Sentences with phrase «for vote against a bill»

Rep. Maurice Hinchey's GOP opponent criticized the Democratic congressman for voting against a bill urging the president to press for sanctions against Iran.

I am extremely disappointed at Senator Tkaczyk, who represents the very district containing the puppy farm, for voting against this bill to protect the health and safety of animals across New YorkState.

PPS Conor Burns resigned from the Government this afternoon and PPS Angie Bray has been sacked for voting against the bill.

Cuomo praised Rep. Peter King for voting against the bill, but also criticized Rep. John Faso, another no vote.

KINGSTON — Republican congressional candidate George Phillips on Monday called Iran's efforts to develop nuclear technology «a grave threat» to Israel and the international community, and criticized the incumbent Democrat, U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey of Hurley, for voting against a bill urging the president to press for sanctions.

He asks Schneiderman for explanation for vote against a bill for civil confinement for sexual predators.

Likewise, legislators earn between one and three points for voting against bills that were give a rating of one, two or three «smokestacks.»

Not exact matches

Cruz voted for the bill, while Rubio voted against it.

HARWOOD: I just want to ask you about that in light of two votes you made recently: one for a partisan tax bill that increased the deficit, the other against a bipartisan spending deal that also increased the deficit.

In the past couple of years, Sanders has voted against the Keystone XL Pipeline, vetoed by the president in March, as well as for bills that would have prohibited corporate interference with women's health care and increased environmental standards for damaged national infrastructure.

Phillips, for example, noted that the group had held Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Bill Nelson, up for reelection in Wisconsin and Florida respectively, accountable for voting against the tax reform bill, and indicated they would continue to doBill Nelson, up for reelection in Wisconsin and Florida respectively, accountable for voting against the tax reform bill, and indicated they would continue to dobill, and indicated they would continue to do so.

But on Tuesday, the PUCN seemed to go against its own data, voting 3 — 0 to create a new rate class that will push up electricity bills for people who have solar.

The people who voted for the bill decided to sell out the public and vote against the public interest in their own interest and that of their backers.

The bill's price tag had been a sticking point for one senator, Mr. Corker, a longtime deficit hawk, who voted against the initial Senate bill over concerns it would add to the federal debt.

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Some voted for the same - sex marriage Bill and others voted against it.

But more unexpectedly, given that Hawaii was one of the first states where the issue surfaced, a Hawaii state representative has caused waves for becoming the first openly gay lawmaker to vote against a state's same - sex marriage bill.

Brown was reported to be looking for a way out of this impasse: the Telegraph claimed that «the Cabinet revolt has forced him to think again» and that «One solution now being considered is giving MPs the option of abstaining in the key vote on the Bill»: but, «Some staunch Catholic MPs say even being allowed to abstain is not enough and instead want to be free to vote against the Bill, or amend it to remove somemeasures».

Theis says Jordan has always «been genial, and friendly with the media, but we always found it strange how he would ask for eight spending provisions in a budget bill, get five of them, and then vote against it.»

Board member Bill Diaz voted against it because the bond sales include money for refurbishing the Central Square building, which is owned jointly by the park district, the City of Lockport and Lockport Township and is where all three have their offices.

This could result in Catholic ministers and MPs voting against the three specific measures but being whipped to accept the bill as a whole if a majority in the Commons votes for the reforms.

Despite the contentious measures in the bill for Senate Republicans such as the wage increase, the spending plan was approved 61 to 1, with only Sen. Simcha Felder voting against it.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching a digital ad campaign against 10 House Republicans who voted for the health care bill.

The opposition will whip its MPs through the «aye» lobby when it comes to the general second reading vote, but vote against the programme motion which seeks to restrict the amount of time the bill will be debated for.

Carlucci and Diane Savino voted against the bill in the Senate Rules Committee, then voted for it on the floor a half hour later.

