Sentences with phrase «campaign against the bill»

House Speaker Paul Ryan staunchly defended the controversial American Healthcare Act that passed the House of Representatives last week, claiming that allegations about people with preexisting conditions losing insurance are false and that the Democratic Party had engaged in a smear campaign against the bill.

Mr. Scott can afford to break with the gun lobby now because he is unlikely to face a Republican primary in his expected Senate campaign against Bill Nelson, the Democratic incumbent, in the midterms in November.

Burnham recalls that Gould apologised for failing to win the vote and said that Labour was right to campaign against the bill.

Internecine conflicts are not uncommon in the caucus, but it was rare for members to openly campaign against a bill sponsored by a caucus member.

Not surprisingly, the teachers unions mounted a vigorous campaign against the bill.

In 2015, we began a campaign against Bill C - 51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, making written and oral submissions to the Parliamentary and Senate committees and speaking widely at public events and to the media.

CCLA had been campaigning against that bill and is happy that the government has changed its course.

Not exact matches

When Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced he will run against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson Monday, he set off a race that experts say will likely become one of the most expensive campaigns in U.S. history

According to the Human Rights Campaign, more than 200 «anti-LGBTQ bills» were introduced across the country in 2016 sessions - most failing to pass - and more than 111 million people live in states without clear state - level protections against LGBTQ workplace discrimination.

Conway hoped to encourage more women to come forward with allegations against Bill Clinton, building on the campaign's decision to bring three of the former president's accusers to the second presidential debate.

The president has responded harshly toward Republican congresspeople whom he considers insufficiently supportive of his agenda, even going so far as to meet with their primary challengers, while a pro-Trump political action committee at one point purchased, then withdrew, campaign ads against a senator who was wavering on the Senate GOP's health - care bill.

As a result, the Opposition parties will likely vote against the bill and the Harper Government will again use this against them during the upcoming election campaign.

Democrats would try to campaign against McDonnell's pro-life principles and the Virginia ultrasound bill.

«The reports avidly peddled by the administration that the bill is dead are overstated,» says Hudson Institute's Michael Horowitz, a key figure in the campaign against religious persecution.

A Necessary Victory: The Campaign Against The Marris Bill Peter D Williams FAITH MAGAZINE November - December 2015

His second complaint is that the VFW's Political Action Committee «endorsed John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania Democrat, in his re-election campaign for Congress against «28 - year Army veteran Bill Russell, who had served in Operation Desert Storm, Kosovo and Iraq and heroically participated in rescue efforts at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.»

The campaign fights such «license to discriminate» bills on the state and federal level and builds support for the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, a federal bill prohibiting child welfare agencies that receive taxpayer funds from discriminating against LGBTQ youth or prospective foster and adoptive parents.

We took our campaign against the government's online snooping bill to all three party conferences.

Sen. Bill Perkins, whose outspokenness has so angered some fellow Democrats and charter school advocates that they're shopping for a primary challenger to run against him, will formally kick off his campaign this Sunday.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee last week launched new salvos against Republican Reps. John Faso and Claudia Tenney over their votes in support of the American Health Care Act, the House GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

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And these campaigns were not just fought by religious groups — the campaign against the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill in 2004 united Rowan Williams, the NSS and evangelicals like the Barnabas Fund in its opposition.

Most famously Koch backed Rep. Bob Turner — whose campaign was run by the same crew of folks (Bill O'Reilly's outfit) running Republican Bob Cohen's state senate bid against Latimer.

The mother of Ramarley Graham, an unarmed teenager shot and killed by an NYPD officer in 2012, said at a rally today that she will campaign against NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio as he seeks re-election this fall.

The high court has backed moves by Camden council to fine anyone busking without a licence up to # 1,000, despite a high profile campaign against the policy from comedians Mark Thomas and Bill Bailey and musician Billy Bragg.

Congress will have direct & immediate knowledge of these campaigns and / or the percentage of individuals for or against particular legislative bills or actions.

Bill Samuels formally kicked off his LG campaign this morning, pledging to fight in a Democratic primary battle against the running mate of presumptive gubernatorial contender, AG Andrew Cuomo, if necessary.

They are considered potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, though are yet to launch a campaign against incumbent Bill de Blasio.

Highlight: a wiki that documents a «pattern of race - themed attacks against Obama by Bill, Hillary and other members of her campaign.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio will fly to Iowa this weekend to campaign for Hillary Clinton, a fellow Democrat and his former boss, in the final days of her close race against Senator Bernie Sanders in the state's presidential caucuses.

Clinton's campaign, in a statement, said Pence is the «most extreme» vice presidential pick in a generation, citing his strong anti-abortion stance and a 2015 religious liberty bill he signed that allows businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians.

