Sentences with phrase «out against senator»

And, they're speaking out against Senator John Bonacic (R - Mount Hope), who they allege has blocked the bill from coming to a vote.

The Predators dug out of their two game losing streak and put together a solid outing against the Senators tonight.

Not exact matches

Iowa senator Chuck Grassley has also spoken out against the bill's changes to the wind credit, as a 2015 compromise will already see the credit gradually phased out over the next few years.

Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn came out against it, along with North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, who said «the math doesn't work.»

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on Monday became the third GOP senator to come out against it, following Sens. Rand Paul and John McCain.

Republican governors, senators, and representatives have all come out against the plan — even Trump's chief economic adviser Gary Cohn is against it.

A striking example is Conservative Senator Hugh Segal, who has spoken out forcefully and passionately against Bill C - 377, a discriminatory, anti-union piece of legislation that would swamp unions (but not corporations and other organizations) with paperwork, and violate the privacy of nearly everyone doing business with them.

Apparently, yesterday's mass Internet protests (from the likes of Google, Wikipedia and Reddit) must have had an effect: Many of the Senators who previously supported the controversial Stop Internet Piracy and Protect IP Acts — including some previous co-sponsors of the bills — have now come out in opposition against the proposed laws...

Contact your representative and senators and ask them to speak out against the ban.

As the elder Bartlett spoke out against the draft and against any form of universal military training, he also took a stand against Senator McCarthy and his anti-communist activities.

Victorian crossbench senator Derryn Hinch, a long - time campaigner against live exports, tweeted on Wednesday: «Our petition calling for Parliament to phase out live exports from Australia over 3 years now near 85,000 signatures.

Lindros, the Flyers captain, laid out Ottawa Senators forward Andreas Dackell like a $ 12.99 smorgasbord last October with a legal, last - rites hit against the end boards that caused a concussion and two severe facial cuts.

The New York Yankees looked pretty ordinary as they scored only 10 runs in 52 innings against the Senators and Orioles, losing four out of five in the process.

Arnold Rieder, a former Montana state senator and one of a handful of Western politicians who have spoken out against the sheep industry's practices, tells why:

Republican Richard Mourdock, who beat out the respected Senator Richard Lugar in a fierce primary battle, squared off against Democrat Joe Donnelly.

Diaz singles out Senator Shirley Hunter and Frank Padavan, as well as Hiram Monserrate (who has since been ousted in from the Senate, but is running for the Assembly) and thanks them for taking a political risk by voting against same - sex marriage.

Sen. Andrew Lanza, who co-chaired the committee that ultimately called for the expulsion of former Sen. Hiram Monserrate following his conviction on a misdemeanor charge of abusing his girlfriend, said yesterday that a «precedent» was set with the ex-Queens lawmaker — a precedent that, out of fairness, should now be the standard against which other misbehaving senators are measured.

According to Moroney, Maragos is trying to figure out whether he might have any «viability» in a general election against Schumer (amazing that in such a short time the senior senator has gone from having zero potential GOP challengers to two; all efforts by state Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox to entice someone to run have so far gone nowhere).

The source also points out that «The Senator has run against Gounardes before and he comfortably beat him.»

In what will be a hotly contested race pitting Avella against other campaign heavyweights like City Councilman Peter Vallone and Leroy Comrie, Lobbyist Melinda Katz, and Senator Jose Peralta, despite the strong opposition Avella is said to be mulling a chance to stand out from the crowd to gain a foothold in boro - wide politics for another shot at Mayor in 2017.

This nomination is hardly worth having anyway... any of these nobodies will max out at 38 % against Senator Gillibrand.

Schneiderman, elected in 2010 out of the state senator, had increasingly been handed a national profile in part of his push against the policies of President Donald Trump's administration as well as his public advocacy for women's issues.

«There are no allegations against Senator Peralta who is not involved in the filing of allowances, which is spelled out in statute,» IDC spokeswoman Candice Giove said.

I don't want to get started on the animal comparisons I could trot out for Donald Trump, George Pataki, that Senator who's running against Cuomo (I've forgotten the name already), and on down the line.

Gillibrand was the first senator to formally call for the resignation of Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) after seven different women came out with sexual harassment allegations against him.

When Rob Astorino is out campaigning for governor, it would serve him [more] wisely to invite local Republican senators who have done a good job for their constituents and carried those districts... than to take what his campaign manager's advice may be, which is to in effect campaign against them.»

A top women's rights right group and domestic violence victims came out firing Thursday against disgraced former state Senator Hiram Monserrate, calling on voters to reject the girlfriend - beating, ex-con's comeback...

Nearly every Democratic senator considering running for president in 2020 voted against reopening the government, as furious liberals accused Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of selling out the base in the immigration fight.

There was however some drama as some youths under the guise of different youth organisations, came out with placards urging the court to dismiss the case against the senator.

