Sentences with phrase «help get a bill passed»

As the state's legislative session winds to a close, Cuomo has yet to announce his support for the Child Victims Act despite his promises to survivors that he'd help get a bill passed this year.

«Lobbying certainly helps gets bills passed,» Mahoney said.

«I can't be certain, but I'm not sure a dog ever went before a hearing committee to help get a bill passed.

We are proud that John Bratt from our office testified before the Maryland General Assembly and helped get this bill passed.

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To track progress of this bill and see what you can do to help get it passed, go to http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/fam-act

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

Asked after his speech whether he plans on helping the Senate Dems, Cuomo replied: «We'll discuss political decisions in the political season, but we are now in the government season and we're trying to get government bills passed.»

«The Krohn family are true heroes in helping to get this bill passed as they have turned their terrible tragedy into something positive to help others.

Cuomo, in announcing the budget agreement on Friday night, praised the IDC for its work on getting a raise - the - age bill passed and for helping secure $ 10 million for immigrant legal services.

«I'm proud to appoint five dedicated Floridians to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission including fathers of two of the victims who were critical in helping a bill get passed quickly,» Scott stated in a news release.

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.»

«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.

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.

She works for an old - school lobbying firm until Rodolfo Schmidt, representing a smaller firm, Peterson Wyatt tries to recruit her to help with getting the Heaton - Harris Bill passed.

Sen. Tim Scott, a tea party Republican on the Senate HELP Committee, said the debate over No Child Left Behind will get much more difficult once Congress is trying to negotiate a bill that the White House would sign, as opposed to just trying to pass one out of committee.

It is going to depend upon the ability of people to refinance, where fixed rates go, how quickly Fannie and Freddie and the FHA provide help, and whether a foreclosure assistance bill passes Congress and gets signed by the President.

hello just wanted to get my 2 male beagle dogs neutered and given their rabies shots i got information from animal control about your program and she told me to contact you guys about my dogs they are our world as my family has faced eminse tragedy this year my brother passed away in march my uncle passsed away in april my dad and son both have had trips to hospitals for their health issues so any help we can get to ensure their health is greatly appreciated from the bottom of our hearts are funds are tapped to the max everything we get goes to our bills and nothing else so please help us thank you

Since founding a humane society next door to Madison County's pound, she has gotten more than 23 bills passed as the senior legislation director at the ASPCA and, most recently, helped to spearhead four other bills as the senior legislative attorney at Best Friends.

Sen. Reid opened, asking for help to get a bill passed so we don't continue to have oil spills and other unnecessary costs to the budget and society.

We have been actively following the progress of Bill 21, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Leaves to Help Families), 2013, since March 2013 when I wrote about what job protections are available when a family member gets sick and you need to take leave from work, and again when I wrote in September 2013 about how the Bill passed second reading.

Please help me to get this to committee where it can be looked at for further amendments or adjustments, so we do the right thing in the best interests of children in the days ahead by way of passing the bill.