Sentences with phrase «measure reached the floor»

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Compelled to confront legislation that pitted principle against pragmatism, the rookie Republican lawmaker endorsed a doomed, combustible measure — the first gay rights bill to reach the floor of either the House or Senate.

Democratic leaders did allow two bills to reach the floor for votes that year: a Krueger measure to stop landlords from collecting rent increases retroactively, and a bill by Manhattan Senator Daniel Squadron requiring owners to document rent increases used to justify vacancy decontrol.

All four measures failed to reach enough votes on the Senate floor to pass.

, who had been threatening to prevent the measure from reaching the Senate floor, reached a deal with Senate Democrats, according to ABC News and The Post's Greg Sargent.

Although Republican senators threatened a filibuster to keep the Senate from discussing the school building security measure — part of proposed legislation that deals largely with the higher - profile issue of gun control — compromises reached behind the scenes nudged the legislation onto the chamber's floor by the end of the week.

From sea level, Mauna Loa reaches 13,680 feet in height, but when measured from its base at the ocean floor, this mammoth of a mountain clocks in at 30,080 feet.

From sea level, Mauna Loa reaches 13,680 feet in height, but when measured from its base at the ocean floor, this... Continue»

At this time, there is no word yet on when either measure may reach the floor for a vote.