«If former President Obasanjo can come out with one proven record of corruption against me as a person, I promise to vacate my seat as a senator of the federal republic of Nigeria.

Senator Joe Bruno throws out the first pitch of the final Valley Cats season game against the Oneonta Tigers Tuesday evening, Sept 4, 2007, at the Joe Bruno Field in Troy, New York.

He also said normalcy had returned to the senate chamber after Wednesday's incident where some PDP senators staged a walk - out in protest against one of their colleagues, who defected to APC.

NOM has also promised to spend $ 1 million in the next election to protect their allies and target their own enemies to combat against the threat that LGBT advocates would work to vote out state senators who oppose such a bill (as they did with two state senators in last year's election).

Senator Charles Schumer has come out against the pact, while Kirsten Gillibrand says she supports it.

Mr. LaValle (R - Port Jefferson) had reached out to the parks department to let them know Mr. Russell and Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter were strongly against the idea of alcohol being sold at the center and got their word the RFP would be withdrawn, according to the senator's communications director Greg Blower.

The Senator has also spoken out against hydrofracking and concerns about traffic and transportation issues.

Senator Melaye is to answer to criminal offences of Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms leveled against him, to enable the Police investigation team carry out a discreet and thorough investigation into the case.

«As if the palpable odium of intiating a vacuous criminal charge against a whistle - blower, no less a person than a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was not bad enough, the prosecuting authority, obviously urged on by the Inspector General of Police, threw pretension to adherence to democratic tenets of the rule of law when it sought from the court, albeit most illegally, to obtain summons against Senator Misau, while deliberately witholding service of the copy of the charge on the Senator, an obvious stratagem conceived to frame up all manner of false allegations tailored to suit the obvious purpose of yet another gestapo strategy to use state powers to swoop on the Distinguished Senator and keep him out of circulationsenator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was not bad enough, the prosecuting authority, obviously urged on by the Inspector General of Police, threw pretension to adherence to democratic tenets of the rule of law when it sought from the court, albeit most illegally, to obtain summons against Senator Misau, while deliberately witholding service of the copy of the charge on the Senator, an obvious stratagem conceived to frame up all manner of false allegations tailored to suit the obvious purpose of yet another gestapo strategy to use state powers to swoop on the Distinguished Senator and keep him out of circulationSenator Misau, while deliberately witholding service of the copy of the charge on the Senator, an obvious stratagem conceived to frame up all manner of false allegations tailored to suit the obvious purpose of yet another gestapo strategy to use state powers to swoop on the Distinguished Senator and keep him out of circulationSenator, an obvious stratagem conceived to frame up all manner of false allegations tailored to suit the obvious purpose of yet another gestapo strategy to use state powers to swoop on the Distinguished Senator and keep him out of circulationSenator and keep him out of circulation»

A Bronx state senator has sent out a campaign mailer linking his Democratic primary rival to Donald Trump — even though the challenger has spoken out against the Republican presidential nominee.

Clarke also pointed out that Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer has promised to vote against the nominations of Trump's Education Secretary - designate Betsy DeVos and his Attorney General - designate Jeff Sessions, the junior senator from Alabama.

A Manhattan judge today threw out a fraud case brought against Harlem State Senator Bill Perkins, allowing him to remain on the ballot for in the February 14 special election for the vacant City Council seat that formerly belonged to Assemblywoman Inez Dickens.

Vandalism, destruction of property, and threats of violence against an individual based on their heritage is one of the most reprehensible acts one can carry out,» said Senator Diane Savino (D - SI / Brooklyn).

Hell, the Republicans couldn't find anyone to run against Mark Pryor, what makes the Rs think that they can take out the senior Senator?

It's bad enough that some of our senators are acting out of petty vengeance and self - interested power struggles, but today the Post reveals that Senator John Sampson, the Democratic caucus leader who is a foe of the schools bill supported by the mayor, is actually working as a trial lawyer in a lawsuit against Joel Klein.

The statement reads «It is no longer a secret that Senator Borofice is not only currently sponsoring meetings against our party but already on his way out of the party because he knows he has slim chances of winning the next primaries to return to the Senate the third time due to his depleting popularity among the people of the Northern Senatorial District

Following the incriminating evidence reeled out against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFFC, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, on Wednesday, Senators loyal to the Senate President have sworn to resist his impeachment.

U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D) of New York came out against the order.

As Peters noted, the group's first target is state senator Hiram Monserrate, and Towleroad can show you four of the fliers going out to voters in Monserrate's district as the first wave against him.

My second point is that longstanding resentment against Tony Avella in northeast Queens for his character assassination of former Senator Frank Padavan has left a sour note with many voters that want to see Avella out of office or possibly tarred and feathered (yes it's that bad).

It will be recalled that the tribunal last Thursday threw out the petition filed by the PDP against the declaration of Senator Ajimobi as the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), accusing him of dual citizenship.