Sentences with phrase «came to a vote in»

When it comes to voting in elections, well, you don't need to go along with your party on everything.

When it comes to voting in the Senate, who will he be beholden to?

«I want to explain the reasons for that decision, what will happen next and the choice facing the British people when you come to vote in this election.

State Sen. Michael Gianaris has sponsored legislation that would end this practice, and there is an early sign that it could come to a vote in the Senate — but don't cross your fingers.

Apparently, it's still unclear what will happen if the bill comes to a vote in the Assembly on Tuesday, although it's highly unlikely that members would reject it.

Kavanagh's bill has made it out of the Housing Committee and could come to a vote in the next few weeks.

Even if you were wavering over whether Ed Miliband's decision yesterday to reject the government's motion on Syria (before it was published) was a political stunt, it's a little more difficult to see why the Labour leader plans to continue to oppose the rewritten motion when it comes to a vote in the Commons this evening.

A bill that would make New York the first state in the nation to ban a flame retardant widely identified as a cancer threat, has faced heavy opposition from the chemical industry and may not come to a vote in the current legislative session.

Is there an chance when the electors come to vote in December, some of them change their idea?

The SAFE Act came to a vote in the Republican - controlled Senate and passed with the help of a number of prominent Republican votes.

State Senate co-leader Dean Skelos said Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan would not come to vote in Albany.

U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D - Jackson Heights) hopes a proposed bill allocating $ 70 billion to teachers and first responders around the country will pass with presidential support, although a nearly identical piece of legislation did not gain enough support to even come to a vote in the Democratically led U.S. Senate last year.

With just one exception, Pryce sided with the new Democratic majority on every major bill and rule change that came to a vote in the past two weeks, even voting against her party on a procedural vote, a move considered heretical in the years of GOP control.

It has still never come to a vote in the Assembly, though Rousey said the ouster of Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver — who kept it from the floor out of deference to several senior colleagues — has improved its chances.

Alesi was one of 38 senators, Republican and Democratic, who helped kill the gay - marriage bill when it came to a vote in the then - Democratic - controlled Senate in December 2009.

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was «disappointed» that a bill to add more speed cameras around schools didn't come to a vote in Albany this session — and said the city will now boost other Vision Zero efforts instead.

An aide to the governor said Mr. Paterson would still like to see the same - sex marriage bill come to a vote in the coming weeks, but Democratic leaders have resisted holding a vote unless it was assured of victory.»

Whitfield argued that the Copenhagen targets were set unilaterally — the 17 percent figure comes from legislation that passed the House but never came to a vote in the Senate.

Under the current legislative calendar, the bill, SB 2814, could move out of the House and come to a vote in the state's Senate on Wednesday morning, according a staffer to state Sen. Robert Rita (D), a bill sponsor.

Not exact matches

Senate Republicans came out of 20 hours of debate with a stunning failure in their efforts to overhaul the US healthcare system — and Sen. John McCain of Arizona cast a decisive vote.

In announcing his vote, McCain came to the Senate floor and put his right thumb down before walking off.

«This decision makes the big boys bigger and the middle class smaller, and we are determined to restore the law to the way it was,» said Senator Alexander, who added that the legislation has some bipartisan support and could advance to a vote in the coming months.

Someone objected and the bucket was left near the podium and people came by in single file to cast their vote.

Voted the hottest new travel destination in the US by Lonely Planet, there's never a bad time to visit Asheville, but spring comes with its own benefits.

The microchips inside them are identical to Estonians» digital ID cards but come without citizens» rights, like voting or public pensions, and there is no obligation to pay taxes in Estonia.

People get very vested in the decision, and when things start to get hard about the decision we've made, we come back to that vote — if we want to change the vote, we can change the vote, but this was how we voted.»

Aman says Unifor is «probably still on target» to apply for a vote in the coming months.

