Sentences with phrase «line votes in committee»

Bipartisanship was the order of the day, although all three Democrats noted how far the two sides had come since last year when sharp political divisions on an earlier version of the bill resulted in tense party - line votes in committee.

Smith's first subpoena came only after a contentious debate and party - line vote in the committee.

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But this latest effort may not succeed given the tight time constraints and skepticism from Senators like Arizona Republican John McCain, who has been insisting that any health care legislation go through a bipartisan committee process in regular order (rather than a pure party - line vote).

In party - line votes on Tuesday, Brady's tax committee voted down eight Democratic amendments that would have preserved or expanded tax breaks for the middle class, nullified the tax legislation if it increased the deficit in future years and maintained taxes on foreign profits of U.S. corporationIn party - line votes on Tuesday, Brady's tax committee voted down eight Democratic amendments that would have preserved or expanded tax breaks for the middle class, nullified the tax legislation if it increased the deficit in future years and maintained taxes on foreign profits of U.S. corporationin future years and maintained taxes on foreign profits of U.S. corporations.

Interestingly, Sen. John McCain, who the day before complained about Republicans» method of «trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle,» voted against the Democratic amendment to send health - care back to the starting line in committee.

Just seven days ago, Republicans on the committee voted not to release Schiff's memo in a party - line vote.

The European Parliament's ENVI Committee has this week voted through a proposal for EU renewable energy policy to be brought in line with the waste hierarchy.

Last season the league's competition committee voted to move the extra point from the 2 - yard line to the 15 - yard line, which caused an uptick in missed extra points.

(When a previous committee voted to install both the international three - point line and a wider, trapezoid - shaped lane in 2003, the uproar from coaches was so great that the decision was later reversed by an oversight committee.)

The European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) will, on Thursday 14th January, vote on whether to object to proposals for new laws from the European Commission on the marketing of baby foods and formulas and to strengthen them in line with the World Health Assembly Resolutions.

As disabled protesters shouted: «Kill the bill, don't kill us,» in a Capitol Hill hearing room, the Senate Budget Committee, with no discussion, quickly approved the legislation on a 12 - 11 party - line vote that left Democrats fuming.

But rather than cleaving along partisan lines, Democrats and Republicans — incumbents and challengers alike — came down on both sides of the issue depending on their states and districts, suggesting national party committees aren't likely to take up the vote in their national messaging.

In a party line vote, the state Senate Codes Committee voted down the proposed Children's Weapon Accident Prevention Act, which would make it a felony if a gun owner fails to safely store a loaded weapon and the gun is used by a child under 18 to kill or injure a child.

The House on Thursday voted 211 - 186, on a party line vote, to table the privileged resolution that would have implicated the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee with violating «Clause 1 of Rule XXIII of the Code of Official Conduct, which states that «A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, Officer or Employee of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House.»

Mr. Bellone joined Legislator Bridget Fleming, Suffolk Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory, Matt Cohen, vice president of the Long Island Association, Laureen Harris, president of the Association for a Better Long Island, Gina Coletti, co-chairwoman of the Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers, and small - business owners in Hauppauge yesterday to announce his opposition to the plan, which took an important step toward passage on Tuesday when the Senate Budget Committee voted along party lines to approve it.

As I pointed out earlier in a post on CentreRight, all but nine Conservative MPs were present yesterday to vote in the crunch division - defeated by four votes - which sought to allow the Speaker's committee investigating the raid on Damian Green's office to be set up along the lines that the Speaker originally intended.

The vote of Republican committee members from each county is based on how many people in that county voted on the GOP line in the last election for governor, in this case the 2014 race.

Labour was planning to vote against the programme motion, which allowed 10 days for line - by - line debate in a committee of the whole house, but party sources indicated around 20 - 25 days may be regarded as sufficient for the issues to be adequately aired.

«In line with the wishes of the majority of the members of the National Democratic Congress, and in the wake of recommendations made by the election review committee chaired by Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, the National Executive Committee, which is the highest decision - making body after Congress, voted unanimously for the scrapping of the register which was used to conduct our internal elections last year,» Kofi Portuphy saiIn line with the wishes of the majority of the members of the National Democratic Congress, and in the wake of recommendations made by the election review committee chaired by Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, the National Executive Committee, which is the highest decision - making body after Congress, voted unanimously for the scrapping of the register which was used to conduct our internal elections last year,» Kofi Portuphy saiin the wake of recommendations made by the election review committee chaired by Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, the National Executive Committee, which is the highest decision - making body after Congress, voted unanimously for the scrapping of the register which was used to conduct our internal elections last year,» Kofi Portucommittee chaired by Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, the National Executive Committee, which is the highest decision - making body after Congress, voted unanimously for the scrapping of the register which was used to conduct our internal elections last year,» Kofi PortuCommittee, which is the highest decision - making body after Congress, voted unanimously for the scrapping of the register which was used to conduct our internal elections last year,» Kofi Portuphy said.

