Sentences with phrase «get bills passed by»

I look forward to working with him to get this bill passed by both houses of the State Legislature.»

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Presumptively there is a recognition that they must first get a bill introduced by the Republican - controlled Congress, passed by that same body and then passed by the Senate before heading to the Democratically - controlled White House.

If passed by the Senate, the spending bill would fund all government agencies through September 2015, except for the Department of Homeland Security, which would get an extension only through Feb. 27.

As Senate Republicans push to get their tax bill passed before Christmas, a research and development (R&D) tax credit used by many businesses to boost innovation could be in trouble.

Also you might like to know that there was an executive order issued by the president prohibiting the use of public funds for elective abortions which was pretty much the impetus that got the health care bill passed.

Bill Clinton getting his semen on Monica's dress and so forth, or the continued bald - faced lying by Barack Obama on every other issue under the sun, and his use of premeditated and carefully orchestrated lies to get his major legislation passed?

Let's make that victory permanent by helping to get Representative DeLauro's bill passed.

The organization has also championed — endorsing and raising money for — the handful of Assembly Republicans who joined the Democrats in voting «yes» to pass the marriage bill on the other side of the Capitol, protecting these lawmakers on a potentially difficult issue (and one that, as it turned out, didn't lead to anyone's ouster, but did contribute to Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava getting pushed out of the NY - 23 special election by conservatives who argued she was too moderate).

But a bill legalizing the combat sport was passed Wednesday by the State Senate, thanks in part to the efforts of lead sponsor State Sen. Kevin Parker, who has been known for getting into a few altercations of his own over the years.

Conferees are of course still bound by the need to get the final bill passed in both bodies, but working behind the scenes they're more able to make the swaps and changes to shape a bill (however ugly) that'll get enough votes to survive.

Klein was roundly criticized by liberals for working with Senate Republicans, but he has argued the IDC was able to get big - ticket accomplishments through the chamber, such as two bills to increase the state's minimum wage, the most recent of which passed this year.

Thus by passing the marriage bill in the House in early March, as supporters now hope to do, opponents could get more than a month of additional time to obtain the petition signatures than if the bill passed at the end of the session in late April.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) criticized a bill passed by his fellow Council members and championed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg that increases funding and the hours of operation for animal receiving centers but gets rid of a requirement for full - service shelters in Queens and the Bronx.

Leaving Ryan's office before the vote began, McCarthy had told reporters the farm bill would pass, adding conservatives will get their demand of a vote on their hardline preferred immigration bill — authored by Virginia Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte — in June.

The governor reiterated his threat to drag the Legislature back to the Capitol before the November general election — most likely in October, which is after the Sept. 14 primary — in hopes of getting the Assembly to take up the property tax cap bill passed with bipartisan support this week by the Senate (eight Democrats voted «no»).

First Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin launched a call recorded for him by John Feal, founder of the FealGood Foundation, who played a key role in getting the 9/11 health care bill passed by Congress.

The Home Office is trying to get powers from the communication data bill passed without the need for a Commons vote, in a move which would be greeted with outrage by the Liberal Democrats.

Asked how she could get her new ethics bill passed by a Republican Congress, Slaughter said: «Only if»60 Minutes» takes it up — and we've talked to them about it.»

Borough President James Oddo, Councilwoman Debi Rose and several members of the Staten Island Ferry Riders Committee were integral in getting the bipartisan bill passed, and celebrated by riding the inaugural 7:30 p.m. boat from St. George.

Harsher punishments for those who flee the scenes of serious car accidents will have to wait another year, lawmakers say, after a pair of bills — one passed by the state Senate, another by the Assembly — failed to get enough support in the opposite house.

«We're going to keep doing this until we get the bill passed and signed by the governor,» said Jared Chausow, one of the organizers.

The state budget season in Albany is often rife with bills that get passed by one house of the Legislature and not the other.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has passed a bill introduced by Rep. Chris Collins, a Clarence Republican, that would create a national registry of firefighters who get cancer.

Lawmakers got a 38 percent increase in pay from $ 57,500 to $ 79,500, but only after the Democratic - controlled Assembly passed a bill supported by then - Gov.

The Human Rights Campaign, which played a big role in Cuomo's successful campaign to get gay marriage passed by the Legislature here in New York and has now launched a similar effort at the national level, released an undated letter signed by Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg and 13 other mayors and governors that urged members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee to pass the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), the bill to repeal DOMA.

This state pays much more to the federal government than it gets in return, and I urge Congress to do the right thing by passing this bill and helping to level the playing field between New York and the rest of the nation once and for all.»

After Paterson's re-emptive display last week of blowing up a tentative two - way deal, look for the Senate to make a last - ditch attempt by passing a one - house bill — likely the governor's plan — to provide at least some cover for Sen. Bill Stachowski to also vote for the revenue bill so he and his colleagues can get paid for the first time since they blew the April 1 deadlbill — likely the governor's plan — to provide at least some cover for Sen. Bill Stachowski to also vote for the revenue bill so he and his colleagues can get paid for the first time since they blew the April 1 deadlBill Stachowski to also vote for the revenue bill so he and his colleagues can get paid for the first time since they blew the April 1 deadlbill so he and his colleagues can get paid for the first time since they blew the April 1 deadline.

