Sentences with phrase «against the legislation on»

It may surprise the Home Secretary to know that the whole Labour party, including the current and former Prime Minister, voted against that legislation on the grounds that it did not go far enough in liberalising the situation and still applied the criminal law to far too much information.

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They have already used those resources to highlight that Baldwin voted against the tax reform bill, spending $ 3 million on ads and holding town halls and knocking on doors to explain why she should support the legislation.

Salesforce came in and pushed the governor of Georgia up against a wall over a anti-gay legislation, and this week, Apple, Google and Facebook are among the companies putting serious pressure on North...

Just like a thorough vetting of cabinet nominees could have foreseen the scandals that later emerged, a thorough vetting and review process for the monster tax cut legislation would have cautioned against such radical moves in the face of massive maturing supply, a trimming Fed, and a debt - strapped consumer that is seeing higher interest rates on mortgages and credit cards as a result of the spike in rates.

Years after a national task force recommended enacting anti-spam legislation, the Canadian bill finally established strict rules for electronic marketing and safeguards against the installation of unwanted software programs on personal computers, all backed by tough multi-million dollar penalties.

Yet the 13f lives on (it's Section 13f of the Securities Exchange Act, legislation expressly prohibiting discrimination against issuers).

The U.S. dollar rose slightly against a basket of major currencies helped by optimism about progress on tax reform legislation and lawmakers» efforts to avert a U.S. government shutdown on Saturday.

A day after the bill's prospects wavered somewhat, Republican leaders notched two victories on Friday, when Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said he would vote yes after gaining a more generous child tax credit in the final bill and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, who voted against the initial Senate bill over deficit concerns, said he would support the legislation.

Republicans voted against Civil Rights Legislation and have capitalized on their NO vote since the 1960's.

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.»

And even though the public outcry against it caused enforcement of the legislation to be put on hold, it was not rescinded, and thousands of public officials have already agreed to abide by it.

FRC gained attention in the last days of the campaign for its advertising against Joseph Cao — a Republican congressman from Louisiana who supported hate - crimes legislation and an effort to repeal the military's «don't ask, don't tell» policy on openly homosexual service members.

The laws about sacred seasons, Sabbath observance, details of sacrifice, clean and unclean foods, bulk much larger than legislation on ethics, and this lack of perspective and proportion, this inveterate idea that Yahweh was appeased by ceremonial behavior, obtained so firm a grip that even the prophets who contended against it never broke its hold, as orthodox Judaism today bears witness.

Despite her famous 13 - hour filibuster last year against new abortion legislation in Texas, Sen. Wendy Davis says she actually supports a 20 - week ban on abortion.

On this view, legislation informed by religion or by traditional morality expresses a malicious desire by some citizens to apply power against other citizens.

The NBA, MLB, and PGA Tour also support proposed legislation in Indiana that would include a one percent «integrity fee,» which would go to the leagues being bet on and ostensibly spent to ensure proper oversight against issues like point shaving or match fixing.

The changes in Nestlé policies and practices that have been achieved are attributable to pressure from the boycott and concerted work around the world on monitoring companies against the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent, relevant Resolutions of the World Health Assembly and working for legislation to enforce these measure.

Legislators considering changing their divorce laws should consider the full range of legal options available to them, such as those compiled by Americans for Divorce Reform and posted on their Internet «Divorce Reform Page «69 This site presents arguments for and against the initiatives as well as model legislation.

In papers submitted by the UK Government last year in the case and seen by the BHA, the Government attempted to argue that there is no breach of EU law because «if a teacher brought a claim against a school (on the basis that the school, as an employer, had discriminated against them in their remuneration, for example), then the court or tribunal would consider the legislation in this wider context.

In the United Kingdom, the 2012 Contest annual report notes that «over 4,000 URLs which breach UK terrorism legislation have been taken down», while referencing the need to see «more work done to ensure the communications industry is aware of extremist material circulating on their communications services and is actively assessing that material against their own codes of practice to determine whether it should be removed».

In a submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee's inquiry into the passage of legislation through Parliament, the CIOT proposes: · The Finance Bill Public Bill Committee takes oral evidence from tax experts and others; · More effective liaison between select committees and the Finance Bill committee; · Increasing the resources available to Parliament for scrutinising tax matters; · Using technology to make it easier for those outside Parliament to comment on Bills, e.g. an online facility to input comments by clause numbers, so MPs can see who says what against each clause; · Asking the Office of Tax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposals.

Cuomo, who has railed against the federal government's tax legislation that passed last month, is expected to once again detail the impact of the tax overhaul on the state.

IF, and it's a big IF, there were to be a hung Parliament next time around, far better that the LibDems (and I guess this applies to the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Dr. Dick Taylor too) act as kingmakers by voting for or against the government, whether it be Labour or Conservative, * on the merits of each individual piece of legislation * than propping up some of the most loathsome, reactionary policies this side of the self - styled moral crusaders from the ear of High Thatcherism.

Coming off her aggressive questioning of top military leaders in committee on the transgender military ban, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) now plans to seek to amend major defense legislation against the policy.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the group started by Bloomberg, will hold a rally tomorrow on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol to support background check legislation.

