Sentences with phrase «blocked passage of the bill»

The GOP has blocked passage of bills including the Dream Act, to help children of undocumented immigrants get college aid, a measure to codify the abortion rights in Roe v. Wade into state law, and campaign finance reform.

Republicans have, in turn, suggested Democrats who want to pass the entire plan — including a plank aimed at codifying Roe v. Wade — are blocking passage of bills that can become law.

Including the measure in the budget could provide more leverage against Senate Republicans, who have blocked passage of the bill for a dozen years, by allowing it to be tied to issues the GOP is seeking during the budget talks.

The GOP has blocked passage of bills including the Dream Act, to help children of undocumented immigrants get college aid, a measure to codify the abortion rights in Roe v. Wade into state law, as well as campaign finance reform.

«Senate Democrats blocked the passage of the Bill and while it passed in the House it failed in the Senate because of the Democrats.»

May, the university's coordinator of sustainability education, said Valesky and the IDC have successfully blocked passage of bills such as the New York Health Act, which would provide universal, government - run health care in a new single - payer system.

Advocates have targeted Republican State Senators, who they feel are responsible for blocking passage of the bill.

Senate candidates have been circling around the issue as well, with Republicans accusing Democrats of blocking the passage of bills that have a chance to become law.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Everything from taking away computers to denying a year of service in the state retirement system was considered to punish the 14 Wisconsin Senate Democrats who fled to Illinois for three weeks to block passage of a bill taking away union bargaining rights, newly released emails show.

The GOP - controlled Senate, which has blocked passage of the bill for years, has expressed opposition to any lookback windows.

Forand said it's the Senate Republicans who have blocked passage of bills to strengthen New York's abortion laws and make it easier for child sex abuse victims to seek justice.

Not exact matches

The issue blocking passage is the question of funding: the bill, as written, currently uses money from the food stamp program.

Here's Sen. Eric Schneiderman's brief appearance last week on «Countdown With Keith Olbermann» during which he discussed the passage of what's come to be known as «Ian's Law» — a bill that blocks insurance companies from dropping high - claims patients under the auspices of keeping costs lower for the majority of policy holders.

WFP State Director Bill Lipton crowed over the news that Klein et al would be forming a «new progressive majority coalition» that (theoretically) will enable passage of a host of blocked bills — from the Women's Equality Act to public campaign financing.

A Labour source in the Lords said the benefit of tabling such an amendment was that the party could not be accused of going against the Salisbury convention and trying to block the bill's passage.

Cuomo wants to close a loophole in election law that allows for unlimited contributions through LLCs, as well as a bill to block those convicted of corruption from receiving pension benefits through a constitutional amendment's first passage.

Meanwhile, some lawmakers are expected to once again push for the passage of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that is designed to block discrimination in the workplace or housing based on gender identity.

Now it's looking increasingly likely that there will be no SUNY agreement this week, but Senate sources insist that won't cotinue to block passage of a revenue bill.

The incumbent had blocked the passage of a lead paint bill in the Council for quite some time.

The Bill would be laid before Parliament for passage as soon as the House re-convenes in May, President Mahama said when he inaugurated a multi-faceted lecture block constructed at the cost of GHc7.3 million at the Sunyani Polytechnic.

Madison — A group of Wisconsin lawmakers blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill Thursday by ignoring orders to attend a vote and instead left the state to force Republicans to negotiate over the proposal.

Catching the Democratic leadership by surprise, members voted 292 to 126 to block passage of a 5 - year authorization bill that would have provided healthy increases in the research and education budgets of the National Science Foundation and research programs at the Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce.

A compromise that would permit seven states to try running school - meals programs under block grants ended a weeks - long legislative stalemate late last month, allowing passage of a massive welfare - reform bill.

The Alexander Pryor legislation, I think Senator Alexander, who we might think of as the next Dick Lugar, is trying to provide cover for Democrats in tough election races to say that they're voting for something that has absolutely no chance of passage, because their bill would take 60 votes, whereas Senator Inhofe's much better resolution, which would block the rule entirely, only takes 50.