The bill has been modified to try to quell concerns in the Assembly Democratic conference that prevented the measure from passing last year despite efforts by a former WNY Democratic senator, Bill Stachowski, to hold up a budget deal in hopes of getting an agreement on what morphed into a SUNY - wide propobill has been modified to try to quell concerns in the Assembly Democratic conference that prevented the measure from passing last year despite efforts by a former WNY Democratic senator, Bill Stachowski, to hold up a budget deal in hopes of getting an agreement on what morphed into a SUNY - wide propoBill Stachowski, to hold up a budget deal in hopes of getting an agreement on what morphed into a SUNY - wide proposal.

Also, no word on whether a stand - alone bill passed by the Senate would be sufficient to secure the support of Sens. Bill Stachowski and Brian Foley, who have been holding out on the revenue bill (and holding legislative pay hostage in the process) in hopes of getting the Assembly to go along with the SUNY empowerment pbill passed by the Senate would be sufficient to secure the support of Sens. Bill Stachowski and Brian Foley, who have been holding out on the revenue bill (and holding legislative pay hostage in the process) in hopes of getting the Assembly to go along with the SUNY empowerment pBill Stachowski and Brian Foley, who have been holding out on the revenue bill (and holding legislative pay hostage in the process) in hopes of getting the Assembly to go along with the SUNY empowerment pbill (and holding legislative pay hostage in the process) in hopes of getting the Assembly to go along with the SUNY empowerment plan.

The package of bills includes two laws already passed by the State Senate last year to add more speed cameras to school zones and suspend drivers who repeatedly get issued violations.

President Obama cited Slaughter by name during a signing ceremony today for the the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, lauding her six - year effort in getting the bill passed.

Faso was singled out for criticism by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday before the bill passed, with the governor suggesting the lawmaker «get out» of Congress due to the measure being approved.

Madison, Wisconsin (CNN)- Wisconsin's Republican - led state Senate passed Gov. Scott Walker's proposed restrictions on collective bargaining for public employees Wednesday, getting around a Democratic walkout by stripping financial provisions from the bill.

It was the Republican Senate — spearheaded by Senator Marty Golden — who took the bill and quickly passed it through the Senate Education Committee to get it to the Senate Floor, today Monday, February 6, 2012 in order to give all 62 Senators the opportunity to vote yes or no.

Drawing a sharp contrast between himself and de Blasio, Cuomo said he'd gotten bills passed on gun control, same - sex marriage and sexual assault on college campuses «by working with people, staying calm, not getting personal and finding commonality.»

With the bill having been passed by both houses of the Legislature, it will become law if it gets Governor Andrew Cuomo's signature.

And it also happened with Tony Blair's last big education bill: they all got passed by the Commons because Conservatives backing the Government outvoted Labour rebels opposing their own party.

The defense authorization bill was passed by the House, but Sutton's and Hunter's efforts were shot down, along with the other amendments, when the issue got to the Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee.

«As Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, Senator Harkin was instrumental in passing the 9/11 Health Bill by giving the bill its first ever hearing in the U.S. Senate, and Senator Gillibrand appreciates his invitation to speak about her goal of getting more women elected to the halls of Congress this election cycle,» said Glen Caplin, a spokesman, in an emBill by giving the bill its first ever hearing in the U.S. Senate, and Senator Gillibrand appreciates his invitation to speak about her goal of getting more women elected to the halls of Congress this election cycle,» said Glen Caplin, a spokesman, in an embill its first ever hearing in the U.S. Senate, and Senator Gillibrand appreciates his invitation to speak about her goal of getting more women elected to the halls of Congress this election cycle,» said Glen Caplin, a spokesman, in an email.

Because the «super-committee» is intended to help the legislature pass a bill by Feb. 28, the legislative leaders said they would get whatever preliminary information they can from Malloy's panel by then.

On a related note, Warren Cornwall wrote on Wednesday that «[f] ederal energy research could get a financial shot in the arm under a bipartisan energy bill, passed by the U.S. Senate [that day] on an 85 to 12 vote, which calls for hefty budget increases for science.

If President Obama is serious about helping get Americans back to work, he'll call for swift action on this and the more than 30 other House - passed jobs bills still awaiting a vote by Senate Democrats.

DOE's basic research wing, the Office of Science, gets a 16 % boost, to $ 6.26 billion, in a 2018 omnibus spending bill passed by Congress this week.

I learned that by getting all of the authorization bills passed when I was the chairman of the science committee and the judiciary committee.

He should also provide real leadership in getting an ESEA revamp across the finish line by embracing the bill that the Senate already passed in overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion.

Good luck getting a recertification bill passed in a state legislature owned and operated by the California Teachers Association.

Deadline To Introduce Bills Has Passed February 12, 2016 by Brett Kittredge After a slow first month of the 2016 Legislative Session, lawmakers are about to get busy.

Chairman Kline has already gotten approval from Speaker Boehner to bring the bill to the House floor by the end of the month, but even if it passes, President Obama is likely to issue a veto threat on it because it is just not in line with the administration's views.

«I thought we could get to the solution better, quicker, cleaner» by using a bill that had passed the House before, Kline said.

Undeterred by the bills that stalled or died in 2013, Parent Revolution spokesman Derrick Everett said that «laws as novel as the parent trigger process have often taken multiple legislative sessions to both get the law «right» and get it passed.»