Sentences with phrase «group supported the bill»

Twenty state and national groups supporting a bill that would strengthen the state's Freedom of Information Law are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the measure into law as soon as he receives it from the state Legislature.

Councilmembers and advocacy groups support the bill in its current form, and are concerned that crucial pieces of it will be lost during negotiations to get it passed, committee chair Julissa Ferreras said.

Twenty state and national groups supporting a bill that would strengthen the state's Freedom of Information Law are urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign the measure into law as soon as he receives it from the state legislature.

In a statement, Jessica Sandler, a vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the animal rights group, noted her group supported the bill because it «contains important language to reduce and replace the use of animals in painful chemical toxicity tests.

Similarly, on the Senate bill, in the two years leading up to its August 2010 failure, donations to elected Senators from interest groups supporting the bill outnumbered those from groups opposed by 5 to 1 ($ 6.4 million to $ 1.2 million.)

His group supported the bill while acknowledging it had the potential to harm solar job creation.

Not exact matches

Reps are held responsible for the outcomes of their customer group, measured by metrics such as how frequently customers defect to another carrier or how often they call support, and reps and their managers are empowered to hand out service credits or alter bills.

The bill, announced by McConnell and supported by a bipartisan group of senators, would «legalize hemp as an agricultural commodity and remove it from the list of controlled substances.»

Complaints from small business owners like McMillon are why the National Federation of Independent Business, an advocacy group, supported the bill.

«By requiring more precision in initial pleadings, the bill would allow courts and defendants to better assess the legitimacy of infringement claims,» notes the Internet Association, a group that supports the bill.

Back in 2005, language that would have required Section 215 business record orders to pertain to terror suspects, or their associates, or the «activities» of a terror group won the unanimous support of the Senate Judiciary Committee, though was not ultimately included in the final reauthorization bill.

Although support for anti-spam legislation would seemingly be uncontroversial, various business groups mounted a spirited attack against the bill during the legislative process, claiming requirements to obtain user consent before sending commercial email would create new barriers to doing business online.

Ashcroft's bill allows faith - based groups to compete on an equal footing with secular nonprofit organizations for governmental grants to support social - welfare activities, and it explicitly ensures these groups the right to conduct their outreach without compromising their spiritual character.

To give credit where it is due, a group of House Republicans sent a letter to President Obama explaining that the Senate immigration bill the president supports would sharply increase low - skill immigration and put downward pressure on the wages of low - skill Americans and low - skill noncitizen....

But for those with families to support and lots of bills to pay, «the challenge becomes what kind of policies can help people move up,» says Kazis, senior vice president of Jobs for the Future, a Boston group that specializes in workforce development issues.

Lets see, Chik Fil A donates millions of dollars to groups that attack gay people, fight for laws that strip them of their rights, and even support a bill in the country of Uganda that called for gays to be killed.

If we measure left and right by support for or opposition to abortion and Bill Clinton, which is a reasonable measure in this case, twelve of the groups represented are very far left indeed — including Catholics for a Free Choice, Human Rights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

Dreihaus, part of a group of Democrats that supported a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion yet — when this provision failed to pass — still voted in favor of the final health care reform bill, argued that, given his pro-life beliefs, the ad amounted to defamation.

Abortion has come to the fore in a handful of states where self - proclaimed «pro-life» Democratic lawmakers are facing allegations from conservative groups that their support for the healthcare bill legislated federally - funded abortion.

A Democratic congressman from Ohio got a boost from his state's elections commission on Thursday in his campaign to prevent an anti-abortion group from running billboards attacking him for supporting the healthcare bill.

The bill, which garnered strong bipartisan support, is also expected to pass the Senate, and would address what its sponsors consider a discriminatory practice that keeps federal disaster money from religious groups.

To give credit where it is due, a group of House Republicans sent a letter to President Obama explaining that the Senate immigration bill the president supports would sharply increase low - skill immigration and put downward pressure on the wages of low - skill Americans and low - skill noncitizen residents.

They joined a bipartisan group of senators and 281 representatives in the House in support of the bill.

The Faculty of Public Health and a coalition of public health groups, including Sustain, are supporting a Lords amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, called the «Do No Harm» amendment, and tabled by Crossbench Peer Lord Warner.

According to the Morning Agriculture report, the bill has the support of a number of agricultural groups as well as six co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle.

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food and nutrition lobbying group that supports the bill, seltzer water is forbidden under the guidelines while candy bars, cookies and potato chips are allowed.

In attendance to support this bill on behalf of PATS, was Joe Iezzi, a past PATS President and Angie Armbrust from the Winter Group.