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, whose state of Connecticut shouldered the killing of 20 children in Newtown in 2012, led a filibuster on Wednesday to try to force a vote, insisting he would stay on the Senate floor «until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together.»

Surprising to some, the lower tally on the vote to split roles comes after a year in which investors were rankled over the $ 6.2 billion London Whale trading loss, which resulted in Dimon being summoned to testify before Congress.

Nine of 382 areas have now declared their votes, but results are starting to come in quickly.

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.

When it comes to a choice between somebody like Rick Perry and Obama, then of course people will vote for Obama, but not in great numbers and without much enthusiasm.

For instance, various regulatory delays in Alaska forced the state to wait nearly two years for its first legal recreational cannabis sales, which came last month, after voting to legalize in Nov. 2014.

Nearly 2.6 million comments were filed in the lead - up to the FCC's vote to consider the proposal — many of those seem to have been spurred by John Oliver's call to keep the rules, but hundreds of thousands of others, many in favor of repeal, have likely come from bots.

JoAnne Bland was eleven years old when she marched over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. in a now - famous march for voting rights that has come to be known as Bloody Sunday.

«The fact that we have seen over # 1 billion worth of venture capital investment into London fintech companies since the EU referendum vote offers further proof that global investors still believe London will remain a leading fintech hub for many years to come,» Rajesh Agrawal, London's deputy mayor for business, said in a statement Thursday.

SoftBank's interest is an incredible vote of confidence in Uber's business and long - term potential, and we look forward to finalizing the investment in the coming weeks.»

The left - wing organisation was only founded two years ago, but managed to win 21 % of the vote and come third in Spain's 2015 parliamentary elections.

The House on Tuesday voted to pass the version of the tax bill that came out of the bicameral conference committee, appearing to pave the way for the Senate to pass it later in the night.

JPMorgan lead director Lee Raymond, a former Exxon Mobil CEO, told shareholders at last month's meeting to expect management to reflect on the board's structure in light of the way the votes came down.

I think that if Democrats would come out for that, then you would see a lot of rural areas that went for Trump where there's little pickup trucks going to the polls, with guys who have beards and they have ponytails and they have a gun rack in the back, and they would be voting for recreational marijuana because they know it makes sense too.

«In a campaign cycle that has been nothing but a race to the bottom — at such a critical moment for our nation — and with so many who have tried to be respectful of a record primary vote, the time has come for Governor Pence to lead the ticket,» Huntsman told the Salt Lake Tribune.

When it comes to the mechanics of voting in the U.S., there are some major flaws.

St. Louis and Uber have been in heated negotiations for three months without coming to a solution and a planned vote this week on whether to allow the service to operate in the city has been postponed.

VANCOUVER — Shareholders of Lululemon Athletica Inc. (Nasdaq: LULU) have re-elected two directors that the company's founder and largest shareholder Chip Wilson voted against in an apparent boardroom backlash, the latest controversy to come to light at the struggling yoga wear retailer.

Those efforts would come as Prime Minister Najib faces increasing political pressure — including large protests in August calling for his ouster and opposition parties filing this week to hold a parliamentary no - confidence vote; it isn't clear when the vote would be held.

News of the approaches came the same day the U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted to end a 42 - year - old restriction on ownership of multiple TV stations in a major market, removing a major roadblock to media company mergers.

We're here at Business Insider Greek Election HQ to watch the information come in, and to learn if the pro-bailout New Democracy party, and its leader Antonis Samaras, can hold off the upstart leftist Alexis Tsipras, and get enough votes to form a government.

«So I have to tell you,» he said, «what we did, in all fairness, is an unbelievable tribute to you and all of the other millions and millions of people that came out and voted for «Make America Great Again.»»

But a total repeal of Obamacare, at least in the near term, is much easier said than done, and full replacement with new comprehensive legislation seems highly unlikely at this point in time, given that 60 Senate votes will be needed to do so, and Democrats and Republicans appear as far apart as ever in coming to a consensus on a bipartisan strategy to move forward.