Sentences with phrase «passed along partisan lines»

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The Ryan budget, which has proved once again to be a lighting rod in the national debate over taxes and spending, passed in the House of Representatives along largely partisan lines 228 to 191.

Leutkemeyer said in a press release that his amendment, which passed 244 to 179 largely along partisan lines, represented «a victory for taxpayers.»

The Senate Budget Committee signed off on the bill (SB 1718), already passed by the Florida House, largely along partisan lines with a single Republican — Sen. Evelyn Lynn of Ormond Beach — joining Democrats in opposition.

The bill creating the committee passed in June largely along partisan lines with most Republicans backing the legislation and most Democrats opposed.

Environmentalists believe the likelihood is that Democrats in the Senate will not allow the riders to pass but it is further evidence of green issues being used along partisan lines as negotiators in wider discussions in Congress.