Senator Ted Cruz proposed an amendment to the recent tax reform bill to allow funds from 529 plans to be used for homeschooling1, but the Democrats voted against it and it did not make it into the final bill.

For this reason alone, Tory MPs should vote against the bill this evening in good heart.

Cox defended Cruz's appearance at the dinner, arguing the senator supported aid for Sandy victims but that Senate Democrats had filled the bill with «pork,» and that's why he had voted against it.

Councilmember Brad Lander said he would vote against Torres» bill because it disregarded the wishes of police reform advocates who helped push for the bill in the first place.

Mr. Brindisi, a well - regarded member of a younger, progressive bloc of Democrats in Albany, noted that he had publicly criticized the Cuomo administration's economic development plans, and had voted against the SAFE Act, a 2013 gun control bill that has been a galvanizing issue for the governor's opponents upstate.

She voted against legislation to delay implementation of federal ozone standards, and she voted in support of a spending bill for energy and water programs.

The year before that, he was one of only two members to vote against a bill letting Cheektowaga renew the lease for a golf course on a town park.

Dietl might win the Republican primary but he'll have a difficult time convincing Democrats to vote for him against Mayor Bill de Blasio in the general election.

ALBANY — After months of listening to Gov. Andrew Cuomo assail him as responsible for a bill he voted against, U.S. Rep. John Faso closed a letter to the governor on Thursday with an especially cutting observation: He's not the man his late father was.

For example, he was the only member to vote against a 2013 bill that would let officials in Victory appoint a clerk - treasurer who is not a resident of the village.

At the end of a debate over a measure to institute a monitor in the troubled East Ramapo school district, for example, Silver voted against the bill, which passed.

But even though Faso and Stefanik voted against their party on the tax bill, in October 2017 they voted in favor of a budget bill that paved the way for the tax measure to pass the Senate on GOP votes alone — without a filibuster.

Via Times Union ALBANY — After months of listening to Gov. Andrew Cuomo assail him as responsible for a bill he voted against, U.S. Rep. John Faso closed -LSB-...]

Assemblyman Robin Schimminger and freshman Assemblywoman Monica Wallace also voted against the bill, which among other things, would prohibit state and local law enforcement from detaining individuals based on immigration status and would provide for legal representation for people without documentation who otherwise couldn't afford it.

She voted against the federal spending bill for the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency and related agencies, and split with the party on 22 related amendments.

Sanders has recently argued that he voted against the bill because of guest worker program provisions which he believed would have created vulnerabilities for workers and exploitation.

He also voted for the Amtrak reauthorization bill and against amendments to federal prevailing wage laws.

He voted against seven bills that would either lengthen hunting seasons or in upstate counties or expand the variety of firearms that can be legally used, and opposed a measure that would let Cornell students older than 21 take a handgun safety course designed for minors.

In particular, the video cites Faso's «yes» vote on the health care reform bill, which has been a flashpoint for the left that is organizing against the Republican lawmaker.

He's not without his critics, however, who point to a vote by McLaughlin against a budget bill that would have provided funding for environmental and clean - water programs.

The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association thanks Senator Dean Skelos and his conference for doing the right thing and not supporting this bill, along with Senators William Stachowski, Darrel Aubertine and David Valesky for putting principle above party politics and voting against S - 6005A.

Fourteen Conservative MPs voted against David Cameron's proposals on press regulation earlier this evening - or, rather, against the amendments to the Crime and Courts Bill which set out proposals for exemplary damages in relation to newspapers and websites that refuse to be regulated by the new regulator.

In a statement, Zephyr Teachout, who is running against Cuomo in a Democratic primary, faulted the governor for working with Senate Republicans, who have refused to hold a vote on the abortion plank, which none of their members publicly support, but twice passed the nine other women's equality items as separate bills.

Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, who voted against the bill, will hold a town hall for residents to critique it

Ashford voted against the Republican bill to add an extra layer of bureaucratic certification to security checks for Syrian and Iraqi refugees.