Sentences with phrase «supporters say the bill»

Supporters say the bill would create a more unified system for public defenders as opposed to services provided to the poor on a county - by - county basis.

While supporters said the bill had been dramatically watered down, Quinn said she expected it would still cover roughly 85 percent of nearly 700 workers a year whose wages would have been boosted by the original bill.

Supporters say the bills wouldn't lead to increased class sizes, but would simply give schools that can not easily hire additional teachers or set up new classrooms some flexibility.

Supporters say bill is about student safety; others worry activists arrested during protests could lose licensure.

Supporters say the bill would help public schools struggling to keep class sizes down, parochial schools that have been losing students for years and students who can not afford private school tuition.

Supporters say the bills are intended to spark more competition for struggling schools, but critics charge competition alone won't help them do better.

Supporters say the bill would increase accountability in high - profile cases such as against the tobacco industry.

Not exact matches

But for all the promise, these big questions remain: Who will foot the bill, and is it really as secure as supporters say?

And while the bill's supporters argue that the legislation is a sensible fix that gives states much - needed flexibility on health care programs, the AMA, AAMC, and AARP say it would benefit the young, the healthy, and the rich at the expense of the old, the sick, and the poor by taking hacksaw to the Medicaid program that covers low - income Americans and allowing states to opt out of benefits requirements and other regulations under Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act.

President Donald Trump's Council of Economic Advisors said the bill could boost economic growth by 3 % to 5 % a year, while supporters said the boost would be around 4 %.

«If you're a true supporter of entrepreneurship,» Sherman says, «you support it with all your power — whether you're billing or not.»

The bill's supporters say the move will help stabilize health insurance premiums, even though it takes on one of the Affordable Care Act's most unpopular provisions.

The California Assembly passed a bill from a Bay Area lawmaker that supporters, including the League of Women Voters, say will shine a light on «dark money» in politics, requiring that top donors be listed on campaign ads.

«Our family has always been strong supporters of our troops,» says Bill Wilson, President and CEO at Wilson Creek Winery.

usmanov supporter or not has repeatedly said that if and when he gets his 30 % it will allow him to look at the books and as discussed to an extent on Radio 5 live last night and in the The Swiss Ramble report, even if the figures are not quite correct there is no doubt that our wage bill on players alone is far too high as so many have little or no transfer value, yet are on pretty big wages.

And an original supporter of the bill, Assemblyman Micah Kellner, said he was now against it.

Supporters of the amendment expressed irritation when culture secretary Maria Miller said it could function as a «wrecking amendment» to the gay marriage bill — an accusation she last used yesterday, albeit with more justification, on demands for civil ceremonies for heterosexual couples.

The bill's top supporter in the Democratic - led Assembly, Queens lawmaker Francisco Moya, in an interview Tuesday said he hoped the measure would have new life in the post-budget session.

Heastie, nevertheless, said he is sticking to requiring the bill gain majority support within his conference before being allowed on the floor for a vote in the full chamber, where supporters say it would likely pass.

The Cuomo administration circumvented the Senate and has laid down most of what GENDA would accomplish in regulation, but supporters of the bill say it must be made law.

O'Donnell and other supporters of the bill say medical marijuana can be an effective weapon against many symptoms recovering addicts experience, including nausea and anxiety.

The bill's Senate supporters said ride - booking apps would ease transportation, curb drunken driving and provide jobs to Upstate.

A bill is being introduced by Congressman Brian Higgins that supporters say will bring more transparency to the Social Security Administration, as well as more public input in cases of field office closings.

Victims and their supporters say the one - year window has to be in the final bill.

It's a bill supporters say protects families who can not afford to keep those homes, as well as protects property values for neighbors.

«Some supporters have urged me to press for a hand recount of the ballots because of voting irregularities, but I ran to stick up for Westchester taxpayers and I can not ask them to pay that bill,» Cohen said.

And that lack of notice, they say, cost them: None of 29 sitting Republicans voted for the bill, and one potential Republican supporter, Phil Boyle of Long Island, was absent from the chamber that day.

The bill delaying the fee, set to take effect next week, was approved by the Senate and Assembly this week over the objections of its supporters on the New York City Council, who say it can be an effective way of cutting down on waste.

Supporters of the bill saying the proposal has built in a package of safeguards and provide relief to terminally ill patients, who must self - administer.

Supporters of the bill said those attorney oversight systems are inadequate because they are geared more toward lawyers in civil practice.

Victims and their supporters say the one year window has to be in the final bill.

President Obama's recent signing of the FAA Reauthorization Bill — over the protests of at least 19 major trade unions including the UAW, Steelworkers, Transportation Communications Union (IAM) and Teamsters — shows once again the current administration's true nature, say supporters of Jill Stein's Green Party presidential campaign.

After an audit by the Erie County Comptroller's office bore out whistleblowers» claims of inflated billing and inadequate training, Urban League President Brenda McDuffie and her supporters say it's a political witch hunt.

Supporters including the New York Bar Association and the New York People's Convention, backed by activist Bill Samuels, say a convention could fix the state's partisan redistricting process, as well as create more environmental protections and measures to close campaign finance loopholes.

He says the «majority» of Republicans in the house are against the aid, and he needs to convince the leadership to bring the bill to the floor, so supporters can vote on it.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, has said he is focused on MMA's potential economic effects, but stopped short of publicly confirming a commitment, claimed by the bill's supporters, that the would sign it.

Supporters of the bill say it is needed to combat the growing problem of animal dealers who incorporate as not - for - profit shelters, which exempts them from the inspection and animal documentation requirements of New York's pet dealer program.

Tedisco, a Republican from Schenectady, says the list of supporters has grown to 38 senators, but there is still some opposition to putting the bill on the floor for a vote.

Andrew George, the MP for St Ives, an early supporter of changes to the Bill (despite not voting against it at Second Reading), said:

Cuomo said a bill that supporters and opponents have described as a creating a «sanctuary state» needs more review.

«There was a very well - orchestrated get - out - the - vote effort by local public service unions, but many of those voters would have been Astorino supporters, so it's hard to measure,» said the spokesman, Bill O'Reilly.

Supporters of the state legislation said they believe it «compliments» the council's bill, but others see this as an example of the mayor undercutting the council and Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, with whom he has worked very closely until just recently.

But a new version of the bill, which was amended with an eye toward addressing some public safety concerns of a trio of key GOP members, was quietly introduced two days ago, and supporters say there is some last minute movement on the measure.

ALBANY, N.Y. — For more than a decade, advocates have traveled to Albany to push for a bill that would make it easier for the survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits, but supporters of the measure known as the Child Victims Act say this year is different as perceptions surrounding sexual abuse and misconduct have changed in the last several months.

He said, «We were also glad to have the presence of other critical stakeholders and supporters of that programme which included Dangote Foundation and Bill Gate Foundation.»

IDC bills will include a star next to them denoting it's their bill (a move that some observers are saying will allow Klein and company to highlight their legislation to supporters more effectively than lawmakers in the minority).

Supporters of the bill say it's geared to both men and women in the workforce who have to take unexpected days off.

«To the patients, to the families, to the mothers, we would not be here if it weren't for you,» Savino said in a floor speech addressing supporters of the bill sitting in the Senate gallery.

Supporters of a bill to ban discrimination against transgender New Yorkers will continue their legislative push, and criticized Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan for saying Gov. Andrew Cuomo shouldn't have gone around the Legislature.

Supporters of the bill refute a lot of what Ball has said, saying the protections he's seeking are already in the existing human rights law.