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Their moves comes after Collins told reporters on Tuesday that she had confirmed with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that he would support the two insurance bills as well as a measure waiving an automatic cut in Medicare that the tax bill could trigger.

The U.S. stock market closed lower than usual Friday after surging following news that Republican leaders moved to drop their Obamacare replacement bill.

On the legislative and policy front, Bill C - 11 has passed the committee stage and seems likely to race toward royal assent by the summer, last week's unveiling of the telecom policy (including policies on the forthcoming spectrum auction and foreign ownership) puts to rest a major issue associated with the digital economy strategy, the CRTC recently published its final anti-spam regulations with Industry Canada expected to follow with theirs shortly, the open government initiative has been making considerable progress, and Government House Leader Peter Van Loan told the House of Commons on Thursday that Bill C - 12 (the PIPEDA reform bill) may finally move forward next wBill C - 11 has passed the committee stage and seems likely to race toward royal assent by the summer, last week's unveiling of the telecom policy (including policies on the forthcoming spectrum auction and foreign ownership) puts to rest a major issue associated with the digital economy strategy, the CRTC recently published its final anti-spam regulations with Industry Canada expected to follow with theirs shortly, the open government initiative has been making considerable progress, and Government House Leader Peter Van Loan told the House of Commons on Thursday that Bill C - 12 (the PIPEDA reform bill) may finally move forward next wBill C - 12 (the PIPEDA reform bill) may finally move forward next wbill) may finally move forward next week.

Now that the health care bill has been defeated, Senate leaders hope to move on to tax reform and to passing a spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September.

National moved into Opposition and Bill English became Opposition Leader.

The Trump administration said Sunday that it wants Congress to attach aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey to a bill that would increase the federal debt limit, a move that clashes with an influential group of House conservatives who have warned GOP leaders not to connect the two funding initiatives.

So, Democrats — including several Catholics, such as Senator Tim Kaine, who are «personally» though not professionally opposed to abortion — voted to filibuster the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, and the Republican leaders who could have moved a bump stock ban bill to the floor after the Las Vegas massacre did not.

They hoped to persuade political leaders, particularly House Speaker John Boehner, to move on the now stalled comprehensive immigration reform bill that passed with bi-partisan support nearly six months ago.

In a press release Friday, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R - Canandaigua, called for his colleagues to vote as soon as possible on a bill that would move the effective date for New York's new ride - hailing regulations up ten days.

The move comes as another mayor Cuomo has differed with, New York City's Bill de Blasio, has decided to return contributions from Glenwood Management, the real - estate firm that has played a role in multiple corruption cases and donated heavily to the convicted former leaders of the Senate and Assembly, Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver.

Florida's Republican state leaders announced that they are moving ahead with a «sweeping» bill responding to last week's school shooting — but the measure will likely not include any restrictions on assault rifles.

It's fitting that Sen. John McCain's memoir, likely his last, will arrive just as a bipartisan contingent of House lawmakers is seeking to work around Republican leaders» objections to moving an immigration bill.

ALBANY — A proposed compromise on the deductibility of state and local taxes has split Republicans in New York's congressional delegation along regional lines, and House GOP leaders believe it will help them move their overall tax bill forward.

I call on my Republican colleagues in the Senate to join Democratic Leader Stewart - Cousins to move these bills through the legislature and Governor Cuomo to work with us to get them enacted.»

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said last October that he thinks the bill should come to the floor for an up - or - down vote, but he has so far shown no sign of moving the measure.

These are major victories for Senate Democratic Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer: GOP efforts to identify FBI informant «close to crossing a legal line» Patients deserve the «right to try» How the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel MORE (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), who threatened to block the bill over what they considered «poison pill» riders.

Klein and Stewart - Cousins would be co-leaders, with both able to attend leaders» meetings with the governor, approve bills that come to the floor and, in a move that seems to be aimed at dispelling bad blood, able to approve each other's deputies.

Not surprisingly, the Democrats took issue with this classification, saying Klein could have used his clout as the deputy majority leader at that time to push his fellow members to move the bill along.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein sought to attach the abortion measure to a different bill, but that move failed a procedural vote.

Cuomo's veto of a bill that would have protected teachers at risk of losing their jobs for two years is being described as everything from a case of «angry sour grapes» to «strange» to «a brave and good move» by teachers, union leaders, administrators and reform advocates.

The U.S. Senate moved closer to approving a sweeping overhaul of the tax code yesterday, voting to begin debate on the tax bill as Republican leaders continue trying to secure the votes for final passage.

But Democratic House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz says the five leaders of the General Assembly have decided to move forward with the bill.

Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer: GOP efforts to identify FBI informant «close to crossing a legal line» Patients deserve the «right to try» How the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel MORE (D - N.Y.) has called on Senate Democrats to be on the floor at 9:30 Wednesday morning to hear what, if anything, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (R - Ky.)

Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHow the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel Hillicon Valley: Trump stuns lawmakers with push to help Chinese company Facebook suspends 200 apps over data practices Dems want answers on Cohen payments Senate net neutrality vote coming Wednesday Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer MORE (D - N.Y.) said Friday that he intends to force a vote on a bill that would preserve Obama - era net neutrality rules, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to repeal this week.

