Sentences with phrase «consider a bill from»

and Estes» abstention from a 2015 vote to change the threshold of senators needed to consider a bill from two - thirds to a simple majority.

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She considered bankruptcy but ultimately worked her way out from under the pile of medical bills.

The spending bill appeared to only be waiting for Trump's signature when he tweeted Friday morning that he was «considering a VETO» because the bill does not fully fund a wall on the Mexican border or create a solution for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a program protecting some undocumented immigrants from deportation that Trump chose last year to end.

Soon Congress may consider «card check,» the bill that would allow workers to organize simply by collecting signatures from half the shop.

Consider these five tips for making a graceful exit from Bill McBean, author of the recent book The Facts of Business Life: What Every Successful Business Owner Knows That You Don't, published by Wiley.

debt obligations of the U.S. government that are issued at various intervals and with various maturities; revenue from these bonds is used to raise capital and / or refund outstanding debt; since Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, they are generally considered to be free from credit risk and thus typically carry lower yields than other securities; the interest paid by Treasuries is exempt from state and local tax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, zero - coupon bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctions

It is not clear from Mnuchin's comments whether the administration is considering making all aspects of the eventual tax reform bill retroactive or just parts of it, or which groups it would target.

BD you should know or think you know considering from the depth of depravity that you came from, needed that redemption, right Bill.

The Nickles bill was introduced in March (CT, May 18, 1998, p. 20) after the U.S. House had already considered passage of the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act, commonly known as the Wolf - Specter bill after its cosponsors Rep. Frank Wolf (R. - Va.)

Veteran analyst of the press (and former presidential press secretary), Bill Moyers, considering a classic moment of media failure, concluded: «The disgraceful press reaction to Colin Powell's presentation at the United Nations [on February 5, 2003] seems like something out of Monty Python, with one key British report cited by Powell being nothing more than a student's thesis, downloaded from the Web — with the student later threatening to charge U.S. officials with «plagiarism.»»

Two groups of prominent religious liberty scholars (one led by Robin Fretwell Wilson, the other by Douglas Laycock) have written letters (such as this one from Wilson's group) to state legislators and governors considering same - sex marriage bills, imploring them to include various statutory provisions that would afford some protection to religious freedom.

The bill, which garnered strong bipartisan support, is also expected to pass the Senate, and would address what its sponsors consider a discriminatory practice that keeps federal disaster money from religious groups.

At this point I don't see Bill taking a HC job anywhere save maybe the Giants, it's clear from a couple of documentaries I've seen now (A Football Life, The Two Bills) that there is still a strong emotional connection to that organisation and it could be the only place he considers after New England.

From there I can see the UFC negotiating 40 % of Conor's share and considering they aren't fitting the bill for production and PPV costs it's basically pure profit for them and really comes out feeling like 60 % or more to them.

If we consider just a couple of approximate numbers from your figures it is clear that the City salary bill alone is close to 90.0 % of turnover.

I just received an email from the Houston ISD School Health Advisory Council on which I sit, alerting me to the fact that the Texas state legislature is presently considering a wide - ranging school accountability bill (HB400) which will weaken... [Continue reading]

Similarly, parents and students may find themselves considering skipping the annoyances of long car rides or plane trips, days away from work / school, and the slew of hotel bills that come from visiting your teen's prospective colleges.

If you'd like to voice your objection to the bill, please consider signing this petition from Food Policy Action and this one launched on Change.org by a second grade teacher worried about the hungry kids in her classroom.

U.S. Senate Republicans are considering breaking with their House colleagues to pass a bill that bans health insurers from charging higher rates to people with pre-existing conditions, but it's still far from clear they'll have the votes.

Bill Hammond: «As Albany lawmakers consider imposing costly new taxes and mandates on health insurance, a report from the New York State Health Foundation offers a timely reminder: The state's premiums are already among the highest in the country, and rising fast.»

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand slammed Congressional leaders for stripping anti-sexual harassment measures from an omnibus spending bill being considered this week.

Cuomo, who is seeking third term this year, received the nods from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, a top Cuomo ally who as once considered a challenger to Cuomo rival Mayor Bill de Blasio, as well as Reps. Nydia Velázquez, Jose Serrano and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo.

Senate Bill Number 4888 - A, entitled: «AN ACT to authorize the New York City employees» retirement system to consider the application for disability retirement benefits from Peter DiMario»

Similarly, English - and - Welsh - only bills would be considered at committee stage only by MPs from England and Wales.

