Sentences with phrase «favor of this legislation for»

«We applaud Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Chairman Larry Taylor, and the senators who voted in favor of this legislation for their dedication to our children and steadfast leadership on this issue.

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«We have been very clear for more than 10 years that we are in favor of having federal legislation that simplifies and allows online retailers to collect sales tax,» he says.

Most significantly, California voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation making marijuana legal, on Proposition 64 — thus making the entire West Coast a legal enclave for recreational cannabis.

The question reads: «Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation that lowers the drinking age to 19 for wines and malt beverages and maintains the drinking age at 21 for all other alcoholic beverages?»

EU Parliament votes in favor of waste legislation package; 2030 recycling targets set at 60 % for municipal waste and 70 % for packaging; manufacturers to make information on SVHC content in products available to public

This was pretty much how it had gone four years ago for the late Otto Kerner, ex-Governor of Illinois, convicted in 1973 of mail fraud and corruption — corruption meaning that he had pushed legislation favoring racetrack interests.

Unfortunately, because of the deep biases of the people who TALK about politics in public, the nuts and bolts of winning an election or advocating for legislation are always going to be slighted in favor of the words we use to describe ourselves and our positions: the messaging dominates the discussion, at least on blogs and cable news.

And he is in favor of a pay raise for lawmakers, but is opposed to linking any recommendation from a commission to lawmakers approving ethics legislation.

It's also possible that members occasionally vote in favor for bills without supporting them or fully knowing their contents, whether out of a desire to maintain cordial relations with their colleagues or because they don't have time to process the thousands of pieces of legislation that are placed on their desks each year.

The trial included both proof of acts that clearly met that standard — pushing $ 500,000 in legislative grants for the cancer researcher, and backing real estate legislation for the developers — and lesser favors, like trying to get the researcher's child a job, helping get permits for a charity race and meeting with lobbyists.

With the GOP in control of the House, Log Cabin Republicans has said it would push for the legislation and has maintained it has a shot at passage because it relates to lowering taxes, an effort that Republicans traditionally favor.

«The lurid details underlying the case — where county contracts and legislation were traded for personal favors — were laid out for all to see, leaving the public now to wonder whether even the most brazen acts are beyond the grasp of the law.»

He has repeatedly voted in favor of legislation criminalizing keeping firearms available for self - defense in the home, voted in favor of various firearm and ammunition prohibitions and attacked those who disagree with him on the floor of the Assembly

In the Senate, 25 Democrats signed Mr. Koch's pledge, and all of them are in favor of Mr. Cuomo's legislation, said Austin Shafran, a spokesman for Senate Democrats.

Schumer, whose 48 - member Democratic conference represents Obamacare's last rampart of defense, took to Twitter to blast House Republicans for voting in favor of the legislation.

Businesses, being businesses, will invest these massive amounts of money because the politicians, being beholden to them for their positions, and for lucrative «revolving door» lobbying or consulting positions, post-office, will pass measures that pay back those businesses many times over through legislation and direct government spending that favors those contributors.

Club President Tony Hoffmann reviewed the points made in the letter to Sen Reid regarding his recent reform of Senate Filibusters and the Resolution for Sen. Gillibrand favoring her approach in legislation protecting women military personnel who have been sexually assaulted.

2) Are you more likely / less likely to vote for Weiner knowing he voted in favor of health care reform and cap & trade legislation?

Diaz chairs the newly created For Hire Vehicle Committee and is advancing legislation that would strike a dagger in the heart of Uber's hitherto favored - nation status.

«We'll have to review the legislation, but we're in favor of expanding FOIL to all areas of government, including the Legislature,» Azzopardi said, referring to a proposal by Cuomo to make the Legislature subject to FOIL for the first time.

With Sens. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsDem rep to launch discharge petition to force net neutrality vote in House Hillicon Valley: Senate votes to save net neutrality Senate panel breaks with House, says Russia favored Trump in 2016 Latest from Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Lawmakers push back on helping Chinese tech giant Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — ObamaCare premium wars are back MORE (R - Maine) and Jack ReedJohn (Jack) Francis ReedOvernight Defense: Trump aide's comment mocking McCain sparks outrage Haspel gets another «no» vote Pompeo floats North Korea aid for denuclearization Politicians, media explode over White House aide's comments Senate Dems urge Trump to remain in Iran deal ahead of announcement MORE (D - R.I.), who are spearheading the legislation, opposed to Paul's amendment, Paul pledged that he would block leadership from trying to speed up procedural votes, as well as block any other amendment from getting queued up for floor time.

Scott - Childress's resolution also takes a shot at U.S. Rep. John Faso's vote in favor of federal concealed carry «reciprocity» legislation that would allow gun owners from states with lax gun laws to legally carry firearms in states like New York with much tougher standards for issuing concealed carry permits.

