Sentences with phrase «one's opposition to the bill»

Especially when she told me who was speaking out in opposition to the bill.

There is more in the way of opposition to this bill, and it comes from the member's own party.

Environmental groups and county governments provided the major opposition to the bill.

There was but one panel in opposition to the bills from the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education.

Even if the electorate show overwhelming support or opposition to a bill on the PopVox map, they'll just end of following the money regardless.

Lawyers for Shared Parenting (L4SP)--(a new group of Canadian lawyers who advocate for shared and equal parenting) reject the Canadian Bar Association's (CBA) opposition to Bill C - 560.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today shot back at U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who expressed opposition to a bill in the California legislature that would eliminate statewide testing for a year while districts shift to new protocols aligned with Common Core.

The state's Catholic conference and Ohio Right to Life have voiced opposition to the bill, saying it would potentially prompt a legal setback for pro-life advocacy.

Asked by Education Week if he had been worried about opposition to the bill from Heritage Action Fund and the Club for Growth — which had originally succeeded in upending the bill's passage in the House — Alexander replied, «Well, you always worry, and particularly with an education bill.

GOP leaders say they are encouraged by a compromise deal reached by two groups whose members made up the core of Republican opposition to a bill that House Speaker Paul Ryan abruptly pulled from the House floor in March.

The letter urges opposition to a bill that would eliminate states» authority to protect waterways from ships» polluted discharges, making it easier for non-native species to invade the Hudson River and Great Lakes.

Also, the amount of overall opposition to bills dropped while the unanimity of each caucus got even closer to 100 percent agreement with how the leader voted.

Maryland's state board of education also expressed strong opposition to the bill.

Opposition to this bill not only makes zero sense but is a slap in the face to victims of child abuse throughout this State.

In a release issued yesterday, by president Va'asiliifiti Moelagi Jackson, on behalf of SUNGO's Bills Committee, the umbrella organisation for non-government organisations in Samoa, clearly states opposition to the bill.

[27] Opposition to this bill included breeder and industry lobbies like the AKC, the NAIA and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

[30] Opposition to this bill included the NAIA Trust.

Governor Jerry Brown is facing rising opposition to a bill designed to make it easier to fire teachers accused of abusing students.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat who led the progressive opposition to the bill, which she nicknamed the «Bank Lobbyist Act,» argued it will increase risk in the financial system and make another devastating economic crisis more likely.

But it was very clear from the very beginning on the part of the actual Congressmen that they weren't going to support it because they had already come out on the floor with such vehement opposition to the bill and pointing out exactly what was wrong with the bill, that it didn't have to be done in a hurry.

That is $ 74 billion over the maximum amount of debt a GOP bill can add if Republicans want to take advantage of special rules to pass the bill through the Senate with 50 votes — a must given that Republicans hold only 52 Senate seats and Democrats have signaled broad opposition to the bill.

UCP opposition to Bill 24: An Act to Support Gay - Straight Alliances, has caught the party on the wrong side of public opinion and on the wrong side of history.

In January, 2010 Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, a Pro-Life activist and a leader of the black community held a Pro-Life rally in Manhattan side - by - side with Chris Slattery of Expectant Mother Care where she encouraged opposition to Bill 371.

The TV ads, like this one targeting Arizona Rep. Martha McSally, begin by touting opposition to the bill from the American Medical Association, AARP and the American Cancer Society.

The good - government group Reinvent Albany on Monday issued a memorandum in opposition to a bill backed by Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein that would create a chief procurement officer to oversee economic development spending.

Liberal Democrats in Westminster have also provided robust opposition to the Bill, including by ensuring plans to tilt the scales of party funding in favour of the Conservatives were separated from the Bill during its passage through the Lords.

The Tory backbencher leading Conservative opposition to the bill said there are fairer ways to save the money.

But the almost universal opposition to the bill, which included a well - attended march on Westminster last night, has done little to hinder its progress in parliament.

Next week, the Royal College of Physicians is likely to also join opposition to the bill after completing a survey of its members.

The bills» sponsors, Assemblyman Al Stirpe and Senator Joe Griffo, told Capital on Thursday that they did not know of any particular opposition to the bill and that in their few conversations with Cuomo's office about it, they received no indication it would be vetoed.

Amid what appeared to be growing liberal opposition to the bill, Schumer urged patience, saying senators could strike a bipartisan deal on immigration, just as they did on the budget.

Wisconsin lawmaker raises opposition to bill for online ethics disclosure Madison (AP)-- State Rep. Samantha Kerkman is raising concerns about a bill that would require lawmakers to post their financial disclosure forms on the Internet.

Most of the academy's members are also due to attend an unprecedented summit on Thursday evening, called by BMA leader Dr Hamish Meldrum, in an effort to further galvanise medical opposition to the bill.

The Council member does not expect opposition to his bills from the de Blasio administration or NYPD brass and unions, which often oppose legislative interference in NYPD functioning.

At the time, it appeared that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's personal opposition to bill was the main obstacle to holding a vote.

BUFFALO (WBEN)- At 10 a.m., doctors, patients, caregivers and advocates for people with disabilities will meet in the Legislative Office Building in Albany to show opposition to a bill that would repeal New York's ban on physician assisted suicide.

(Mich.) The Michigan Science Teachers Association is the latest group to pile on opposition to a bill introduced in the House that would walk back the state's adoption of the Common Core State Standards.

said Linda Welborn, a member of the Guilford County Board of Education who spoke in opposition to the bill Thursday.

Breeders have mounted stiff opposition to the bill, one, Dick Dickman, claiming the American Kennel Club already has strict requirements for breeders.

Oddly, one veterinary state veterinary association (in Illinois) is supporting opposition to bills preventing dogs and cats from being sold at pet stores.

SOPA is on hold for the moment, brought low by White House opposition to the bill, but its Senate - based cousin, the PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act - who comes up with this stuff, anyway?)

«This was a political statement,» said Frank Maisano, representing the Business Coalition on Global Warming, who predicted widespread opposition to the bill.

The main opposition to the bill came from the forest industry and northern Ontario municipalities that depend on employment in that industry.

Opposition to the bill among judges was a hair shy of unanimous.

Each bill passed without any Democratic support and with noteworthy bi-partisan opposition to both bills.