Sentences with phrase «fights against bills»

The organization also fights against bills and regulatory attacks that would create barriers for families in existing school choice programs.

LFC also fights against bills and regulatory attacks that would create barriers for families in existing school choice programs.

Environmental groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council, The Alliance for a Greater New York and the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance have also fought against the bill but they too lobby elected officials on a variety of issues.

(Note: Another upside to the governor's Big Ugly is that it provides an «out» for those who've fought against the bill for so long.

The Daily News reported today that they've pledged $ 500,000 to fight against any bill that would allow same sex couples to marry.

The organization also fight against bills and regulatory attacks that would create barriers for families in existing school choice programs.

«When he had the opportunity to vote, not only did he change his position, but he led the fight against the bill.

We also fight against bills and regulatory changes that would hurt existing school choice programs.

The fight against Bill C - 31, the proposed «Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act,» is heating up.

Not exact matches

The problem is, Paul Volcker is an influential figure in the U.S. (he chaired the Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President Barack Obama, after all), and he has fought back hard against the criticism of his namesake bill.

«To fight against that process will simply to be turning trees into dollar bills, which we eventually burn.»

For months, the Gawker Media owner and people around him had speculated that the pro wrestler had a wealthy backer footing the legal bill for his fight against Denton and Gawker, which had published an excerpt of a Hogan sex tape.

Bill, fighting against enemy combatants in warzones is a different thing.

Atheist don't wan't the catholic church scorning / insulting them and they will try to use the law to prevent them however they want to attack the catholic church which is against the bill or fights in freedom of religion to do so publicily.

Perez fits wengers bill, i do not have a problem with the purchase because i watch at least two matches with him when we were first connected to him and the energy and work rate he showed was admirable, in the match i watched he scored against Barcelona and he showed that fight that we saw from sanchez.

I think Allegri would fit the bill perfectly, and provide tactics to put up a good fight against the top 5 teams.

The campaign fights such «license to discriminate» bills on the state and federal level and builds support for the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, a federal bill prohibiting child welfare agencies that receive taxpayer funds from discriminating against LGBTQ youth or prospective foster and adoptive parents.

2013 — 2014 FRAC leads the anti-hunger and anti-poverty communities in fighting back against Farm Bill proposals to weaken SNAP and in promoting implementation options that enhance program benefits and positive impacts.

The fight against Citizens United, disclosure for political consultants and lobbyists was able to stick the landing; the LLC loophole bills landed with a thud.

Plenty of us are sick of fighting the same old battles over and over again, and by reminding us how unpleasant those old conflicts can be, Bill and Hillary Clinton made one of the most powerful arguments against electing her president.

Sen. Bill Stachowski is fighting back against Fight Back PAC, the political action committee created with the sole purpose of replacing senator who voted «no» on gay marriage with candidates who will vote «yes» on the issue.

The omnibus spending bill now on the congressional launch pad is a something - for - everyone grab bag that contains a surprising amount of federal money for New York priorities, including rural broadband, the fight against opioidaddiction, and highway, rail and airport improvements.

And these campaigns were not just fought by religious groups — the campaign against the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill in 2004 united Rowan Williams, the NSS and evangelicals like the Barnabas Fund in its opposition.

Bill Samuels formally kicked off his LG campaign this morning, pledging to fight in a Democratic primary battle against the running mate of presumptive gubernatorial contender, AG Andrew Cuomo, if necessary.

Instead, Cameron and Osborne were fighting against a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a policy backed by Germany, France, Bill Gates and the Pope among others, which, even on modest estimates, could raise billions for domestic and international efforts against poverty and climate change.

In the fight against corruption, the Office of the Special Prosecutor's Bill wasjust yesterday passed bythis Parliament.

A bill that surfaced late in the state legislative session became the subject of a fight that legislators said pitted safety measures on the Long Island Rail Road against the need for a third track to improve efficiency and cut congestion.

Chiavacci Farley says Gillibrand should have fought harder to protect the state against the federal tax bill, which Gillibrand and all other Senate Democrats voted against.

Alain Kaloyeros, the former president and CEO of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, has filed a complaint against the school's two nonprofit development arms demanding that they cover his legal bills as he fights state and federal corruption charges.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says people need to «fight back» against the proposed Republican health care bill.

The package of common sense gun control measures put forward by NYLGVP, including my bill closing the bump stock loophole, will reaffirm New York as a leader in the fight against gun violence and save lives.

«As a New York State Assemblyman, Hakeem stood side by side with our members and fought on our behalf as we worked to pass the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act in 2010, a bill that provides workers in New York State protections against irresponsible employers who fail to pay their workers.

Sources said Mulgrew announced at the convention that the union will run a Democratic primary fight against Manhattan Assemblyman Jonathan Bing, who has proposed a bill to curb the «last hired, first fired» provision that protects veteran teachers from layoffs.

But Lhota would face a much tougher fight against a Democrat were the election held today, according to the poll, losing by a margin of at least a 3 - 1 against any of the top three candidates: 62 - 17 to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, 55 — 19 to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and 57 — 17 to former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.

One of the leading doctors» groups fighting the government's NHS reforms has sought peace with Downing Street, in a sign that the battle against the bill may already be lost.

We therefore urge the Buhari - led administration to introduce other bills similar to the anti-money laundering bill for implementation into the system to help with the fight against corruption, for when one fights against corruption, corruption itself fights back.

As Mayor Bill de Blasio gears up for a re-election fight against challengers like State Sen. Tony Avella and real estate developer Paul J. Massey Jr. this November, we at DNAinfo have turned our eyes toward a rivalry far more savage and imminent.

President Buhari commended President Nana Akufo - Addo of Ghana on his achievements in the first year in office, lauding his committed fight against corruption and the passing of the Special Prosecutors Bill into law.

«We'll entertain any legislation that helps our fight against the opioid epidemic and this bill will be reviewed in that context,» said Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi.

«The mayor, since the beginning of his career, has been a steadfast champion in the fight against inequality, and recently the governor has been using his executive power and his pulpit to win real victories,» Working Families Party New York State Director Bill Lipton told the Observer.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, headed to Iowa for a four - day trip to stump for Hillary Clinton ahead of Monday's caucus, hopes he can convince progressive Democrats in the state still on the fence about Clinton that she's long been at the leading edge of the fight against income inequality and knows how Washington works better than her primary challenger, Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

If budgets are statements of values, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo clearly values the fight he is waging against a federal tax bill he views as both onerous and directed at states like New York.

City governments — especially those in Europe — must lead the global fight against anti-Semitism by banishing indifference and denouncing acts of hatred however small, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a speech Sunday at the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.

«I don't see how [city Comptroller] Bill Thompson, whom I respect, or I could have come out of a hard fought primary and still be able to win against the mayor, who's on his way to spending more money than any other municipal candidate in history.»

It's as though Bill Stachowski is no longer running against his opponent, Tim Kennedy, but he's running against you and Fight Back New York.

«From fighting for 9/11 responders and survivors, to voting with working people against job killing trade deals, and fighting against a tax bill that hurts working families, he has proven he understands the values and priorities of the hardworking men and women of the 11th Congressional District.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has already planned to frame his 2017 re-election campaign partly as a fight against a Donald Trump White House.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told Britain's Labour Party that the fight against inequality he has championed in the city is «the issue of our time throughout the globe.»

In the east of England, armed forces minister Bill Rammell is fighting in Harlow against Essex county council.

Some believe he is staying under the radar because Downing Street is scared of a fight - but by doing so he encourages Tory Mps to vote against the bill.