Sentences with phrase «of action on bills»

«We saw scores fall across the board for each of the legislative conferences based on a variety of factors, including the lack of action on bills most critical to our environmental health, as well as an increase in the passage of bills that actually do harm to New York's environment,» explained Executive Director Rob Moore.

Not exact matches

Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican who recently announced plans to retire next year, said he was mulling over the two bills, which differ based on the time frame of when the three - judge panels could take action.

When you have an unpaid tax bill, a variety of scenarios are possible depending on the action you take, Eisenkraft said.

This action increases the amount of Treasury bills in circulation, thereby creating a greater stock of investible assets for nonbank money market investors — an outcome that tends to put upward pressure on Treasury bill rates and potentially other term money market rates.

The president has responded harshly toward Republican congresspeople whom he considers insufficiently supportive of his agenda, even going so far as to meet with their primary challengers, while a pro-Trump political action committee at one point purchased, then withdrew, campaign ads against a senator who was wavering on the Senate GOP's health - care bill.

But in the maelstrom of last - minute action before the House heads home Friday, the bill has not been scheduled for what was expected to be a contentious debate on the floor.

(Reuters)-- Action - camera maker GoPro Inc's first - quarter revenue beat expectancies and it reported a smaller - than - expected loss on Thursday, profiting from competitive advertising of its cameras and controlling bills.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

The bill appears to be heading toward the finish line, though at least three other Republican senators remained publicly undecided on Friday, including Mike Lee of Utah, who has allied with Mr. Rubio in pressing for an expanded child credit, and Jeff Flake of Arizona, who has been trying to extract commitments from Republican leadership related to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.

I concluded at the time of the riots that of all the things the government now needed to do, it was the married family which most urgently needed to be rebuilt: I was and remain as certain of that as anything I have ever written, and I have been saying it repeatedly for over 20 years: I was saying it, for instance, when I was attacking (in The Mail and also The Telegraph), as it went through the Commons, the parliamentary bill which became that disastrous piece of (Tory) legislation called the Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time with their children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack.»

Standing in front of the United Methodist Building near the U.S. Capitol, the «Nuns on the Bus,» as they have billed themselves, rallied an excited crowd with stories from the road and a call to action for future protests to protect social programs.

The bill provides for tougher action on forced conversions of minor girls and women from the scheduled tribes.

But AUL Action, the advocacy arm of Americans United for Life, has called on the Senate to vote on the bill as soon as possible.

The 26 - year - old missed the defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, but Conte will undoubtedly now hope that provided he has a clean bill of health, he can return to action this weekend before facing Barcelona in their crunch Champions League tie next week.

After executing a perfect play - action bootleg pass on the two yard line, Lee Smith went to celebrate by doing his version of the Lambeau Leap with the Bills fans near the end zone.

Now, if an infrastructure bill actually happens with this administration, and one of Apollo's private equity funds related to infrastructure gets a sweet piece of that action, that $ 184 million that Harris gave to Kushner for refinancing the morgage on his Chicago office buliding was just pure coincidence... right?

In fact, according to the odds from both Bovada and Sportsbook.com, Geno Smith's draft position will depend on the actions of the Arizona Cardinals and Buffalo Bills at numbers 7 and 8, respectively.

The mad Stadium Super Trucks series was in action recently as part of the Supercars support bill at the Adelaide street circuit and it certainly put on a good show.

On offense, Bills fans will be happy to see running back Fred Jackson back in action after he spent the majority of the 2011 season on injured reservOn offense, Bills fans will be happy to see running back Fred Jackson back in action after he spent the majority of the 2011 season on injured reservon injured reserve.

While we take this time to celebrate, we also await news of MESA bills currently awaiting action in the legislature's Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture.

Rallying against the bill included groups like Citizen Action, which have sought to further push Cuomo to the left on a variety of issues (Cuomo continues to enjoy a strong approval rating from self - identified liberals, even as advocates have faulted him for not doing enough).

According to this tweet from the Democrat Coalition, it seems to suggest that a bill can bypass committee action and be voted on in the Senate, should it obtain a number of cosponsors.

Sen. Bill Stachowski is fighting back against Fight Back PAC, the political action committee created with the sole purpose of replacing senator who voted «no» on gay marriage with candidates who will vote «yes» on the issue.

A week after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city's Vision Zero safety campaign, Ameri met one - on - one with local advocates and laid out a plan of action that included speeding enforcement and failure - to - yield sting operations, McClure said.

MRSA Action UK response to Department of Health's Patients Bill of Rights - April 2007 The Department of health have consulted with patient groups on a Patients; Bill of Rights.