As Azi Paybarah points out, Bloomberg is also expected to support his 2009 campaign consultant and charter school supporter, Basil Smikle, who is mounting a primary challenge against an anti-charter Democrat, Sen. Bill Perkins.

In opposition I know the Liberal Democrats would be spearheading the campaign against this illiberal repressive Bill.

In January, the coalition — which includes Kavanagh, Hoylman, Simon, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, Giffords, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence — announced its support for New York's ERPO bill.

But the GOP lawmakers, including Rep. John Faso who voted agains the bill, have not taken well to Cuomo's pressure campaign to vote against the tax measure.

Edgar Bronfman Jr., chairman and CEO, Warner Music Group Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: $ 15,000 Harold Ford Jr. for Tennessee: $ 1,000 Ford, a Democrat, is running against GOP incumbent and Senate majority leader Bill Frist.

Topics in a post-announcement press Q&A included whether Cuomo will support Bronx Borough President, and Cuomo ally, Ruben Diaz Jr. in a 2017 mayoral run against Bill de Blasio, details on a state program to fund the green card application fees of 2,000 applicants, delays in the Cuomo administration response to the still unfolding Hoosick Falls drinking water catastrophe, whether Cuomo will work to turn control of the state senate to the Democrats, whether Cuomo will sign recently - passed AirBnB legislation, the State's response to increasingly severe occurrences of K2 / spice overdoses and whether he will support 2014 gubernatorial opponent Zephyr Teachout in her congressional campaign.

Questions during the off topic portion of the press Q&A included the NYPD's proposed expansion of it's use of tasers, a fine levied by the Campaign Finance Board against de Blasio ally and pro-carriage horse ban advocate NYCLASS, de Blasio's recent comments on the City's long drop in crime being attributable to former mayor David Dinkins and former city council speaker Peter Vallone Sr., a city council proposal to allow filing in City Council district offices of NYPD - related complaints with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the proposed bill which would ban carriage horses and resulting loss of jobs, an attempt by a staff member of the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor to goad the mayor into agreeing to appear on that show, a possible tax on non-resident apartment owners, the mayor's planned meeting tonight with Jewish community leaders in Crown Heights and whether the mayor has concerns about the «secrecy» of the NYPD's disciplinary process.

New Yorkers for Clean, Safe and Livable Streets, a prominent animal rights group that helped propel Mayor Bill de Blasio to victory last year, has begun a Twitter campaign against Mr. Weprin after he introduced legislation that would curb the city's power to end the controversial horse - drawn carriage industry.

Bill O'Reilly, a spokesman for Astorino's campaign, said the county executive is prepared to take on whichever Democrat is picked to run against him.

The Working Families Party has come out against a ban on horse - drawn carriages, putting the group at odds with a signature campaign promise of Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Mayor Bill de Blasio campaigned on a promise to lower fines against small businesses, criticizing what he deemed the punitive, «revenue - focused» enforcement of city laws.

Bachmann was to make two appearances Monday - a midday event in Newton and a late afternoon backyard chat in Dexter - but her campaign said she was instead flying back to be ready to vote against the bill later in the day.

He said no one should be critical of the work the campaign did in the face of great odds against a candidate with more campaign funding and support from Mayor Bill Finch and state House Speaker Brendan Sharkey.

Activist and Author David Mixner Freedom to Marry Executive Director Evan Wolfson Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation President Jarrett Barrios Board Chair of the Empire State Pride Agenda Frank Selvaggi Human Rights Campaign New York Marriage Director Brian Ellner Former Chief of Staff to Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and Deputy Campaign Manager to John Kerry for President Steve Elmendorf Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Winnie Stachelberg Democratic National Committee Treasurer Andy Tobias Former Clinton White House Advisor Richard Socarides Academy Award Winning Producer and AFER Board Member Bruce Cohen Gill Action Fund Executive Director Patrick Guerrero Gill Action Fund Deputy Executive Director Bill Smith

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has already planned to frame his 2017 re-election campaign partly as a fight against a Donald Trump White House.

HARLEM — Political consultant Basil Smikle stood with a couple of dozen supporters outside Londel's supper club on Frederick Douglas Boulevard Thursday and announced his campaign for State Senate against Harlem political fixture and incumbent Bill Perkins.

New York City's largest police union is planning to launch an independent political campaign against Mayor Bill de Blasio's 2017 re-election bid, and its leader has already begun meeting with potential challengers.

Mr. Cuomo has already campaigned aggressively against the Republican health care legislation, in particular a provision in the House - passed bill that would cost the state more than $ 2 billion.

Her campaign is pointing to votes Amedore took as a state assemblyman, including against bills aimed at helping mortgage - paying homeowners, as being on the side of wealthy landlords.