Sentences with phrase «bipartisan approval»

While the majority of the preparation, warning and clean - up of Hurricane Sandy has been met with bipartisan approval, residents of Staten Island are saying they're being ignored.

He won bipartisan approval of a law setting testing and safety standards for drinking water in every public school — the first law of its kind in the United States.

The success of the charter school movement in most of the country undercuts the claims leveled by opponents to turn Washington voters against a proposal for change, one which had bipartisan approval of the Legislature and Democratic governor Gary Locke.

The market will no doubt be sad to see him go, his pragmatic approach to rejuvenating the swaps and options regulator has been met with wide bipartisan approval.

By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)-- House Republicans are pitching a six - year transportation construction plan as a major jobs bill that can win bipartisan approval before next year's election, a key GOP lawmaker said Monday.

[129] His ability to gain broad international support for the Gulf War and the war's result were seen as both a diplomatic and military triumph, [12] rousing bipartisan approval, [130] though his decision to withdraw without removing Saddam Hussein left mixed feelings, and attention returned to the domestic front and a souring economy.

The House education committee has given overwhelming bipartisan approval to a long - stalled bill to renew the Higher Education Act that would intensify scrutiny of tuition hikes and help schools of education offer beefed - up field experiences to prospective teachers.

Already on Tuesday, the tuition proposal met with bipartisan approval — cautious interest from Republicans and hearty endorsements from a range of liberal and educational groups.

Still, some believe Antonacci's participation in the program could put Senate Republicans in a box on the issue, with Cuomo potentially pointing to a Republican's involvement as a bipartisan approval.

With overwhelming, bipartisan approval, the Legislature passed a resolution (8 - 2) opposing the creation of a Library Special Taxing District.

With bipartisan approval, the Erie County Legislature has passed a resolution voicing its opposition to the creation of an Erie County and Buffalo Library System special taxing district.

This is now the law of the land, just in time for the end of 2014, and shockingly, it passed both the House and Senate with bipartisan approval and high votes of approval (not many voted against it).