Sentences with phrase «favor of the bill as»

North Fork Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo voted in favor of the bill as well.

Not exact matches

Bill Gurley: Look, as I said earlier, I think one of the problems is that people that favor one approach vilify all the others and, for me, it's simply like, «Oh, my God, they're at 1/4 our cost.»

Before he scratched out «God» in favor of his «as we understood Him» compromise language, Bill was telling the story far differently, far more accurately, and far more consistently in terms of what he had learned from his sponsor Ebby Thacher, from Dr. Bob, from Anne Smith and her journal, from Shoemaker, and from Oxford Group writings and talks.

the Book of James was a favorite with early A.A.'s [said Bill Wilson]-- so much so that «The James Club» was favored by some as a name for the fellowship (DR. BOB, p. 71).

George Mason, a member of the Con - sti - tu - tion - al Convention and recognized as The Father of the Bill of Rights submitted this proposal for the wording of the First Amendment All men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience and that no particular sect or society of Christians ought to be favored or established by law in preference to others.

So the only way the Democrats have available to enact policies they favor is to convince Republicans to allow it as part of their bills.

While the Berks County legislator, a longtime advocate of limited government who billed himself as the true conservative in the primary, has neither encouraged or discouraged the nascent write - in movement, which began to take shape only a few days after the state's bruising primary election — a lopsided contest in which the heavily - favored attorney general and the GOP establishment unleashed a last - minute barrage of negative ads against Rohrer's insurgent candidacy.

There's a chance more GOP challengers join Ward, including Reps. David SchweikertDavid SchweikertRepublican candidate favored in Arizona special House election Ryan leaves legacy of tax cuts and deficits Paul Ryan's successor must embrace the House Freedom Caucus MORE and Paul GosarPaul Anthony GosarOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Arizona GOP tinkers with election rules with an eye on McCain's seat Some doubt McCarthy or Scalise will ever lead House GOP MORE, or state Treasurer Jeff DeWit, a Trump ally who served as his campaign's operating officer.

The bill is working its way through Congress as the House Ways and Means Committe voted Friday in favor of the measure.

State senators in favor of this bill made a three - pronged argument: property taxes have become too burdensome for middle - class homeowners; the property tax caps for municipalities outside the city have been — according to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — «a tremendous success,» as well as a job creator; and that the city had benefitted so much from uncapped property tax collections that the mayor shouldn't be surprised about the governor's proposal to shift Medicaid cost to the city.

Faso also said he does not favor de-funding Planned Parenthood as part of any bill reforming the Affordable Care Act.

In the United States, the federal Bill of Rights and the federal 14th Amendment recognize constitutionally protected Due Process rights which, if enforced, are a failsafe in favor of the individual and his «life, liberty, or property» (see 5th amendment) as against the rights of State and Federal governments.

The measure was seen as being squarely aimed at Airbnb, the popular online portal for short - term rentals, while lawmakers in favor of the bill insist it is meant to bolster and preserve affordable housing in New York City.

Bill Clinton rejected the notion that his wife, 2016 Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, provided any political favors to donors to their family foundation during her time as secretary of state.

Following a decisive victory in the mayor's race in 2013, Mayor Bill de Blasio found himself with newfound political muscle as the first Democratic elected mayor in the last 20 years — and went on to play a key role in the victory of his favored speaker candidate, Melissa Mark - Viverito, in January 2014.

She painted Mr. Silver as a politician who went back on his promises to protect tenants by holding private meetings with Glenwood lobbyists and signing off on a version of a rent regulation bill that the company favored.

But now, the bill, known as the «Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act,» has been newly introduced by Councilmembers Brad Lander and Debi Rose and appears to have robust support, with 41 of the 51 Councilmembers indicating they are in favor.

In 2016, as federal investigators dug into allegations that Mayor Bill de Blasio traded favors for political donations, a senior official at a city agency at the center of the probe was demoted and given a sharp pay cut.

Those in favor of the constitutional convention include wealthy Democratic fundraiser Bill Samuels, who has spent thousands of dollars on his own pro-con con effort, as well as the state Bar Association.

Menendez is accused of accepting bribes from co-defendant Salomon Melgen, a Florida eye doctor, in exchange for personal favors as part of a corruption scheme, including helping Melgen with a Medicare billing dispute.

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.

GOPers were furious over what they viewed as heavy - handed lobbying by Bloomberg and his team as they tried last week to kill the governor's union - favored compromise bill to limit the public release of teacher evaluations, insiders say.

As part of the negotiations for Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing proposals, the administration is now in favor of a City Council bill it initially oppoBill de Blasio's affordable housing proposals, the administration is now in favor of a City Council bill it initially oppobill it initially opposed.

Heastie voted the same way as Silver (who votes in favor of every bill) 98.89 percent of the time in 2014, slightly more than the Democratic conference's average of 98.61 percent.

Even if the bill comes to a vote it isn't clear Senate Republicans would go for it as many of them favor keeping local DAs in charge of the cases.

The finish line came just a few hours later, as the Senate voted 65 - 33 in favor of a $ 1.15 trillion omnibus spending bill and companion $ 629 billion tax bill that should keep the government running through September (Greenwire, Dec. 18).

Short of Congress enacting his suggestions in full, he favors passage of the Durbin - Grassley Bill, though with the proviso that only «certain parts are good,» such as the expansion of rules against layoffs by employers who hire H - 1Bs.

