Sentences with phrase «number voting on our legislation»

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After a number of Democrats started a sit - in to protest the lack of a vote on gun - control legislation following the Orlando shootings, the Republican - controlled House shut off the C - SPAN cameras.

The Ways and Means Committee voted on a number of tax bills last week, including legislation that would restore and expand bonus depreciation at a cost of $ 360 billion over the next decade (including interest).

Top barristers warned the live export trade's days are numbered; the Australian Greens echoed this sentiment, renewing calls for the trade to be banned; Federal Labor MPs re-ignited the debate for mandatory stunning; and all parliamentarians will get the chance to make this happen when Independent MP Andrew Wilkie's legislation to require stunning for all exported animals is voted on in the coming months.

The agenda should include a referendum on a new voting system, a reduction in the number of MPs, thorough reform of the House of Lords, legislation for fixed - term parliaments, stronger civil liberties, an enhanced Freedom of Information Act, and extra powers for the Welsh and Scottish executives.

Three others received between 28 and 33 votes — not enough to establish a minority position — on the excessively revolutionary issues of gaps in anti-discrimination legislation, increasing numbers of parent governors at academy schools, changing balloting arrangements for school selections, and strengthening enforcement of the national minimum wage.

A number of Democrats spoke to Gov. Andrew Cuomo today to tell him that they don't want to vote on same - sex marriage legislation until there is a deal to permanently extend and strengthen the rent law.

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

A growing number of Republicans in Congress have expressed support for banning bump stocks, but not all are eager to cast votes on legislation that could hurt their standing with gun rights groups.

In anticipation of this week's special election in Harlem, the IDC released a video, calling on all 32 Democrats — the number required to pass legislation — to join them in declaring their support for progressive measures like ethics and voting reform, codifying a woman's right to choose, and more.

A number of the votes were also on resolutions, not actual legislation.

The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, chaired by Labour MP Graham Allen has complained that it has been given inadequate time to scrutinise the legislation that will fix parliamentary terms, cut the number of MPs to 600 and enable a nationwide referendum on the voting system.

The Council was set to vote on legislation tomorrow to ban the horses from city streets but not end the industry entirely — instead reducing the number of horses at work and relocating their stables and their operations to Central Park.

This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to require that the signatures on a petition to directly initiate legislation be of voters from each of the State's 2 congressional districts and that the number of signatures from each congressional district be not less than 10 % of the total vote for Governor cast in that congressional district in the previous gubernatorial election.