Sentences with phrase «spoke against the bill»

disgruntled realtors still traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak against the bill before a House committee.

Speaking against the Bill, Lady Young said she failed to recognise the NHS and healthcare system described by Lady O'Loan.

Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Conservative former minister, speaks against the bill - and lashes out against the Lib Dems.

But none of the council members spoke against the bills, which Mr. Menchaca hopes will become law by June.

Just one lawmaker rose to speak against the bill: Rubén Díaz Sr. of the Bronx, the only Democratic senator to cast a no vote.

Brooklyn Councilman Robert Cornegy — who does not sit on the consumer affairs committee, but chairs the small business committee — spoke against the bill for entirely different reasons.

Thompson listened as three other Democrats spoke against the bill.

CLAS was signed up to speak against the bill.

Fort Thomas Mayor Eric Haas (HAHS) spoke against the bill.

But the dozen people who spoke against the bill, including Petland owners and workers, Retail Association of Nevada members and dog breeders from Missouri, argued the bill is too far reaching and will deprive the freedom of choice for potential buyers.

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Iowa senator Chuck Grassley has also spoken out against the bill's changes to the wind credit, as a 2015 compromise will already see the credit gradually phased out over the next few years.

Cruz, speaking Monday on MSNBC, called the criticism «political sniping» and stood by his vote against Sandy aid: «The problem with that particular bill is, it became a $ 50 billion bill that was filled with unrelated pork,» he said.

Selina Robinson speaks to the Discriminatory Provisions (Historical Wrongs) Repeal Act — a Bill that repeals provisions enacted in the late 1800s and early 1900s that discriminated against individuals or groups based on their ethnicity.

A striking example is Conservative Senator Hugh Segal, who has spoken out forcefully and passionately against Bill C - 377, a discriminatory, anti-union piece of legislation that would swamp unions (but not corporations and other organizations) with paperwork, and violate the privacy of nearly everyone doing business with them.

We therefore join in solidarity across religious lines to speak against Senate Bill 1146.

Leading bishops of that Church have spoken against the coming Bill and, more importantly, there is very strong grass - roots opposition, especially from the admirable evangelical Christian Institute based in the North East.

Sports teams, major corporations and countless businesses have also spoken out against the bill, including Apple, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Dell, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Hilton, Intel, Live Nation Entertainment, Marriott, MailChimp, Metro Atlanta Chamber, Microsoft, Paypal, Salesforce, Square, Turner, Twitter, Unilever, Virgin, Yelp, NFL and many others.

But now the House Education and the Workforce Committee has passed a CNR bill that's so wrongheaded, even the SNA is taken aback and urging its members to speak out against it.

Faso, during the meeting, spoke against a Democratic - backed amendment that would have prevented the replacement bill, known as the American Health Care Act, from taking effect until the federal government in the form of the Health and Human Services secretary certifies the number of uninsured people and out - of - pocket expenses would not increase and overall benefits would not declined.

Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch claims she and former President Bill Clinton spoke of only «innocuous things» during their tarmac meeting in Arizona days before the FBI opted not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified information on her private email server in 2016.

Cuomo, who has spoken out strongly for immigrants and against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim - majority countries, is not committing right now to support a bill to designate New York as a sanctuary state for immigrants.

His first act on being elected was to join the demonstration in support of refugees in London and to speak out in defence of the trade union movement and against the Tory Trade Union Bill.

New York's top Democrats, who don't always see eye - to - eye, spoke out with one voice yesterday against the Republican health care bill.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio urged demonstrators at a «Rally for Refugees» in lower Manhattan yesterday to continue speaking out against President Donald Trump's efforts to ban the entry of Syrian refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

I spoke and wrote an article against the Government's Digital Economy Bill.

Mayor Bill De Blasio speaks out against the «cowardly act of terror» that killed at least 8 people in lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon.

Republicans have publicly said they can not support the amendment, and Democrats don't want to risk angering the gay community by speaking against it, or endangering the immigration reform bill by supporting it too strongly.

PHILADELPHIA — The arena wasn't quite full, and it was hours before that other New York City mayor was slated to speak, but Mayor Bill de Blasio made his seven - minute pitch for Hillary Clinton and against Donald Trump with gusto.

And, they're speaking out against Senator John Bonacic (R - Mount Hope), who they allege has blocked the bill from coming to a vote.

Despite the bill containing a «quadruple lock» which the government claims will protect organisations like the Church of England from legal challenge, incoming Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby spoke out against the legislation earlier.

Burnham spoke out today after Harman suggested at the weekend that Labour will not vote against the government's welfare bill.

Mayor Bill de Blasio was in Washington, D.C. to push back against proposed funding cuts to anti-terror programs that are due to impact New York, speaking most to members of the state's House delegation.

Now that NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is in the clear, his former campaign manager, Bill Hyers, speaks out against the probes into the mayor's fundraising and the many leaks to the media about them.

In the Assembly, where the measure has been blocked the past six years, some who oppose the measure want a chance to speak out against it, Morelle, the bill sponsor, said.

Speaking at separate events over a two - day span, both Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito acknowledged significant community pushback against the mayor's rezoning proposals and said that those plans will be tweaked before the Council votes on them.

In addition, the Sheriffs Association has spoken against most of the bill's provisions, calling them unrealistic, unenforceable and implying they are of dubious constitutionality, while the NY County Clerks Association has derided the state for passing on millions in costs to county governments for upkeep of «opt - out» records.

Mayoral hopefuls including Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Comptroller John Liu and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio all spoke out against Wadleigh's closure.

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Jessica Wisneseki of Citizen Action speaks out against the House tax bill at a protest at the state Capitol on Thursday.

Speaking after an unrelated education press conference in Brooklyn, Ms. Fariña fiercely reiterated a number of the arguments Mayor Bill de Blasio made against the governor's plan when testifying to the state legislature in Albany last month.

I already understand that, which is why I proudly attach my name to these bills, and why I stand up and speak out against projects in our community that will jeopardize affordability.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urged demonstrators at a «Rally for Refugees» in lower Manhattan on Sunday to continue speaking out against President Donald Trump's efforts to ban the entry of Syrian refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

But I think it is certainly difficult to see most of the 91 Conservative members [who rebelled over Lords reform], and a good many of those who spoke on the Labour benches against the bill on Monday and Tuesday last week, shifting their ground on what for many of them is a really fundamental obstacle.

«In that spirit of openness and transparency, I hope that you will take the opportunity to speak out against the freedom of information (amendment) bill, and to urge all of your colleagues in the parliamentary Labour party to do the same.

Governor Cuomo, who has spoken out strongly for immigrants and against President Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim majority countries, is not committing right now to support a bill to designate New York as a sanctuary state for immigrants.

The League Against Cruel Sports and the Countryside Alliance were hand in hand opposing the Bill as intrusive and chilling of their rights to speak up for their issues and causes.

Two people often aligned with Mayor Bill de Blasio — the Rev. Al Sharpton and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito — spoke out against news that the police officer involved in Eric Garner's 2014 death made $ 23,220 in overtime last year.

De Blasio (left) and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton (second from left) spoke out against Cruz's call to monitor American Muslim neighborhoods following the attacks in Brussels.

The four mayoral hopefuls — Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, City Comptroller John Liu, and former comptroller William Thompson — spoke out against the city's school closing policy at the press conference, which was sponsored by the Coalition for Educational Justice.

Every Democratic member of the Orange County Legislature voted against this bill and many of our members spoke out against it in the press and at public comment.