Sentences with phrase «senators support the measure»

While Savino estimates that at least 39 senators support the measure - seven more than is needed for approval - it is unclear whether the new revisions will be enough to persuade key Senate leaders, including GOP leader Dean Skelos and Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon, both Republicans from Long Island, to allow a vote.

The IDC's Giove dismissed that as «intellectually dishonest,» saying that the senator supports measures to protect tenants and «will continue to do so.»

Not exact matches

That means finding a measure that wins over moderates, does enough for hard - line conservatives and — barring any Democratic support — loses support from no more than three Republicans senators in the process.

Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand both sat for 30 second spots expressing support for the measure.

During the gay - marriage debate last year in Albany, Bloomberg contributed $ 10,300 to each of 11 state senators who supported the measure at their political peril.

Democratic Majority Conference Leader John Sampson received support in promoting the measure from State Senators Malcolm Smith, Carl Kruger, Jeff Klein, Eric Schneiderman, Diane Savino, Toby Stavisky, Shirley Huntley, Kevin Parker and Dan Squadron.

The money comes to New York as three Republican state senators who crossed party lines in 2011 and supported the measure, face re-election and primary challenges on Thursday: Sens. Mark Grisanti, Stephen Saland and Roy McDonald.

A week that U.S. Senate Republicans had hoped would mobilize conservatives and shore up support for their measure to repeal the Affordable Care Act instead ended with eroding enthusiasm, as usually reliable Republican senators from red states blanched at its impact on rural communities.

Republican senators, some of whom support abortion rights, have said in the past that there's no need to approve abortion rights measures because Roe v. Wade was not in jeopardy.

The June 24 vote came down to four Republican senators from upstate New York who voted in support of the measure, but the debate had been fought in Queens for years.

On May 3, 2016 supportive State Lawmakers including Assemblymembers Amy Paulin, Michelle Schimel, Brian Kavanagh, Patricia Fahy, Phil Steck, and Senators Jeff Klein, and Daniel Squadron joined approximately 170 high school students from New York City who traveled to Albany to urge lawmakers to support gun safety measures.

Senate Democrats and the former IDC members all support those measures, but Senator Stewart - Cousins says it is not likely that they will be approved this year.

The other Republican senators who supported the measure — Mark Grisanti of Buffalo, Steve Saland of Poughkeepsie and Jim Alesi of Rochester — benefitted from similar fundraising boosts.

The senator said she joined her senate colleagues in supporting first passage of this measure, but the assembly did not take it up despite repeated pledges by its leadership to do so.

There was a more measured response when Gordon Humphrey, a former U.S. senator from New Hampshire, made the case for John Kasich and when Bijoy Datta, chairman of the Broome County Republican Committee, articulated his support for Sen. Marco Rubio.

Among those bills, the senator voted «no» to ban bump stocks, a measure publicly supported by even the president.

As State Senator, Shelley will stand with the Governor to fight back against Trump's assault on New Yorkers by supporting the New York State Taxpayer Protection Act; and she'll work with local leaders to promote shared services and other cost - saving measures.

Nine Senators and Assembly members from the local delegation, both Democrat and Republican, have come out in support of the measure.

Only one Republican, Senator James S. Alesi of Rochester, is on the record supporting the measure, which puts it at least six votes short of victory.

Cuomo has long said he would support the GOP senators who supported the measure.

Klein says he worked well with the GOP, but this year Republican senators blocked a number of measures that his conference, as well as Gov. Andrew Cuomo and many other Democrats in the Senate, supported.

With just more than a week left to the legislative session, senators said their package was also different from measures supported in the state Assembly.

Certainly some of those rank - and - file Republican senators could be moved by the popular governor's support for the measure.

Upon this Ombudsman's request, the following statements, supporting these back - up measures, were submitted by State Senator David Carlucci and State Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski:

As of Friday afternoon, the number of senators who had voiced support for the marriage measure — 31 out of 62, one short of a majority — had not changed in over a week.

(CNN)- An influential conservative political action committee is pledging to support primary challengers to any Republican senator who supports President Obama's stimulus package - the latest public show of dissatisfaction from the right over the massive measure before Congress.

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell has scrapped plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act after two more senators said they couldn't support the measure.

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An amendment to the No Child Left Behind Act authorizing the creation of single - sex public schools was sponsored by Republican senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson of Texas, but the measure passed in large part due to the support of Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, a Wellesley College graduate grateful for her opportunity to attend one of the country's premier women's cosenator Kay Bailey Hutchinson of Texas, but the measure passed in large part due to the support of Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, a Wellesley College graduate grateful for her opportunity to attend one of the country's premier women's coSenator Hillary Clinton of New York, a Wellesley College graduate grateful for her opportunity to attend one of the country's premier women's colleges.

During the official recording of votes, Paul was the only senator to support those two measures.

The bill passed on a 15 — 7 vote with three Republicans — Senators Mike Enzi (WY), Lamar Alexander (TN), and Mark Kirk (IL)-- joining all of the committee's Democrats in support of the measure.

Just how bipartisan the bill really is will be evident when the Senate Education Committee begins its consideration of the bill this Wednesday, October 19; some have questioned whether Senator Enzi will be able to rally his Republican members in support of the measure.

on Prop B — a coalition of individuals and animal welfare organizations supporting the statewide ballot measure to stop puppy mill cruelty — is pleased to announce that former U.S. Senator Jack Danforth has endorsed Proposition B. Sen. Danforth is the latest prominent Missourian to join the broad list of Prop B supporters, which includes veterinarians and vet clinics, businesses, elected officials, animal protection groups and religious leaders from across Missouri.

The coalition of individuals and animal welfare organizations supporting Proposition B, the statewide ballot measure to stop puppy mill cruelty, is pleased to announce that former U.S. Senator Jack Danforth has endorsed the measure.

Politico reported that in the upcoming 112th Congress, at least 56 Senators are likely to support a similar measure.