Western New York legislators have asked both the Senate majority leader and the Assembly speaker to convene a special session, with the hopes of overriding the governor's veto of a bill that would stop the pending move of the Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center from West Seneca to the campus where an adult facility is located in Buffalo.

The late Bill Nojay won his primary last night, a move that was urged by local Republican leaders who opposed his rival, Rick Milne.

When John Flanagan edged out John DeFrancisco to become the State Senate leader, he promised to move a bill modifying the law to eliminate background checks on ammunition and allow for the inheritance of newly banned «assault weapons.»

1) 2012 Democratic Presidential nominee Robert Wexler beats Obama as libertarian / progressive fusion Democrat with 4 wars going and national debt at $ 16 trillion 2) Cory Booker for Lautenberg's seat in NJ; expect retirement soon 3) New House Majority Leader Debbie Wasserman - Schultz 4) Junior Senator Nevada Republican Jon Porter takes care of Reid 5) Jeff Flake moves up to a leadership post among House Republicans, will become # 2 when Cantor replaces Boehner 6) Joe Sestak, Jr, upsets Specter in PA 7) Raul Grijalva beats random Minuteman for retired John McCain's seat 8) Xavier Becerra next Governor of California 9) Bill Thompson next Mayor Of New York City 10) Next Speaker Of The House (2010): Melvin Watt

The NYT yesterday ran a piece on New York Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and the pressure cooker he's in on marriage equality — on one side he's got Governor David Paterson pressuring him to move the marriage equality bill forward, and... Read

The NYT yesterday ran a piece on New York Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and the pressure cooker he's in on marriage equality — on one side he's got Governor David Paterson pressuring him to move the marriage equality bill forward, and on the other a spiritual «mentor» he has known for more than two decades, Reverend Floyd Flake.

The Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan, who moved the motion, recalled that while the Senate approved 29 of the bills with the required two - third majority of members, the House of Representatives approved 21 of the bills with not less that two - third majority.

Whether it's Senator DeFrancisco's bill or a variation of his bill, I expect that we'll move in that direction,» said Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, R - Smithtown.

The majority leader, Roland Asoro, the member representing Orhionmwon South constituency, moved the motion for the house to dissolve into a committee to consider the bill.

Legislative leaders say a bill by the State Comptroller to reinstate oversight powers over economic development contracts, is moving forward.

The Liberal Democrat leader will next week publish a Commons Bill which will propose replacing the Lords with a largely elected second chamber — to the fury of many Tory MPs, who describe the move as «legislative vandalism».

He said later he was merely trying to rally supporters, not end a signal that the bill won't pass this year, despite the fact that the 32 votes Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith has said he needs before moving the measure to the floor have yet to materialize.

«The Senate version of «TrumpCare» is even meaner than the House bill,» Senate Democratic Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer: GOP efforts to identify FBI informant «close to crossing a legal line» Patients deserve the «right to try» How the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel MORE (N.Y.) told reporters at a press conference.

At this point, it is unclear exactly what type of global warming bill the Democratic leaders want to move this year — and in what sequence with energy.

In November, AAAS also sent letters to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives as well as the Senate, urging policymakers to «complete the strong, bipartisan work already completed in both chambers to develop and move appropriations bills» through committees.

Political leaders in Florida, including Gov. Robert Graham, are moving to carry out an unusual mandate contained in a major state education bill that calls for the creation of an interstate consortium «to enhance the quality of instructional materials.»

The bill from Senate leaders was moving last week as a less expensive bill offered by Governor Schafer languished without committee action and a more expensive plan offered by education groups was quickly shot down.

The move to overhaul Oklahoma teacher evaluations follows the passage of Senate Bill 2033, the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Act of 2010.

A spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R - Juneau, said the bill is «a bipartisan proposal that we expect to move quickly through committee and hope to schedule for next week's floor session.»

As the bill moves forward, we hope the Senate will continue to strengthen important provisions related to state accountability systems, such as those that both support great leaders and also identify struggling schools in need of intervention — especially those with the weakest overall performance and those with large achievement gaps.

He frequently spoke of moving a bill through the Senate and picking up Democratic support along the way to make it bipartisan enough to yield 60 votes — a far cry from the tight relationship between committee leaders on display this week.

Yet, our political leaders did not even have the will to move this bill out of committee.

However, New Leaders is extremely concerned by the deep cuts to education funding contained in the bill that recently passed the Committee; we strongly urge Members of the Senate to consider restoring, and even expanding, funding for critical education programs as part of an overall increase in non-defense discretionary spending as the bill moves to the Senate floor.

After the bill failed to move, Heartland organized a forum, featuring the senator, for an audience of other legislators, and business and government leaders.

And, even if Wolf moves forward with the veto, GOP leaders say this bill is the sort of accountability measure the governor will have to swallow to get a funding boost in this year's budget.

Over the past year, congressional leaders have been working to rewrite the law in a bipartisan fashion — a process that has been increasingly rare in Washington — and the bill's fate was uncertain until three weeks ago, when lawmakers struck a deal and a final conference report moved swiftly through Congress.