Sentences with phrase «close votes in the house»

After years of close votes in the House and emotional floor speeches against the bill, there was very little fanfare to be found.

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«We have enough votes to show them never to do this again,» Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi told members of her party, behind closed doors, according to a source in the room.

The Democrat and Republican in a special House election in the heart of Pennsylvania's Trump country were divided by a few hundred votes in a race that was too close to call early this morning — an ominous sign for Republicans in a district that the president won by nearly 20 percentage points.

Hours before polls closed, Espaillat — who lost to Rangel in the 2012 primary by less than 1,000 votes last cycle — declared Rangel a «liability» for House Democrats.

Buerkle won the 2010 race over the incumbent Maffei by 648 votes in one of the closest House races in the nation.

It's now in Rules, putting it one step closer to a vote by the full house.

While NOM insists Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin's «yes» vote on gay marriage could cost him the race, HRC stresses that no matter who wins tonight (assuming it's not too close to immediately call, which is a distinct possibility, given the history of past NY House specials) marriage equality «did not play an influential, even modest, role in the outcome.»

In the tense final hours before the close vote, Katko said he was not among those House members who White House officials and GOP leaders were trying to lobby to change their positions.

When Montana lost its second house seat after the 1990 census, he faced off veteran Republican Congressman Ron Marlenee of the 2nd District and won the new at - large seat in a close vote.

Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer: GOP efforts to identify FBI informant «close to crossing a legal line» Patients deserve the «right to try» How the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel MORE (D - N.Y.) has called on Senate Democrats to be on the floor at 9:30 Wednesday morning to hear what, if anything, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (R - Ky.)

Democrats are going to come out of the woodwork in droves to vote against her and it could very well swing the Governors race as well as Chief Financial Officer, Attorney General and some close US House races, like districts 9, 13, and 22.

What they ultimately decide to do may also end up not impacting the accord in a significant way because Mr. Obama is closing in on the votes he needs in the House and Senate to override a potential congressional veto.

If one considers the «Party Political House» that is excluding Crossbenchers and Bishops, and takes into account the lagging nature of the Lords (new positions and party political strength are dependent on a prime minister post-election), the House of Lords composition is closer to votes cast at a general election than the Commons and has been since hereditary peers were (almost all) turfed out in 1999.

The bill was approved on a razor - thin 26 - 24 vote in the Iowa Senate and another close vote is expected when the House debates the issue.

In late June 2008, on a close 41 — 30 vote to defeat a budget amendment on the House floor, the bill to create mayoral academies cleared its final meaningful hurdle.

Votes were as close as 65 - 33 in the House and 23 - 8 in the Senate, although some bills passed by far greater margins with bipartisan support.

In a close vote, 218 - 213, the House passed H.R. 5 with provisions that support the role of local governance in public educatioIn a close vote, 218 - 213, the House passed H.R. 5 with provisions that support the role of local governance in public educatioin public education.

With one race pending, results in House District 79 (Kankakee) are too close to call with the margin of victory currently at 24 votes in a race with more than 32,000 votes cast.

New Hampshire Close to Adopting Education Savings Accounts The House Education Committee voted to endorse SB 193, which already passed the state's Senate and will now be taken up by the House in January.

These accommodations are close to a world - class, award - winning restaurant voted the best fish house in America by USA Today.

On June 26, the House of Representatives approved an energy and climate change bill in a close vote.

House Fails to Pass Unemployment Extension Perhaps bigger news to most than the NFL Thanksgiving games, in a close vote on November 20, the United States House of Representatives read more...

The House of Representatives just voted to pass the worst bill for women in a generation — and to put millions of Americans one step closer to losing their health care coverage.