Sentences with phrase «had supported legislation»

Silver had supported legislation to benefit the developers, according to prosecutors.

The eventual passage of the new gun control restrictions resulted in the recall of two state senators who had supported the legislation, the first - ever successful recall of a state - level official.

It is unclear if Republican Governor John Kasich would support the legislation, but after the Parkland school shooting and subsequent student protests, he deleted his pro-gun record on his website and replaced it with a demand for «common sense gun control,» according to Governing.

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday he would support legislation to prevent an 18 - year - old from buying a rifle.

A day after the bill's prospects wavered somewhat, Republican leaders notched two victories on Friday, when Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said he would vote yes after gaining a more generous child tax credit in the final bill and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, who voted against the initial Senate bill over deficit concerns, said he would support the legislation.

As such the SDLP would support all legislation which seeks to protect and improve the lives of infants and young children within Northern Ireland and within the United Kingdom at large.

In another slap at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said last night he'd support legislation to shut down Rikers Island, which he called a «snake pit,» within three years instead of the 10 - year plan the mayor has suggested.

Pete has supported legislation to increase Medicare reimbursements for screening and diagnostic mammographies; fund research centers to study the relationship between the environment and breast cancer; and require insurance companies to guarantee at least 48 hours hospital care after a mastectomy.»

'' The use of bump stocks is currently illegal in New York, but we would support legislation that builds upon our strongest in the nation gun safety laws and further restricts possession of these deadly killing machines,» says Rich Azzopardi.

This year, President Donald Trump has supported the legislation.

«We would support legislation that builds upon our strongest in the nation gun safety laws and further restricts possession of these deadly killing machines,» said spokesman Rich Azzopardi.

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As Ms. Carpenter has, Mr. Bellone indicated that he would support legislation to more equitably share countywide sales tax revenues for public safety, money that under the Levy administration has been earmarked for western Suffolk.

And Faso quickly shot back «no» when asked whether he would support legislation in the proposed budget to cut funding to legal aid services.

The Tories had previously rolled out polling data suggesting that the general public would support legislation putting same - sex marriages on a level legal status with heterosexual marriages.

Republican Rep. John Faso in a radio interview on Friday said he would support legislation that would increase the age to purchase a firearm to 21 in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people.

Calvin said convenience store owners would support the legislation if it actually meant fewer youths would smoke.

In another slap at Mayor de Blasio, Gov. Cuomo said Wednesday night he'd support legislation to shut down Rikers Island within three years instead of the 10 - year plan the mayor has suggested.

Maffei, who has supported legislation aimed at campaign finance reform and public financing of campaigns, said he spent about one - sixth of the money in his campaign account simply to raise money.

Ajemian denies allegations by Cahill that the AG has supported legislation requiring law enforcement to shoot to wound, not kill, a measure most police groups oppose.

Hevesi, who does not plan on signing the pledge but who said he has supported legislation supporting the ideas behind New York Uprising, is on the campaign trail touting his support for environmental legislation.

I would support that legislation.

Carlucci has supported legislation that made the antidote easily available at pharmacies and has hosted several Narcan trainings around the Hudson Valley.

«The American Academy of Dermatology Association is proud to have supported this legislation and commends the state of New Jersey for joining the fight against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and non-melanoma skin cancers,» said Dirk M. Elston, MD, FAAD, president of the American Academy of Dermatology Association.

Both unions have supported legislation to encourage teachers to become certified, and in many localities unions have bargained salary incentives for board certification.

Walker has said he supports subjecting all schools that receive taxpayer money to the same level of scrutiny and has supported legislation aimed at doing that in the past legislative session, including giving report cards to all public, charter and private voucher schools.

He has supported legislation that attempts to solve these issues such as federal refinancing and loan forgiveness.

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«And Majority Leader McConnell has told us that he will uphold his commitment to schedule and support the legislation.»

Microsoft supports «The Ending of Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017,» proposed legislation from senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that would end such provisions, Smith said.

The Canada Pension Plan Act says that once a sufficient number of provincial governments have indicated support, the federal government can move forward and lock in the reform with an Order in Council — no new Parliamentary debate or legislation is required.

«This decision makes the big boys bigger and the middle class smaller, and we are determined to restore the law to the way it was,» said Senator Alexander, who added that the legislation has some bipartisan support and could advance to a vote in the coming months.

Others that support closing the loophole, including J.B Pritzker, fear state laws will cause investors to flee the state and would prefer that states wait for national legislation.

Senate Republicans are poised to approve a budget measure that would help them pass tax legislation without Democratic support.

«The minister of finance, supported by the Department of Finance, has ultimate responsibility for the financial system and authority for all financial sector legislation,» he said in a speech in Vancouver in 2009, slamming the door on the efforts of some in Ottawa, including former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, to create a more robust system of financial oversight.

This commonsense legislation has the full - throated support of both law enforcement and the tech community and deserves swift enactment,» Hatch said in a statement afterward.

The legislation, which both chambers of Congress passed with bipartisan support, would fund the government through the end of September.

Abbott's comments come a day after one of the pastors, Robert Morris, told news outlets Abbott had reached out to him and nine other churches to build support for the legislation.

And while public dissatisfaction with the legislation has been focused on the notion that the Republican tax cuts are deeply skewed toward the wealthiest Americans and the corporations they run, Barkan, who has spent years galvanizing support for a more diverse and inclusive Federal Reserve, wants to remind Americans this legislation also includes cuts to their healthcare.

They have already used those resources to highlight that Baldwin voted against the tax reform bill, spending $ 3 million on ads and holding town halls and knocking on doors to explain why she should support the legislation.

Some members of Congress, including Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas), who support legislation that would make such reclassification illegal, oppose turning ISPs into utilities.

The Associated Press reports Republicans are not expected to actively seek Democratic support for the legislation because they're hoping to work under a budget rule that would allow them to clear it as long as it didn't add to the deficit.

Five health and medical groups are supporting legislation that would raise the smoking age to 21 nationwide.

Both Twitter and Facebook said Tuesday ahead of the hearing that they would support the Honest Ads Act, a proposed piece of legislation that would require tech firms that sell ads to disclose how much they are paid for placing political ads on their platform.

«We've supported and passed legislation at the state level.

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday took a step toward passage of tax legislation that is a top White House priority, setting up a likely decisive vote later this week even though it was unclear if the bill had enough Republican support to become law.

The Email Privacy Act has received support and backing from groups like EFF but also think tanks like the Center for Democracy and Technology, which called it «common sense» legislation that both sides of the House can agree on.

What's more, the company said it supported federal legislation that would ban such agreements altogether.

On the infrastructure front, Clinton explicitly supports efforts like those in Louisville to implement shared infrastructure legislation, which would speed the rollout of broadband.

Yet that stop back home may have represented the most concrete outcome as Trudeau announced plans to draft legislation affirming federal jurisdiction over the pipeline and negotiations with Kinder Morgan for financial support for the project.

The legislation, dubbed the Consumer Review Fairness Act, has bipartisan support.