The group also asks its members to support the inclusion into the House bill of The Healthy School Meals Act (which would require more plant - based meal options in accordance with recommendations made by the American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association) and to provide comments to the House supporting changes to the Farm Bill (in 2012) to increase federal support for local, organic diversified agricultbill of The Healthy School Meals Act (which would require more plant - based meal options in accordance with recommendations made by the American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association) and to provide comments to the House supporting changes to the Farm Bill (in 2012) to increase federal support for local, organic diversified agricultBill (in 2012) to increase federal support for local, organic diversified agriculture.

CIOT, our Low Incomes Tax Reform Group and our close colleagues at the Association of Taxation Technicians will seek to provide briefing notes and other support to the MPs scrutinising the Bill as we always do.

The influential NYC principals union endorsed Mayor Bill de Blasio for reelection last night, joining the teachers union and a host of other labor groups supporting the worker - friendly mayor, campaign officials said.

The current bill — one of 11 opioid - related measures that Cuomo is reportedly supporting this year — would expand the ban on prior authorization for certain medication - assisted treatment drugs to a portion of New York's commercial health plans, primarily those sold to individuals and small groups.

I understand from legislators and advocacy groups that have supported this bill that they are fully committed to addressing the concerns raised by New York City and others, and I urge the Legislature to do so in the coming year.

Lerner's group this week sent a formal request for the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board to examine the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit group that Mayor Bill de Blasio set up to support his agenda.

(CNN)- The Senate Democratic leadership failed Thursday to muster up enough support for a bill that would have put new restrictions on political television advertising by special interest groups.

The IDC, which features moderate - to - conservative Democrats like David Valesky, have aligned themselves with Senate Republicans on several issues, save for their support of a minimum wage bill that the business groups have generally opposed.

Congratulations also goes to the large coalition of labor unions, business groups, transit and environmental advocates and good government groups that supported passage of the bill this session, and identical bills in 2011.

Pledge 2 Protect, the coalition of anti-MTS groups leading the charge against the much - maligned sanitation project, is specifically targeting mayoral hopefuls Bill de Blasio and Christine Quinn, who have expressed support for the station.

«Sparked by the conservative activist group Club for Growth,» the repeal movement has won the support of Sen. Jim DeMint (R - SC) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R - OH), who said Republicans would «have an effort to repeal the bill.»

The agreement for the WFP to stay neutral also comes as a coalition of labor groups, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo support a full Democratic takeover of the Senate.

Good government groups Citizens Union, the Empire Center, NYPIRG and Common Cause have publicly expressed support for Tedisco's efforts to bring greater transparency to state spending decisions with this bill.

A group of Buffalo Bills supporters plans to deliver a dozen U.S. mailbags to the Bills» training camp at St. John Fisher College, filled with 13,000 letters from fans pledging continued support if the team stays in Buffalo and no support if it moves to another city.

Ministers are set for a showdown with Tory rebels over the immigration bill after it was confirmed a crucial amendment backed by restive backbenchers will be debated in the Commons.The amendment, supported by dozens of Tory MPs, would give ministers rather than judges the final say over whether deportation would breach the human rights of foreign criminals.Commons Speaker John Bercow selected the amendment tabled by Esher and Walton MP Dominic Raab in the first group for debate, meaning there will be time for a vote.

A variety of unions, community groups, policy advocates are planning a major push to rally support for the bill.

Stephen Schwarzman, chairman, CEO, and co-founder, the Blackstone Group Volunteer PAC: $ 5,000 Republican senator Bill Frist chairs this PAC, which recruits and supports Republican candidates.

It's not unusual or out of the ordinary for communications staff to ask for statements in support of legislation or initiatives from various groups and Zambelli's correspondence that morning wasn't limited to lobbying groups after a flurry of bills — which included legislation expanding the state's DNA databank and approving the lawmaker - drawn political boundaries — passed the Legislature.

But other moderates who supported the first bill may now oppose the revised version, Tuesday Group co-chair Charlie Dent, R - Pa., told Politico.

As 1010 WINS» Stan Brooks reported, the group — including U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D - N.Y.) and Nydia Velazquez (D - N.Y.) gathered on the City Hall steps demanding that City Council Speaker Christine Quinn allow the paid sick leave bill to come up for a vote in the Council, insisting there is enough support to pass it.

Heseltine was one of a group of 15 Conservative MPs to vote against the 1968 Commonwealth Immigration Bill on second reading (Conservative whips advised their MPs to support it, but it was a free vote).

Conservative groups including the Family Research Council and National Organization for Marriage fired off a letter last week to Boehner, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman Greg Walden (Ore.) and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (Ky.) chiding them for backing DeMaio and Tisei, as well as Senate hopeful Monica Wehby (Ore.), who supports gay marriage.

The groups specifically urged Flanagan and Heastie to pass the Comptroller's Clean Contracting bill (S. 3984 - A / A.6355) in its entirety and expressed strong support for the bill's key provisions including: