Sentences with phrase «action on the bill for»

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The spending bill appeared to only be waiting for Trump's signature when he tweeted Friday morning that he was «considering a VETO» because the bill does not fully fund a wall on the Mexican border or create a solution for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a program protecting some undocumented immigrants from deportation that Trump chose last year to end.

The electric bill, which had skyrocketed to $ 4,000 a month, is down to $ 1,000, mainly because employees were reminded that their actions, no matter how small — including turning off computers and lights when they left for the night — could have a profound impact on company expenses.

In his meeting Thursday with House Democrats, Obama was also to insist that House Republicans not use a funding bill for the Homeland Security Department to try to quash the executive actions he took late last year on immigration and deportations.

This action increases the amount of Treasury bills in circulation, thereby creating a greater stock of investible assets for nonbank money market investors — an outcome that tends to put upward pressure on Treasury bill rates and potentially other term money market rates.

But in the maelstrom of last - minute action before the House heads home Friday, the bill has not been scheduled for what was expected to be a contentious debate on the floor.

Former President Bill Clinton and Americares President and CEO Michael J. Nyenhuis announced «Healing for Health Workers: Building Mental Health Capacity in Post-Maria Puerto Rico» as a Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery meeting in Miami today.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

Trump on Saturday also attempted to blame the Parkland shooting on Democrats» inaction on gun control, likening it to the immigration debate and what to do about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA)-- which the Senate tried and failed to write a bill on this week.

The bill appears to be heading toward the finish line, though at least three other Republican senators remained publicly undecided on Friday, including Mike Lee of Utah, who has allied with Mr. Rubio in pressing for an expanded child credit, and Jeff Flake of Arizona, who has been trying to extract commitments from Republican leadership related to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.

Republicans rammed a bill through the House on Wednesday that would make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines, the first significant action on guns in Congress since mass shootings in Nevada and Texas killed...

I concluded at the time of the riots that of all the things the government now needed to do, it was the married family which most urgently needed to be rebuilt: I was and remain as certain of that as anything I have ever written, and I have been saying it repeatedly for over 20 years: I was saying it, for instance, when I was attacking (in The Mail and also The Telegraph), as it went through the Commons, the parliamentary bill which became that disastrous piece of (Tory) legislation called the Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time with their children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack.»

Standing in front of the United Methodist Building near the U.S. Capitol, the «Nuns on the Bus,» as they have billed themselves, rallied an excited crowd with stories from the road and a call to action for future protests to protect social programs.

The bill provides for tougher action on forced conversions of minor girls and women from the scheduled tribes.

But AUL Action, the advocacy arm of Americans United for Life, has called on the Senate to vote on the bill as soon as possible.

His second complaint is that the VFW's Political Action Committee «endorsed John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania Democrat, in his re-election campaign for Congress against «28 - year Army veteran Bill Russell, who had served in Operation Desert Storm, Kosovo and Iraq and heroically participated in rescue efforts at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.»

The congressional spending bill signed by the President on March 23 directs the FDA to take action against imitation dairy foods, «representing a victory for farmers and consumers alike,» said the Nat...

Now, if an infrastructure bill actually happens with this administration, and one of Apollo's private equity funds related to infrastructure gets a sweet piece of that action, that $ 184 million that Harris gave to Kushner for refinancing the morgage on his Chicago office buliding was just pure coincidence... right?

Rallying against the bill included groups like Citizen Action, which have sought to further push Cuomo to the left on a variety of issues (Cuomo continues to enjoy a strong approval rating from self - identified liberals, even as advocates have faulted him for not doing enough).

The Legislature left Albany for the week without heeding Gov. David Paterson's call for an up - or - down vote on his budget or taking action on his furlough bill.

Democrats pressing for bills to reform the state's campaign finance system say the U.S. Attorney's investigations into a panel controlled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo might help spur action on their measures.

He has asked members of the House to be punctual and respect the time table for the House to expedite action on the 23 bills before it.

In the last week, he flexed some muscle, pushing for action on the DREAM Act, public campaign finance and funding for a pre-kindergarten expansion that New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has pushed for.

«Interestingly, eight (8) months down the line, the Finance Minister, in the 2018 Budget Statement, mentioned in paragraph 272 that «In line with the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), a Parliamentary Committee will be established to follow up on PAC recommendations, the Conduct for Public Officers» Bill, the Manual on Standards and Ethics to complement the Code of Conduct for MPs and the Right to Information Bill».

Tom Libous, the deputy majority leader for Republicans in the Senate, argued that the bill offered immediate action on a process instituted in the 1800s that many agree should be updated.

