Sentences with phrase «on unrelated bills»

That seemed to leave the governor last week painting a bleak picture of how the «big ugly» — Capitol speak for an omnibus deadline deal on unrelated bills — is shaping up with lawmakers set to leave town Wednesday.

The governor last week painted a bleak picture of how the «big ugly» — Capitol speak for an omnibus deadline deal on unrelated bills — is shaping up with lawmakers set to leave town Wednesday.

One major obstacle became Sen. Richard Burr (R — NC), who put a «hold» on the bill, saying he would allow a vote only if the Senate acted on an unrelated bill to renew the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which provides money for land purchases.

The next day, the House Republican leadership refused to permit Brown to speak on an unrelated bill concerning the retirement of school employees, stating that her «vagina» remark violated decorum and was «so offensive, I don't even want to say it in front of women.

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Cruz, speaking Monday on MSNBC, called the criticism «political sniping» and stood by his vote against Sandy aid: «The problem with that particular bill is, it became a $ 50 billion bill that was filled with unrelated pork,» he said.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and some Democrats are trying to leverage the budget vote to extract a vote on an unrelated immigration bill.

In the wake of the Florida school massacre, the Democrats will tack on bills that have been stonewalled in committees — including banning bump stocks plus beefing up background checks and a law that allows courts to take away a disturbed person's guns — to unrelated legislation already up for votes.

The Senate voted 30 to 29 to reject an attempt by Hoylman on Monday to attach the bill as an amendment to an unrelated bill.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, at an unrelated event, declined to comment on the recommendation.

At an unrelated press conference in Queens on Thursday afternoon, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters the shooting is a «very painful situation» and a «tragedy by any measure.»

Governor Cuomo, who earlier in the day had said he was holding out for agreements on a number of unrelated items, says for now, those other issues have not been agreed to, and will not be part of the budget bills.

Speaking to reporters after an unrelated bill - signing ceremony in lower Manhattan, Cuomo said, «it's the city's legal obligation to be funding» subway upgrades and improvements, «even though we stepped in on a moral level» to provide state funding.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the push to expand the DNA database bill: «I don't want to play the normal Albany game with this bill, which is, let's use this bill to accomplish unrelated things that we want to get done anyway.»

Mayor de Blasio was asked about the expected bill three times during an unrelated press conference on Tuesday.

Speaking at an unrelated press conference in The Bronx on Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio called the violence in Ferguson a «sad day in America.»

DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse, says if no agreement is reached on some of the unrelated topics by the budget deadline, lawmakers will likely oppose any attempt by the governor to force through the policy changes in the form of extender bills to keep the government running.

When asked Monday at an unrelated press conference about the borough's feelings on zoning changes, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he wasn't surprised by community boards» concerns.

The Senate voted 30 - 29 against allowing Sen. Brad Hoylman, D - Manhattan, to add controversial provisions eliminating the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse to an unrelated bill that requires hospital emergency rooms and other sites to hang posters about a human trafficking resource center hotline.

Rep. John Faso, the Kinderhook Republican who represents most of the Mid-Hudson Valley, voted in favor of the bill and blamed its defeat on «unrelated issues.»

Ms. Lynch was confirmed this afternoon, after a long hold - up due not to concerns over her qualifications, first due to her defense of President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration and more recently due to a stalemate over an unrelated bill on human trafficking.

Cuomo, who earlier in the day had said he was holding out for agreements on a number of unrelated items, says for now, those other issues have not been agreed to, and will not be part of the budget bills.

Bill had a tiny visual cameo on Sakaar in Rangarok, but it's most likely this new Stormbreaker has a completely different origin unrelated to him in the movie.

But Justine Greening wrote of her intentions to scrap the bill in a written statement to parliament on the unrelated technical and further education bill.

Best and Brightest Teacher Bonus: This $ 44 million dollar idea which was hidden in an unrelated bill and passed during the 2015 session without a proper hearing or knowledge of many lawmakers provides a $ 10K bonus to teachers based on their teenage SAT scores.

This time, the president might allow the GOP to strong - arm him into accepting a provision that would force him to make his decision on the pipeline in the next 60 days; a measure tacked onto the unrelated payroll tax cut bill as a «rider».

The applicant may have previous experience unrelated to medical billing, but since he or she has a lengthy history of medical billing, there is no need to list any other jobs on the resume.

The House finally did pass the Senate bill extending TRIA, but it was amended to include some riders on unrelated issues that House leaders knew were objectionable to some in the Senate.

«based on the physical mailing»... - don't understand that either, these could be even be bills unrelated to the auction property, perhaps other properties owned by that individual... too many options to pull.

Apparently unrelated to the House Bill, on May 16, Sens. Ron Wyden (D - OR), Sherrod Brown (D - OH) and Claire McCaskill (D - MO) sent a request to the GAO to review how CFIUS analyzes real estate transactions.