Sentences with phrase «bring needed votes»
Faso and Collins had portrayed the measure as a property tax relief plan that would also bring needed votes for the bill from upstate Republicans.
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To bring an idea to fruition, you need emotional buy - in, not just the kind you get by winning 51 % of a vote.
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«When I brought forward the British Columbia Oil and Gas Activities Amendment Act, 2014, all the Liberal government needed to do was vote yes,» said New Democrat MLA for Stikine Doug Donaldson.
We have a president that received no vetting from CNN or those who voted for him and look what we got... a partisan ideologue who has brought the number of Americans who need food stamps to a record high, embraced policies that have resulted in 23 million Americans unemployed or under - employed, decreased household incomes by $ 4000 annually, increased the number of Americans dependent on the federal government to nearly 50 % and appointed dozens of «czars» who we know nothing about and who were also never vetted.
While a majority of the evangelicals who voted in 2016 supported Trump, there can be no doubt that his candidacy and campaign caused a sharp divide among Christian voters — if you need proof, just scroll through Facebook or Twitter or bring up the new president at church.
Even if supporters can muster the needed votes, Heastie indicated that bringing the bill to the floor would require a majority of the Democratic conference's support.
Instead of scapegoating individuals (such as the Eastern Europeans noted by Smith) to keep votes out of the hands of Ukip, we need to deploy our energies to constructing a serious plan for addressing the concerns that people bring to us on the doorstep.
In recent years, the Senate has operated under a filibuster rule that 60 votes are needed to end debate and bring an issue to a vote.
The duo's act of defiance brought the number of Republicans signed onto the effort to 20, just five short of the number they need to force votes on four competing measures aimed at preserving the Obama - era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
«To move forward, this project simply needs the Broome County Legislature to vote to accept funding from the State to bring much - needed addiction treatment services to the former Broome Developmental Center, just as they have accepted state funding for other projects,» Akshar said.
The Senate has a threadbare majority and an utter lack of consensus brought about by the voters of this state deciding to vote for who they wanted where without regard to party or who needs enough votes to pass bills.
So unless you can resort to force («vote for this bill OR ELSE»), you'll need to find ways to connect with people and bring them around.
If Labour need to make a break from New Labour then get rid of Blair because it stinks of his control within Labour at the moment, saying immigration is a Tory problem would make the public laugh out loud, saying we did make some mistakes, to try and get UKIP voters back, will not work, you tried to change the voting pattern by bringing in poor immigrants who did not end up voting.
Although Bloomberg clearly put pressure on Republicans to bring the bill to a vote Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos left the meeting with Bloomberg and told reporters that his conference needed to further discuss the issue.
The town board previously delayed bringing the issue to a vote, citing the need to update their town comprehensive plan, a measure several town officials later tried walking back.
He says the «majority» of Republicans in the house are against the aid, and he needs to convince the leadership to bring the bill to the floor, so supporters can vote on it.
If legislation was being negotiated, it was basically the responsibility of these three men to find out which issues need to be brought to their respective parties and negotiated on for a vote.
Those three men were the governor and the two Legislative Leaders Senator Joseph Bruno and Speaker Sheldon Silver.If legislation was being negotiated, it was basically the responsibility of these three men to find out which issues need to be brought to their respective parties and negotiated on for a vote.
The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.
In the meantime we will be working with legislative leaders — Democrats and Republicans — and continuing to do what we've been doing all along, and that is working with our community and our allies across New York, including those from communities of faith and organized labor, to earn the votes we need to bring the marriage equality bill to the floor of the Senate for passage.»
It really has no place inside Southold Town... We need some balance and I'd like to bring that balance if you'd give me your vote November 3.
«We just need the state Republican leadership to simply bring it to the floor for a vote.
«To move forward, this project simply needs the Broome County Legislature to vote to accept funding from the State to bring much - needed addiction treatment services to the former Broome Developmental Center, just as they have accepted state funding for other projects.
An evening vote on a bill to establish a single - payer healthcare system dragged on when a number of supporters who had left for dinner needed to be brought back to the chamber before it could receive a majority.
The million dollar question is: «Will these campaign promises win the hearts and minds of the Ghanaian electorate so as to bring the NDC the much - needed votes?»
Thousands of residents cast votes for projects that will bring much needed capital improvements to our schools, parks, and public transit.
sean is a true gentleman and a great guy cares about his community and knows exactly how to get things done for his future constituents he WILL bring home the bacon for his district and do whats right when those decisions are most needed now for our fiscal security and our future for our children i will be voting for Sean FOR SURE — lets support a proven leader and a great american
Reid will need 60 votes to bring the measure to the floor if those who oppose the repeal, including Senator John McCain (R - Arizona), decide to keep their promise to block it.
But Senate Republicans, who had refused to bring the abortion rights provision to the floor for a vote, also were successful in the 2014 campaigns, and they won the minimum 32 votes needed to control of the Senate.
Cox said women who were offended by Trump's comments would vote for him if he could convince them that he will bring good jobs back to America, but Langworthy acknowledged Trump's comments in that 2005 video were «a massive distraction» from the issues Trump needs to stress.
Mr. Larimer permitted Mr. Paterson to postpone the special election until the date of the next November general election because the governor argued the state needed time to bring voting machines in the area up to federal standards.
Washington (CNN)- Democrats and Republicans tried to force versions of a jobs bill through the Senate late Thursday, but both fell short of the 60 votes they would have needed to bring their proposals to the floor.
The need for prohibitory language, which does not mention NSF by name, was never brought up during any of the committee's 48 hearings on the legislation, nor was it proposed when the committee waded through 50 amendments before voting out the bill on 28 April.
worked for months to win support they needed from their colleagues to bring the bill back up for a vote, discussing the bill in meetings and one - on - one to skeptics.
The Commissioners feel no need to address nor explain the abdication of their duty in bringing these schools» charter renewals to a vote.
«We quickly realized we need to fix this disparity at a federal level so it is great news that today's vote brings us closer to giving BIE families the option of using school choice.»
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... what is it about dogs... they are so much trouble at times... but the fun and joy they bring outweighs everything... our border collie toby lived 19 years... have pictures of our youngest with him on the first day of first grade... and the first day of college... border collies do love to heard... lucky we had squirrels and birds and rabbits... and little boys... ps... jack is a very good name... our little grandboy is named jack... and his grandmother thinks he needs a dog... but... i don't get to vote...