Sentences with phrase «of opponents of the bill»

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.

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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.

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.

Some opponents also pointed to provisions in earlier versions of the bill that could make it easier for drug companies to obscure their financial contributions to hospitals and doctors under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which is part of Obamacare.

U.S. lawmakers are close to delivering a draft of the Federal Aviation Authority's reauthorization bill, which will include rules for nonmilitary drones, and drone opponents are lobbying hard against the unmanned flying machines, The New York Times reports.

During the campaign, Trump and other Republicans vigorously criticized a meeting between then - Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton, husband of Trump's general election opponent.

Called by some a sellout to corporate interests and a surrender to Washington, Bill C - 32 — the federal government's third attempt at bringing the Copyright Act into the Internet age — has its share of opponents.

Price is an opponent of Obamacare and voted for a bill that would have banned state labeling of genetically - modified ingredients.

To some, Gov. Rick Scott, who hasn't been a staunch critic of drilling, only changed his mind to secure enviromental credentials in his run against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, a longtime drilling opponent.

Texas and South Carolina are home to leading opponents of the bank, including Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, a Tea Party favorite and Republican presidential candidate; Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas, who, as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has defied Speaker John A. Boehner and refused to bring any bank bill to a vote in his panel; and Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, a leader among conservatives in the House.

Opponents of the state and local tax deduction, which the bill would largely eliminate, argue it's regressive and concentrates benefits on rich states rather than poor ones that actually need the money.

Opponents of the state and local tax deduction, which the bill would sharply limit, argue it's regressive and concentrates benefits on rich states rather than poor ones that actually need the money.

In other words, what this statistic shows is that Bill 6 was desperately needed, and that the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act courageously passed by the Alberta Legislature on Dec. 10, 2015, by the government of Premier Rachel Notley in the face of huge — and when it came to its political opponents, hugely dishonest — opposition was the right thing to do.

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.

UCP MLAs sat stonefaced and silent Thursday, looking at phones and tablets as opponents accused them of misogyny and political cowardice over the government's proposed abortion clinic buffer zone bill.

Senator Orrin Hatch, who had been a co-sponsor of the Chafee bill, emerged as one of the mandate's most implacable opponents in 2010, writing in The Hill that to come to «any other conclusion» than that the mandate is unconstitutional «requires treating the Constitution as the servant, rather than the master, of Congress.»

Opponents of government introduced an amendment reversing that disparity, and the final version of the Bill contained a compromise in which the pressure to guarantee new seats to the industrial constituencies was more evident than hostility to the rotten boroughs.

But that largely changed this year after most pro-life Democrats voted for the federal healthcare bill that many abortion opponents say allows for federal funding of abortion.

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

House Bill 60, or the Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014 - which opponents have nicknamed the «guns everywhere bill» - specifies where Georgia residents can carry weapBill 60, or the Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014 - which opponents have nicknamed the «guns everywhere bill» - specifies where Georgia residents can carry weapbill» - specifies where Georgia residents can carry weapons.

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.

On the other side of the table and a major opponent to the proposed bill is the American Beverage Association (ABA), which has called it «an old idea» that always fails to gain traction.

Those living in west suburban Glen Ellyn are wrangling over whether to build a $ 4.5 million water park, with opponents asserting tax bills are already too high and that the water park would be out of place in what they consider a quiet town.

One of the two announced Democratic LG candidates, Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence took some subtle swipes at his opponent, Bill Samuels, who has pledged to primary whomever the presumptive gubernatorial nominee, AG Andrew Cuomo, picks as his running mate.

«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 Rev. Floyd Flake is supporting Bill Thompson for mayor — four years after he turned his back on the former NYC comptroller in favor of his opponent, Mayor Bloomberg.

However, this particular nod is noteworthy in part because one of the Manhattan Democrat's AG opponents, Sean Coffey, caught some blowback recently when he decided to pick sides in the 58th SD primary, endorsing Sen. Bill Stachowski against Legislator Tim Kennedy.

But opponents of the measure said the episode only served to show how the bill was approved in haste and with flaws.

Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign zeroed in two of the donors to his likely Republican opponent Nicole Malliotakis: Robert and Rebekah Mercer.

The State Health Department has spoken with advocates and opponents of letting people who were adopted access their original birth certificates, and will issue a report that may push the state legislature to pass what is called a clean adoption reform bill.

US Senate hopeful and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos had a bit of a change of heart between his chat with The Politicker this afternoon and a CapTon interview on the subject of the blog with postings about women, sex and drugs that appeared on TheLadders.com Website and billed as the personal musings of his potential GOP primary opponent, Marc Cenedella.

This same source suggested that perhaps Cox was hopeful that this move would somehow improve his relationship with Orange County GOP Chairman Bill DeProspo, who has not only endorsed Rick Lazio for governor, but suggested Cox's support of Lazio's primary opponent, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, is a resignation - worthy offense.

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

Only after the bill was accepted by 67 % of the voters, did its opponents turn openly against it, waving objections that no one had raised before concerning provisions that Parliament, rightly, had seen no reason to put on the ballot.

If Perry sticks to his online - only strategy in the face of a strong opponent in the Fall — and this former Texas Democratic political staffer (for one) hopes that Bill White WILL be a strong opponent.

The re-election campaign of Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday once again compared his GOP opponent, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, to President Trump.

A fundraising email from the campaign of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday criticized his likely Republican opponent Nicole Malliotakis for meeting with Donald Trump in 2013.

A commission established to investigate the possibility of a British bill of rights to replace the Act will report by the end of next year but opponents of the legislation are likely to be disappointed by its findings.

Also, that means some of the staunchest charter opponents, including Sen. Bill Perkins, who is facing a primary challenge from pro-charter Democrat (and former Bloomberg campaign aide) Basil Smikle; and Shirley Huntley, who also has a pro-charter primary opponent, voted «yes.»

The Blackstone Group, a hedge fund that is among opponents of closing the carried interest loophole at the state level, is home — once again — to ex-top Cuomo administration aide Bill Mulrow, who is chairing the governor's 2018 campaign.

Thus by passing the marriage bill in the House in early March, as supporters now hope to do, opponents could get more than a month of additional time to obtain the petition signatures than if the bill passed at the end of the session in late April.

9 CCD Councilman Bill Perkins, who won this seat in a Special Election earlier has a rematch with some of his earlier opponents & some others — District Leader Cordell Cleare, union official Marvin Holland, lawyer Pierre Gooding, teacher Tyson - Lord Gray, Marvin Spruill, Dianne Mack & Julius Tajiddin.

Opponents see bills as an erosion of judicial independence under populist Law and Justice party

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..

Mr. Brindisi, a well - regarded member of a younger, progressive bloc of Democrats in Albany, noted that he had publicly criticized the Cuomo administration's economic development plans, and had voted against the SAFE Act, a 2013 gun control bill that has been a galvanizing issue for the governor's opponents upstate.

Billed as the «People's Presidential Debate,» the three candidates fielded a wide range of questions, ranging from the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline to the recent document dumps by WikiLeaks to staggering student debt and the nation's burdensome and discriminatory ballot access laws, among other topics, and did so without interrupting or insulting their opponents as had happened frequently during the recent Clinton - Trump debates.

Smith's bill also precedes the March for Life in Washington, which is expected to draw large crowds of abortion rights opponents on Friday.