Sentences with phrase «partisan bill»

No legislative leader of any party oin any state would agree to such a blatantly partisan bill masquerading as an independent redistricting bill.

The recently introduced bi partisan bill «Growing Excellent Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act» frames a plan for state accreditation for teacher training academies based on student achievement.

But the Republicans have instead chosen to rush a partisan bill that has no chance of becoming law to score political points.»

Yesterday, a key vote illustrated the perils in passing a partisan bill.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, angry about a school choice provision in the House's partisan bill, also attended.

«Given the ill - advised and partisan bills that the House majority has chosen to move, I understand Secretary Duncan's decision to proceed with a waiver package to provide some interim relief while Congress finishes its work,» Harkin said in a statement.

You will recall that this was a partisan bill opposed by all Democrats on the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

Not much as we see now, but they may try to bring their partisan bill back onto the floor and find a way forward to meld their bill with the Senate bill to bring it to the president.

Just recently, Blunt voted for a partisan bill that should have provided relief to the Zika crisis but instead targeted the ability of family planning clinics to provide care during a public health crisis that is having devastating effects on women and families.

We are also glad that the legislation includes provisions that give service providers and law enforcement agencies additional tools and resources to combat human trafficking, overcoming an effort in the House to push a partisan bill that would take away critical services for victims of trafficking.»