Sentences with phrase «favor of the bill at»

A registered therapy dog, Captain Cowpants even helped Lipani rally in favor of the bill at the Utah statehouse during the last legislative session.

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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.»

«Amendments to the bill face an uphill battle, says John Coffee Jr., a professor at Columbia University Law School who testified in favor of bananas yesterday, «but they sometimes win.»

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square is much less committed, in terms of size of position at least (but still a sizeable swing at 9 %), and has chosen to purchase the common shares of both Fannie and Freddie (although he has been rumoured to be selling common in favor of the prefs).

Thus far, the betting public is slightly in favor of the Bills circling the wagons and taking down the Jets by at least 2 points at home.

The charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling on Liberal Democrats to vote in favor of a motion opposing aspects of the Welfare Reform Bill at their party conference tomorrow (Saturday 17 September).

Cuomo has said he favors campaign - finance changes and told lawmakers at his State of the State address on Jan. 4 he would send them a bill this year on the issue, though no measure has emerged.

Many of the same - sex marriage bill's opponents, while testifying against that measure, testified in favor of a separate bill under consideration at the hearing that was introduced by Del..

Today, we applaud the New Jersey Assembly for voting in favor of two reform bills that would significantly improve public disclosure and accountability at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey: S2181 / A3417 and S2183 / A3350.

At 2:15 p.m. (outside the Assembly chamber) and 2:45 p.m. (outside the Senate chamber) consumer advocates will «speak out» in favor of putting the surprise medical bill measure in the final budget.

According to an analysis by the Citizens Budget Commission, a business - backed group that favors the restraint of spending, at least 50 such bills are being considered in the Legislature.

At least two Senate Democrats, who up until now have kept government running by voting in favor of weekly budget extenders, are threatening to vote «no» on the next extender bill, which will come before the Senate and Assembly on Monday.

De Blasio punched all the right buttons at all the right times — that is, just when a restive electorate was looking to throw off the old in favor of the new, along came Bill.

Citing stances the Senators have taken detrimental to the cause of working people, the flyers highlight: Protecting a failed tax system that favors the privileged at the expense of working people; increasing the tax on health insurance; siding with big corporations and against teachers and students to pass a Charter School Bill - with no real reform; creating a new Tier V pension; and attacking education by supporting an irresponsible property tax cap.

At the heart of the federal investigation into Mayor Bill de Blasio's political activities was this question: Did the mayor exchange official favors for political donations?

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz today praised members of the state Senate who early this morning voted 59 to 1 in favor of a bill that would reform the governance structure of the Queens Library and require the Library to adopt best practice reforms aimed at increasing the transparency of the Library's operations.

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.

During the interview, which will air at 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., Zimpher reiterated her support for Sen. Bill Stachowski, whom she has called one of the «champions» of the plan, even though he eventually ended his stand - off and voted in favor of the revenue bill based on the most tenuous of «framework» deals for SUNY empowermBill Stachowski, whom she has called one of the «champions» of the plan, even though he eventually ended his stand - off and voted in favor of the revenue bill based on the most tenuous of «framework» deals for SUNY empowermbill based on the most tenuous of «framework» deals for SUNY empowerment.

Public Advocate Letitia James came out in favor of legalizing marijuana Tuesday, and used the issue to jab at Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The Town Board voted 4 - 2 in favor of issuing the permit at its regular meeting Tuesday night, with Supervisor Scott Russell and Councilman Bill Ruland voting in opposition.

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.

State Senator Tom Duane of Manhattan, the openly gay, hyper - vocal proponent of marriage equality, said yesterday that he's received private assurances from at least 32 of his colleagues that they will vote in favor of a marriage - equality bill introduced by Governor Paterson and recently passed by the State Assembly.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Little more than a week after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn told an audience of hundreds at an LGBT Democratic mayoral forum that she was not in favor of moving forward now on pending paid sick leave legislation, she will announce support for a modified bill at a City Hall press -LSB-...]

The speaker came under fire from members of the audience at one point, with advocates attacking her for supporting the hiring of 1,300 new NYPD officers in 2015 and her ongoing parliamentary obstruction of several controversial police reform bills favored by liberals.

The Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who voted in favor of the bill, was asked at a news conference before the vote was taken if she used reusable bags when she went shopping.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew, right, speaks at a press conference in favor of Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to fund universal pre-K.

Jonathan FickiesUFT President Michael Mulgrew, right, speaks at a press conference in favor of Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to fund universal pre-K.

He voted in favor of the stimulus but against a «cap and trade» bill aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The bill «would reallocate NSF's research dollars to favor the natural sciences and engineering at the expense of the geosciences and the social and behavioral sciences.»

«Death at a Funeral,» directed by Frank Oz, looks like it could be a bit of dark hilarity, but the lack of a big name in the cast won't do it any favors at the box office; conversely, «You Kill Me» is filled with recognizable faces — Dennis Farina, Philip Baker Hall, Ben Kinglsey, Tea Leoni, Bill Pullman, and Luke Wilson — but probably won't get a fair shake theatrically because it's being distributed through IFC Films.

Another group of ministers held an event at a local church to publicly express their support for me and went to Madison to testify in favor of the bill that would allow me to become superintendent.

-- A coalition of veterans» groups said that any revised policy should prohibit VA employees taking classes at for - profit schools from accepting «tuition discounts or other favors that might leave the employees vulnerable to requests from the college to help recruit veterans or influence the college's access to GI Bill funds.»

While using a credit card can work in your favor, it's important that you control your spending, make payments on time, and avoid interest charges by paying your entire bill at the end of each month whenever possible.

It is great that these bills are falling out of favor at the state level.

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.

has sponsored a bill (H. R. 2413) that would likely defund at least some of the climate research done by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in favor of weather prediction.

Matt Forrest, a lobbyist at Ballard Partners and registered lobbyist for Bequest, gave testimony (pdf, page 149) in favor of the bill in its first Florida Senate committee stop this year.