Sentences with phrase «as lawmakers rushed»
The all - night scene at the state Capitol as lawmakers rushed to make — and eventually missed — the budget deadline was downright bizarre at times.
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Yet another attempt at an immigration deal between lawmakers and the Trump administration floundered over the weekend as lawmakers rushed to cobble together a $ 1.3 trillion spending deal ahead of Friday's government shutdown deadline.
As lawmakers rush to finalize a budget before an April 1 deadline, the question of who is present for negotiations has taken center stage.
Deals on some issues tied to the state budget are coming together as lawmakers rush to meet the New York state budget deadline.
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Six women who have reported sexual harassment by state lawmakers wrote them an open letter today, urging them not to «rush through bills» as part of the state budget being negotiated in the next 10 days.
Many lawmakers rushed to distance themselves from the legislation as Internet powerhouses such as Google, Amazon and Craigslist ran messages condemning the legislation.
Congress sent President Barack Obama a short - term spending bill to keep the government open through next Wednesday as lawmakers and the White House rushed to finalize a $ 1.1 trillion government - wide spending bill and a sprawling tax package.
On Wednesday night, as the legislative session rushed to a frenzied finish in Albany, State Sen. Jeff Klein announced the money is unlikely to be freed up by the time lawmakers leave the Capitol.
«Lawmakers should not rush through bills as part of the budget supposedly in the name of standing up for survivors — that's not progress, it's a pat on the back.»
Monday's meeting kicked off a week of furious legislative negotiations as state lawmakers work to rush through bills before Thursday's crossover deadline.
Congress handed NAR key legislative victories on low - income homeownership and commercial tax relief as lawmakers, in their rush to start fresh in 2001, passed long - stalled bills in the closing days of 2000.