Sentences with phrase «offer amendments»

They also have to negotiate contracts with clients and to offer amendments or extensions of contracts when needed.

Although we do offer amendments, our clients seldom ask us to change something, because our policy is to follow your detailed instructions with the precision of professionals.

But Senator Barbara Boxer (D — CA), the committee chair, moved the bill without any Republicans present to offer amendments, potentially further alienating a party she may need to work with over the next month to pass a bill.

When it comes time to offer amendments to the proposed 2013 budget, I would hope my colleagues consider the families sitting down with their bills and calculator, carefully balancing their checkbook to make sure they can heat their house, buy groceries, put gas in the car and still set a little aside for emergencies.

These two freedoms are unlimited debate and an unlimited opportunity to offer amendments, relevant or not, to legislation under consideration.

«I opened the legislation up to the Republicans and encouraged them to offer amendments so that we could find common ground.

They offered amendments aimed at changing the bill.

Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, who offered the amendment, said it would shower $ 246 million on Hollywood.

Juliet, Kelsey and Sean report: «Democrats grew frustrated by the spectacle Wednesday evening and threatened to stop offering amendments until GOP leaders released details of the narrow repeal measure they plan to offer.»

Historians who favor one perspective over others a priori must nevertheless clarify the contrasts among all of them, so that other historians, and philosophers, can offer amendment or amplification within an overall critical framework.

If combined with «instructions to report back forthwith,» the motion effectively provides one last opportunity for a minority party member to offer an amendment to the measure.

In the Senate, the motion may be offered at other times during consideration of a measure, and is not a prerogative of a member of the minority party; it may also be used as a means of offering an amendment.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), today will offer an amendment to reform the rules of the New York State Assembly to stop major legislation like pension reform, teacher evaluations, the SAFE Act and state budgets from being passed in the middle of the night away from public viewing.

In his letter to the editor, Faso wrote: «I plan to offer an amendment to the legislation to restrict the purchase of soda.

Congressman Maloney offered his amendment to Republican Congressman from New Jersey Rodney Frelinghuysen's legislation, which ensures that New York and New Jersey families, businesses, and local governments are given the resources to rebuild and recover.

If this were not bad enough Congressman Chris Collins and Congressman John Faso have offered an amendment that would stop the counties from paying a share of Medicaid.

The Wisconsin Assembly passed the state budget Wednesday after Democrats decided against offering any amendments or prolonging debate, saying the $ 70 billion spending plan is so bad it can't be fixed.

But Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler offered an amendment to the House version of the bill Wednesday night when Northeastern House members were not around to object and force a recorded roll - call vote.

Maloney offered an amendment to the bill which would have prohibited hydraulic fracturing in the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.

During the proceedings, Rep. Takano and others offered an amendment to reconstitute the Office of Technology Assessment, a technical analytical office that existed for over 20 years until it was defunded by Congress in 1995, but the amendment failed.

At Tuesday's markup of the bill, Representative Gerry Connolly (D - VA) offered an amendment in which posting an abstract of the proposal, instead of the full text, would be the default option.

«I find it deeply troubling that while our country is facing fiscal challenges of gigantic proportions... that programs such as this are being funded on the back of the American taxpayer,» he said in offering his amendment on 29 May.

Congresswoman Edwards offered an amendment to the bill to undo the funding cut to Earth Science in the Majority's bill.

Congresswoman Johnson offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute (ANS).

Congressman Don Beyer (D - VA) and Congressman Ami Bera (D - CA) offered amendments to restore adequate funding levels to Aeronautics and Space Technology, respectively.

Va., and Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R - Me., offered the amendment to S 652, the proposed «telecommunications competition and deregulation act of 1995,» in late March when the Senate Commerce Committee approved the bill.

President Clinton last week expressed qualified support for voluntary prayer in public schools, and said he is willing to discuss with House Republicans their intention to offer an amendment to the U.S. Constitution assuring students the right to pray.

After members of his own party objected, the bill's author offered an amendment to require voucher - accepting private schools continue taking Indiana's standardized test, writes Eric Weddle for the Indianapolis Star:

Tine offered an amendment to make sure the state still offers professional development and financial support for Common Core while new standards are written.

Booker offered an amendment that would add homeless youth and foster children to the subgroups tracked by the government.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D - OH), offered an amendment that would let the federal government create a grant program for schools that become «community schools,» or schools that provide wraparound services such as health care and extracurricular activities all year.

The Senate's version of the bill takes a similar approach, but Senator Tom Harkin (D - IA), chairman of the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee, plans to offer an amendment to the bill that will add back more than $ 200 million to the Title I and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act programs.

Blaine offered his amendment to the federal Constitution in 1875, and in a minute we'll have a bunch of scholars with us to talk about this particular period of our history, which is a very interesting period.

A number of lawmakers, foreign governments and environmental advocates had urged the administration to offer an amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the international treaty on ozone - depleting substances, calling for the rapid elimination of HFC's.

In late June, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama offered an amendment to the Senate energy bill that would encourage PHEV development...

The Democrats opposed to the bill offered no amendments, and the bill was passed on a voice vote.

offered an amendment stating that Congress accepts as «compelling» the scientific evidence that man - made greenhouse gas emissions are the «root cause» of climate change.

Rep. Inslee also offered an amendment limiting H.R. 910's applicability until the National Academy of Sciences certifies the bill would not increase the incidence of asthma in children.

offered an amendment stating that Congress accepts EPA's finding that «climate change is unequivocal.»

offered an amendment limiting H.R. 910's applicability until the Secretary of Defense certifies that climate change does not threaten U.S. national security interests.

Case in point: Whitehouse arguably made a tactical mistake this week by offering an amendment that simply forced a vote on whether climate change is «real and not a hoax.»

PA Senate President offers amendment with little / no warning to reduce Supreme Court from 7 to 5; Superior Court from 15 to 11

This is not wildly controversial but Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey is adding new clauses banning unsolicited direct marketing related to pensions and to other financial products and services and the chair of her departmental select committee, Labour's Frank Field and the Lib Dem Stephen Lloyd are both offering amendments to toughen them up.

However, current law «starts with the court picking a winner,» according to Rep. Norlin Mommsen, R - DeWitt, who offered an amendment to Rizer's proposal.

«In pursuit of his highly political and extreme agenda, Rep. Mike Pence, with the full support of Speaker John Boehner, will also offer an amendment to prohibit all Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving any federal funds for any purpose, including providing affordable cancer screenings, birth control, HIV testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.

In addition, Rep. Mike Pence — with the full support of Speaker John Boehner — announced that he will offer an amendment to prohibit all Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving any federal funds to provide affordable cancer screenings, birth control, HIV testing, and testing and treatment for other sexually transmitted infections.

Women's health champions pushed back on proposed cuts to women's health programs, offering amendments to restore funding for these critical programs and strike harmful policy riders from the bill.

Pence offered the amendment to the FY11 Continuing Resolution, which completely eliminates the national family planning program Title X.

Representatives Nita Lowey, Rosa DeLauro and Barbara Lee offered amendments to protect international women's health care programs, but they were defeated.

In the Senate, Sen. Jill Schupp offered an amendment to require these centers to provide medically accurate information in order to receive tax credits, but the body voted it down.