Sentences with phrase «bipartisan support of the bill»

Additionally, he points out the unlikely bipartisan support of the bill, given the current gridlock in Congress.

Not exact matches

The second bill that passed the House last night, also by an overwhelming bipartisan majority, is the Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 (H.R. 4854).

In a rare sign of bipartisan support for just about anything on Capitol Hill, two bills both aiming to make it easier for entrepreneurs to raise money sailed through the House last night in landslide votes.

The bill, announced by McConnell and supported by a bipartisan group of senators, would «legalize hemp as an agricultural commodity and remove it from the list of controlled substances.»

Although the bill drew bipartisan support in the Senate, with 14 Republicans voting for it, it will almost certainly face a tougher fight in the Republican - controlled House of Representatives in the weeks to come.

Although the original JOBS Act passed with bipartisan support in 2012, this is an election year, and so the fate of the bill could be subject to political whims.

In April, FWD.us and other Silicon Valley leaders funded a television ad by Americans for a Conservative Direction in support of the bipartisan immigration bill introduced by the Senate's Gang of Eight.

With last - minute support from Maryland's Republicans, the House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill Friday to raise the nation's debt ceiling, but the high - stakes hunt for a bipartisan plan that could pass both chambers of Congress was set to...

They joined a bipartisan group of senators and 281 representatives in the House in support of the bill.

«New York leads the nation's efforts in strengthening climate security, and through the RGGI program and this latest bipartisan proposal to reduce emissions even further, the investment of proceeds will continue to support and create thousands of jobs and reduce electricity bills for residents,» Governor Cuomo said.

The governor reiterated his threat to drag the Legislature back to the Capitol before the November general election — most likely in October, which is after the Sept. 14 primary — in hopes of getting the Assembly to take up the property tax cap bill passed with bipartisan support this week by the Senate (eight Democrats voted «no»).

With 106 Democrats supporting the bill, the «Federal Reserve Transparency Act» was approved by a bipartisan vote of 333 - 92.

The MJIA is one of the rare bills that has bipartisan support, with Republican luminaries like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul joining the bulk of the Democratic conference.

A co-author of the bill, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, said in an interview Thursday he expected the measure would hit the House floor «in the next few weeks, and we'll have strong bipartisan support.»

To date, there is broad bipartisan support for these bills; 247 Members of the United States House of Representatives and 63 members of the United States Senate support them.

Katko has also focused on helping Syracuse through his support for a bipartisan highway bill that designated the elevated portion of Interstate 81 in the city as a high priority corridor, O'Connor said.

Washington (CNN)- Backers of a bipartisan Senate immigration reform plan Thursday defeated an attempt by Republican opponents to alter the border security requirements in the bill, which could have significantly undermined support for the compromise legislation.

Updated at 12:35 p.m. ET on 7/16 Washington (CNN)-- An effort to remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command received a bipartisan boost Tuesday as conservative Republicans joined the bill's main backer, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, to voice their support for the measure.

Two bills with bipartisan support in the State Legislature would create a list of companies that are boycotting Israel and then deny them state contracts and investments from the state pension fund.

County Executive George Latimer has always made a point to highlight his political history of working with Republicans in a bipartisan manner, whether it was giving committee chairmanships to Republicans when he served as chairman of the BOL, or getting Republican support for his bills while in the State Senate.

Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D - N.Y., added that after weeks of believing that Congress must pass a stand - alone bill that legalizes the status of dreamers, the Hispanic Caucus now supports bipartisan plans to formalize their status and enact changes in border security.

«We're going to support a number of bills on a bipartisan basis.

A bill with bipartisan support in the state Legislature would create a list of companies that are boycotting Israel and then deny them state contracts and investments from the state pension fund.

The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in both houses of the legislature.

Gillibrand says the bill has bipartisan support, and she's optimistic it will make it through both houses of Congress.

