Sentences with phrase «by supporting the bill»

Activists are trying to change that by supporting a bill that would set up mandatory protocols — including contacting the student's parents — for schools to follow if a student expresses suicidal thoughts.

I honor them by supporting the bill.

«I think she left because she was never really a part of the cause,» said Carlos Pacheco, 62, of the Bronx, who made the pharaoh comment, and accused Quinn of «playing» politics by supporting the bill.

Unfortunately, special interest groups like the National Rifle Association are attempting to undermine this progress by supporting a bill introduced by Congressman Don Young (R - AK), which would prevent any changes from being made to how the United States treats its ivory market, thus allowing loopholes to remain.

No other changes such as fees or consumer protection would be impacted by the supported bill, which is co-sponsored by Liberal and NDP members.

Not exact matches

Reps are held responsible for the outcomes of their customer group, measured by metrics such as how frequently customers defect to another carrier or how often they call support, and reps and their managers are empowered to hand out service credits or alter bills.

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).

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

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.»

Supporters of the Senate's SOPA, lead by Hollywood, shelled out $ 118 million to support the draft legislation, eight times the measly $ 14 million contributed by opponents of the bill (which were mostly tech companies), according to campaign - finance tracking website MapLight.

In a statement provided by 21st Century Fox, founder and executive co-chairman Rupert Murdoch said: «To ensure continuity of all that is best about Fox News and what it stands for, I will take over as Chairman and acting CEO, with the support of our existing management team under Bill Shine, Jay Wallace and Mark Kranz.»

Led by the charming Bill Paxton and the always - stellar Helen Hunt, with supporting performances by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cary Elwes, the film transcends its hokey storyline to become a first - rate entertainment.

«By requiring more precision in initial pleadings, the bill would allow courts and defendants to better assess the legitimacy of infringement claims,» notes the Internet Association, a group that supports the bill.

The Democratic senator's proposed legislation will face an unlikely road to passage, considering that most lawmakers (including those in the White House) are reluctant to end the drug's federal prohibition, but the bill is still the latest attempt by a prominent politician to update federal marijuana laws at a time when a clear majority of Americans support legalization.

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.

By imitating its well - established bill auction process, the Treasury gave dealers a familiar starting point for developing the risk management and sales programs necessary to support auction bidding for notes and bonds.

Create new alliances and role models: One of the most interesting and visionary proposals during COP21 was Bill Gates» project, «Mission Innovation» supported by President Barack Obama as well as 20 countries and 38 prominent business leaders and investors.

They appear to be supported by a real business, one that could have an accounts department and a legal department ready to chase down unpaid bills.

Powell also suggested that the Fed supports the banking bill proposed by senator Mike Crapo which proposes raising the limit of designating for systemically important financial institutions from $ 50 to $ 250 billion.

There has been a statement issued by the Russian government's executive branch which pledges their support for a bill that has the goal of implementing regulations on the ICO market.

Horgan added that his party had introduced legislation to ensure wildlife and habitat management has secure funding in the province — a bill supported by hunters and wildlife viewing companies, but rejected by the government.

Then there is the «private member's bill» tactic, where the government pretends it's just this or that backbencher introducing anti-union measures, but those measures are supported and probably drafted by the Conservative inner circle.

A motion supporting Gay - Straight Alliances introduced by Liberal Party MLA Kent Hehr was defeated in April 2014 and a private members» bill introduced by Liberal Laurie Blakeman in November 2014 derailed the PC agenda for the fall sitting.

Bill 205: Pharmacy and Drug (Pharmaceutical Equipment Control) Amendment Act, a private members» bill introduced by Calgary - West Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Ellis received unanimous support from MLAs when it was passed in the LegislatBill 205: Pharmacy and Drug (Pharmaceutical Equipment Control) Amendment Act, a private members» bill introduced by Calgary - West Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Ellis received unanimous support from MLAs when it was passed in the Legislatbill introduced by Calgary - West Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Ellis received unanimous support from MLAs when it was passed in the Legislature.

Opponents of Bill C - 51 claimed that new spy laws passed by the former Conservative government with support from the Liberals could target Canadian citizens who oppose the expansion of oil pipelines.

The Treasury department is also supporting a bill to modernize reviews carried out by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an inter-agency government committee that evaluates sales of US businesses to foreign entities to determine the impact on national security.

The White House ultimately dropped the demand that the legislation include wall funding, and a coalition of Republicans and Democrats approved a bill in May that looked similar to spending measures that had been supported by the Obama administration.

Passed largely thanks to support of members from the ruling right - wing Law and Justice party (PiS), the bill is set to be formally signed into law by PiS ally and President Andrzej Duda.

