Sentences with phrase «senator voted on legislation»

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In the meantime, the political math has become far more demanding for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, with key GOP Senators saying they won't even vote yes on the motion to proceed on the bill, much less the legislation itself.

Republican Senator Jeff Flake cast a vote for an earlier Senate version despite deficit concerns, but he is undecided on the final legislation, his office said on Sunday.

A day after the bill's prospects wavered somewhat, Republican leaders notched two victories on Friday, when Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said he would vote yes after gaining a more generous child tax credit in the final bill and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, who voted against the initial Senate bill over deficit concerns, said he would support the legislation.

Senator Gillibrand and Assemblywoman Meng urged the U.S. Senate to vote on theSUCCESS Act of 2012, legislation that would provide investors with strong incentives to invest in small business stock, double deductions for start - up expenses, purchase new equipment, and continue tax credits that small businesses can take advantage of.

Democrats in the state Senate tried to force a vote on gun control legislation Wednesday, to put Republicans on the spot over some GOP senators» resistance to the bills.

Some argued that State Senator Jeff Klein had brought the bill to a vote too soon, while others focused on the Republican Senators who persisted in voting against the legislation.

Those three men were the governor and the two Legislative Leaders Senator Joseph Bruno and Speaker Sheldon Silver.If legislation was being negotiated, it was basically the responsibility of these three men to find out which issues need to be brought to their respective parties and negotiated on for a vote.

Because, basically one way or another, if State Senator Neil Breslin votes the wrong way on a piece of legislation that seriously effects the Net Income of former US Ambassador to El Salvador and / or his sons, David and NYS Assemblyman we Willy Barclay......... He's otta der... gone... adios amigos.....

But Hoylman expressed optimism during a CapTon interview that will air this evening at 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. that this legislation still has a shoot at making it to the floor for a vote, and while he has no GOP co-sponsors, he said he has had conversations with Republican senators who might be willing to vote «yes» on the bil.

Senator Dean Skelos, the G.O.P. conference leader, told reporters Thursday night that he would vote «yes» on the marijuana bill, because the final legislation forbids smoking.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Senator Kathleen A. Marchione (R,C - Halfmoon) and Assemblyman Tony Jordan (R,C,I - Jackson) today announced new transparency legislation to protect Mt. McGregor state correctional facility in Wilton and three others that are slated for closure by requiring the state legislature to debate and vote on any prison closure plan submitted by the governor.

One senator said Wednesday that he would vote no on the legislation, and at least three or four others have not said they are ready to vote for it.

Like almost everyone else, New York state senator Ruben Diaz Sr. was caught by surprise at Governor David Paterson's announcement that he would be re-introducing same - sex marriage legislation and wanted to vote on it.

The Governor continues explaining on page 402 how he managed to get things under control — and after the vote was taken and the gay marriage legislation was approved — how he decided to come to the Senate Floor to thank the senators.

«We applaud Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Chairman Larry Taylor, and the senators who voted in favor of this legislation for their dedication to our children and steadfast leadership on this issue.

According to the proposed legislation, introduced by Racine Senator Van Wanggaard (R - Racine), an open seat could be unilaterally appointed by the board president, rather than voted on by existing board members, as is currently the case.

So one of the fundamental principles that the Democrats base their support for this disallowance motion on is the fact that the State regimes are based on legislation which, at the end of the day, will not hold up», Senator Woodley as reported in Senate 2000, Debates, No. 16, p19520 The speaker from the Greens party said «I will be voting for this disallowance because the regulations brought forward from Western Australian legislation do not uphold the spirit of the legislation that has gone through this parliament in the last decade of the High Court rulings that Indigenous people should have a real say in what is happening on their land», Senator Brown as reported in Senate 2000, Debates, No. 16, p19524

That includes Corker, who was the only Republican senator to vote «no» on earlier Senate legislation.