Mark - Viverito, a native of Puerto Rico, has called on the state to adopt legislation similar to a bill recently introduced in California known as the California Values Act — which has bipartisan support — would establish a statewide policy that recognizes immigrants as «valuable and essential members of the California community» and would limit the state's participation in federal immigration law enforcement.

Gov. Scott Walker's $ 100 million property tax cut proposal won bipartisan support in the Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday, easily clearing its first hurdle as it speeds through the process with the aim of reductions appearing on bills this December.

With numerous mass shootings in recent public memory, he urged a number of Republican Senators to support the bill, eventually passing it in a bipartisan effort.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Alexander - Murray bipartisan health care bill has support from a majority of senators, and he urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring it to the floor «immediately.»

«Not only does Ballot Proposal # 3 demonstrate how an amendment can be made to the Constitution without the need for a convention, it also has overwhelming bipartisan support among local governments, environmental groups, business organizations and recreational enthusiasts,» said Bill Farber of the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages.

Despite bipartisan support for the bill, the campaign arm of House Democrats said Katko was trying to claim credit for legislation that he did not deserve.

«It's the kind of bill that I think can receive bipartisan support.

The defense bill that will be the basis for the package normally enjoys wide bipartisan support, but Republicans, and some fiscally conservative Democrats, are unhappy with the prospect of another jolt of deficit - swelling spending.

Benjamin also reports that «Sen. Tom Duane, who was initially not pleased with Paterson's decision to push gay marriage, now says he believes the bill will pass «with bipartisan support,» although he isn't naming the names of any GOP supporters.

The 5 - 4 Supreme Court decision overrules the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which passed Congress with bipartisan support and was signed by President Bill Clinton.

The bill, one of the Democratic governor's marque initiatives, passed the Senate on a bipartisan vote of 22 to 14; it now moves to the House of Representatives, where it also has bipartisan support.

Both the Assembly and Senate versions of the bill have bipartisan support and are making their way through committee.

Indeed, Obama cast his decision as the result of the Republican - led House's failure to act on a comprehensive immigration bill the Senate passed with bipartisan support in June 2013, or advance legislation of its own.

The bill represented a rare moment of strong bipartisan support in Congress and will help secure the future of one of the Obama administration's longest - running aid programs.

Chaffetz won bipartisan support in the House more than a year ago for a more limited bill that would shorten the wait for visas for immigrants from countries with the highest number of applications.

Although the bill drew bipartisan support, half of Senate Democrats (22) voted against it, together with seven Republicans and the Senate's two Independent members.

There was similar bipartisan support in the Republican - led House, although slightly more Republicans voted «no» than «yes» as the bill passed by a margin of 261 to 116.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) applauds Congress for its bipartisan support of the omnibus spending bill that significantly boosts our nation's investment in biomedical research.

While the bill has received bipartisan support, it has not won universal acclaim, due in part to its focus on space exploration at the expense of NASA's Earth sciences programs, Engadget said.

«Rim of Valley» land preservation measure gets bipartisan support; House members ask for stalled bill to move forward — Daily News

The bill, HR 1523, enjoyed bipartisan support until last week, when the House Subcommittee on Select Education approved an amendment that would incorporate federal regulations protecting the rights of all handicapped individuals into the statute — thus barring changes in the rules without Congressional approval.

Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate education committee and more than a dozen House members met in a conference committee Wednesday to begin reconciling two bills — one a Republican - only measure that barely passed the U.S. House of Representatives in July, and the other a Senate version that cleared the U.S Senate with big, bipartisan support a few days later.

Arne Duncan wasn't willing to support a Senate bill that had huge bipartisan support because the bill stripped him of too much authority.

The fact that you saw this bill pass with such robust bipartisan support is an indication of how broadly shared the view was that this was a necessary step if we were going to achieve the kind of fiscal balance that allowed us to spend dollars in the places we want to spend.

The bill's bipartisan support has sometimes been credited to the burst of patriotism after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that surrounded its passage in Congress.