Sentences with phrase «reject the bill because»

Supporters of the bill say they now fear that the governors will reject the bill because it would erode the control they share evenly over everything the Port Authority does — whether running airports and bridges, hiring politically connected officials or awarding billion - dollar contracts to benefit political allies.

HCHP rejected the bill because the provider was outside of the group.

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In the 219 - 206 vote, 67 Republicans rejected the spending bill, largely because it failed to take action to stop Obama's executive immigration order.

In 1991, a bill was submitted to parliament for the east - west scheme but this was rejected in 1994 because of the recession and associated fall in passenger numbers into and through London.

But he rejected his own idea because «it passes the wit of man'to define the territorial scope of a bill; and «because opinion touches responsibility».

Because a similar freeze on charter school per - pupil tuition payments required from school districts was included in the rejected bill, districts will face higher costs of $ 70 million across the state.

Rivera was first offered conditional clemency by former President Bill Clinton in 1999, but he rejected the offer because he did not want to live on parole, and because the same offer was not extended to another FALN prisoner.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's perplexed as to why community residents are rejoicing over the City Council's vote to reject to the Sherman Plaza rezoning proposal in Inwood — arguing it is «not a win for the community» because developers could now erect housing with no affordable units.

Cuomo says he created the investigatory commission because the state Senate and Assembly rejected his package of bills to clean up corruption.

But a Comptroller's spokeswoman said her office rejected Armor's July bill of about $ 968,000 on Wednesday and sent it back to the Sheriff's Department because performance data it received Tuesday wasn't complete and didn't cover the right period of time.

Steele, guest - hosting on Bill Bennett's radio show Friday, cast doubt on Romney's conservative bona fides and blamed the Republican base for rejecting Romney last year because «it had issues with Mormonism» and was unsure of Romney's commitment to opposing to abortion rights.

Borrowers who have recently applied for PSLF, but were rejected because they made «non-qualifying» payments under a Graduated or Extended payment plan, rather than one of the Income - Driven Repayment plans, may now become PSLF - eligible under the provisions of the new bill.

In the United States, which rejected the Kyoto Protocol because it exempted countries such as India and China from obligations, a bill that passed the House of Representatives would reduce emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels — about 4 percent below 1990 levels — by 2020.

Rejecting the Hoeven - Manchin bill, or amendment, to repeal Section 433 is critical because of the negative message it would send to the entire Building Sector, which is moving quickly to meet the 2030 Challenge targets.

Drivers with violations and accidents on their records will be deemed unfit drivers and will be rejected for driving positions, because these candidates are more likely to cost employers a large sum in medical bills, lawsuits and property damages.

«The Communications Data Bill was rejected first time round because of the threats it posed to our privacy and rights.

Retail landlords, represented by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and other lobbying groups, supported the bill because it would have standardized the time period bankrupt tenants have to assume or reject a lease to 120 days.