring Fair Elections to the Floor In a Times Union op - ed Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., corporate counsel at the Brennan Center, and Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center, explained how the Senate is at a historic crossroads, with a unique opportunity to usher in an era of transparency and cleaner elections in -LSB-...]

Sen. Eric Adams, who drew widespread criticism for his «show me the money» speech on the Senate floor in 2007 while debating a legislative pay raise, has shelved his call for a salary boost — at least for the time being.

Members of the Senate and their staff on the floor of the Senate during a break in the session on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

The bill now goes to the Senate floor, but probably there isn't time to get a Senate vote until early next year.

He and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D - N.Y., also each discussed the pace of progress of appropriations bills as the measures compete for time with nominations on the Senate floor...

«Even when she is not physically able to attend due to a previously scheduled commitment with constituents or another committee gathering at the same time, she always does her homework and always votes on whether or not a bill should be advanced to the floor,» said Senate GOP spokesman Scott Reif.

Though he's had an at - times difficult relationship with the left of the Democratic base, Cuomo on the convention floor sought to play up areas of commonality on policy, touting the push for the $ 15 minimum wage and 12 weeks of paid family leave — both measures that were approved in New York earlier this year (with, by the way, the Republicans in control of the state Senate).

While the legislation has been adopted in the Assembly four times, it has never made it to the floor of the state Senate.

There was some testy back - and - forth between Democrats and Republicans on the Senate floor during the debate, and you should expect more of the same — if not worse — when it comes time to take up legislation relating to the most controversial parts of this budget: Ethics and education.

Klein said the IDC had served as a «strong, stabilizing force» during its partnership with the Senate Republicans, but the time has come to reassess that relationship in light of the fact that top progressive priorities like the DREAM Act, a statewide public campaign finance system and the Women's Equality Act aren't being allowed to the floor of the Senate for a vote due to the opposition of GOP Leader Dean Skelos.

At noon, the state Senate is in session for the first time in 2018, Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said this morning that his GOP conference will discuss for the first time today whether to let the same - sex marriage bill come to the floor for a vote.

The bill has passed the Assembly a number of times and the Senate is closer than it ever has been to bringing the measure to the floor for a vote.

Speaking just off the floor of the convention, Senate Democratic leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said Cuomo's announcement simply «crystallized» what he had been signaling for some time.

The long - stalled Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, passed last week for the seventh time by the Assembly and sponsored in the Senate by Lower Manhattan - Downtown Brooklyn Democrat Daniel Squadron, will not get a floor vote this session.

Advocates and the Senate's lead sponsor on GENDA, Lower Manhattan - Downtown Brooklyn Democrat Daniel Squadron, continue to press for a floor vote, with the senator saying that the Assembly action sent «yet another message to the Senate leadership that it is time to bring this bill to the floor for a vote.»

At this time last year, Cuomo was championing a bill to permit same sex marriage in New York, and he convinced many conservative leaning Senator's to place the measure on the Senate floor, where it passed.

With Sens. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsDem rep to launch discharge petition to force net neutrality vote in House Hillicon Valley: Senate votes to save net neutrality Senate panel breaks with House, says Russia favored Trump in 2016 Latest from Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Lawmakers push back on helping Chinese tech giant Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — ObamaCare premium wars are back MORE (R - Maine) and Jack ReedJohn (Jack) Francis ReedOvernight Defense: Trump aide's comment mocking McCain sparks outrage Haspel gets another «no» vote Pompeo floats North Korea aid for denuclearization Politicians, media explode over White House aide's comments Senate Dems urge Trump to remain in Iran deal ahead of announcement MORE (D - R.I.), who are spearheading the legislation, opposed to Paul's amendment, Paul pledged that he would block leadership from trying to speed up procedural votes, as well as block any other amendment from getting queued up for floor time.

Since then, S. 3252 has jumped to «third reading» on the Senate floor calendar — which means it could pass at any time and be sent to the even more labor - friendly Assembly.

Now is the time for a woman to lead the NYS Senate for the first time in its history — so that legislation such as the Reproductive Health Act and Comprehensive Coverage Act might finally make their way to the Senate floor for a vote.

Asked last night at state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's fundraiser at the Roosevelt Hotel whether he wants to see the marriage bill brought to the floor of a Senate, Gov. David Paterson adopted a hands - off approach, saying: «I supported same - sex marriage legislation when I was running for lieutenant governor with Governor Spitzer, and we had advocated for its passage and we are ready to have it passed at any time.

Of wanting to make the April 1 deadline, Flanagan said from the Senate floor, «It's very good to get the budget done on time, but in reality, that's the law.

Lawmakers and good government groups have knocked the last - minute flurry of budget activity before the April 1 deadline because it at times requires messages of necessity, a procedural step taken by the governor to move legislation to the floor of the Assembly and Senate more quickly to circumvent the required three - day «aging» process.

The NY Times reports: «A raucous leadership fight erupted on the floor of the Senate around 3 p.m., with two Democrats, Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens, joining the 30 Senate Republicans in a motion that would displa... Read

«It is time to bring marriage equality and these other LGBT issues to the Senate floor for votes and have members vote their conscience.

Figures fill the third - floor hallway near the Senate Lobby at the Capitol on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron / Times Union)

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse) made the call on the Senate floor saying it was time to take a break and go home.

After moving speeches from many supporters on the floor of the New York State Senate, the body voted 24 — 38 to defeat the marriage - equality bill passed three times by the State Assembly.

It would normally head to the Senate floor next, but that may not happen any time soon because of a political dispute between Republicans and Democrats over long - term budgeting issues.

«We may not agree on the solutions, on the paths forward, or even on some of the details, but I do believe it's time for us to begin to agree on a basic set of facts,» said Senator Brian Schatz (D — HI), who is offering a climate amendment, on the Senate floor today.

Key issues such as student data privacy, vouchers, and student safety have already had time on the Senate floor.

The Senate is trying to get its bill onto the Senate floor the week of June 16th, which would be great timing for community schools as our leaders will be on the Hill June 11th for Advocacy Day.

It's time for the Senate to schedule a floor vote and take action soon to secure the reset our kids, parents and teachers are counting on.»

Another, which I've alluded to twice already — during the Bali round of negotiations and Senate floor debate on a climate bill, is «Talk, Talk, Talk, Talk, Talk,» by one of my all - time favorite musicians, T Bone Burnett (best known as a producer).

That's exactly the 17th Century time warp scenario that played out last week on the Senate floor as Chief Inquisitor Sheldon Whitehouse (D, RI) and 18 fellow jurists -LSB-...]

In the Senate floor, Inhofe claimed that «everything» in former Vice President Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth has «been refuted many times» by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

I've had to say this on the senate floor many times: That climate is changing.

«This is the first time that language supporting hemp has come to the floor of the House or Senate for a vote since the Controlled Substances Act was passed in 1970,» says Eric Steenstra, President of Vote Hemp.

«This is the first time since the 1950's that language supporting hemp has come to the floor of the House or Senate for a vote.