Sentences with phrase «pushed for the passage»

The vote followed a long day of drama and discord on Capitol Hill that highlighted fraying Democratic unity and featured an uneasy alliance between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, enemies in past budget battles but on the same side this time in pushing for passage.

To push for passage of the provisions in the Dream Act, Cendy and others agreed to share their stories on www.thedreamisnow.org, a website launched Tuesday by filmmaker Davis Guggenheim («Waiting for Superman» and «An Inconvenient Truth») and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs.

While lobbying Congress for hearings, the AJC relentlessly pushed for the passage of antiparamilitary legislation.

A group led by veteran Albany hand Bruce Gyory will push for the passage of amendment to the state's constitution that would raise the retirement age of judges.

A coalition of child sex abuse survivors and advocates pushing for passage of the Child Victims Act this week began targeting four state Senate Republicans with automated phone calls to their constituents in their home districts.

The political action committee that is pushing for the passage of the Child Victims endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Shelley Mayer, the group on Wednesday announced.

Among Paladino's gun - related initiatives are: Repeal of the Assault Weapons Ban, elimination of the Combined Ballistic Identification System (CoBIS) and a push for passage of legislation to make it possible for to teach gun avoidance techniques to school children with the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program.

Fighting for Children, the political action committee that is pushing for the passage of the Child Victims Act, has endorsed Democratic state Senate candidate Luis Sepulveda in the 32nd district race.

Advocates pushing for passage of the Child Victims Act have begun running a digital ad campaign that largely targets those living in the district of state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who has kept the legislation from coming to the floor for a vote.

The candidates also pushed for the passage of a bill that would give the attorney general's office the ability to independently launch investigations into political corruption, which the office currently lacks.

Activists affiliated with GetEQUAL were set on Wednesday to interrupt a debate between Rep. George Miller (D - Calif) and his Republican opponent in an effort to push for passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

He was in New York's North Country Monday to push for passage of a bill he has sponsored requiring the Department of Homeland Security to recruit vets for jobs at Customs and Border Protection ports of entry.

Mayersohn pushed for the passage of the Baby AIDS Law in 1996, which requires doctors to tell mothers if their babies are infected with the HIV virus.

The deputy to substantive minister Elizabeth Ofosu - Agyare also stated that it is during their «tenure that the first and second drafts of the film bill have come into being and although parliament is yet to pass it for the president to append his signature, stakeholders can lobby parliamentarians so the film bill is passed as the ministry continues to push for the passage.»

Democratic Senate hopeful Sara Niccoli on Monday was endorsed by the Fighting For Children PAC, a political action committee formed by an upstate businessman who is pushing for the passage of the Child Victims Act.

State Sen. Marty Golden says he will continue to push for passage of legislation he introduced to protect the privacy of New Yorkers from online hackers.

The WFP has also pushed for passage of campaign finance reform, the Dream Act and other legislation that Ms. Savino said wouldn't have the necessary votes even if Democrats controlled the Senate.

Cuomo has pledged to push for passage of the bill in this legislative session, but hasn't yet sent a program bill to the Legislature and didn't commit to a date to do so during today's Red Room get - together.

Advocates for public financing of campaigns and advocates of abortion rights are entering the final push for passage of the measures, and are using a variety of tactics to spur action in the state Senate.

Councilwoman Margaret Chin, who wrote the bill, will hold a press conference today on the steps of City Hall to renew the push for passage of the legislation.

When asked what issues he would focus on to serve specifically the town / village of Harrison, Buchwald said that he would continue to push for the passage of a local hotel occupancy tax, attempt to relieve some of the property tax burden specific to Harrison, seek funding to repave the state roads within the town, and continue his support of the «great Harrison Central School District.»

In the midst of a re-energized campaign by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a coalition of gay - rights activists to legalize gay marriage in New York, a trio of Republican consultants is playing a quiet but pivotal role in the push for passage.

In New York, sexual abuse survivors have been pushing for passage of a Child Victims Act for a dozen years.

