Sentences with phrase «marriage bill while»

McDonald voted against a same - sex marriage bill while in the Assembly, and also against the 2009 Senate bill.

Not exact matches

While the bills seem to be in response to the legalization of same - sex marriage, their model is actually the Religious Freedom Restoration Act that was signed into law in 1993 by President Bill Clinton.

Tina Beattie signed an open letter in favour of same - sex marriage while the bill was going through parliament.

Funny how you use bible scriptures to describe the GOP while the democrats believe in gay marriage, murder of unborn, and then you have BILL CLINTON, really... do you wan na cast the first stone.

When so called «faith leaders» attacked President Bill Clinton during his adulterous affair (while he was busy upstairs signing the Defense of Marriage Act) DOMA, the NAACP did not feel the need to defend him at all.

You have the entire country watching us over a gay marriage bill — while we have the worst economy and most onerous level of taxation in the United States.

Labour overreaches itself when it refers to these provisions in the bill as an omnishambles; the government could not have done much better while trying to modify complex marriage laws, to balance equality laws and religious freedom and at the same time to reconcile irreconcilable, opposing interests.

Many of the same - sex marriage bill's opponents, while testifying against that measure, testified in favor of a separate bill under consideration at the hearing that was introduced by Del..

One of the more notable, a bill to ban child marriage, was signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday; the new law will forbid marriage for 14 - to -16-year-olds, while letting 17 - year - olds marry only with parental and judicial consent.

While questions remain over whether Cuomo and gay marriage advocates can get a majority in the state Senate to pass the bill, Cuomo's Marriage Equality Act would permit all couples to marry in New York, regardless of thmarriage advocates can get a majority in the state Senate to pass the bill, Cuomo's Marriage Equality Act would permit all couples to marry in New York, regardless of thMarriage Equality Act would permit all couples to marry in New York, regardless of their sex.

That's why it makes no sense to laud Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. for courage in voting for the marriage bill, then go on to laud Hunter for being «someone who thinks there is a way to provide equality for gays while respecting the beliefs of religious groups.

And while the mayor has been quite outspoken in his support of same - sex marriage and even made a special trip to Albany to lobby the GOP conference on the bill, the vote wasn't devoid of politics for him either.

While the dinner — ESPA's biggest annual fundraiser that nets more than $ 1 million — is in part a celebration of the passage of gay marriage bill, organizers also want to «build a base to protect our victory and continue the fight for equality and justice.»

But while the passing of a gay marriage bill suggests British MPs are far ahead of their Polish counterparts, the challenges facing the legislatures are broadly the same.

While the governor got the Senate GOP to put the gay marriage bill on the floor, it was mostly Democrats and members of the Independent Democratic Conference, who provided the actual yes votes.

There's still more to be done — next week they'll tackle mayoral control and rules reform, while the future of the controversial gay - marriage bill is still up in the air.

Says Paterson of the marriage equality bill: «People who've lived together for 10, 20, 30 years are waiting, hoping that this legislation will pass while they still have the breath to elicit an «I do» on the altar, and I think it's time that it happens, and if I have to see legislation fail so I can identify who voted against it to better persuade them, then I'll take that chance.»

• During last year's contentious battle in the State Senate over the failed gay - marriage bill, while Governor Paterson, Kirsten Gillibrand, Christine Quinn, and even Chuck Schumer lobbied on behalf of the bill, Cuomo was virtually silent, not even bothering to get three wavering state senators on the phone when asked to do so by gay groups.

But with adulthood came myriad disappointments and heartbreaks: Richie (Luke Wilson) retired from tennis after a humiliating loss and took to the seas; Margot's (Gwyneth Paltrow) writing career hit a stall and is now stuck in a passionless marriage to the much older neurologist / writer Raleigh St. Clair (Bill Murray); and Chas (Ben Stiller), while still successful, has become a paranoid safety freak and overprotective father to his two sons after his beloved wife was killed in a plane crash.

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So, while marriage might reduce your tax bill, you could be losing out on some student loan benefits.

His daughter was born in the mid 70's and after years in the corporate world and raising small kids, she is joining forces with Bill while adding her own unique voice and passions around marketing, social entrepreneurship, and marriage enhancement.

Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri testified in support of the bill while underscoring that Missouri's current sex education undermines the promise of these bills because it allows for abstinence - only - until - marriage programs and prohibits school districts from bringing in expert sex educators to teach students.

While I don't bill insurance directly, your insurance may cover marriage therapy, or you may get reimbursed with «Out - of - Network» coverage.

While the outcome should provide the Government with the evidence they need that the community supports marriage equality, a Bill now needs to be introduced and debated in Federal Parliament, which could take weeks or months to resolve.