Being in favor of some gun control legislation doesn't automatically bar a chance for election, in any state or section of the US.

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 government contends Dean Skelos extorted favors from Bonomo — namely, the hiring of Adam Skelos to a no - show job — in exchange for passing legislation in 2015 allowing PRI to continue to operate in the red.

«I commend Assembly member Aubry for the hard work and dedication he put into drafting and advancing the legislation and I thank all of the Assembly members who voted in favor of it,» the Borough President added.

Washington (CNN)- The leading bipartisan negotiations in the Senate for new gun control legislation would favor expanding background checks but would fall short of the universal approach backed by President Barack Obama and many Democrats, CNN has learned.

«It's safe to say that most Republican legislators want to see some type of legislation on this,» said Matt Richter, the press secretary for the Republican Caucus, adding that it's likely some will vote in favor of the bill when it's finalized.

Ms. Quinn long kept the original version of paid sick legislation from coming to the floor for a vote, and eventually voted in favor of a compromise bill the current City Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio promptly expanded on taking office.

But the Democratic group said in January that it would target Collins in 2018, and that effort begins with the web ad, which rips into Collins for his vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee in favor of the health legislation.

Spencer Lam, a representative from the popular Chinatown bus carrier Fung Wah, also testified in favor of the measure, noting that the bus company is «hopeful and thankful» for the proposed legislation.

Although the final legislation expands coverage, and I favor it for that reason, it falls far short of the changes we need to lower costs and improve health outcomes.

She ends up on the other side, working for Rodolfo Schmidt's (Mark Strong) lobbying firm in favor of the legislation.

A number of state - based initiatives that favored parents and parental choice were reflected, albeit sometimes only partially, in the final legislation, including new requirements for school choice and supplemental services for children trapped in chronically failing schools.

Chamber president Barbara Lang says Rhee never thanked the chamber for testifying in favor of Mayor Fenty's takeover of the schools, legislation that will be pivotal to Rhee's success.

The NEA analysis of the proposed legislation claimed it favored «1) establishing a teacher evaluation system using gains in student test scores; 2) allowing «community stakeholders» to have a role in designing teacher evaluation systems; and 3) providing merit pay for teachers based upon gains in student test scores.»

These questions asked voters how important they believed it was for elected school board members to receive formal professional development instruction in the laws and policies affecting public K - 12 school districts and, whether or not they favored legislation that would require a minimum level of such instruction.

«We received an overwhelming out pour of support from not only the many individuals who testified in favor of SB 3 on Tuesday, but the millions of Texans who have expressed their support for school choice — and this legislation — in the months leading up to this week's hearing.

A portion of workers» dues is often given to specific political parties for the purpose of influencing legislation that favors the workers.

Boonville Mayor Julie Thacher's vote broke the tie (four to four) to ultimately approve the new dangerous dog ordinance, which releases a ban on pit bulls in Boonville.Several individuals who were in favor of the removal of breed specific legislation told the council reasons for this favor at the council meeting Monday evening.

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.

According to documents obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), the American Petroleum Institute (API) and other oil industry groups have been directing state legislators to make public and legislative statements in favor of the pipeline project, and have provided legislators with draft legislation, language for op - eds and testimony to be presented as their own.

That farmers are coming forward with formal support for policy change in favor of hemp legalization is a huge step forward and Congress should follow their lead and pass legislation to once again allow hemp farming under federal law.»

Lead trial counsel for plaintiffs in both the preliminary and final injunction hearings of Evans v. Romer, a successful suit challenging the constitutionality of a widely - publicized amendment to Colorado's constitution that would have prohibited any legislation protecting against discrimination based on sexual orientation; case received nationwide press coverage in broadcast and print media, including live coverage on Court TV, and was ultimately decided in plaintiffs» favor in the U. S. Supreme Court.

I would like the Government to have Bill C - 3 amended by the House or withdrawn in favor of a more expansive piece of legislation, I agree with all womens» groups that the Bill should be thoroughly modernized to end gender discrimination once and for all.

A prosecution document unsealed last Friday purports to show that convicted former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had two extramarital affairs that further corrupted state government, one with a lobbyist who frequently represented clients interested in pending legislation and another with a woman who was hired at a succession of state jobs for which critics say she was under qualified... → Read More: Federal Prosecutors Allege Silver's Corruption of Albany Included Government Favors for Mistresses

Following the news that a company called Cambridge Analytica managed to manipulate votes in favor of Donald Trump in the 2016 election by using leaked Facebook data of at least 50 million people, and coming just as there are new calls for legislation to regulate social media, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued a statement apologizing for the data breach.

Policy Generally speaking, the legal framework for thinking about child rearing creates a strong presumption in policy that favors parents» rights to raise their children.6 This attitude is reflected in three major pieces of social legislation governing the nation's child welfare system: the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, and the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.7