«In the Age of Trump there are millions of people living in actual fear of what is going on in this country,» said Bill Lipton, the New York director of the Working Families Party, «and they want to see politicians base their actions on a set of deeply held shared values.»

He has asked members of the House to be punctual and respect the time table for the House to expedite action on the 23 bills before it.

Young said she was proud of the GOP conference's action on a set of women's issues, including increases in public school aid, stronger equal - pay protections and bills to crack down on human trafficking.

There's more Brexit action in the Lords, with peers poised to inflict more defeats on the government in the final day of Report Stage debate on the EU Withdrawal Bill - and that may not be the end.

The marriage age bill is one of 15 bills that as of Sunday was on Cuomo's desk awaiting action.

«Interestingly, eight (8) months down the line, the Finance Minister, in the 2018 Budget Statement, mentioned in paragraph 272 that «In line with the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), a Parliamentary Committee will be established to follow up on PAC recommendations, the Conduct for Public Officers» Bill, the Manual on Standards and Ethics to complement the Code of Conduct for MPs and the Right to Information Bill».

So, Picente has sent letters to the governor, the speaker of the assembly and the senate majority leader asking them to cease action on the bill.

«The bill that Gov. Cuomo is attempting to get through his state Legislature on fast - track — no hearings and no public discussion — shows Cuomo at his worst: Unable to persuade the bi-state Port Authority to do his bidding, he now hopes to strip it of independent action, crippling its ability to carry out its major functions, and turning it into an extension of the governor's office,» said Jameson Doig, author of Empire on the Hudson, the authoritative history of the Port Authority.

In a memorandum supporting the bill, the ASPCA noted several instances of not - for - profit shelters in New York being accused of wrongdoing, including Friends of Freddie Pet Rescue on Long Island, the target of a state Attorney General probe and a class - action lawsuit accusing it of selling sick puppies.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A group of women elected officials on Monday called for immediate action on the New York City bill that would require sick days for all those employed in New York City.

Under the Trade Union Bill - the Conservatives» biggest assault on the unions since the 1980s - a turnout of at least 50 % of members will be needed to authorise action.

Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, center, suggests the delays are in protest of Republicans» actions on the health bill.

They represent Moms Demand Action and they coordinated over social media to testify in favor of a bill that would ban bump stocks and place regulations on ghost guns.

After these breaks were enacted, Michael McKee, treasurer of the Tenants Political Action Committee wrote a column for the Metropolitan Council on Housing's website that the renewal passed the Assembly smoothly after «a clear message from the Speaker that he was pushing this bill through, even though many members were unhappy with pieces of it.»

However, the monarch's consent is required before Parliament may pass legislation removing such powers: this was seen when the second reading of the Military Action Against Iraq (Parliamentary Approval) Bill, which would have removed the monarch's ability to authorize military action without Parliamentary approval, had to be abandoned because the monarch (on the advice of her government) refused to grant such coAction Against Iraq (Parliamentary Approval) Bill, which would have removed the monarch's ability to authorize military action without Parliamentary approval, had to be abandoned because the monarch (on the advice of her government) refused to grant such coaction without Parliamentary approval, had to be abandoned because the monarch (on the advice of her government) refused to grant such consent.

After reviewing the budget bills, Karen Scharff, the executive director of Citizen Action of New York and a co-chair of the Working Families Party, encouraged proponents to keep fighting until the bills come to the floor for a vote, which is expected to happen on Monday.

Citizen Action of New York bills itself as «a grassroots membership organization taking on big issues that are at the center of transforming society.»

And this Heritage Action blog post has a long list of policy riders that Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee have proposed over the past year that Heritage suggests ought to be included in the upcoming bill.

- After final action on the general appropriation bill or on recommendation of the governor, special appropriation bills may be enacted.

The statement comes as Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are still trying to line up votes for the health care bill, which has stalled over the last several months, but revived after conservative groups pushed for action on the issue.

The general court may provide for its salaries, mileage, and expenses and for necessary expenditures in anticipation of appropriations, but before final action on the general appropriation bill it shall not enact any other appropriation bill except on recommendation of the governor.

None of the three Democrats have ofered concrete plans on what action their states might take if the tax bill were to become law.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's fence - sitting before finally endorsing Clinton, rather than her primary rival Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in the Democratic presidential race has stranded him on the fringe of the action as attention focuses on New York's primary.

What makes it more expensive for the rest of us is the corruption involved in government — and the strongest remaining champion of continued corruption is your boss and friend JOhn Flanagan — a leader who can not bring a bill to the Senate floor on an issue that 97 % of New Yorkers demand action.

«The Senate took action today on two bills designed to further protect and enhance women's rights in the Empire State, including legislation to help put an end to the despicable practice of human trafficking,» Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos said.