Sentences with phrase «sufficient votes in the house»

Ryan and President Donald Trump suffered a humiliating blow when they failed to whip up sufficient votes in the House to pass AHCA, which would have cut subsidies, proffered tax credits and eliminated Obamacare's requirement that large employers offer affordable healthcare to their employees.

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In a make - or - break moment for the Trump White House down in D.C., the GOP - controlled House is expected to vote on a bill to repeal Obamacare today, and leaders say they have sufficient votes to pass iIn a make - or - break moment for the Trump White House down in D.C., the GOP - controlled House is expected to vote on a bill to repeal Obamacare today, and leaders say they have sufficient votes to pass iin D.C., the GOP - controlled House is expected to vote on a bill to repeal Obamacare today, and leaders say they have sufficient votes to pass it.

Labour was planning to vote against the programme motion, which allowed 10 days for line - by - line debate in a committee of the whole house, but party sources indicated around 20 - 25 days may be regarded as sufficient for the issues to be adequately aired.

Lacking sufficient votes to stop the new plan, 52 Democratic members fled the state to prevent a quorum in the Texas House, effectively preventing a vote from taking place during the regular session.

A slew of community boards in the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn have voted against the rezonings needed to build taller in their neighborhoods so as to accommodate greater private development and more low - cost housing, most arguing that the plan does not guarantee sufficient units or jobs for the poorest New Yorkers, and thus may accelerate gentrification.

While the passage of the Act was not surprising (the Democratic Party was in control of the House of Representatives), what was surprising was the number of Republicans that also supported the Bill (55 votes)-- a number sufficient to override a presidential veto.

The developed practice is to insist on formal commitments to that effect, in writing, which would include any conditions attached by Opposition forces to their support for a proposed new government, the time duration of such support, and also, crucially, the number of votes that are being committed sufficient to constitute a new, continuing majority in the House.