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(CNN)- The Senate Democratic leadership failed Thursday to muster up enough support for a bill that would have put new restrictions on political television advertising by special interest groups.

Several media outlets say there is already enough support for the bill, and Senator Alessi has been quoted as saying the bill could pass with 35 votes in the 62 - member Senate.

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The change was enough to win support for the House bill from a key holdout, the National Federation of Independent Business.

The Liberal Democrats have already pledged their support for the bill, but warned the government's measures may not go far enough to tackle climate change.

Support for the bill, interestingly enough, also came on Monday from United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, who had backed an Alcantara rival during the campaign, Democrat Robert Jackson.

Delegates voted for two separate motions yesterday — one calling on the government to drop the health and social care bill altogether and the other arguing enough amendments had been made for the Liberal Democrats to now support it.

The current Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, has said that bills will not come to the floor for a vote unless a majority of Democrats agree, even if numerically, counting Republican support, there are enough votes for it to pass.

The bill proposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to make the state's new teacher evaluation system a valuable tool for parents and the public is almost good enough to support.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie previously told Capital that he wouldn't bring the bill to the floor unless he had enough guaranteed support to pass it, a standard practice for big - ticket items in the state Legislature.

As 1010 WINS» Stan Brooks reported, the group — including U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D - N.Y.) and Nydia Velazquez (D - N.Y.) gathered on the City Hall steps demanding that City Council Speaker Christine Quinn allow the paid sick leave bill to come up for a vote in the Council, insisting there is enough support to pass it.

Harsher punishments for those who flee the scenes of serious car accidents will have to wait another year, lawmakers say, after a pair of bills — one passed by the state Senate, another by the Assembly — failed to get enough support in the opposite house.

Both Faso and Collins have indicated they would try to push for the Medicaid proposal again after the broader American Health Care Act, the replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act, failed to gain enough support in the Republican - led House of Representatives.

However, if there was enough popular support, it would be easy for politicians who supported the measure to get elected in the House of Representatives (which is where you need to get this bill started, as it would be a spending bill).

All eyes will be on D.C. — again — today, to see if the Trump administration and House Speaker Paul Ryan manage to cobble together enough support for the Republican health care reform bill to pass it.

How can a man complain of Washington gridlock, but at the same time announce a veto for a bill that not only is overwhelming supported by the citizens, but also have enough votes to override a veto?

Speaker Carl Heastie says the measure won't come to the floor for a vote unless there is enough support among Democrats alone to back the bill.

Proponents of a bill known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would provide job protections for gay and transgender workers, are actively taking a whip count to see whether the measure has enough support for floor action.

Before I get to what I read, I don't think we as a Coalition thanked you enough for the role you played in supporting the advocacy for the passage of the RTI Bill when you were in opposition.

Today's debate is likely to be the last chance for the Commons to debate the bill, with Ed Miliband hoping enough Liberal Democrat MPs will have been unnerved by the lack of support from their own members over the weekend that they might be prepared to vote against the government.

Demonstrators by the hundreds — both those in favor of same - sex marriage and those opposed — jammed the halls of the capital Monday as lawmakers continued to haggle over language that will protect religious institutions and garner enough support in the Republican - controlled Senate for the bill to pass.

«I think we have eight of our nine Republicans in support of the bill now,» with the exception being Rep. John Katko of Camillus, who has long opposed the GOP health bill, saying it doesn't offer a clear enough replacement for Obamacare.

A spokesman for the Assembly says there has not been enough support among Democrats to bring the bill to the floor in the past.

Questions asked included whether Cardinal Dolan supports the income tax surcharge that is part of the mayor's plan, what the 1,700 seats offered by the Archdiocese are currently used for, pending education tax credit bills, how the mayor expects to get his pre-K plan approved despite continuing disagreement with Governor Cuomo, guidelines governing church / state separation, how enough sufficiently - credentialed teachers can be in place for September and whether the pressure over his charter school actions is causing Mayor de Blasio to change his views.

Discussing a bill he announced this week that would rescind state authorization for the site, Fitzpatrick said: «The bill, if it generates enough support, maybe we can pass this.»

Sen. Adriano Espaillet, a Democrat who represents parts of Manhattan and the Bronx, says he believes there is enough support for passage, but he says the Republican leadership has not put the bill on the floor for a vote.

Senator Adriano Espaillet, a Democrat who represents parts of Manhattan and the Bronx, says he believes there is enough support for passage, but he says the Republican leadership has not put the bill on the floor for a vote.

The finished product was well received, earning important awards — best actress for Duvall at the Cannes Film Festival and best supporting actress for Spacek from the New York Film Critics Circle — and garnering enough enthusiastic reviews to revive Altman's career after the critical and commercial failure of Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976), his previous picture.

He said the bill's co-author Sen. Luther Olsen, R - Ripon, did not like the idea so he agreed to take it out, but the proposal could return if he sees enough support for the option.

The bill that was the subject of the hearing could be brought to the Senate floor for a vote in a second special session, if there's enough support for it, he said.

Last February, a voucher bill from Rep. Dunn (R - Knoxville) stalled when Rep. Dunn realized he did not have enough support in the House of Representative for it to pass.

It is a lot of money for Oldies Club to find, but if around 10 % of its Facebook supporters, for example, were able to donate just # 2 each, the initial fundraising total would be covered, so I would really would be grateful if the Oldies Club community would join together in supporting this: — RRB - Should Oldies Club supporters be generous enough to donate more than is needed for my vet bills / care, any excess money will be directed to the charity's general fund and used to help other older dogs in its care.

This system consists of giving our guests the option of adding $ 5 to their final bill to be devoted to meeting some of the needs of these groups, however it is not enough to reach the established goals and that is why we want to share the projects we support and thus unite their efforts for growth.

Now that viewpoint has 7 million page visits a month, they no longer need that REALTOR cash so they have dropped even that option and after having all those REALTORS who were foolish enough to pay Bill McMullin money for their OWN leads and support his website, they have now been CUT OUT!