Sentences with phrase «major changes to the bill»

Republicans were making major changes to the bill up to the last minute, including one that would roll back some of the tax cuts after six years to appease deficit hawks.

Cuomo has continued to repeat that he will not make major changes to the bill, however a Chautauqua Supreme Court Judge the Hon. Deborah Chimes has said the state must make a case for the constitutionality of the bill before April 29.

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Even the «skinny» bill that was the Senate's final vote on Friday morning didn't make any major changes to Medicaid.

Both budgets, however, were followed by massive Budget Omnibus Bills, which contained major changes to a large amount of legislation either vaguely referred to, or not referred to at all, in the budgets.

The fate of health care reform in the Senate is uncertain, with members of both parties saying major changes need to be made to the House version of the bill before the Senate can vote.

After Republicans spent the greater part of the year pushing unsuccessfully to repeal Obamacare, tax reform was the last frontier for major legislative change in Trump's first year in office — a reality that served as a major motivator to get the tax bill done by Christmas.

The government's controversial Lobbying Bill has been temporarily put on hold following months of pressure from religious groups, charities, thinktanks and NGOs to give it further scrutiny and for major changes to be made before it is passed.

For example, when Obama and the democrats forced Obamacare through congress in 2009, with the republic party pretty much excluded from the crafting of the bill, a lot of conservative and right wing people felt disenfranchised - a major change to their lives (that cost them quite a bit of money) was made without their...

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would sue the federal government over the just - passed tax bill, proposed major changes to the state's criminal justice system and introduced a suite of policies to combat sexual harassment in his annual State of the State address on Wednesday.

While he's no fan of the bill, he expects the Senate to make major changes to the legislation — if it even passes at all.

For example, when Obama and the democrats forced Obamacare through congress in 2009, with the republic party pretty much excluded from the crafting of the bill, a lot of conservative and right wing people felt disenfranchised - a major change to their lives (that cost them quite a bit of money) was made without their input.

When the City Council passed sweeping changes to the city's zoning code in March, it was heralded as a major victory for Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan.

I am clear that if the Government do not make major changes to protect working families, children and the disabled, then, under my Leadership, Labour will oppose this Bill with everything we've got when it comes back before MPs later this year.»

FoE's Planning Campaigner, Hugh Ellis said: «With no reference to climate change in the planning bill, people have no guarantees that ministers will take climate change into account when considering major projects such as roads, airports and power stations which will lock us into the path towards climate change and environmental destruction.

Ministers have given verbal assurances that the bill's powers, which would allow them to make orders to change primary legislation in all but a few specific instances, would not be used to change major laws such as the right to trial by jury.

Many of the solutions to tackling climate change already exist, and the government would give them a major boost by strengthening its plans for a new climate change bill,» said Friends of the Earth director, Tony Juniper

The confederation's intervention comes amid intense government discussions involving David Cameron about how to improve the health and social care bill after the Liberal Democrat spring conference's call for major changes.

This leaves two major items unfinished — a bill restricting the release of teacher evaluations and changes to marijuana laws to prevent some arrests under New York City's «stop - and - frisk program» — and should ensure the orderly close to the legislative session, scheduled to end Thursday, that many predict.

His Bill of Rights is stuck in the slow lane, Lords reform and major changes to party funding shelved.

The Cuomo administration estimates the Clean Energy Standard, chiefly its nuclear subsidies, will add an average of $ 2 to residential electric bills, although the Empire Center calculated the standard would hike the average residential bill by more than $ 2.09 in 2018 and by $ 3.40 in 2021 from added supply costs alone; compliance with the standard will necessitate major changes to the electrical grid, which will separately drive up customer delivery charges as utilities are forced to accommodate intermittent generation from solar panels and wind turbines.

Ms Truss said: «Give that we are leaving the European Union and we will have the Great Repeal Bill going through Parliament, clearly that is going to signify a major constitutional change.

The Senate is planning to approve its one - house budget bill on Tuesday, though the major snowstorm expected could change that.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing for major changes at the Peace Bridge Authority, but won't commit to signing a bill to take over the New York side of the bridge.

