Sentences with phrase «clear he supports senate»
«The governor has made clear he supports Senate Democrats,» Kauffmann said.
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On Monday, it appeared Pompeo would fail a vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but the panel ultimately cleared him after last - minute support from Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.
The bill cleared the Senate with ease, 67 to 31, earning support from 16 Democrats and Sen. Angus King (I - ME) in addition to 50 Republicans.
Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee released a statement saying that he had spoken with President Trump's chief of staff John Kelly and made clear his support for «a comprehensive strategy that not only places an emphasis on deterrence but also empowers our allies and partners in the region, who must do far more to confront this threat.»
He points to the bipartisan support for the so - called «SELF DRIVE» Act, which quickly cleared the House with unanimous support in September but hasn't been cleared yet by the Senate.
In a highly unusual move, a bill to ban a cancer - causing ingredient in children's products that cleared the Assembly in a unanimous vote got hung up in the Senate Finance Committee despite bipartisan support.
After listening to Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson explain why bills like the Farm Workers Bill of Rights should be allowed to come to the floor for a debate and eventual vote even if it's clear they don't have sufficient support to pass — «This is about democracy!»
One of the most prominent was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who on Friday tweeted out his support for Trump's strike, writing, «This was a clear signal from America that Bashar al Assad can no longer use chemical weapons against his own people with impunity.»
WFP's support will help make it clear that I'm the progressive Democratic choice to represent the diverse Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn communities of the 26th Senate District.»
In July, after announcing it would support the state senate GOP's quest to remain in the majority, 1199 funneled $ 100,000 to the state Republican Party's coffers, a whopping sum by Albany standards that made clear what side it was on.
By including $ 100 million in the Senate's spending plan to provide support for nuclear power, we're sending a clear message of support for FitzPatrick, and its dedicated workers.»
It's not clear how effective these challenges will be, especially against these three Republicans who will surely have more money and organizational support from the Senate Republican Campaign Committee.
Senate Republicans had opposed an increase in the minimum wage, and when it became clear the wage had strong support, they insisted on a way to blunt the cost to businesses.
In the ad, Haber also reiterated his support for abortions rights and criticized Martins for blocking support for the 10 - point Women's Equality Act, a package of bills that failed to clear the Senate earlier this year.
Romney / Ryan's New York Campaign Chairman, Eric Ulrich, who is also running for NY State Senate's 15th district, supports this plan and many other ultra-conservative policy initiatives of the Romney / Ryan ticket, making it clear that he remains deeply out of touch with voters in the 15th district.
For Long Island voters tired of corruption and unethical elected officials, the choice is clear, support John Brooks for State Senate.»
NY1's Erin Billups was there, and reports that the Senate Republican leader made it clear that he has no intention of supporting a bailout for the New York City OTB.
Two vocal Senate skeptics — Sens. John McCaind and Lindsey Graham — threw their support behind Rex Tillerson yesterday, clearing a path for his confirmation as secretary of state.
«In fact, a clear pattern of overt support to the leader of the terrorist group had since been established under the watch of the Senate President, for some time now.
Schumer, the new Senate Democratic leader, said he will support the project as long as surrounding communities make it clear they would welcome the installation, and «military experts determine that a new system on the East Coast is necessary, workable and cost effective.»
(Given de Blasio's standing at the moment with the State Senate — to say nothing of his awkward relationship with the governor — it's not clear the mayor's support would be of much use anyway.)
Over on the Senate side, the statement was less sweeping and less definitive as to what the Senate Majority would do in the area, but very clear in what it would not do — support public financing of elections.
The lawmakers further argued that a clear pattern of overt support to the leader of the «terrorist group» [Nnamdi Kanu] had since been established under the watch of the Senate President for some time.
ALBANY — The «big ugly» budget bill cleared the closely divided state Senate with an easy 53 - 4 vote on Sunday night, as most of legislators who picked at its provisions ended up supporting it.
He cleared the field of the perceived Democratic front runners in the race — Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, who bowed out, and Senate President Steve Sweeney — and consolidated support from North Jersey Democratic bosses.
Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate education committee and more than a dozen House members met in a conference committee Wednesday to begin reconciling two bills — one a Republican - only measure that barely passed the U.S. House of Representatives in July, and the other a Senate version that cleared the U.S Senate with big, bipartisan support a few days later.
Vouchers would not have cleared the senate without the support of maverick Democratic senator Bob Hagedorn, who has long advocated expanded school choice.
, Chairman, Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, urged his colleagues to support Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, calling for a clear and compelling result in the form of ``... a bill that crosses the President's desk.»
Texas — Texas» school voucher bill, the «Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program,» died before it even reached the Senate floor, thanks in no small part to the clear lack of support it received from state House members.
Indeed, it is not clear if DeVos fully supports the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and its various components, which were approved by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of both your committee and the full Senate.
Let's be clear: the reason the Government was negotiating with the Coalition so persistently is that they were the only single grouping whose support could deliver a Senate majority.
BUT: With climate and energy legislation stalled in the Senate, there appears to be slippage in the direction of an energy - only bill, without any clear path to getting the support needed to pass a bill that includes a meaningful climate policy mechanism (such as an emissions cap).