Sentences with phrase «lawmakers under intense pressure»

Sen. Roy McDonald is one of a handful of GOP lawmakers under intense pressure from opponents and advocates of same - sex marriage — including Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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State Education Commissioner David Steiner, who is under intense pressure to either grant or deny a waiver to Mayor Bloomberg's NYC schools chancellor pick, Cathie Black, is keeping a fairly low profile these days, but he did respond to a letter from minority lawmakers who hoped to meet with him prior to his decision.

But lawmakers say they will likely approve a bill Friday to shrink the size of the horse - carriage business in the city anyway, saying they are under intense pressure from Mr. de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

With the U.S. budget under intense pressure, lawmakers increasingly are looking to save money by cutting federal spending on research and development.

FBI officials have been under intense pressure from lawmakers, scientists, and the media to explain how the agency concluded that the attacks were carried out by Ivins, who killed himself on 28 July.

At the same time, it is still under pressure from centrists and wonks to make climate policy bipartisan, and that pressure will only grow more intense when the number of Republican lawmakers willing to negotiate on climate grows (from its current tiny handful).

Lawmakers have been under intense pressure to create laws that better protect consumers following Equifax's data breach.