Sentences with phrase «slim chance of passing»

A sign of how difficult it has been to see legislation into law: His Financial Choice Act stands a slim chance of passing the Senate, where Republicans hold only a narrow majority.

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The chances of something like Iceland's law being passed in the U.S. these days are quite slim, though business and political leaders like Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, and California Senator Kamala Harris are ramping up their efforts to achieve pay equity in America.

United have drawn their last two Premier League matches, needing a win against David Moyes» side in order to keep within a chance of breaking into the top four this season, which is looking slimmer as the weeks pass.

The chances of any measure for IE reform passing in the final days appears to be slim, however, as lawmakers are yet to come to an agreement on matters generally considered to be lower - hanging fruit, such as the first passage of a constitutional amendment to require the forfeiting of pension benefits from public officials convicted of corruption.

Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price went to Capitol Hill today to try to salvage the Republican plan to revise the Affordable Care Act, whose chances of passing the House appear increasingly slim.

But it's chances of passing the Legislature, particularly in a Republican - led state Senate, is slim.

But even if the exemption is approved by that panel, the chances of the proposal passing through the Senate are slim, said Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald.

Knowing that his patient's chances of surviving the cancer were slim — and would only lessen with each passing day — O'Donnell urged him to undergo immediate treatment.

But given that Kline can't even get his own plan passed, along with the even greater obstacles Alexander faces from Senate Democrats (who can block his efforts at will), the chances of any No Child reauthorization coming from Capitol Hill are slim and none.

As the years pass and the investment costs mount, the chances of outperforming the averages grow slimmer and slimmer.

Unfortunately, the chances of receiving an increase in 2017 funding seem slim, as Congress will likely delay passing a new budget until after the November elections.

Even if the Democrats do get one more Republican to vote for the bill, and successfully pass it through Congress, the chances of preserving net neutrality via the Congressional Review Act seem slim.

With only a very slim chance of Bill 69 (Tax Fairness for Realtors) passing into law this session, incorporation is the proper route to take.