Sentences with phrase «many opponents of this bill»

Supporters of the Senate's SOPA, lead by Hollywood, shelled out $ 118 million to support the draft legislation, eight times the measly $ 14 million contributed by opponents of the bill (which were mostly tech companies), according to campaign - finance tracking website MapLight.

Opponents of Bill C - 51 claimed that new spy laws passed by the former Conservative government with support from the Liberals could target Canadian citizens who oppose the expansion of oil pipelines.

Opponents of the bill are promising to put the issue on the ballot this November.

Those who think an amended C - 14, with some regulatory tightening and some provision for religious or conscientious objection, is what even opponents of the bill should now aim at, as the lesser of evils, should think again.

«inside the House of Lords, dinosaur opponents of the Bill were having a final go at killing it — declaring that gay marriage would be the end of civilisation as we know it.

The election brought the old rascals — the main opponents of the bill — back to office.

Devlin, who said there about 30 of these centers in the city, said opponents of the bill were prepared to challenge it legally.

Opponents of bill say peers have every right to oppose it because it was not in coalition agreement or any party manifesto

Opponents of the bill say the sport is excessively violent and have relished the chance to vote against it.

A recent online survey by LibDemVoice (http://www.libdemvoice.org/nhs-bill-lib-dem-members-poll-27034.html) highlighted that of those party members who responded, opponents of the bill outnumbered supporters by 2 - to - 1.

When the Legislature voted on this fiscal year's budget, many lawmakers in the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus admonished opponents of the bill for blocking their push to fund the legislation.

One of the focuses of a New York Times article is Council Speaker Christine Quinn's questioning of both sides, including her asking opponents of the bill if they'd support it if it were scaled back to only include gigantic developments like stadiums and airports.

Somehow that was twisted by opponents of the bill into a claim that there were Death Panels, government boards that would choose whether you live or die.

Some opponents of the bill believe cross-bench peers could be convinced to delay the bill until the register is published if the tribunal rules in that direction, giving opponents an extra month's breathing space.

In remarks at the White House, Obama rejected arguments by Republican opponents of the bill that it will increase the federal deficit.

But opponents of the bill said the ugly side is the sport itself and argued that it leads to brain injuries and encourages domestic violence.

A group advocating for the Child Victims Act is raising awareness about the measure in hopes of countering opponents of the bill... and perhaps making New York safer for kids.

After this third defeat, the Government decided not to oppose a further set of amendments tabled by opponents of the Bill, including ones saying secret trials would be used only as a last resort, and only if the court was unable to use an existing secrecy mechanism, the public interest immunity system.

The Government want a time limited debate to ensure the issue does not drag on whilst opponents of the bill claim that democratising parliament is the wrong thing to do in a time of Austerity as it is a distraction from debating the economy or watching video's of Chloe Smith on Newsnight.

Doing so wouldn't kill the legislation outright, but it would allow opponents of the bill to clog up parliamentary time.

Mid-Hudson Congressman John Faso voted in favor of the American Health Care Act on Thursday — and took heat for it from opponents of the bill.

Both supporters and opponents of the bill directed many of their criticisms at state officials who they argued had not adequately reimbursed the county for Medicare, Medicaid and other costs while continuing to cut healthcare spending.

Paul Macielak, president and CEO of the state Health Plan Association, was one of a small number of opponents of the bill who appeared at the hearing.

Since then, both supporters and opponents of the bill have lobbied legislators furiously.

Opponents of the bill say the city has no business issuing IDs and are concerned the cards could be used for people looking to change their identities.

Councilman Jumaane Williams (D - 45th) said opponents of the bill on profiling were «paternalistic» and did not represent those affected by gun violence and adversarial relationships with police, as Williams said he does in his Brooklyn district.

Opponents of the bill — mostly landlord advocates — said the new bill would have a negative effect on small - building owners.

Tory opponents of the bill were alarmed when Labour and the Tories embarked on negotiations during the day.

The two opponents of the bill were William McGeveran, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, and Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Washington — The deficit - reduction measure approved by the Senate last week could threaten the future of many federal education programs, according to education lobbyists and opponents of the bill.

The 102 - to - 50 vote was not final, however, and an amendment offered by opponents of the bill appeared to radically alter the intent of the home - rule petition, which is being sought by the the city council and Mayor Raymond L. Flynn.

Ng pointed to the CTA, the main opponent of the bill, when she wrote, «Yet again, the outsized influence of Sacramento's special - interest groups have blocked reforms that would help improve our schools — and California's students are the ones who will suffer as a result.»

Our organization, the Texas Institute for Education Reform (www.texaseducationreform.org), is a major opponent of this bill and I testified at the Senate hearing in opposition to it.

Opponents of the bill argued that under the bill, private schools would be able to accept students with vouchers even if they do not have staff trained to work with special education students.

During the public comment period, members heard from supporters and opponents of the bill.

Last but not least, some opponents of the bill do not believe the legislation solves the student debt crisis in the long - term.

On the other side, there are many opponents of this bill.

Opponents of the bill testified before the Committee, insisting they can not afford to meet the standards set by this bill. Ken Brandt, a lobbyist for the Pennsylvania Professional Dog Breeders Association was blunt in telling the committee the purpose of the bill was to shut down their businesses.

He notes that opponents of the bill outspent enviros 10 - to - 1 on independent election expenditures in 2010.

The «DARK act» is the rallying cry for opponents of the bill, who say the bill makes it more difficult for Americans to decide for themselves whether or not to eat GMOs.

Prime Minister Netanyahu, embarrassed by the debacle, threatened to punish opponents of the bill by kicking them out of his coalition.

Opponents of the bill, many of whom are elder care advocates, raised concerns about seniors» privacy.

Given that the damages sought in these cases is relatively small and the cost would be paid by the party requesting the jury, opponents of the bill pointed out that injured individuals would be much less likely to request a jury trial than a corporate defendant, who could have used the proposed law to avoid judges felt to be too plaintiff oriented.

Opponents of the bill say this measure could result in situations where the Department of Economic Security and adoption agencies are forced to reject the placement of a child with a single parent, even if it is a good placement and better option for the child.

Opponents of the bill said it would not only cost the courts money, but also lead to more, lengthy custody fights during divorces because the allocation of parenting time is used to calculate spousal support.

Opponents of the bill portray it as seizing control over neighborhoods from local planners, and they are not entirely wrong.

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But small business groups such as the National Federation of Independent Business and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are vocal opponents, and have lobbied extensively to fight the passage of wage reform bills in Congress.

The bill stalled in the Senate Thursday night when one of the opponents, Sen. Rand Paul, refused to allow a speedy vote.

Rubio, a member of the bipartisan Gang of Eight that authored the bill, has furiously tried to blunt the criticism this week, acknowledging concerns that the bill does not go far enough to ensure border security and prevent «amnesty,» an ambiguous but potent fear among opponents of immigration reform.

On Tuesday, the E.U. parliament passed a bill that its authors claim will provide much - needed clarity on how the Internet should work, but which its opponents say is full of loopholes that will allow providers to favor their biggest commercial partners.