Sentences with phrase «sayings by majority vote»

Additionally, his reference to loyal Catholics who dissent on Humanae Vitae is a hidden appeal to reduce the teachings of Christ to a democratic process» we will simply reject the hard sayings by majority vote.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican leaders say they want to bring the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) to the Senate floor for a vote by the end of the week.

The Mueller legislation approved by the Senate panel may be largely symbolic, since Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he won't bring it up for a full Senate vote.

In an SEC filing, Facebook has said Zuckerberg will begin by gifting no more than $ 1 billion in stock annually for the next three years, and that he «intends to retain his majority voting position in our stock for the foreseeable future.»

It's politically risky for the federal government to ride roughshod over state laws voted in by a majority of the people, says William McGrath, a partner at the Washington, D.C. - based Potomac Law Group.

In April, they voted in favor of a shareholder proposal requiring annual majority rule votes for all directors, which Nabors has said they will abide by.

Convention votes, though determined of course by simple majority, only expressed the synod's understanding of what the Word of God said.

To take effect, that change would need to be approved by a majority of 172 local presbyteries, which have a year to vote, the church said in a statement.

The printed version of the twenty - four - page social statement says it was «adopted by more than a two - third majority vote.»

State Sen. Joseph Robach, a Democrat - turned - Republican, will not run for the congressional seat once held by late Rep. Louise Slaughter, saying he believes he can have the «greatest impact» if he stays put in the Senate, where his party holds a tenuous one - vote majority.

Anyway, the split during the vote was by party, and all MPs with a «muslim heritage» (Razzy Hammadi, Ibrahim Aboubacar, Malek Boutih, Kader Arif, Chaynesse Khirouni, Pouria Amirshahi, Kheira Bouziane, Boinali Said) did vote in favor of gay marriage, even the one from Mayotte Boinali Said (over-seas department with a Muslim majority).

In several of these cases (1951, 1966 and Oct 1974) the parliament was either hung, or the Prime minister had a majority of less than 10 (which is not considered to be a «working majority» in the UK's parliamentary system) and so you can say that they «jumped» to call an election before they were «pushed» by losing a vote of no - confidence.

Credo political director Murshed Zaheed called Schumer «the worst negotiator in Washington» and said he got «outmaneuvered» by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (R - Ky.).

The issue is of particular importance to Republicans in the Senate, who hold the majority in that house by just one vote, says Dick Dadey, with the reform group Citizens Union.

Libous also declined to say that the decision by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to allow the same - sex marriage bill to come to the floor for a vote last year — where it passed, thanks to «yes» votes from Saland and McDonald, along with Sens. Mark Grisanti and Jim Alesi — was a bad idea, though he did allow the Republicans knew quite well that the vote would cost them with the conservative grassroots in this election.

Green says that Cuomo will win re-election with, at best, 52 percent of the vote, a bare majority that would represent a humiliation to the governor, who is known to want to win by at least the landslide 64 percent margin won by his father, Mario Cuomo, in his first bid for re-election in 1986.

Nevertheless, because the citizens of my district voted me back into office last November by an overwhelming majority, I feel obligated to serve out this session of the Assembly,» he said in a statement.

Tkaczyk said it was denied a floor vote by Skelos, then the Republican majority leader.

«In line with the wishes of the majority of the members of the National Democratic Congress, and in the wake of recommendations made by the election review committee chaired by Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, the National Executive Committee, which is the highest decision - making body after Congress, voted unanimously for the scrapping of the register which was used to conduct our internal elections last year,» Kofi Portuphy said.

Question topics included what he'll say to Rob Astorino if he bumps into him locally, what he has to say to the anti-fracking protestors, what was most surprising in the campaign, whether he'll be disappointed if he wins by 10 points rather the 20 points that public polls predict, for whom and on what line he and Lee voted, what he'll do to affect the state senate leadership should there not be any single majority conference, what he'll do in a second term concerning state mandates to local governments and what effect Republican control of the United States Senate will have on New York and his administration in a second term.

Majority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak says the National Democratic Congress administration led by President John Mahama has in the last six years created about 346,000 jobs and intends to create more when voted for in the November polls.

The Binghamton Republican participated in the vote to elect a new majority leader by conference phone and GOP lawmakers say Libous has been involved in legislative issues as he recovers.

By inference, the loud - mouth NPP politician was simply saying that the majority of the nine - member panel sitting on the case are in support of the NPP's petition and thus no matter the evidence before them, they will vote in favour of the petitioners (the NPP), an action which will be tantamount to a miscarriage of justice and is also an affront to Ghana's security and stability.

All school district budgets should be decided by a simple majority of local voters; as Assemblyman Kevin Cahill (D - Kingston) was quoted yesterday as saying, the 60 % override vote for tax levies exceeding the cap is «undemocratic».

While the Senate will have 63 seats come January, Senate rules and the state Constitution are being read by Republicans and Democrats alike to say that a majority leader is selected by a majority vote of the elected members — meaning if two Senate seats haven't yet been decided, there are only 61 members eligible to participate.

