Sentences with phrase «behalf of the bill»

Bevin spoke on behalf of the bill Wednesday morning before the Senate Education Committee approved it and sent it to the full Senate for its afternoon vote.

With just over a week until the Democratic primary, Bill Clinton's former strategist sent out a fundraising e-mail on Monday on behalf of Bill Clinton's former money man, telling supporters that McAuliffe is «the strongest possible nominee» out of the three Democrats seeking the nomination.

The New York State AFL - CIO is proud of its members who worked so diligently on behalf of Bill Owens, who will be a strong voice in Washington for Upstate New York's working men and women.

Flanagan said he has spoken to Bloomberg, who was expected in Albany today to lobby on behalf of this bill, on several occasions, but insisted he's doing this only because he thinks it's the right thing to do.

There is also labor opposition from the Las Vegas - based culinary union, which is in a dispute with Ultimate Fighting Championship, a top MMA promoter which is lobbying on behalf of the bill.

On behalf of the Bills, Sabres and Pegula Sports and Entertainment, we offer our condolences to the Wilmers family and the M&T Bank community.

• During last year's contentious battle in the State Senate over the failed gay - marriage bill, while Governor Paterson, Kirsten Gillibrand, Christine Quinn, and even Chuck Schumer lobbied on behalf of the bill, Cuomo was virtually silent, not even bothering to get three wavering state senators on the phone when asked to do so by gay groups.

In April 2009, California State Senator Darrell Steinberg asked Reanna to testify before a senate committee on behalf of a bill that would fund more career academies like GETA that prepare students for green jobs.

[In his essay for the exhibition catalog, «Face to Face with Archibald J. Motley Jr.,» art historian David C. Driskell recounts visiting Motley in Chicago in 1979 to purchase the paintings on behalf of Bill and Camille Cosby.]

The Department, in its role as an advocate for consumers and competition throughout the economy, has supported this bill since it was introduced, and we have testified before the Real Estate Commission and the Assembly on behalf of the bill.