«It's safe to say that most Republican legislators want to see some type of legislation on this,» said Matt Richter, the press secretary for the Republican Caucus, adding that it's likely some will vote
in favor of the bill when it's finalized.
Not exact matches
When it reached the full Senate, the
bill, which has passed the House, faced no opposition — after all, who is
in favor of selling the bodies
of vulnerable children?
Just
when you think an issue will be settled
in favor of investors, a Senator oozes under the door and slides a quick pro-business, anti-investor change into a
bill.
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.
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no
favor in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness
in her: then let him write her a
bill of divorcement, and give it
in her hand, and send her out
of his house [Deut.
De Blasio punched all the right buttons at all the right times — that is, just
when a restive electorate was looking to throw off the old
in favor of the new, along came
Bill.
The man who refused to bring a gay - marriage
bill to the floor
of the State Senate
when he was majority leader has come out today
in favor of marriage rights for same - sex couples.
The first thing he did
when he arrived
in washington is vote
in favor of the Health Care reform
bill.
The most powerful man
in Albany isn't accustomed to taking direction from anyone (save his union - boss patrons)-- but you can bet his ears perked up yesterday
when former President
Bill Clinton publicly pronounced himself strongly
in favor of raising New York's charter - school cap.
(Advocates for the
bill, chiefly the Catholic Church, argued that there was no point
of passing it
in the Senate
when it wouldn't succeed
in the Democratic - led Assembly, where union - allied lawmakers argue the tax credit is a voucher that drains funds from public schools
in favor of privates.)
Nationally, attention has been riveted on New York state since early
in the week
when Cuomo announced he had won more votes
in favor of the
bill.
The Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who voted
in favor of the
bill, was asked at a news conference before the vote was taken if she used reusable bags
when she went shopping.
Kirsten Gillibrand, who diligently took up the cause
when she replaced Clinton, traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan two weeks ago and spent much
of the time lobbying John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsay Graham to vote
in favor of the
bill.
An outspoken liberal generally allied with Mayor
Bill de Blasio, Mark - Viverito tends to
favor the views
of tenants and local activists
when it comes to real estate issues
in New York.
«Ms. Quinn, the City Council speaker, offers the judgment and record
of achievement anyone should want
in a mayor,» the newspaper editorial board said, adding that while rivals
Bill de Blasio and
Bill Thompson both have «powerful arguments»
in favor of their records, «Ms. Quinn inspires the most confidence that she would be the right mayor for the inevitable times
when hope and idealism collide with the challenge
of getting something done.»
It then flashes back to the start
of the story,
when Sloane gleefully is directing a crew
of youthful minions
in their campaign to woo a senator into backing a
bill favoring the Indonesian palm oil industry.
When Bill Clinton was governor
of Arkansas, he was
in favor of a choice among private schools as well as public schools.
Remember
when Charlie Crist sold out the future
of Florida's school children by vetoing a school reform
bill that would have introduced merit pay and tweaked tenure
in order to curry
favor with that state's powerful teachers union
in the hopes that they would aid him
in his race for the Senate?
As the legislative report (JR report) explains,
when the Education Committee held its public hearing, the testimony was almost unanimous
in favor of the
bill.
The program ended
when Congress failed to appropriate funds for its continuation
in the 2015 federal spending bill.14 In some sectors, there is increased debate about whether federal funds for education are best allocated through formulas or competitive processes, with opponents of competitive grants citing a desire to reduce federal influence in favor of state and locally - driven education policie
in the 2015 federal spending
bill.14
In some sectors, there is increased debate about whether federal funds for education are best allocated through formulas or competitive processes, with opponents of competitive grants citing a desire to reduce federal influence in favor of state and locally - driven education policie
In some sectors, there is increased debate about whether federal funds for education are best allocated through formulas or competitive processes, with opponents
of competitive grants citing a desire to reduce federal influence
in favor of state and locally - driven education policie
in favor of state and locally - driven education policies.
When money gets tight, people often choose to forego paying their car insurance premiums
in favor of «more important»
bills like the mortgage or rent, car payment, utilities, or groceries.