Meanwhile, some lawmakers are expected to once again push for the passage of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that is designed to block discrimination in the workplace or housing based on gender identity.

The PAC, Fighting for Children, was formed by Greene County businessman Gary Greenberg to push for the passage of the bill that makes it easier for the survivors of sexual abuse to file lawsuits.

In the wake of the ongoing controversy over the de Blasio administration's failure to conduct lead paint inspections, IDC Leader Jeff Klein is pushing for passage of a bill to create an independent monitor of the city's public housing.

Sen. Jose Peralta is stretching Senate rules by wearing a t - shirt emblazoned with the Statue of Liberty to session in his push for the passage of a state DREAM Act.

«Whether it's voting to give free college tuition to illegals or allowing his campaign to be completely taken over by groups pushing for the passage of legislation that would give illegals the right to vote in our elections and serve on our juries, Todd Kaminsky has consistently put the «rights» of illegal immigrants ahead of the rights of law - abiding Long Island taxpayers and their families.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will be at the Jamestown Farmers Market this morning to push for passage of the Senate's version of the farm bill, after the House approved a scaled - back version.

Singer is putting $ 375,000 toward the push for passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

At a rally at Queens Borough Hall on Monday, Meng will join the co-sponsors of the state microstamping legislation, Sen. Jose Peralta of Queens and Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel of Nassau County, to push for passage of the gun package.

The proposals come as budget negotiations are about to begin in earnest this week, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushing for passage of his Excelsior Scholarship Program...

Responding to a Wednesday Hoylman column in The News pushing for passage of his bill, Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, called on the senator to revise the legislation.

Among them is Councilman Ritchie Torres, who had pushed for the passage of legislation that would require officers to identify themselves and inform people of their right to deny a search without a warrant.

UPDATE: «With the Court's decision, same - sex couples no longer have to worry that their right to marry could be legally challenged in this State,» Gov. Cuomo, who pushed for passage of the law last year, said in a statement.

DA Flynn joins Chairman Savage and continues to push for the passage of the bill to eliminate the statute of limitation for prosecuting child sexual abuse crimes in New York State

Survivors of child sex abuse recently have made themselves heard across New York in recent weeks, as they push for passage of the state's Child Victims Act (CVA), legislation that would increase both the criminal and civil statute of limitations on sex abuse cases.

Two NY LEAD members, Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, have committed $ 250,000 to a 501 (c)(4) nonprofit that will push for the passage of campaign finance reform, according to a report in The New York Times.

Amid the backdrop of a pitched battle over immigration on the national level, Assembly Democrats on Monday once again pushed for the passage of the Dream Act, a state - level bill that provides tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants.

The Fighting for Children PAC has hired Justin McCarthy to provide advice on the push for the passage of the bill, the Child Victims Act.

Nine of the state legislative candidates backed by the political action committee formed to push for the passage of the Child Victims Act in the Legislature won their primaries on Tuesday.

At the same time, the Assembly is once again pushing for the passage of the DREAM Act, a bill that would provide tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants.

The political action committee backed by a Greene County businessman pushing for the passage of the Child Victims Act has endorsed the referendum for a constitutional convention.

The political action committee that has been pushing for the passage of a bill that would make it easier for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits has hired a consultant with Republican ties.

The political action committee that is pushing for the passage of the Child Victims Act in Albany is backing Democrat Marisol Alcantara for the 31st Senate district.

But the governor has not actively pushed for their passage.

With three weeks to go in the legislative session, advocates are still pushing for passage of a Child Victims Act that would do away with the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases, create a one - year window so survivors who can't bring cases under current law could do so, and treat public and private institutions the same.

Supporters of the Child Victims Act were expected to gather in Albany Tuesday to push for its passage in the current legislative year.

Advocates for childhood sexual abuse victims are pushing for passage of a state law that would ease the statues of limitations that currently prevent adults like Whalen from pursuing civil action.

Those were questions addressed at a forum held on Thursday, February 9, by Councilman Daniel Dromm at the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, 37 - 06 77th Street, to push for passage of a resolution supporting a bill that would legalize medicinal marijuana.