With just one exception, Pryce sided with the new Democratic majority on every major bill and rule change that came to a vote in the past two weeks, even voting against her party on a procedural vote, a move considered heretical in the years of GOP control.

A high - school English teacher in her ninth year, Keigan and other fellows have been involved in shaping the details of SB 191, the Colorado reform bill that made major changes to teacher - related policies, including evaluations and tenure.

The abortion language did not reflect a major change to education policy — and it could easily get stripped out of the bill down the line — but it catered to the right.

This helped to get two bills introduced that provide a real opportunity for major school funding change.

The bills are modeled after California's Parent Empowerment Act of 2010, which enables parents to force one of five types of major reforms on a low - performing public school if a simple majority of parents sign a petition seeking the change.

It's good to do so every time you have a major life change — like relocation, new employment or birth — or every few months as seasons, interest rates, gas prices and utility bills change.

This is money you could use to cover your household costs in case of a job change, major household repair or unreimbursed medical bills.

Yesterday, the U.S. senate voted in favour of a new health care bill, and while there are still plenty of hurdles legislators need to overcome, it looks as though a major change is coming to the way our southern neighbours pay for the doctor.

Currently, about 75 percent of all federal student loans come from HEA programs, according to the Edu Alliance Journal.The HEA has been reauthorized eight times since its inception, which means that major and minor changes have been made to the bill.

Next Wednesday, MPP Cheri DiNovo plans to introduce a bill that would keep the Dog Owner's Liability Act with one major change, which is to get rid of the breed - specific part of the ordinance.

One of the major changes includes the fact that the Bullet Bills in this game are smiling, as opposed to the ones from Super Mario 64, which have an angry expression on their faces.

And while Elder Geek doesn't want to officially take credit for any major changes in SOPA / PIPA support, the Entertainment Software Association has officially repealed its support for SOPA via public statement, a little more than a day after we posted our video opposing their support of the bill.

The six - day legislative session that concludes Thursday marks the company's third major push for a measure to support its nuclear fleet, and the bill in current configuration has gone through at least 27 rounds of changes.

The passing of the US's ambitious climate change bill, which would commit the US to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 20 % by 2020, received push - back due to a major push by the Democratic leadership to pass a health reform bill during its fall reconvening.

So at the encouragement of a friend, I decided to make a major change and took hourly billing off the table.

Although Senate Bill 718 was vetoed by the governor, this bill potentially foreshadows major changes to Florida's existing divorce lBill 718 was vetoed by the governor, this bill potentially foreshadows major changes to Florida's existing divorce lbill potentially foreshadows major changes to Florida's existing divorce laws.

Major changes to the Mining Act were unveiled by Michael Gravelle, the Minister of Northern Development and Mines who introduced the Mining Amendment Bill... [more]

Ontario's Bill 27, the Burden Reduction Act, 2016, includes a major change to the Ontario Land Titles Act.

In other words, this is the perfect Harper Conservative justice bill: There are major changes to historic criminal law principles deep within the proposed legislation; the buried changes are a clear reaction to a highly public and unpopular court case; and the constitutional defence of those changes is non-existent.

These surveys will work for most clients, but for major or top - billing clients, consider sending a managing partner or other senior person to meet with clients on an annual basis to review and assess how the relationship is going, how matters are being handled, and what changes or improvements should be made.

I hope he does not mind my commenting in public, but Bill has been working with major law firms to help facilitate the kind of qualitative «Moneyball» changes you suggest.

Hope for the best and expect the worst; embrace the prospect of a long, illustrious and lucrative career, but remember that changes in employment due to layoffs or industry changes, or unexpected medical bills or other major costs could force you to retire early and deplete your finances.

And earlier this month it announced a package of labor market reforms to respond to changes driven by the rise of app platforms — billing it as a major expansion of workers rights.

I am concerned that these major institutional changes to the native title claim resolution process is being proposed in a Bill without significant argument having been advanced as to the need for these particular changes, or any analysis of the likely costs and benefits of these proposals.

The House bill also provides for major changes to the current exclusion of capital gains that sellers make when selling their homes.