Sentences with phrase «of passage of a bill»

These contrasts add to the subjective intensity of the passage of the Bill as an actual event and function as dynamic elements in a narrative.
As reactions continue to trail the constitution amendment exercise embarked upon by the National Assembly, lately, a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has expressed his displeasure on the blockage of the passage of Bill No. 3, which would have granted devolution of powers to the states.

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«These bills are the greatest political achievement for startup and growth - company entrepreneurs since passage of the JOBS Act in 2012.
Proponents of the bill were hoping a passage by the legislature would have been a call to action for other states, as more than 20 others have considered passing their own Internet privacy bills.
While the Alaska senator did release an op - ed saying she supported the repeal of the Obamacare's individual mandate in the tax bill, she also called for a simultaneous passage of the Alexander - Murray Obamacare stabilization package.
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.
Stock markets around the world continue to celebrate the imminent passage of the tax bill, which is likely to be approved in the House today and in the Senate by mid-week.
The passage of the GOP tax reform bill sent taxpayers into a panic.
Walmart, Comcast and AT&T made similar moves following the passage of the tax bill.
They urged Abbott, a Republican, to «avoid any actions, including the passage of any «bathroom bill,» that would threaten our continued growth.»
Neither bill, in the end, would likely secure the 50 votes necessary for passage, but the process might give the 52 nervous GOPers in the senate a face - saving way out of this mess.
And, of course, there's the more recent passage of the tax bill, which will have an effect on what you pay and hopefully get back from Uncle Sam.
It is almost a rite of passage for developers to carefully monitor their monthly cloud service bills and dedicate time each month to call customer service for refunds when something has gone awry.
House Republicans aim to release a tax bill on Nov. 1, following the expected passage of a budget resolution Thursday.
It arrived as about a half - dozen senators were at the White House meeting with Trump and Vice President Mike Pence about the next steps in the GOP effort to ensure passage of the bill.
The Colorado Republican said passage of his bill is time sensitive given the actions taken by the Maduro regime and the suffering within the country, which he warns could become the next Cuban - style dictatorship.
Passage of the tax reform bill would deliver Trump and congressional Republicans a significant victory in 2017 and allow the president to stick to his promise to enact tax relief before the end of the year.
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday took a step toward passage of tax legislation that is a top White House priority, setting up a likely decisive vote later this week even though it was unclear if the bill had enough Republican support to become law.
A 2013 analysis of the Senate's immigration reform bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates its passage would have resulted in nine million more people entering the U.S. work force in the next 20 years, with new immigrants participating at a higher rate, on average, than other U.S. residents.
On Tuesday, New York Times reporter Sopan Deb, who covered the Trump campaign in 2016 as an embedded reporter for CBS News, criticized a passage in the book in which Bossie and Lewandowski said he was «literally crying» at a press conference before the second presidential debate when Trump appeared with women who accused former President Bill Clinton of sexual harassment.
With the passage of the stimulus bill, that number stands to increase dramatically.
With the passage of a tax cut bill by Congress late last year, small businesses need to be aware of the changes in tax rates and deductions that will take effect this year.
At a White House celebration, Texas Congressman Rep. Kevin Brady speak about the passage of the tax bill in both the House and the Senate.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, applauding the Senate's passage of the bill, said the two chambers would move «quickly» to a conference committee.
Reps. Dave Brat, Gary Palmer, and Mark Sanford joined all of the House Budget Committee's Democrats in opposing the legislation, leading to a razor thin 19 - 17 passage (that rate of defection would be enough to sink the bill in the full House).
The Democratic senator's proposed legislation will face an unlikely road to passage, considering that most lawmakers (including those in the White House) are reluctant to end the drug's federal prohibition, but the bill is still the latest attempt by a prominent politician to update federal marijuana laws at a time when a clear majority of Americans support legalization.
Following the passage of the bill, members on both sides of the aisle reacted swiftly.
While prospects for passage of an infrastructure bill still exist, Chris discusses other factors supporting the asset class,...
But the period after passage of the bill was especially impressive.
Unemployment fell from 6.8 percent to 3.9 percent between passage of the bill and the end of Clinton's term, a period of seven and a half years.
Our aim was to see whether the economic expansion that was already under way actually accelerated after passage of the bill, or whether it simply continued the existing expansion (or even if it slowed down).
So, the statistics are unanimous: Not only was the Clinton presidency after the bill's passage a time of vigorous economic growth, but that growth was also demonstrably more robust than what occurred during the first two and a half years of the recovery.
For example, Morgan Stanley predicts the passage of tax reform could lead to another 4.94 percent rise in the market, while a failure to pass a bill could result in a 1 percent drop.
The bill's passage also potentially complicates Treasury issuance relative to the debt ceiling, as lower tax receipts under the new tax plan could cause Treasury to run out of extraordinary measures earlier than originally thought.
The passage of Bill C - 377, part of the Harper government's broader attack on labour rights, speaks to the Conservatives» fundamental lack of understanding of the role of organized labour in ensuring shared prosperity and a thriving middle class.
While the content of the bill and the successful vote comports with our base case that the Republicans» tax reform plan will become law effective 2018, the Senate acted faster than expected, improving odds of a 2017 passage.
The U.S. was claiming it was willing to make big reductions to its agricultural subsidies, but the recent passage of a $ 300 billion farm bill by the U.S. Congress make it unlikely that the U.S. is serious about real reductions.
I thought about doing a big thought piece on the House passage of the Dodd - Frank reform bill.
«As the chief sponsor of House Bill 400, Rep. McCoy was instrumental in securing the successful passage of this landmark legislation that will elevate our Kentucky Bourbon Trail ® experiences and answer visitor's number one demand — the ability to ship souvenir bottles home,» KDA President Eric Gregory said.
«As the chief sponsor of House Bill 400, Rep. McCoy was instrumental in securing the successful passage...
Passage of this bill will be a big win for Main Street in rural America and the small financial institutions that help our families, farmers, and small businesses thrive.»
A year ago Friday, Representative Claudia Tenney of New York stood among dozens of enthusiastic colleagues in the Rose Garden to celebrate passage of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
The letter to Garneau called for «a more pro-active and more predictable response to rail capacity issues,» adding that «speedy passage (of Bill C - 49) will do nothing to alleviate the immediate crisis for grain or any other commodity.»
While the bill has yet to achieve final passage and be signed into law, if it is successful it would mark the first step towards full acceptance of Bitcoin as a digital currency.
Further, the competitive position of these companies should enable them to capture much of the economics from U.S. corporate tax reform, yet the stocks both trade for lower prices than before the passage of the bill.
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The biggest financial news last week, and possibly the entire 2017, has to be the passage of the new Republican tax bill.
But keep in mind: There could be significant delay from a proposal of greater infrastructure spending to passage of a bill and actual disbursement of money.
In anticipation of the tax bill's passage and of municipalities losing their ability to refund bonds prior to maturity, there was a surge in supply of muni bonds in November and December, with new supply increasing 29.3 % and 207 %, respectively, over prior - year levels.
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