Sentences with phrase «over his vote against»

Sen. Jon Tester, D - Mont., could face challenges from Republicans over his vote against the continuing resolution to reopen the government, and Pennsylvania might get a new district map.

He also tried not not to alienate any potential centrist supporters over his vote against equal marriage in 2013.

Not exact matches

On the Democratic side, the appeal of stronger gun laws was evident in Clinton's attacks on rival Bernie Sanders over his past votes against background check laws and for limits on lawsuits against gun makers.

The common currency was 0.6 percent lower against the U.S. dollar at 12:30 p.m. London time Monday as traders worried over an independence vote in Spain.

The study compared the compound annual growth rate of a Family Index of 23 companies — in which at least 30 % of voting control belonged to a family with multi-generational involvement in the ownership or management — against 412 widely held firms over a 15 - year period (1998 to 2012).

It sued North Carolina over a bathroom bill it said discriminated against transgender individuals, and has challenged state voting laws that it said disenfranchised minority voters.

LONDON, Nov 5 - The euro fell to a near two - month low against a broadly firmer dollar on Monday on uncertainty over a Greek vote on austerity and before this week's U.S. presidential election.

Calls have included asking representatives to vote against Betsy DeVos's nomination for secretary of education or asking Customs and Border Control to voice concern over President Trump's suspension of refugee immigration.

Last year, over a quarter of Clarkson plc's shareholders voted against the company's remuneration report and binding pay policies after CEO Andi Case received a bonus of just under # 3m.

Mark Pincus, founder of the gaming company Zynga, is reducing his voting power over the company, going against a trend where entrepreneurs lobbied for more control.

But 18 Republicans voted against it over objections to gun control measures they believe violate the Second Amendment.

From Reuters: 14:47 TARGET CORPORATION SHAREHOLDERS ELECT COMPANY»S DIRECTOR NOMINEES Supposedly the margin was over 70 % voting for the Target (TGT) board, against Ackman and Pershing Square.

The bill's price tag had been a sticking point for one senator, Mr. Corker, a longtime deficit hawk, who voted against the initial Senate bill over concerns it would add to the federal debt.

A day after the bill's prospects wavered somewhat, Republican leaders notched two victories on Friday, when Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said he would vote yes after gaining a more generous child tax credit in the final bill and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, who voted against the initial Senate bill over deficit concerns, said he would support the legislation.

For all those who are talking to themselves today, thinking that some supernatural deity is listening to them, please seek professional psychiatric help before you hurt someone or yourself in the name of your sky fairy, vote against others» rights, or promote your chosen flavor of insanity over the scientific method.

Then, when the later bill failed in the House of Representatives and the conservative backlash became too severe, Rubio said he would have voted against the reform bill if he had to do it over again.

When I was the only person in a church meeting of a hundred plus, who voted against spending thousands on a building (mainly because of dodgy fiscal justification and concerns over leadership empire building), I obviously became villein of the peace!

SEC members voted to remove the doctrinal clause which stated that marriage is a «union of one man and one woman», replacing it with a clause which asserts that clergy who do not wish to preside over same - sex weddings will not be compelled to do so «against their conscience».

It's a little too late for praying, it's Mrs.Clinton's call to be @ the helm; now, with her hubby Mr.Clinton as VP; and one of you out of all of you, need to tell Romney he's committed fraud, for leaving the Post of so - called gov.that theirs a 2 yr.interval that must be met; the same fo Obama; whom is worst off then Bush Jr.then for none of you to have no Allegiance to be nothing but commander of thieves, since April 4th, 1968 to presently; in the killing of Dr.King Jr.must still go under Oath to all you perjurers; that mustn't go unpunished to the array of charges I have stored up against each of yo on every job, on every public premise; that Obama didn't praywhen he lied to GOD ALMIGHTY in perjury; to have left the seat of sen.to jump to the office; knowing he hadn't a clue what to do; so he got Joe, which is Cheney all over; whom should of been out of public; and he knows that and all the fugitives, even in the Italian led court in DC; that will have to answer to what is -LCB- H.R. 7152 -RCB-; and why they let Olsen for Bush Jr.waste the American's People's time, not to mention all the lives that's been lost; for the tyrannies since 1968 to presently has cost; Vote I, Edward Baltimore; to confirm I; Governor of DC; as of 2/16/12; cause DC; has been a State, already; and all you slaves from State to State; need to snap out of your peonage which is prohibited by Federal Laws; on anybody!!!!!!!

(Sasse was among the majority of Senators who voted against cloture, guaranteeing that debate over the bill will continue.)

One farmer shareholder urged others to vote against the election of Mr Spark as a special director, saying he did not have a good understanding of the dire straights many farmers were in over the past year, while others said the board has done a good job in tough circumstances.

You might enjoy citrus - cured salmon caught in the next bay over, then listen to Beck's father, Clem, tell stories of Alaska's pre-statehood days (he voted against).

