Sentences with phrase «in favor of the legislation»

Most significantly, California voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation making marijuana legal, on Proposition 64 — thus making the entire West Coast a legal enclave for recreational cannabis.

The U.S. House responded to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre on Wednesday by voting overwhelmingly in favor of legislation aimed at helping reduce school violence.

The question reads: «Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation that lowers the drinking age to 19 for wines and malt beverages and maintains the drinking age at 21 for all other alcoholic beverages?»

Most doctors and allergists that I know are in favor of this legislation, as is the National Association of School Nurses.

The speaker claims The NYP's Fred Dicker «set me up» with a story in which Silver says he would be in favor of legislation that would block Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large soft drinks in New York City.

Reinvent Albany testified in favor of the legislation at a mayoral hearing on November 20th and previously at Council hearings held this past June and in December 2016.

He has repeatedly voted in favor of legislation criminalizing keeping firearms available for self - defense in the home, voted in favor of various firearm and ammunition prohibitions and attacked those who disagree with him on the floor of the Assembly

Schumer, whose 48 - member Democratic conference represents Obamacare's last rampart of defense, took to Twitter to blast House Republicans for voting in favor of the legislation.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz today praised members of the state Assembly who yesterday voted 132 to 0 in favor of legislation that would reform the governance structure of the Queens Library and require the Library to adopt best practice reforms aimed at increasing the transparency of the Library's operations.

Local legislator Al Krupski (D - Cutchogue), who voted in favor of the first legislation said he was still worried by «security» problems posed by drones, and would vote in favor of legislation that curtails the perceived threat.

Pridgen said he's in favor of any legislation that legalized ride - hailing, but if he had a choice, would like the city to have some regulatory say.

Cuomo is marshaling the resources of the state Democratic Committee to back challenges to the Republican House members in New York who have voted in favor of the legislation.

But Sens. Frank Padavan and Chuck Fuschillo had voted in favor of the legislation before it was pulled.

The group plans to march alongside over 100 Westchester residents in New York City this weekend to protest in favor of legislation and policies regarding human rights, immigration reform, and women's rights.

Veterans from all around the county spoke out in favor of the legislation.

But he ultimately voted in favor of the legislation.

«Today the New York State Senate voted 55 to 7 in favor of legislation to permit public schools to allow worship services in schools when school is not in session.

The land use committee voted in favor of the legislation today, in spite of opposition from City Planning and from the Real Estate Board of New York.

A number of government reform advocates came out in favor of the legislation including Common Cause New York, EffectiveNY, Reinvent Albany, and Demos, among others.

She ends up on the other side, working for Rodolfo Schmidt's (Mark Strong) lobbying firm in favor of the legislation.

Parents, teachers, school administrators, public education advocates and experts all speaking in favor of the legislation that would drop the use of the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory Common Core tests from Governor Dannel Malloy's teacher evaluation program.

«We applaud Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Chairman Larry Taylor, and the senators who voted in favor of this legislation for their dedication to our children and steadfast leadership on this issue.

We are not, however, in favor of legislation that targets the people who didnâ $ ™ t put those animals in the shelters: reputable breeders.

Will she speak out in favor of legislation requiring shelter directors to stop killing cats in the same way she once publicly spoke out against those very laws?

In a landslide decision, constituents in 11 districts voted over 81 percent in favor of legislation that will achieve an 80 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts by 2020 instead of the state's target of 2050.

(ALEC) model bills in state capitals by issuing reports and testifying in favor of the legislation; the bills often would roll back environmental protections or weaken renewable energy policies.

Accordingly, this paper argues in favor of legislation authorizing electronic wills made in compliance with a set of electronic formalities suited to the modern age.

The U.S. House responded to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre on Wednesday by voting overwhelmingly in favor of legislation aimed at helping reduce school violence.

Not exact matches

«We have been very clear for more than 10 years that we are in favor of having federal legislation that simplifies and allows online retailers to collect sales tax,» he says.

