Sentences with phrase «tie votes lose»

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Italy's government, divided over the Afghan war and ties with the U.S. military, lost a crucial vote on foreign policy on Wednesday that plunged Prime Minister Romano Prodi into his worst crisis since taking office in May.

The GOP holds just a one - seat majority in the chamber after the surprise victory of Democrat Doug Jones in last year's Alabama special election; that means they can lose just one Republican vote, even under reconciliation (Vice President Mike Pence would cast a tie - breaker in the case of a 50 - 50 split).

But Yellen would be unlikely to lose any Democratic votes and she's not tied to the Obama administration's economic policies in the way Summers is, so it's hard to imagine her inspiring much bloodlust among Republicans, either.

If instead we voted to approve funding directly by program, money would be tied to those programs and thus be nearly impossible to lose track of.

Warren was able to tie Richards in committee votes in the city's 29th district, but lost by 63 votes in the 23rd district.

With solid opposition of the 48 - member Democratic caucus, the Senate Republicans can afford to lose the votes of only two of their 52 members and still pass the legislation with a tie - breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence — who postponed a Mideast trip just in case.

While we fell 80 something votes short, I won four towns, lost four towns, and tied another.

Other Republican names floating around include businessman Bob Turner, who ran against Weiner in 2010 and lost with 40 percent of the vote, as well as attorney Juan Reyes, whose Manhattan ties could come with a thick rolodex for potential fundraising.

He can afford to lose two votes while counting on Vice President Mike Pence to break the tie.