Sentences with phrase «balking at a bill»

The NYT: «New York lawmakers are balking at a bill submitted by (Cuomo) to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18... But legislators in Louisiana, which imprisons the most citizens per capita and has the worst record in the country for meting out life sentences to adolescents, are giving a similar bill a warm, bipartisan reception.»

Senate Republican leaders may rely on the deal - making former businessman to lean on conservative senators who are balking at the bill.

New York lawmakers are balking at a bill submitted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18, the standard throughout most of the country.

After a few cups of cold sake, you won't balk at the bill.

Otherwise, it seems entirely possible that the more senior official that you say is responsible for the budget just balked at the bill.

Diemer balked at the bill and filed suit.

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The White House later said the president backed the legislation, even as some conservative Republicans balked at the size of the spending increases and the rush to pass the bill.

Bill Walsh, who came out of retirement to spend the»95 season as an offensive assistant with San Francisco, says he was told the team lost a chance to retain McCaffrey when it balked at paying him $ 350,000 a season.

As previously reported here, many House Democrats balked at passing a bill that paid for child nutrition programs out of SNAP (food stamp) funds.

The main reason why parents balk at handing over a mobile phone to a teenager is that they fear being the unhappy recipient of a huge monthly bill.

Senate Republicans have balked at the measure and this afternoon Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R - Nassau County, ruled out passing any minimum wage increase this legislative session in a brief question - and - answer session (he had previously hedged by saying he would only rule out passing Silver's bill).

Thompson, a Buffalo Democrat, told me in no uncertain terms that he's not going to leave his colleague, Sen. Bill Stachowski, «out to dry like that» when it comes to balking on the revenue bill, which leaves at least two solid «no» votes until the Assembly decides to deal on this isBill Stachowski, «out to dry like that» when it comes to balking on the revenue bill, which leaves at least two solid «no» votes until the Assembly decides to deal on this isbill, which leaves at least two solid «no» votes until the Assembly decides to deal on this issue.

Trump administration officials and conservative Republicans are also upset that Frelinghuysen voted against the tax cut bill — Trump's biggest legislative achievement — and initially balked at repealing Obamacare.

But Trump has balked at the cost, suggesting New York and New Jersey haven't agreed to pay enough of the overall tab and threatened to veto the omnibus bill if the House included Gateway funds in there.

ALBANY — State budget bills printed late Friday include public campaign financing for just one political office this year: The state comptroller, something good government advocates balked at as an overall failure to accomplish comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Two issues reportedly caused last night's blowup: Mandate relief, which the Assembly didn't start conferencing until late; and the health care exchange bill, which the Senate balked at passing.

It's worth noting that as Cuomo campaigns on the passage of the full women's agenda, the governor in 2013 broke the package of bills up into 10 different pieces of legislation as Senate Republicans balked at the abortion plank.

The state Senate finished its two - year session Thursday without voting on the bill after Democratic leaders balked at reports that the measure would drive up utility rates.

In that case, Senate Republicans sparked controversy by rewriting a House bill governing public access to playgrounds to speed more cash to charters, although House Republicans balked at the backlash last summer.

Make sure to have a bit of a financial buffer put away so you don't balk at the bar bill from a brilliant night when it comes to paying your fair share.

Ohio House passes legislation Jim Provance — The Blade — November 22, 2014 COLUMBUS — Ohio's fledgling wind energy industry is balking at a largely ignored provision of a massive environmental bill overwhelmingly approved in the House this week, arguing it is designed to throw one more wrench into its turbines.

(The Senate bill even eschews any talk of cap - and - trade, though Luntz balked at the Democrats» alternative term --» Global Warming Pollution Reduction and Investment» — because it uses the words «global warming.»)

They might balk at some of the rhetoric around rehabilitation as opposed to punishment in the original bill.