A Senate committee voted along party lines to send the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general to the full Senate floor, after a contentious hearing in which Democrats questioned the Alabama Republican's ability to show independence from the White House.

The vote was split mostly between party lines in the committee, with eight Republicans voting against the bill and seven Democrats voting for it.

Grisanti chairs the Senate's Environmental Committee, and also earned a big chit with the governor when he crossed party lines as one of four GOP senators to vote «yes» on gay marriage in the summer of 2011.

Under the Conservative Party's bylaws, the power to grant such indulgences lies not with local party chairs when a district crosses county lines (as this one does), but with the executive committee, which almost always votes in tandem with Chairman Mike Long.

The separation of legislative committees from select committees is unhelpful and reduces the ability to have legislation reviewed by experts, in favour of many members still being just partisan «cannon fodder» primed to vote the party line whatever the problems that emerge in discussion.

Most MPs vote with the party line almost all the time, in Committee as much as on the House floor.

Under New York State Republican Committee rules, each county committee will have a weighted vote based on how many people in that county voted on the GOP line in the last governor's election — the 2014 race in which Rob Astorino lost to Democrat AndrCommittee rules, each county committee will have a weighted vote based on how many people in that county voted on the GOP line in the last governor's election — the 2014 race in which Rob Astorino lost to Democrat Andrcommittee will have a weighted vote based on how many people in that county voted on the GOP line in the last governor's election — the 2014 race in which Rob Astorino lost to Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

The executive committee picked Macey by majority vote, he said, «to be placed on the ballot on the Republican line in the upcoming general election.»

Joe DiFalco, incoming chairman of Kingston's Independence Party committee, was also on hand as Gallo narrowly fended off Clement's write - in campaign to snatch away the third - party line by a vote of 28 - 26.

We don't know for sure; Faso tells us there was no secret vote, only «just in order of committee placement,» which would have put him near the end of the line.

The weighted vote of state GOP committee members from each county varies, based on how many people in that county voted on the GOP line in the last election for governor.

Yesterday, the science committee of the U.S. House of Representatives approved, on a party - line vote, a Republican - backed bill that calls for deep cuts in spending on earth science.

In straight party - line votes, the committee voted 20 to 16 to block attempts to remove language that would alter NSF's grantsmaking processes and reshuffle funding within the $ 7 billion agency.

In a 10 - 8 vote that went straight down party lines, the House Appropriations and Finance Committee also decided not to fund the system of merit pay for teachers that Martinez advocated.

The changes are not included in the pending Senate tax reform bill, which passed the Senate Finance Committee late Thursday on a party - line vote.

Both bills passed in committee on party - line only votes as there was a lack of bipartisan effort in both chambers.

Just yesterday in the Indiana legislature, the House Education committee voted along party lines to expand pre-school education opportunities but also forwarded language in the same bill to allow for the largest expansion of vouchers in the USA beginning with pre-school students and their siblings.

The House Education Committee passed a GOP bill on a party - line vote, but it was yanked from floor debate in February after conservative GOP lawmakers said it didn't go far enough to shrink the federal role in education.

The committee's last ESEA renewal bill, which would slash more than 40 programs in the U.S. Department of Education, was approved by a party - line vote on the Republican - controlled panel.

Fed holds line on interest rates — The Federal Reserve's rate - setting committee voted to continue its low - rate policy in the face of stubborn unemployment... (See Federal Reserve low intrest rate)

In line with Kennel Club rules, the ESSC holds its Annual General Meeting in the first quarter of each year where Officials and Committee Members are voted in by the Members to take care of all matters appertaining to the Club's role as «Keeper of the Breed»In line with Kennel Club rules, the ESSC holds its Annual General Meeting in the first quarter of each year where Officials and Committee Members are voted in by the Members to take care of all matters appertaining to the Club's role as «Keeper of the Breed»in the first quarter of each year where Officials and Committee Members are voted in by the Members to take care of all matters appertaining to the Club's role as «Keeper of the Breed»in by the Members to take care of all matters appertaining to the Club's role as «Keeper of the Breed».

The committee split along party lines, voting 11 to 9 in favor.

STATUS: Was heard in the first House committee of reference, the Health Innovation Subcommittee, and passed favorable on a party - line vote with 9 yeas and 4 nays.