Democrats, who had railed against the impact of the legislation on a state like New York, which could have seen a gradual reduction in Medicaid spending with a block grant system, were cautious in their responses.

Bloomberg's Independence USA PAC put $ 6 million in ads behind Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey for his leadership on gun control legislation after the Newtown shooting and punished New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte for voting against it with $ 8.5 million in ads backing her opponent, Gov. Maggie Hassan — while Bloomberg donated another $ 1 million to Planned Parenthood Votes to further boost Hassan.

The landmark Brexit legislation will now return to the Commons, where the Prime Minister is expected to face tough battles against her own backbenchers on customs arrangements, the Northern Irish border and parliamentary scrutiny, among other issues.

In a crucial difference with the version of the legislation that failed to win sufficient Republican support earlier this year, the current incarnation allows states to individually decide which pre-existing conditions insurers must cover and removes caps on how much the afflicted can be charged, and includes an age tax that allows insurance companies to charge higher premiums to individuals between the ages of 50 and 64 — allowing it to win votes from the previously recalcitrant Tea Party - aligned Freedom Caucus and pass by a margin of 217 in favor to 213 against.

Poloncarz also said he expects to gain more headway with his proposed Fair Housing Law, which adds to existing state and federal anti-discrimination legislation to prohibit housing discrimination based on sources of income, which are frequently cited as a pretext for discriminating against prospective tenants and buyers based on race, marital status and disabilities.

The government was defeated in 15 Lords votes on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, its keystone Brexit legislation, with majorities against it ranging from 24, to 128.

In New York, it is not against the law for legislators to take outside income — and it was a major factor in the case of Mr. Silver, who prosecutors said had traded state grant money and influence on tenant legislation in exchange for legal referral fees.

Topics in a post-announcement press Q&A included whether Cuomo will support Bronx Borough President, and Cuomo ally, Ruben Diaz Jr. in a 2017 mayoral run against Bill de Blasio, details on a state program to fund the green card application fees of 2,000 applicants, delays in the Cuomo administration response to the still unfolding Hoosick Falls drinking water catastrophe, whether Cuomo will work to turn control of the state senate to the Democrats, whether Cuomo will sign recently - passed AirBnB legislation, the State's response to increasingly severe occurrences of K2 / spice overdoses and whether he will support 2014 gubernatorial opponent Zephyr Teachout in her congressional campaign.

Some argued that State Senator Jeff Klein had brought the bill to a vote too soon, while others focused on the Republican Senators who persisted in voting against the legislation.

The most significant spending on the pro-gun side, however, has come from the National Shooting Sports Foundation — a Newtown - headquartered gun industry trade association that lobbied aggressively against the state gun control legislation.

However, the monarch's consent is required before Parliament may pass legislation removing such powers: this was seen when the second reading of the Military Action Against Iraq (Parliamentary Approval) Bill, which would have removed the monarch's ability to authorize military action without Parliamentary approval, had to be abandoned because the monarch (on the advice of her government) refused to grant such consent.

Senate Republicans on Monday criticized the Democratic leadership in the conference for voting against legislation that would recall an elected official who is indicted for a felony.

Theresa May continued her war against the boys in blue this week, as she announced wide - ranging legislation designed to crack down on corruption and open up the Police Federation to scrutiny.

Sanctions against Russia's mining, metals and shipping industries would be tied to another bill imposing a new round of penalties against Iran.The legislation could be voted on as early as this week.

Asked why he was voting for the legislation, Skelos cited the complete ban on smoking marijuana, as well as protections built into the program to guard against fraud and abuse.

This is not a situation of President Obama's making but a direct result of Assad using chemical weapons against his own people, so if you're getting all jacked up and thinking about giving Putin some type of international accolade on the level of the Nobel Peace prize, I'd caution you Congressman, I fully expect this whole deal to fall apart in about 3 days in any case; and for the President Obama to be forced to move forward post haste with Syrian Strike legislation.

As hundreds of advocates rallied in Albany against climate change and to push Gov. Andrew Cuomo to do more on the issue, his office announced legislation on Monday that would institute a statewide ban on single - use plastic bags by 2019.

The GOP, which voted in a bloc against the marriage bill in spite of advocates» claims that there was support from four or more minority conference members for the legislation, is unlikely to engaged it fragile hold on the majority — if it manages to wrest it back from the Democrats — by taking up this controversial bill.

Assemblyman Erik Dilan, a Brooklyn Democrat with ties to the legal industry, has introduced legislation to compete with a proposal that would limit interest rates on cash advances against lawsuit settlements.

He wants a meeting on legislation for increasing democratic participation in deprived communities, a look at the state of the electoral register and an assessment of prejudice against members of his party in Westminster.

Calls against the US allowing any more Syrian refugees into the country reached a fever pitch yesterday, as Republican lawmakers began drawing up legislation to prohibit the move and the number of governors promising to prevent Syrians from entering their borders grew as many Democrats played wait - and - see on the issue.

According to the group's filing with the Commission on Public Integrity, NOM spent $ 735,963 in May and June lobbying against the same - sex marriage legislation.

On Monday, he signed legislation that bolster penalties for those who make bomb threats against community centers.

Sex abuse victims and child advocates turned up the heat on Cuomo, calling on him to support legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for criminal charges and civil suits lodged against accused abusers.

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