In a memorandum supporting the bill, the ASPCA noted several instances of not - for - profit shelters in New York being accused of wrongdoing, including Friends of Freddie Pet Rescue on Long Island, the target of a state Attorney General probe and a class - action lawsuit accusing it of selling sick puppies.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A group of women elected officials on Monday called for immediate action on the New York City bill that would require sick days for all those employed in New York City.

After these breaks were enacted, Michael McKee, treasurer of the Tenants Political Action Committee wrote a column for the Metropolitan Council on Housing's website that the renewal passed the Assembly smoothly after «a clear message from the Speaker that he was pushing this bill through, even though many members were unhappy with pieces of it.»

After reviewing the budget bills, Karen Scharff, the executive director of Citizen Action of New York and a co-chair of the Working Families Party, encouraged proponents to keep fighting until the bills come to the floor for a vote, which is expected to happen on Monday.

The statement comes as Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are still trying to line up votes for the health care bill, which has stalled over the last several months, but revived after conservative groups pushed for action on the issue.

The general court may provide for its salaries, mileage, and expenses and for necessary expenditures in anticipation of appropriations, but before final action on the general appropriation bill it shall not enact any other appropriation bill except on recommendation of the governor.

What makes it more expensive for the rest of us is the corruption involved in government — and the strongest remaining champion of continued corruption is your boss and friend JOhn Flanagan — a leader who can not bring a bill to the Senate floor on an issue that 97 % of New Yorkers demand action.

The Senate on Aug. 3 approved the last budget bill — the so - called «revenue» legislation — that calls for more than $ 1 billion in new tax and fee hikes and several hundred million dollars of other revenue «actions» to help balance the $ 136 billion fiscal plan.

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A federal investigation into NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign fund - raising has zeroed in on whether donations were exchanged for beneficial city action in about a half - dozen cases, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry.

With this in mind, the Gill Action Fund's political director, Bill Smith, who started his career working for Karl Rove, set about putting together a team that would be able to relate to the Senate Republicans and convince them that voting «yes» on the gay marriage bill — or, at the very least, letting it come out for a vote — would not be political suicBill Smith, who started his career working for Karl Rove, set about putting together a team that would be able to relate to the Senate Republicans and convince them that voting «yes» on the gay marriage bill — or, at the very least, letting it come out for a vote — would not be political suicbill — or, at the very least, letting it come out for a vote — would not be political suicide.

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.»

Gay rights advocates ramped up their demonstrations in support of the bill over the weekend, with roughly 300 demonstrators gathering in Union Square for a «Last Day of Marriage Inequality» action on Sunday, a rally at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park and a «kiss - in» for marriage equality at Herald Square on Saturday.

Mayor Bill de Blasio won a second term in a landslide on Tuesday, bringing four more years of Democratic rule to New York City as Council members hope for more action on key issues such as police reform, affordable housing and education.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., today called upon State Senators Joseph A. Griffo and David Valesky to get action on a sales tax bill that is not currently on a list of items for action by the state Senate.

Of local import, Capital Region transportation advocates were awaiting Senate action on a bill that would pave the way for the Capital District Transportation Authority to become the region's taxi regulator.

In the meantime, the Rivers state House of Assembly has referred the Rivers state Reserve Fund Amendment Bill, 2017 to the House Committee on Public Accounts for further action.

To address concerns by some Democrats and Republicans that a look - back would infringe on the due process rights of accused predators, the bill would allow for a dismissal of cases if the delays in bringing them can be shown to have «materially prejudiced the defendant in the defense or investigation of an action.»

Bill de Blasio has, on multiple occasions, expressed his support for banning carriage horses but as mayor has not yet taken any public action toward a ban.

After the Second reading of the bill the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara refers it to the House Committee on Basic Education Services for further legislative action.

In 1998, Silver made the news in Syracuse as the man who stalled action on «Jenna's Law,» a bill to curtail parole for violent felons.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday delivered his harshest critique yet of Governor Andrew Cuomo, criticizing his one - time «friend» for coming up with excuses to stall action on reforming a tax break for developers, creating distractions on the issue and lacking leadership skills.

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled an $ 89.06 billion executive budget proposal for the 2019 fiscal year on Thursday, decrying new spending that the city must undertake to meet shortfalls and unfunded mandates imposed by the new state budget approved last month, and cautioning of federal actions that could affect the city's fiscal future.

The actions could be a lifesaver for the popular alternatives to public schools because Bloomberg's likely successor, Democrat Bill de Blasio, has vowed to impose a moratorium on co-locating charter schools in city facilities.

Those in other States can decide for themselves how they feel about their Representatives actions on the amendment and the overall Bill.

With about two months until the state's medical marijuana program is supposed to be ready to go, a bill that would allow expedited access to the drug for certain patients is waiting on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's desk for his action.