By 1932 Bill was in bad shape physically, and his wife had to go to work to support them.

The Bill, which was passed by 268 votes to 177 and now goes to the House of Lords, is strongly supported by the Catholic Education Service (CES), which last week hailed an amendment to the Bill that it said it had secured after «extensive lobbying».

The Crossbench peer's Conscientious Objection (Medical Activities) Bill - which is being supported by the Free Conscience campaign - would apply to the withdrawal of life - sustaining treatment, human embryo research and activity linked to preparing, supporting or performing an abortion.

Bill Nye has out lived his usefulness by supporting bad science in the Global Warming religion.

The «Pastor Protection» bill just breezed through the Texas House and Senate with strong bipartisan support, and should soon be signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Although they were publicly supplied at the local (town) level, they were not free, and instead were supported by tuition or «rate bills.»

Tyagi Bill supported by the Prime Minister Desai restricting religious conversion and also the discrimination of scheduled caste converts to Christianity in the special benefits to people of the scheduled caste background, may be mentioned as violations of the covenant on the part of the State; and the Christian people have been unhappy at giving up minority communal safeguards and many efforts to organize Christian political parties off and on have been made in several states especially in the South by Christians.

In a televised interview after he left the platform in defeat, McCloskey said he had hoped these young Americans would support his proposal (by far the most lenient and reasonable of the draft bills introduced up to now) because it would make our military - defense system more equitable and representative; the present all - volunteer army is made up of more than 40 per cent minority youth.

«This Bill not only provides support for victims, as evidenced by the creation of independent guardians for trafficked children and the statutory duty it places on the Department of Health to provide much needed assistance to women wishing to leave prostitution, it also tackles one of the root causes of trafficking, namely paying for sex.

Did you not know that the FRC helped fund and highly supported the Uganda bill to make homosexuality punishable by death?

By nature, the present President of America has that element in him — I should not be saying this but I am being inherently made to convey this as comment of exception for America and for Obama whose whole (Obama and his better half) stand as an extension through the ex Presidential candidate's Charisma Of the Secretary Hillary Clinton that President Obama's Charisma has selflessly absorbed for function in the cabinet gracefully for America and the world.That shows the humbleness of President Obama and maturity of Hillary Clinton of acceptance without a feeling of high and low of ego regarded as exceptional in Divinity.I was not supposed to make this comment and I have done so to urge the Republicans to accept their Light within of consensus through individual projections under control as Obama's gesture of bipartisanship that will come to address.In short, this comment is all about health and health care where economics alone does not come into the picture with a rigorous analysis on it but should also extend as leverage to the person in play (Obama) who is also selflessly poised with corrections on it over the infra structure of it that he has proposed for approval as ego of his working element as the executive public ally chosen as the President that had appealed to the public at large voting even putting behind able dleaers like McCain?George W Bush was the last to steer America into the Light over the past of America and that stands as the subtle truth even today as on date with Bill Clinton the ex President of America giving support through his excellent independent caliber for Obama ultimately to head the show of America that was time bound of its reality that sees no barriers and to which he accepted well in his individual capacity as the free lance ex President of America.

If we measure left and right by support for or opposition to abortion and Bill Clinton, which is a reasonable measure in this case, twelve of the groups represented are very far left indeed — including Catholics for a Free Choice, Human Rights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

This culture was recently further supported by the defeat of a ten - minute rule bill in the House of Commons which envisaged greater rights of parents to know what about their children's medical treatment.

Billed as a «day of prayer and fasting,» it also involved dozens of conservative Christian leaders whose support is coveted by most of the Republican White House hopefuls.

Citing books by Al Gore and Bill McKibben to support his critique of our consumer - oriented culture, French emphasizes the crucial role churches can and should play in sensitizing us to the need for sacrifice if we are to reverse the destruction.

The Bill was supported by several peers during the debate and received an unopposed second reading.

Despite this, today a majority of the Irish public supports Kenny's bill, swayed by the Savita case» not to mention other factors chipping away at the pro-life position for years, like the eroding influence of the Roman Catholic Church.

The Scottish Government has declared it will support a member's bill brought forward by Green MSP John Finnie to scrap the legal defence of justifiable assault for parents who physically discipline their children.

Such freedom was enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution and codified in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, supported and signed into law in 1993 by President Bill Clinton.

Support for the Global Food and Agriculture Program is generously provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Congressman Peterson also has worked to help the dairy industry, and his bill demonstrates solid support for the shared solutions offered by IDFA and NMPF.

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