Sentences with phrase «gaining bipartisan support»

While most members of the U.S. Climate Action Network applauded the committee and Senator Boxer for their efforts in passing the bill, others have spoken out, pleading with senators to not weaken the bill in the effort of gaining bipartisan support.

The legislation is gaining bipartisan support at a time when lawmakers have less than seven weeks remaining in the 2018 session.

The Republican takeover in the Senate will force Obama to scale back his ambitions to either executive actions that do not require legislative approval, or items that might gain bipartisan support, such as trade agreements and tax reform.

Environmentalism was not as divisive as it is today, so these laws gained bipartisan support.

Not one of them gained bipartisan support of any magnitude whatsoever.»

Schimminger's measure quickly gained bipartisan support.

«There's a good chance» that IT2 will gain bipartisan support, says Representative Vernon Ehlers (R - MI).

At first, the Republican - backed bill met opposition, but it gained bipartisan support with compromise: a cap on the max interest rate and a fixed rate over the life of a loan.

The bill was introduced by New Jersey representative Frank Pallone last summer, and has since gained bipartisan support.

A «ban the box» measure has gained bipartisan support within the state government of Wisconsin.

Not exact matches

These initiatives have been unable to garner the bipartisan support necessary to gain traction.

The Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436) gained crucial bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress recently.

[129] His ability to gain broad international support for the Gulf War and the war's result were seen as both a diplomatic and military triumph, [12] rousing bipartisan approval, [130] though his decision to withdraw without removing Saddam Hussein left mixed feelings, and attention returned to the domestic front and a souring economy.

Controversial at the time, these reforms now have bipartisan support in Florida, where black and Hispanic pupils in particular have made huge gains.

One bipartisan - supported reprieve to the looming class size order, House Bill 13, gained unanimous approval in the state House in February, but despite advocates» calls for urgent action this spring, the legislation has lingered in the Senate Rules Committee with little indication it will be taken up soon.

One example of popular legislation falling victim to bipartisan politics is the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, introduced by Sen. Warren as a bout for a federal alternative to student loan refinancing; this bill did not gain support in any Congress chamber, excluding it from this list.

With increasing bipartisan support for the Electrify Africa Act, alongside Obama's Power Africa initiative to double energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, calls for more equitable definitions of energy access are gaining traction.