Sentences with phrase «party over legislation»

A month after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's conviction on corruption charges, Assembly Republicans on Tuesday tried a parliamentary maneuver to weaken Albany's rules that assure absolute control by the Democratic majority party over legislation.

Heitkamp's comments came amid her battle with members of her own party over legislation that would rescind some of the 2010 Dodd - Frank financial regulations.

Not exact matches

But despite widespread unhappiness in the party over Trump's tariffs, passage of such legislation would be a long shot - especially since a two - thirds super-majority would be needed for passage over a likely presidential veto.

The government says that proposed legislation, Bill 8, could require credit - reporting agencies to give consumers free online access to their current credit score at least twice a year and to disclose information in a credit report about any scores that were given to third parties over the past 12 months.

The second major impact would be a reduction in party political influence over the passage of legislation.

With one other non-IDC Democrat named Simcha Felder, these 9 Democratic State Senators chose to abandon their party for a «majority coalition» with the minority Republicans, giving them control over what bills come to a vote, who gets important committee posts, and makes it impossible for any progressive legislation to become law.

Although legislation enacted over the past 12 years has lead to greater transparency in political party funding, unlike many other major industrial democracies, the UK does not have a ceiling on donations to political parties.

It's also interesting that Downing Street is now seriously considering introducing legislation for a referendum in order to maintain the competitive advantage over the other parties before they decide their own European policies.

And since the Lords play a crucial role in amending and scrutinising legislation, that could help the party retain significant influence over the legislative process despite what will probably be a precipitous decline in its vote share.

The Prime Minister argued that he is «the only party leader who is prepared to say to the people of England, «you should have... the same rights over legislation that are being given to Scotland and Wales»»; and it is true that this commitment was set out in the Party's 2010 manifesto, which promised to introduce «new rules so that legislation referring specifically to England, or to England and Wales» so that it «can not be enacted without the consent of MPs representing constituencies of those countries.&rparty leader who is prepared to say to the people of England, «you should have... the same rights over legislation that are being given to Scotland and Wales»»; and it is true that this commitment was set out in the Party's 2010 manifesto, which promised to introduce «new rules so that legislation referring specifically to England, or to England and Wales» so that it «can not be enacted without the consent of MPs representing constituencies of those countries.&rParty's 2010 manifesto, which promised to introduce «new rules so that legislation referring specifically to England, or to England and Wales» so that it «can not be enacted without the consent of MPs representing constituencies of those countries.»

If the Democrats reach a deal with Klein to bring his faction back into the party, expect it to include some sort of fancy title that gives him some control over legislation, or at the very least fractures the influence currently vested in the leader position.

Political parties are preparing to draw up lists for dozens of new appointments to the House of Lords in a move that will reignite controversy over creating peers just months after the collapse of legislation to dramatically reduce the second chamber.

Liberal Democrats denied they had succumbed to Tory protests over Lords reform and insist the Queen's speech will contain a reference to a bill on the second chamber's composition, but Tory sources were suggesting the legislation could only go ahead with cross-party support, and almost certainly a referendum, something party leader Nick Clegg opposes.

The co-ordinated assault by Chris Grayling and Theresa May on the European court of human rights signals an intensifying pre-election battle over human rights legislation within both the Conservative party and the coalition.

In Albany, majority parties have substantial control over legislation and process.

If Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg can work together, as over hacking, the votes are there on the floor of the House of Commons to pass new party funding legislation, just as they were when it came to passing hacking legislation.

UKIP's first elected MP, who left the Conservative Party, called on David Cameron to stand by his 2010 election «promises» and support amendments to legislation about recall powers over MPs.

Right now, we have a two - party system with a winner - take - all election system which incentivizes negative campaign and basically legislation being rammed through by the majority over the minority.

McCain, 80, first had to get through a primary against Kelli Ward, who ran as a tea party insurgent proudly backing Donald Trump and aped Trump's criticism of McCain over veterans» legislation.

To reduce some of Mr. Cuomo's leverage over the party, allies of the party in the State Senate on Sunday introduced legislation that would allow the Working Families Party to retain its line if any of its endorsed candidates for statewide office, including for United States Senate or comptroller, won 50,000 vparty, allies of the party in the State Senate on Sunday introduced legislation that would allow the Working Families Party to retain its line if any of its endorsed candidates for statewide office, including for United States Senate or comptroller, won 50,000 vparty in the State Senate on Sunday introduced legislation that would allow the Working Families Party to retain its line if any of its endorsed candidates for statewide office, including for United States Senate or comptroller, won 50,000 vParty to retain its line if any of its endorsed candidates for statewide office, including for United States Senate or comptroller, won 50,000 votes.

