Sentences with phrase «saying passage of a bill»

The Colorado Republican said passage of his bill is time sensitive given the actions taken by the Maduro regime and the suffering within the country, which he warns could become the next Cuban - style dictatorship.

She said the passage of the Bill also provides enough time for smooth transition from one government to another.

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While the Alaska senator did release an op - ed saying she supported the repeal of the Obamacare's individual mandate in the tax bill, she also called for a simultaneous passage of the Alexander - Murray Obamacare stabilization package.

On Tuesday, New York Times reporter Sopan Deb, who covered the Trump campaign in 2016 as an embedded reporter for CBS News, criticized a passage in the book in which Bossie and Lewandowski said he was «literally crying» at a press conference before the second presidential debate when Trump appeared with women who accused former President Bill Clinton of sexual harassment.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, applauding the Senate's passage of the bill, said the two chambers would move «quickly» to a conference committee.

«As the chief sponsor of House Bill 400, Rep. McCoy was instrumental in securing the successful passage of this landmark legislation that will elevate our Kentucky Bourbon Trail ® experiences and answer visitor's number one demand — the ability to ship souvenir bottles home,» KDA President Eric Gregory said.

Tying the debt limit increase to a Harvey bill is intended to ease early passage of a debt limit increase and avoid a potential stand - off over what could potentially escalate into a technical default — the outcome that is violently spooking the Bill market — and could rattle financial markets, one of the officials sbill is intended to ease early passage of a debt limit increase and avoid a potential stand - off over what could potentially escalate into a technical default — the outcome that is violently spooking the Bill market — and could rattle financial markets, one of the officials sBill market — and could rattle financial markets, one of the officials said.

Rep. Chris Smith, R - N.J., sponsor of the bill, said after its passage, «From China and Vietnam to Syria and Nigeria, we are witnessing a tragic, global crisis in religious persecution, violence and terrorism, with dire consequences for religious believers and for US national security.

Heastie said the Democratic conference remains opposed the linkage of the two issues, and the revised bill's passage remains in doubt in the Assembly.

Alec Salmond just said in the commons that because the Brexit bill has passed its second reading without amendments that there will be no report stage and this would be the fastest passage for a bill since the defense of the realm act in WW1.

In a submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee's inquiry into the passage of legislation through Parliament, the CIOT proposes: · The Finance Bill Public Bill Committee takes oral evidence from tax experts and others; · More effective liaison between select committees and the Finance Bill committee; · Increasing the resources available to Parliament for scrutinising tax matters; · Using technology to make it easier for those outside Parliament to comment on Bills, e.g. an online facility to input comments by clause numbers, so MPs can see who says what against each clause; · Asking the Office of Tax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposals.

Long wouldn't say whether the bill's passage — which 18 Republicans in the conference ultimately voted against — would ultimately mean a loss of support from the influential Conservative Party or from the National Rifle Association.

No one deserves praise for passing bills in the middle of the night out of public view,» said this morning after the Assembly's early morning passage of the single bill.

But the Minority leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu said, it would boycott the passage of the Bill if the necessary consultation is not done.

«It's very gratifying,» she said of the bill's passage.

He says the situation reminds him of the statement by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, during passage of the Affordable Health Care Act, also known as Obamacare, who said «We have to pass the bill so we can find out what is in it.»

This he said is «because the committee has been involved in every step of the Bill formation and can easily ensure its swift passage.»

He said the unions expected the passage of other aspects of the PIB, namely, the Petroleum Fiscal Framework Bill; Petroleum Industry Downstream Administration Bill; the Petroleum Industry Revenue Management Framework Bill; and the Petroleum Host Community Bill.

«We share in the Finance Minister's mention of the passage of the Office of Special Prosecutor Bill as an accomplishment in putting an anti-corruption arsenal together, but we are disappointed that the passage of the Right to Information Bill which would facilitate the provision of the necessary ammunition for the Office of Special Prosecutor has so far not been placed before Parliament,» it said.

«In conclusion, we reiterate our call on President Nana Akufo - Addo to ensure that a Right to Information Bill is placed before Parliament before the end of the year, 2017 to begin the process of passage «very soon» as repeatedly promised,» it said.

Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, a Democrat from Yonkers who is on the education committee, said the Assembly's passage last week of a bill that delays certain aspects of Common Core implementation «sent a strong signal» to the incumbents and «will go a long way to waking them up.»

Since the spring, Duane has consistently said he has the votes ---- among them, as yet unnamed Republicans ---- to ensure passage of the marriage bill.»

As the government moved to smooth the passage of the bill by delaying attempts to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples, Hammond said there was no huge demand for same - sex marriage.

A Labour source in the Lords said the benefit of tabling such an amendment was that the party could not be accused of going against the Salisbury convention and trying to block the bill's passage.

Defending the government's proposal for 10 days of line - by - line scrutiny in the committee stage of the bill's passage through the Commons, the spokesman said: «We have set out our proposals for the programme motion.

Although government has repeatedly said it remained committed to the passage of the Property Rights of Spouses Bill and the Affirmative Action Bill, representatives of the various political leaders said almost eight years in power, betrays...

The party's state director, Bill Lipton, said the new coalition would help ensure the passage of progressive legislation.

Just minutes before the vote was due, justice minister Dominic Raab said the government would table its own amendment later during the bill's passage through the parliament to put into law the idea of a meaningful vote on the final deal.

Gibson carries a bill that he said would roll back testing requirements to before the 2001 passage of No Child Left Behind.

And Republican backers of the bill like Ortt say they want to strike an agreement on the repeal legislation — not use it as a bargaining chip in holding up passage of the state budget.

New York U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as Northern New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, have announced the passage of a bill they say would save hours of delays at Northern Border crossings.

«Depending on who you talk to, the passage of Graham - Cassidy is a very real possibility,» Cuomo said of the bill.

Advocates of a bill that would allow gender - blind weddings say passage is likely.

But he said his group, which has been under intense pressure from progressives to return to the fold since the election of President Trump, is «ready to move forward,» but only if any final agreement is based on a legislative agenda that includes passage of a bill to strengthen abortion laws, enact a state DREAM Act, create a public campaign finance system, and adopt a single - payer health care program.

Sampson says if the Senate changes hands from the current coalition of Republicans and moderate Democrats, then, it will be more difficult to achieve passage of bills to repeal some state regulations.

Libous said he thought Cuomo might have also been surprised by the passage of the LIFO repeal bill being pushed by Mayor Bloomberg (it was narrowing approved, 33 - 27).

Cuomo likened NY's passage of the same - sex marriage bill to dropping a «boulder in a pond,» saying lawmakers elsewhere now have no excuse.

Advocates praised the bill's passage, saying it will keep guns out of the hands of dangerous abusers.

Herman Farrell, the head of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, said last week during passage of one of the budget bills that the state dipped into reserves in the amount of $ 2 billion to balance the coming year's budget.

They're now saying that the reason they're not signing the ENDA Executive Order is because they are passionately and fiercely dedicated to passage of a much more comprehensive LGBT rights bill — the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has said passage of a gay marriage bill has been more meaningful to people than he imagined.

«More than a third of the Assembly members are already co-sponsors of my bill in [the Assembly],» Markey said, «which will ensure its passage, I believe.»

In addition to the enabling bill, lawmakers would still need to approve the second passage of a constitutional amendment to expand non-Indian gaming, with voters having the final say in a referendum this fall.

A spokesperson for Justice said: «We will be concerned to ensure during the passage of the Bill that proper safeguards will be in place to protect procedural rights under Articles 5 and 6 ECHR.

Gary Ashton, Director of Firearms Operations at BASC said: «BASC is confident that the government supports British shooting and wishes to see it prosper, nevertheless it is important that any changes made during the passage of the Bill through parliament do not have adverse or unintended consequences.

Malami, who noted that he briefed Buhari on anti-graft issues, said the president was worried over the delay in the passage of anti-corruption bills pending before the National Assembly.

Saraki said the 8th Senate has scored many firsts since its inception and that it has fulfilled its mandate through the passage of several critical economic reform bills, opening of the National Assembly's budget, and its investigations that have helped in the fight against corruption.

She cited job creation, infrastructure, small businesses, passage of the Farm Bill and a Lyme disease law among the highlights of his Congressional track record, saying, «We focus on local service... He has the temperament to bring people together and get things done.»

Silver said Assembly and Senate passage combined with a show of public feeling on the issue could lead Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a moratorium bill.