Sentences with phrase «opponents of the bill pointed»
Given that the damages sought in these cases is relatively small and the cost would be paid by the party requesting the jury, opponents of the bill pointed out that injured individuals would be much less likely to request a jury trial than a corporate defendant, who could have used the proposed law to avoid judges felt to be too plaintiff oriented.
http://www.neworleanspersonalinjury.com/ Not exact matches
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.
Coffey has made a point of calling for more stringent ethics reform than his primary opponents, saying the bill sponsored by Schneiderman, passed by both houses of the Legislature and vetoed by Gov. David Paterson doesn't go far enough in its disclosure requirements.
Some of the more pointed remarks during the Teachout - Wu event were responses to a now viral video showing Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ignoring his opponents at a Labor Day parade this past weekend.
The women's agenda is a 10 - point package of bills that includes a provision aimed at codifying the Roe v. Wade decision in state law — a plank that abortion opponents say is an expansion of the existing state law.
The opponents pointed out this flaw that the language was wide enough to include this use of the bill - and the bill was NOT narrowed down to exclude it, as a deliberate act.
A separate bill to create banks of umbilical cord blood for adult stem cell research — presented by opponents of HR 810 as an alternative rallying point — sailed through the House 431 to 1.
Although supporters of the controversial bills that seek to prevent transgender students from using the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity often point to public safety as the main concern, opponents maintain there's no correlation between anti-discrimination bills and a rise in crime.
Ng pointed to the CTA, the main opponent of the bill, when she wrote, «Yet again, the outsized influence of Sacramento's special - interest groups have blocked reforms that would help improve our schools — and California's students are the ones who will suffer as a result.»
In addition to providing legislative language, Neihaus provided talking points for the Senator's testimony on the bill, potential questions for opponents of the pro-chemistry industry bill, and background documents written by ACC staff and consultants attacking LEED green building standards.