They believe that an English committee at Westminster, which should have a veto over legislation related to England, should be appointed according the overall vote share of parties rather than their number of MPs.

Since they became the minority party in the House, Republicans haven't had much say over legislation.

Before a single child's information is turned over to any 3rd party, policymakers should give assurance to parents and educators that no harm will come to Tennessee school children by adopting the following principles: The state and districts should be required to publish any and all existing data sharing agreements in printed and electronic form, and include a thorough explanation of its purpose and provisions, and make it available to parents and local school authorities statewide; The Department of Education should hold hearings throughout the state or testify before the legislature to explain any existing data agreement, and answer questions from the public or their representatives, obtain informed comment, and gauge public reaction; All parents should have the right to be notified of the impending disclosure of their children's data, and provide them with a right to consent or have the right to withhold their children's information from being shared; The state should have to define what rights families or individuals will have to obtain relief if harmed by improper use or release of their child's private information, including how claims can be made; and finally, any legislation must ensure that the privacy interest of public school children and their families are put above the interests of any 3rd Party and its agents and subsidiaparty, policymakers should give assurance to parents and educators that no harm will come to Tennessee school children by adopting the following principles: The state and districts should be required to publish any and all existing data sharing agreements in printed and electronic form, and include a thorough explanation of its purpose and provisions, and make it available to parents and local school authorities statewide; The Department of Education should hold hearings throughout the state or testify before the legislature to explain any existing data agreement, and answer questions from the public or their representatives, obtain informed comment, and gauge public reaction; All parents should have the right to be notified of the impending disclosure of their children's data, and provide them with a right to consent or have the right to withhold their children's information from being shared; The state should have to define what rights families or individuals will have to obtain relief if harmed by improper use or release of their child's private information, including how claims can be made; and finally, any legislation must ensure that the privacy interest of public school children and their families are put above the interests of any 3rd Party and its agents and subsidiaParty and its agents and subsidiaries.

Not only has the former education secretary wielded considerable influence over the actual legislation, but he also could be a useful barometer in predicting where the rest of his party stands on ESEA reauthorization.

Over the last several years federal and state accountability legislation has come under attack from a duo of strange bedfellows: Tea Party / Trump - ish acolytes who wave the banner of local control and teacher union leaders who disdain objective measurements of student learning, at least when they're tied to teacher evaluations and job security.

But worldwide emissions have continued to swell, driven mainly by blistering economic growth and coal burning in Asia; debate over a new climate treaty has stalled; lawmakers of both parties have not embraced legislation aimed at cutting emissions; and polls show the public still largely disengaged.

I've been planning for a while to write a post arguing that the one thing Julia Gillard can do to (at least, potentially) salvage her place in the history books is to secure passage of the carbon price package (and preferably the other outstanding items left over from the Rudd era, such as the mining tax legislation and health reform), then step aside, and let the Labor party choose a new leader.

Yet both parties are complicit in pushing some of the worst legislation on this front — the grotesque farm bill and the bloated energy bill, for example — and in obfuscating the rest (see: Lieberman - Warner bill; and for some excellent ongoing coverage of the debate, head over to Grist and Climate Progress).

A group of young Republicans has set out to achieve what some might say is an impossible goal: Over the next two years they'll try to persuade their party to craft and support legislation that would reform the nation's energy system and set a path toward a future free of fossil fuels.

The NHS is faced with a likely # 3 billion overspend in the current financial year, and the lawyers believe that it's unacceptable that legislation that has not been updated for over a decade means that insurers, employers who fail to protect their employee, or any other at - fault party only needs to cover # 47,569 worth of in - patient costs incurred by the NHS.

The Republican party has hurried the legislative process in order to pass tax reform legislation by the end of the year that adds no more than $ 1.5 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years.

Congress and a number of states are moving on legislation that would enable parties to sign contractual documents over the Internet, ushering in the dawn of the much heralded e-commerce age — a future that real estate companies have been gearing up for.