Listing the 23 non-Alabama first - place votes seems counterproductive this week, especially because there's more solid reasoning to reward a team that isn't the Tide (which has a win over No. 29 Michigan and... that's it, really) for winning against tough competition.

kronkes influence over the club is minimal at best how many decisions does he actually make in the public club domain that we all know of, i am only guessing here but just because he is majority shareholder it doesn't mean he can just do what he wants without the other board members say so, i suppose the rest of the board would vote him out of power and liquidate his shares if he did something really wrong like leveraged the club against a big debt.

And I will say this about Morris: I don't vote for him, but the level of discourse against him, by certain segments of the sabermetric community right now, is over the top.

SMU's best wins are over Dayton, which is getting a couple votes in the AP poll, and buzzer beaters at TCU and against Illinois State.

Third place was jointly voted to be Florian Jozefzoon's goal against Preston North End and Ollie Watkins» first in the win over Birmingham City.

In recent months, the Park District and the village have been embroiled in a debate over the use of the Yunker Farm site, culminating in the Village Board's vote in December against annexation.

As IPPR's new report into political inequality shows, less than half of 18 — 24 - year - olds voted, compared to nearly four - fifths of the over-65s, while three - quarters of «AB» individuals cast a ballot, against just over half of «DE» registered voters.

Simon Hughes has drawn a line in the sand on the row over the spending review, saying Lib Dems would vote against changes to housing benefit unless there are major changes.

Wayne Rooney winning best goal for his acrobatic effort against Manchester City, Manchester United 4 - 3 victory win over their city rival in 2009 being voted the best game, and David de Gea's incredible save from Juan Mata free - kick in 2012 during a match against Chelsea was picked as the team's best save in the Premier League era

Seven New York Republicans in the House of Representatives last week voted against the Republican - backed budget plan, with several citing concerns over the end to deductions.

In a parliamentary career of 29 years, I have only voted once against my party, over the Options for Change defence programme.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee last week launched new salvos against Republican Reps. John Faso and Claudia Tenney over their votes in support of the American Health Care Act, the House GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Today, in spite of a leader who has been ambivalent towards European integration for most of his political career (Jeremy Corbyn voted against the Lisbon Treaty), there has been virtually no room allowed for debate within the party over EU membership.

A former deputy minister at the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection Rachel Appoh has revealed that she had to pay her constituents to reduce the NO votes against President Mahama during NDC's primaries held over the weekend.

Westminster had been awash with rumours the DUP could be won over to back the Tories in return for a promise of a new airport, but these were scotched when Nigel Dodds tweeted: «The DUP will be voting in the Boundary debate against the reduction of NI seats from 18 to 16.»

Specifically, these modern tribunes would be entitled to veto one piece of congressional legislation, one executive order and one Supreme Court decision; to call one national referendum, over any issue they wish (only two - thirds votes of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives may render the statute unconstitutional); and to initiate impeachment proceedings against one Federal official from each of the three branches of government during their term of office.

Meanwhile, Scottish voters are tactically voting to oust SNP MPs - and in some cases SNP voters have crossed over directly to vote against a second independence referendum.

Israel has expressed regret over Ghana's vote against America's decision to recognize Jerusalem as its (Israel) capital.

Although the odds remain against Smith, he will be hoping that an enthusiastic campaign over the next month will do enough to persuade Corbyn backers, including among the third tranche who can take part — the 70,000 union affiliates — to either switch their vote or not cast it at all.

MPs and peers will be allowed a vote on whether to accept a final Brexit deal, achieved against an almost impossible timetable and therefore unlikely to be a very favourable one, or walk away from any agreement — and jump over a cliff.

Will Cameron really ask his MPs to vote against delaying Murdoch's take - over of BskyB?

Notwithstanding last May's SNP election victory, most polls over the past two years have indicated that more people would vote against independence than would vote in favour of it.

Theresa May is expected to approve the creation of about 10 Conservative peers and at least one for the Democratic Unionist party, perhaps as early as Friday, in an attempt to improve her position in the House of Lords, which has voted 15 times against her government over Brexit.

[19] In April 2007, Lewisham Council voted 28 — 24 against a motion calling for consultation over the issue.

A man who's work saved over 45,000 unborn children from certain death says he plans to deliver many times that number to vote against her.

-- Vote against the finance bill after listening to the people's concerns over issues like the 10p tax rate (assuming the bill remains talking about retrospective taxation)-- Recognise the much bulkier and more vast argument against 42 days legislation and support the rebellion against this legislation rather than supporting the PR men and the policy writers to the hilt regardless of the realities of the situation.

At the end of a debate over a measure to institute a monitor in the troubled East Ramapo school district, for example, Silver voted against the bill, which passed.

The bipartisan Ethics Committee deadlocked, with a vote of 4 to 4, over whether there was enough evidence to show that McLaughlin had violated the Assembly rules against sexual harassment.