With a somewhat hamstrung and less - than - competent opposition the Harper government was able to push through legislation which brought some shifts of income in favor of higher income brackets.

Finally, the legislation would repeal the personal exemption in favor of a larger standard deduction, a larger child tax credit, and a new $ 300 per person tax credit; these provisions would be roughly neutral when taken together, though the $ 300 per person credit would expire after 5 years and continuing it would increase costs.

Actually Saraswati, you abandoned your original position that America is a «two party system which only legislation is likely to change» and supported everything I said, which is that legislation is not required, and the number of parties is not designed into the system, and it's not likely to happen because people here prefer to abandon their true beliefs in favor of a lesser evil that might win.

And what's more, I think liberals are absolutely right to be laying their emphasis on this point: It's the best argument (and, indeed, increasingly the only argument) in favor of the current legislation.

«The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (HR 1599) is critical to ensuring that Americans have access to safe and affordable food, and we urge all Members of Congress to vote in favor of this important legislation,» said Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association.

EU Parliament votes in favor of waste legislation package; 2030 recycling targets set at 60 % for municipal waste and 70 % for packaging; manufacturers to make information on SVHC content in products available to public

Only one black was among the 37 university presidents who framed the legislation, and representatives of predominantly black schools were incensed by the weight given to the standardized tests, which have been widely and persuasively attacked as culturally biased in favor of white, middle - class youngsters.

This was pretty much how it had gone four years ago for the late Otto Kerner, ex-Governor of Illinois, convicted in 1973 of mail fraud and corruption — corruption meaning that he had pushed legislation favoring racetrack interests.

Earlier this week, the House of Representatives approved the legislation that will modernize food safety laws, voting 215 to 144 in favor of giving the FDA more oversight over food production.

The Senate last week approved legislation that included the broad strokes of these reform measures, a measure Stewart - Cousins voted in favor of as did most of the mainline Democratic conference.

Unfortunately, because of the deep biases of the people who TALK about politics in public, the nuts and bolts of winning an election or advocating for legislation are always going to be slighted in favor of the words we use to describe ourselves and our positions: the messaging dominates the discussion, at least on blogs and cable news.

To protest legislation in Congress that (among other things) would make it much easier to shut down websites that host content that someone claims is pirated, sites ranging from Wikipedia to Google have painted themselves black or shut down their normal content in favor of asking readers to pressure their representatives to kill the bill.

At 2 p.m., the New York Immigration Coalition, Fiscal Policy Institute, elected officials and advocates unveil new legislation and analysis in favor of granting driver's licenses to undocumented New Yorkers, Empire State Plaza, Meeting Room 7, Albany.

And he is in favor of a pay raise for lawmakers, but is opposed to linking any recommendation from a commission to lawmakers approving ethics legislation.

Doran said she is in favor of measures that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, while respecting the rights of law - abiding gun owners and that's why she supports a ban on military - grade assault - style weapons, strengthening background checks, as well as legislation to stop convicted domestic abusers from having access to guns.

It's also possible that members occasionally vote in favor for bills without supporting them or fully knowing their contents, whether out of a desire to maintain cordial relations with their colleagues or because they don't have time to process the thousands of pieces of legislation that are placed on their desks each year.

The trial included both proof of acts that clearly met that standard — pushing $ 500,000 in legislative grants for the cancer researcher, and backing real estate legislation for the developers — and lesser favors, like trying to get the researcher's child a job, helping get permits for a charity race and meeting with lobbyists.

With the GOP in control of the House, Log Cabin Republicans has said it would push for the legislation and has maintained it has a shot at passage because it relates to lowering taxes, an effort that Republicans traditionally favor.

In exchange, Skelos allegedly voted on legislation that favored one of the firms and used his power to help the other score a $ 12 million government contract.

President Officer DuWayne Gregory (D - Copiague) said while he voted in favor of the bill, he would rather the legislation be a part of a comprehensive plan.

Lander's willingness to ridicule the type of progressive legislation that he would normally favor indicates his confidence in his own power, which is crescent.