The Guardian also states that in an NCCL briefing note dated 1978, Harman urged amendments to a 1978 Child Protection Bill declaring that «images of children should only be considered pornographic if it could be proven the subject suffered», which Harman says was an argument intended to protect from «unintended consequences» such as parents being prosecuted for taking pictures of their children on the beach or in the bath.

The Assembly never moved the bill out of committee and despite numerous comments about reviewing, discussing, considering, and conferencing the legislation, ultimately didn't change the bill from the Senate amended version and only amended the bill in the final week of the legislative session.

We would urge politicians from all parties to consider the real impact this bill will have on nearly half a million people across the UK.

«You have probably 50 or 60 new members in the past few years who come to the Assembly with different opinions, different views, that will come to the fore when we consider issues like M.M.A.,» said Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, a Democrat from Queens who is a co-sponsor of the bill.

City Councilman Eric Ulrich, a Republican from Queens who is considering mounting a challenge to Mayor Bill de Blasio, said Thursday he will make an announcement next week about whether or not he will run for mayor.

Lawmakers are also considering bills that would prevent schools with high opt - out rates from being penalized as well as redefining what Cuomo calls failing schools to struggling schools.

The battle for New York City mayor turned especially ugly and deeply personal on Wednesday when Christine Quinn lambasted what she considered to be an attack from rival Bill de Blasio's wife on her ability to understand issues related to families as a woman without children.

The nine board members, who all were appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, voted Tuesday night to consider a range of possible rent adjustments from a freeze to a 2 % increase for one - year leases beginning on Oct. 1.

Gates and ADM. Mullen would have done that... read: effectively freeze Congress from even considering repeal until after midterms... and, more importantly, nearly two months after the defense authorization bill will have been finalized, voted on, and signed by POTUS... without the authority of their boss Barack Obama is welcome to place a bid on my few remaining leases on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Language that would have prohibited casino operators seeking licenses in New York and some of their employees from donating to political candidates appears to have been deleted from the final versions of the bill that passed the Assembly today and will be considered by the Senate this evening.

«We now believe that the consequences of the bill will be entirely different from the principles which were originally set out, and do not consider that it will improve the health and care of people with mental illness.

For this analysis, the party considers how lawmakers voted on 25 key bills, which this year included everything from budget bills to the so - called «sippy cup» bill.

This is unsurprising when you consider the point at which Corbyn's campaign really took off: when all three other candidates opted to toe the party line, as mandated by caretaker leader Harriet Harman, and abstain from voting on the second reading of the government's welfare bill.

The calls have come in a steady stream: from political donors, community leaders and members of the clergy, urging Representative Hakeem Jeffries to consider running against Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York.

Whether the lost time features on the risk register of the bill may never be known but the Young Fabians had become the latest to suffer from Andrew Lansley's ill - considered reforms.

The letter from UFC Chief Operating Officer Ike Lawrence Epstein to Silver comes as the Assembly considers the legalization bill following Senate passage earlier this year.

The New York State Senate is considering a bill that would amend a landmark 2013 agreement with the Oneida Indian Nation and the counties by awarding Madison County 25 percent of the state's share of slot machine revenue from the new Yellow Brick Road Casino, which opened in 2015 in Madison County.

Democrats tried unsuccessfully to amend Republicans» first bill to include proposals to strengthen gun background checks, ban bump stocks and create a new court order of protection to bar people considered to be a danger to themselves or others from possessing or buying guns.

An appellate judge in Western New York will consider reversing a temporary restraining order which among other things, prohibits the governor from vetoing a bill that stops the collocation of the region's children and adult psychiatric centers.

The business - backed group gave 100 percent scores to eight members of the Assembly GOP conference in a report that considered legislation ranging from the 2015 and 2016 budget plans to bills like universal health care (the group is opposed) to eliminating the wage board and regulatory reform (both supported by Unshackle).

The seat is generally considered a Republican one, but had previously been represented by Democrat Bill Owens from 2009 until his retirement in 2015.

Lawmakers are expected to consider separately a bill that would take guns away from those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, a provision meant to close loophole in the existing law.

A young Republican lawmaker from Queens is considering challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio next year, The Post has learned.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered a commission to review monuments that some people consider offensive — a process that could lead to the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue from Columbus Circle.

Last year, the bill drew opposition from the Republican - led City Council, which was interested in potentially purchasing the property, which is estimated to cost as much as $ 8 million, to consider constructing a new Department of Public Works facility at the location.

Ordinarily, this measure from Democratic Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal might be considered a classic «one - house bill» doomed to go no further.