Sentences with phrase «bipartisan vote in the house»

«The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act is a common - sense step in that direction, and we commend today's bipartisan vote in the House,» they said in a joint statement.

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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 voteIn 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 votein landslide votes.

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.

The strategy is intended to produce a bipartisan majority vote for Mr. Brennan in the Senate Intelligence Committee without giving its members seven additional legal opinions on targeted killing sought by senators and while protecting what the White House views as the confidentiality of the Justice Department's legal advice to the president.

The idea of a bipartisan bill passing through Congress right now doesn't seem likely, especially considering that the Honest Ads Act — a bill proposed late last year that would require more transparency around online political ads — hasn't been put to a vote in either the House or Senate in almost six months.

In a strong bipartisan action, the House voted 318 - 109 and the Senate voted 65 - 33 to pass the bills that included the tax incentive.

Rep. John Katko's bill to tighten oversight of the nation's counterterrorism programs easily passed the House in a bipartisan vote, 389 - 5.

In what has been characterized as a victory for President Obama and congressional Democrats, the House voted today to pass the US Senate's bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

When the U.S. Senate Two weeks ago, in a 62 - 34 bipartisan vote, approved the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the achievement was noteworthy primarily for one reason ---- it was the first time either house of Congress had approved such a measure with protections for transgender Americans included.

Sessions, the House Rules Committee chairman from Texas» 32nd District, has for years blocked bipartisan legislation in the House to protect state - sanctioned medical marijuana vendors from federal crackdown, not letting it out of committee for a floor vote.

After months of delays and frustration, the state Senate early Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bipartisan state budget that will be voted on by the House later today, where broad support is expected, too.

Separately, the House of Representatives voted at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on a bipartisan jobs bill that is designed to spend $ 516 million in borrowed money to help small businesses and create jobs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. John Katko's bill to tighten oversight of the nation's counterterrorism programs easily passed the House of Representatives on Monday night in a bipartisan vote, 389 - 5.

In November, voters will be able to approve a constitutional amendment that will require district lines to be drawn by an independent, bipartisan commission and at least three members who were not appointed by the majority conferences in either house must approve a plan before the Legislature votes on it, a key barrier to partisan gerrymanderinIn November, voters will be able to approve a constitutional amendment that will require district lines to be drawn by an independent, bipartisan commission and at least three members who were not appointed by the majority conferences in either house must approve a plan before the Legislature votes on it, a key barrier to partisan gerrymanderinin either house must approve a plan before the Legislature votes on it, a key barrier to partisan gerrymandering.

It would have been a tightrope walk that would require LBJ like skill to reach a bipartisan 50 % votes in the house.

The local race for Congress pits a relative newcomer to the Hudson Valley with deep pockets and a progressive agenda who's battling the «carpetbagger» label against an incumbent who's positioned himself as a bipartisan bridge - builder, but who critics call just another vote in an increasingly radicalized Republican House caucus.

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In a dramatic finish after 3 1/2 hours of contentious debate, the House voted 75 - 74 on a bipartisan basis to send the nomination to the state Senate.

Poughkeepsie, NY... «Thanks to the bipartisan support of the Dutchess County Legislature, we can finally move forward in addressing the costly issue of housing - out inmates,» said Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro following the Dutchess County Legislature's 19 to 6 vote to authorize a $ 1.2 million bond to begin the Project Definition phase for the potential development of a new transition facility in Dutchess County.

Hawkins said that if the Governor was serious about the 10 - point Women's Equality Agenda he announced 18 months ago in his 2013 State of the State address, he would have backed bipartisan efforts to vote on the nine parts that have overwhelming majority support in both houses and then focus on flipping the Senate to Democratic hands to get the tenth abortion rights point adopted.

Thursday morning he made one final push in a meeting with Speaker John Boehner to get a House vote on a targeted reform bill he crafted with a small bipartisan group, but he was shut down.

After the Senate's bipartisan 91 - to - 9 vote in a favor of a bill that keeps federal agencies open through March 18 while enacting $ 4 billion in new spending cuts, Mr. Obama urged House and Senate leaders to meet with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and two top aides to work out a longer - term budget agreement.

Gibson, member of the House Agriculture Committee, voted in favor of the bipartisan Farm Bill signed into law by President Obama earlier this year.

In September the National Institutes of Health, long accorded bipartisan tender loving care on Capitol Hill, was voted a mere cost - of - living increase in the House and just a bit more in the SenatIn September the National Institutes of Health, long accorded bipartisan tender loving care on Capitol Hill, was voted a mere cost - of - living increase in the House and just a bit more in the Senatin the House and just a bit more in the Senatin the Senate.

In May 2015, on a voice vote, lawmakers approved a bipartisan bill (H.R. 1119) from the science committee that would simply create a working group within the interagency National Science and Technology Council within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to review existing federal policies.

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.

And in spring 2001, with strong bipartisan support, NCLB passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 381 to 41 and the Senate by a vote of 87 to 10.

Votes were as close as 65 - 33 in the House and 23 - 8 in the Senate, although some bills passed by far greater margins with bipartisan support.

The U.S. Senate approved the rewrite of the No Child Left Behind Act — the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)-- by a bipartisan margin of 85 - 12, mirroring the vote of 359 to 64 in the U.S. House of Representatives just days earlier.

The previous week ESSA was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote.

A group of hardliners from the PA House rose up and refused to allow a final vote in December on the compromise budget, which was supported by a bipartisan majority of lawmakers.

Earlier this month, the House of Representatives approved the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (HR 10) with strong bipartisan support in a vote of 360 to 45 during National Charter Schools Week.

Last week's 81 - 17 bipartisan Senate vote in favor of passage came one week after the House passed its own rewrite with only Republicans voting in favor.

In 2013, he voted in favor of the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (or the original House version of it), thus expressing his support for market - driven student loan interest rateIn 2013, he voted in favor of the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (or the original House version of it), thus expressing his support for market - driven student loan interest ratein favor of the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (or the original House version of it), thus expressing his support for market - driven student loan interest rates.

He supported the bipartisan bill in 2013 that tied interest rates to the market, and he voted «no» in the House vote on the Student Aid & Fiscal Responsibility Act.

House Member Mike Pompeo (R) voted in favor of the bipartisan market - based solution to the interest rate problem of 2013.

The Coalition for Patent Fairness thanks the broad, bipartisan group of House lawmakers who came together today in support of innovation and America's businesses to pass H.R. 3309, The Innovation Act, with a remarkable 325 - 91 vote.

The strong bipartisan vote today in the House of Representatives sends a very clear signal to the Senate that patent reform is a bipartisan priority, and one of the few major economic initiatives that Congress can pass this session.

Patent litigation reform has broad, bipartisan support, demonstrated by a huge 325 - vote majority in the House and the public support of President Obama.

The House passed the Innovation Act in December with a bipartisan 325 - 91 vote.

«The bipartisan votes in the Senate Appropriations Committee to support measures expanding women's access to health care are welcome signs of progress — especially after the House Appropriations Committee's largely partisan attacks on women's health earlier this week.

The Senate bill, which had overall bipartisan support (23 Senators voting in favor, 7 opposing) strips dangerous language passed last week in the House that would restrict women's access to critical health care and interfere in the doctor - patient relationship.

In the 114th Congress, H.R. 685, the «Mortgage Choice Act», introduced by Representatives Bill Huizenga (R - MI) and Gregory Meeks (D - NY) passed the House Financial Services Committee with a bipartisan vote of 43 - 12 and passed the House 286 - 140.

During the 114th Congress, similar legislation (H.R. 650) was passed by the House of Representatives in April 2015 by a bipartisan vote.

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).