The French parliament voted on June 30 to ban the controversial technique for extracting natural gas from shale rock deposits known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the web sites of Le Monde and other French media reported.The bill had already passed the National Assembly, the country's lower chamber, on June 21, and on June 30 a Senate vote of 176 to 151 made France the first country to enact such a ban, just as New York State is preparing to lift a moratorium on the same method.The vote was divided along party lines, with the majority conservative party voting in favor and the opposition voting against the bill, according to Le Monde.

As the prom draws near and the popular head cheerleader of Echo Lake High dumps her star quarterback boyfriend in favor of attending the dance with the biggest loser in school, the raging footballer plots murderous revenge in cult animation icon Bill Plympton's darkly satirical take on the teen tragedy radio hits and high - school melodramas of the 1950s and»60s.

After nearly 11 years of studio hesitation and apparently enough sexual favors for Wolverine, Deadpool finally has his own superhero movie (something that star Ryan Reynolds has fought long and hard (see, I can make sexual innuendos too and use parentheses inside of parentheses) for to see come to fruition), and with opening credits featuring billings such as «some really hot guy» and «an overpaid tool» the tone is set for an irreverent and refreshing outing from a genre slowly entering a phase of stagnation and repetitiveness.

That bill was tabled in favor of another bill — which had been approved by the legislature but was still unsigned by Gov. Joseph E. Brennan as of late last month — authorizing the speaker of the House and the president of the Senate to establish a 21 - member state commission on excellence in education.

When Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas, he was in favor of a choice among private schools as well as public schools.

While reducing the number of tax credits and deductions in favor of lowering tax rates on individual and corporate income is the primary aim of this bill, as with all major tax bills, there will be exceptions.

Offered as an amendment to the bill by Sen. Ted Cruz (R - TX), it was supported by 50 of 52 Republicans in the Senate with Vice President Mike Pence casting the tie - breaking vote in its favor.

«Mr. Leake testified in support of the bill, commenting that many of the members of the CEA are also in favor of a person with a background in the education field serving as Commissioner.

As the legislative report (JR report) explains, when the Education Committee held its public hearing, the testimony was almost unanimous in favor of the bill.

Teacher unions and other education advocates who favor the bill have been stressing that the Protect Our Schools Act serves as a preemptive measure against school privatization, particularly since Drumpf and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, both advocates of charters and vouchers, now guide federal policy.

Having a variety of different credit types in your history can work in your favor, as can paying your bills on time.

Although simplification of the code bracketing to a single bracket for everyone is the aim of all flat tax proposals, the flat - tax friendly senators who saw the bill through the Senate still ended up with 7 progressive tax brackets, the same number as before, although with some shifts in bracketing that favored higher - income taxpayers.

You don't have to pay your bill in full to have your payment count as on - time; you only have to pay the minimum (though that isn't there to do you any favors — it's there to keep you in debt: You'll be paying lots of interest, and paying off your balance for years).

The old - fashioned methods of calculating a credit score don't work in your favor, as they favor a lengthy credit history (which you often don't have) and ignore payments you've responsibly made each month for rent, cellphone bills, and utilities.

As to whether these bills are passed, heavily modified, or ignored in favor of whatever the next big Internet controversy is, the story is absolutely worth keeping a close eye on — as is whatever developers like EA, Blizzard, and * any * mobile developer who make their salt on Loot Boxes, have to saAs to whether these bills are passed, heavily modified, or ignored in favor of whatever the next big Internet controversy is, the story is absolutely worth keeping a close eye on — as is whatever developers like EA, Blizzard, and * any * mobile developer who make their salt on Loot Boxes, have to saas is whatever developers like EA, Blizzard, and * any * mobile developer who make their salt on Loot Boxes, have to say.

I responded not long ago to a plea about this issue and have been following it desultorily ever since, but the idea of selling old growth forests to pay local bills seems of a piece with the many other short - term «solutions» that permanently remove valuable community (in the larger earth - based community sense as well) resources in favor of paying a few bills.

In the face of recent megastorms and other extreme climate events, an historic effort to address carbon pollution in DC gained new momentum on Wednesday, October 25 as three Councilmembers spoke in favor of the bill before a cheering crowd at the Wilson Building.

But Boxer and her aides will rely on a provision in the rules that will allow the Democrats to proceed as long as a majority of committee members are present, and can report out the bill if a majority is present and votes in favor of the bill.

Seeking to avoid the political cost of seeming «soft on terror» Trudeau walked a hypocritical line with Bill C - 51 simultaneously critiquing the legislation as dangerously over-reaching while voting in favor of its adoption.

They do more, too, like relieving in - house counsel of the burden of acting as fee cop and catching the billing «errors» or other problems that crop up in bills and always seem to work in favor of their firm.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Sullivan has granted summary judgment in favor of Capitol Records in its infringement suit against online digital music reseller ReDigi, which bills itself as «The World's First Pre-Owned Digital Marketplace.»

Led by the Association of Corporate Counsel's «ACC Value Challenge,» corporate America is increasingly demanding that their outside law firms abandon the entrenched, historic, «cost - plus,» «billable hour» economic pricing model in favor of «Alternative Fee Arrangements» («AFAs») and other «value billing» approaches (e.g., non-hourly pricing arrangements such as «fixed fee,» «contingency,» or «hybrid» fee arrangements).

This time, the company will be getting rid of its many data plans in favor of what it's billing as a no - BS unlimited plan for everyone.