Sentences with phrase «favor of the bill while»

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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.

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..

President Officer DuWayne Gregory (D - Copiague) said while he voted in favor of the bill, he would rather the legislation be a part of a comprehensive plan.

While 2011 would see all seven Queens senators vote in favor of the bill, in 2009 five of Queens» senators voted against the measure: current state Sens. Shirley Huntley (D - Jamaica) and Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D - Howard Beach) and former Sens. George Onorato, Hiram Monserrate and Frank Padavan.

Town Supervisor Jeremy Wilber, Councilwoman Cathy Magarelli, and Councilman Jay Wenk last week voted in favor of a resolution supporting opposition to the pipeline, while Councilmen Bill McKenna and Ken Panza did not vote.

Cook called it «a dichotomy» and «an irony» that the Republicans opposed the Jackson bill with its job - creation guarantees, while they favored the much - more - expensive jobs bill that did not carry any such guarantees of increased employment.

While New York City Democrats would likely be the most frustrated if there's no agreement in 2016, there are dozens of lawmakers throughout the state who had to grapple with the issue on the campaign trail this year, and thus suffered a political headache for voting in favor of a budget bill that included a provision which didn't actually wind up raising their salary.

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.

«Ms. Quinn, the City Council speaker, offers the judgment and record of achievement anyone should want in a mayor,» the newspaper editorial board said, adding that while rivals Bill de Blasio and Bill Thompson both have «powerful arguments» in favor of their records, «Ms. Quinn inspires the most confidence that she would be the right mayor for the inevitable times when hope and idealism collide with the challenge of getting something done.»

While Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins has blamed the Senate Republican majority for blocking ethics reform, she should ask Assembly Democrats why they sabotaged the pension bill in favor of a watered - down version.

After the Senate's bipartisan 91 - to - 9 vote in a favor of a bill that keeps federal agencies open through March 18 while enacting $ 4 billion in new spending cuts, Mr. Obama urged House and Senate leaders to meet with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and two top aides to work out a longer - term budget agreement.

Tara Bono, a spokeswoman for the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, told county lawmakers that while her group is in favor of the bill it would rather see «an all - out ban on both paper and plastic bags.»

While many Americans favor policies that would help the country lower emissions, questions on how much they would personally be willing to pay to confront climate change (in the form of a monthly fee on their electric bill) reveal great disparity.

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.

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.

This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from private sector guy, gets into office, legislates in favor of private sector guy, private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician... private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay more for widgets, lose job in widget factory, hate private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.

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.