Sentences with phrase «advance a bill there»

Not exact matches

Recent high - profile election observer missions have been deployed to the elections in Sri Lanka, Fiji, Nigeria and Malawi; whilst each of these was given a broadly clean bill of health, there were doubts in advance concerning the integrity of the electoral process in these countries.

Amid the furor of getting the $ 168 billion state budget passed prior to the holiday weekend, there were several less talked about items that made it into the final spending bills, many of them focusing on advancing what Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office called «The Women's Agenda.»

However, speaking on condition of anonymity, the aide said that it makes sense for lawmakers to plan in advance on the handling of bills on which several committees might feel a need to hold a public hearing — and, rather than each committee holding a separate hearing, there could be one hearing by members of the various panels.

It's unclear whether it will advance through the Assembly (or whether Speaker Sheldon Silver might wait for the Cuomo bill, or whether there's a switch - a-roo....)

Anyway, I think you're «hoping» for more Republican advance than may actually be out there... although there is no doubt that their agitations are likely to win over some who are taken in by fear tactics, I just don't see the making of any waves out there... especially after the health care bill gets signed into law with a public option... Dems will universally gain after that.

The regular legislative session for this year is already over, but there is a special session; also North Carolina has two - year sessions, so the bill could also advance early next year in the second half of the regular session.

There are drinks offers and even the option to split the bill in advance on the app.

One emphasizes accident — for example, that Bill Gates had access to a computer in 1968 when there were few around and to another more advanced one at the University of Washington when it was not easy to spend endless time free on a computer, and this helped make him what he became.

While we are disappointed that certain bills that would have provided parents with more options in the education of their child did not advance or were weakened, there are still a number of important school choice and education reform measures that will be discussed over the next two months.

There's hand - wringing and finger - pointing at Simon & Schuster over the soft performance of Hillary Clinton's «Hard Choices,» for which she got a $ 14 million advance, sources said — and which was replaced at No. 1 on the best - seller list this week by an «exposé» about Hillary and Bill Clinton.

There is also a range of business extras that are part and parcel of this corporate tariff, such free business voicemail, advanced billing options, dedicated UK - based business support, online account management, cheaper international calls and free conference calling.

Third - Party Apps There's one big advance for app hounds in BlackBerry 6: carrier billing.

Moreover, there are new programs protecting electronic purchases and providing emergency cash advances for unexpected expenses like medical bills or abroad legal problems.

However, you can prevent yourself from paying interest on your account by simply making your payment by the close of your billing cycle each month, or before the end of the 25 - day grace period (There is an exception to this though, as cash advances are charged interest from the date of the transaction.)

When you think about it there are only two ways you are going to pay the college bill; by saving the money in advance, or by borrowing it at the time you need it.

We specialize in custom proposals and research the facts in advance so there are no surprises in the billing process.

For the first 12 billing cycles, there is a 0 percent APR on balance transfers and cash advance checks.

But there were students who had returned from — you know, on the GI Bill who were advanced students and very capable students.

There was so much unjustified confidence that they rejected opportunities for compromise, including the McCain - Lieberman bill when provisions were added to advance nuclear power and the proposal for a «safety valve» from Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico.

But they are not able to pay any amount — there are limits to how much they are able to pay, and they are not comfortable committing in advance to pay unknown amounts (the consequence of hourly billing).

They should notify RCPO in advance, in case there was any challenge to the size or propriety of their bill, but no variation to the restraint order was required in order to enable them to utilise the money in payment of their fees.

First, let's clarify that there are two types of «un-worked hours» in this scenario: 1) those that not worked and help to provide space for thinking, filtering and creativity; and 2) those that are worked but not billed and help to advance the objectives of the partner or the firm.

There was a real distinction between: (i) carrying out an assessment and deciding as part of the assessment to reduce the bill by a percentage; and (ii) deciding in advance of the assessment that the receiving party would only receive a percentage of the assessed costs.

With continued advances in medicine and medical technology, there will be an increase in the need for medical billing and coding specialists.

Fortunately, it's unlikely there will be 60 votes to advance the bill, as cutting off funds to Planned Parenthood would be irresponsible.