Sentences with phrase «floor speeches by»

Despite the lengthy floor speeches by lawmakers, nearly all from a mainline group of Democrats in the Senate's minority, the bill ended up passing easily by a vote of 53 - 4.

The New York Times reported today on a Senate floor speech by Senator Mark Udall (D - CO) in which he criticized the CIA's actions on torture and mentioned a secret internal report.

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Update: A couple of Loyal Readers sent in articles about a Rand Paul fundraising video released Friday that may have broken Senate rules by using footage from a speech on the Senate floor.

Rep. John Katko offered a tribute on the House floor today to Bill Carey, the late Syracuse television journalist, during a speech that was witnessed by Carey's wife and daughter.

U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, in an emotional speech on the Senate floor, announced that he would resign from Congress, the most prominent figure in a growing list of lawmakers felled by charges of sexual harassment or indiscretions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. John Katko offered a tribute Friday to Bill Carey, the late Syracuse television journalist, in a speech on the House floor witnessed by Carey's wife and daughter.

House Republican leaderships decision to not vote on the Senate's bill providing $ 60 billion in aid to areas impacted by Super Storm Sandy has led to a barrage of floor speeches from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

In a brief floor speech, Savino said the bill was being pushed by advocacy groups with a compelling interest in legalizing marijuana for recreational use, who she accused of «utilizing the pain and suffering of these families to try and peel back the regulatory structure that we've established here in New York state.»

After moving speeches from many supporters on the floor of the New York State Senate, the body voted 24 — 38 to defeat the marriage - equality bill passed three times by the State Assembly.

• The bill passed by the House education committee • One of the two options offered by Senator Alexander • Senator Murray's ESEA floor speech • The president's radio address and Secretary Duncan's speech • CCSSO • The George W. Bush Institute • The diverse groups organized by Ed Trust, the Business Roundtable, and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights • The Foundation for Excellence in Education • The official policies of both NCLB and the Obama administration's ESEA - waiver initiative

Lawmakers listen to a speech by state superintendent Tony Bennett on the floor of the Indiana House of Representatives.

After a welcome speech by Oliveira - Rendeiro and a charming fado concert, a party area was unveiled; Lawler, artist Vasco Araújo, and gallerist Cristina Guerra lit up the dance floor.

But there's little to laugh at in a floor speech warning against restored relations delivered a few days before Obama's Cuba trip by Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is the son of Cuban immigrants.

According to her email, Whitehouse and his allies, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), have crafted a schedule for floor speeches on Monday and Tuesday that assigns each participating Senator at least one group to go after by name.

This week's floor speeches are part of a PR push for a resolution introduced by Whitehouse and other Senators involved in the effort.

Nineteen Senate Democrats will attack specific organizations in what they are calling a «web of denial,» according to a schedule of floor speeches circulated by Emily Enderle, a top environmental policy adviser to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D., R.I.), who is spearheading the effort.

By this evening, a total of 19 Democrats, led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, will have taken to the floor of the United States Senate to attack the free speech rights of individual and organizations that disagree with the government dogma on the causes and consequences of global warminBy this evening, a total of 19 Democrats, led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, will have taken to the floor of the United States Senate to attack the free speech rights of individual and organizations that disagree with the government dogma on the causes and consequences of global warminby Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, will have taken to the floor of the United States Senate to attack the free speech rights of individual and organizations that disagree with the government dogma on the causes and consequences of global warming.

Over the past year, it has been used in many climate myth debunkings, mainstream media stories, and most recently was even used by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the floor of the US Senate (the full transcript of the Senator's excellent speech can be viewed here).

I was also quite dazzled by how nice all the politicians on the opposite side of the floor were during her speech — lots of «here, heres» and applause and a standing ovation at the end... some of the opposing pollies were even filming her speech on their mobile phones.