However, the rule can be waived by a majority vote of the legislature, if need be, McMahon said.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse, said lawmakers planned to enter the chamber and start voting on bills that, various lawmakers said, have been finished but held in abeyance for days by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

«Now that Judge Warshawsky has officially certified this election, I extend my congratulations to Jack Martins on winning the 7th District seat by 451 votes, giving Republicans 32 seats and a majority in the New York State Senate,» Republican Conference Leader Dean Skelos said.

Foreign secretary William Hague last night said he hoped to win over Conservative voters considering voting Ukip by pointing out only the Tory majority government would be able to deliver such a choice.

It passed by a large majority in the Assembly with some dissenting votes, including Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, a Republican from Troy, who says it's unfair to struggling businesses already in the state.

The executive committee picked Macey by majority vote, he said, «to be placed on the ballot on the Republican line in the upcoming general election.»

Yet another change would require the temporary president to be elected by the majority of senators elected (the current rule just says the Senate «shall choose» without specifying how) and also bars the lieutenant governor from casting a tie - breaking vote.

Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., who opposes same - sex marriage and who «pledged not to support anyone for majority leader who would not promise him - in writing - never to bring the bill that would legalize same - sex marriages to the floor» was asked by reporters, dodged questions about whether he thought same - sex marriage would come to the floor for a vote this year, saying only that he was «satisfied with whatever happens.»

Harrington said he believes the Crown Point Town Council, which can fill the vacancy by majority vote to serve until Jan. 1, 2017, when the person elected takes office, will fill it after the election.

Lawmakers this week said it's possible a reform bill could be voted on by the end of June, but it's not clear if will be the version backed by Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco.

Then an SNP amendment saying the government should «publish a strategy for seeking to ensure that reciprocal healthcare arrangements continue after the UK leaves the EU» was defeated by 315 votes to 294 - a government majority of 21.

«Whether it is breaking a promise to voters by voting to defund Planned Parenthood four times or the majority of special interest money bankrolling his campaign, it's clear that Katko answers to Washington, not central New York,» Lesswing said.

But after days of contentious discussion capped by a marathon nine - hour closed - door debate on Friday, Republicans came to a fateful decision: The full Senate would be allowed to vote on the bill, the majority leader, Dean G. Skelos, said Friday afternoon, and each member would be left to vote according to his or her conscience.

11.30 am Daniel Finkelstein is not convinced the Conservatives will win by as tight a margin as they are suggesting: «If the Tory vote is up (as Labour say) and Labour has done sufficiently badly that it is contesting second place with the Libs while the UKIP and Green vote is hefty, it surely follows that the Tories must have a decent majority.»

Any Senate vote would come over opposition by a majority of GOP senators and threats by Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long to strip his party's critical support from any Republican who dares say «aye.»

Noon Sky's Jon Craig reports that Labour are saying that the Tory vote has increased to about 38 % of the vote, which by my reckoning would be about 13,300 votes, equating - if Andrew Sparrow's gossip was also right - to a Tory majority of 6,500.

Commissioner Mary Lou Rath, who was appointed by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, partially sided with the Democratic legislative appointees, saying she wanted to explain her vote after the private meeting had taken place.

Resolution E48, sponsored by majority leader Joe Morelle, amends the rules to say that the he shall act as speaker until a new one is voted on in an election «held no later than ninety days after such vacancy shall occur.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to hold a vote on the Dream Act as part of the negotiations that led to the end of the shutdown, but voters who support the Dreamers said by a margin of 53 - 43 percent that the government shutdown was not worth it.

David Cameron earlier said that people voting for Ukip were «in danger of getting a Labour government» by stopping the Tories winning a majority.

A large majority in the European Parliament voted in favor of the package this morning; and Yves Bot, advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union today said that pleas against the proposed system by Spain and Italy should be rejected.

«The Senate wanted Dem votes so they gave in to every demand, producing a bill that wasn't supported by a majority of GOP members that props up the new traditional district at the expense of charters and choice,» he said.

The board shall develop procedures and guidelines for revocation and renewal of a school's charter; provided, however, that a charter for a Horace Mann charter school shall not be renewed by the board without a majority vote of the school committee and local collective bargaining unit in the district where said charter school is located; provided, however, that a commonwealth charter shall not be renewed unless the board of trustees of the charter school has documented in a manner approved by the board that said commonwealth charter school has provided models for replication and best practices to the commissioner and to other public schools in the district where the charter school is located.

The Washington Times said that with the GOP holding a 52 - 48 majority in the Senate, votes against DeVos by Collins and Murkowski mean «it's unlikely Mrs. DeVos will get more than 50 votes» support.»

L.A. Unified Board Will Back Classroom Breakfast Program A majority of L.A. Unified School Board members said they will vote to continue a classroom breakfast program that feeds nearly 200,000 children but was in danger of being axed after sharp criticism by the teachers union.