Sentences with phrase «point omnibus bill»

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The use of Budget Omnibus Bills has grown to the point that they seriously undermine the credibility of the budget process and the authority of Parliament.

The use of Budget Omnibus Bills has grown to the point that they seriously undermine the integrity and credibility of the budget process and the authority of Parliament.

When the Assembly passed the omnibus bill of all 10 points, women's advocates stood behind Speaker Silver cheering him on.

Heastie pointed to the omnibus bill approved by the Assembly in May, which included both mayoral control to local tax extenders for county governments.

In the ad, Murphy's daughter points to her dad's vote for the package of bills dubbed the Women's Equality Act, an omnibus that had been introduced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and had stalled in the GOP - led Senate over a plank aimed at enhancing abortion rights in the state.

But Cuomo, in a news conference after the Senate put the finishing touches on the omnibus bill, pointed to the Legislature adding on more issues — especially from upstate Republicans in the state Senate.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Democrats earlier this year formed the Women's Equality Party as a way to boost vote totals in November and promote the women's agenda, a 10 - point omnibus package of bills with provisions aimed at pay equity, anti-human trafficking and housing discrimination.

Funke, too, has made a big point of supporting the other provisions in the omnibus bill, including pay equity for women in the workplace.

The abortion provision has proposed by Cuomo was part of a larger 10 - point women's agenda the governor pushed in 2014, only to have the various planks broken up from the omnibus bill and approved in piecemeal fashion, save for the measure to bolster reproductive rights.