Sentences with phrase «support of the bill»

But proponents, who have been building a coalition in support of the bill for months, dismissed the study as propaganda and questioned its findings.

In the two hours of public comment, no community member spoke in full support of the bill.

Residents are encouraged to attend the meeting and testify in support of the bill.

The Strategic Data Project, launched in 2009 with support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a national initiative that helps district and state education leaders increase student achievement by significantly improving how data analysis supports planning and policymaking.

Today's success can be attributed to the support of a great bill author, a great lobbying team, and the effort by REALTOR ® members responding to the Call for Action and contacting their legislators for support of this bill.

But even with all the ornaments on what Mr. Book calls a «Christmas tree» bill, he still writes in his analysis that «Senator Graham's retreat from active support of the bill makes it harder for Senators Kerry and Lieberman to muster a bipartisan consensus.»

Mr. Speaker, I am speaking in support of Bill C - 560, which is the bill to amend the Divorce Act to make equal shared parenting arrangements for children following the divorce of their parents, except in proven cases of abuse or neglect.

It was unclear whether the bill would actually pass until state Sens. Stephen Saland (R - Poughkeepsie) and Mark Grisanti (R - Buffalo) announced their last - minute support on the floor and brought the total to four Republicans in support of the bill after state Sens. James Alesi (R - Fairport) and Mark Grisanti (R - Buffalo) hopped on board earlier last week.

Republicans in support of the bill say neither of these changes will impact Americans because of the increased standard deduction, as people are less likely to itemize their deductions — but it was enough to lose the votes of 11 blue - state Republicans.

With Congressman Brian Higgins looking on at his side, Shawn Halloran of Local 3342 speaks in support of a bill known as the Social Security Accountability Act, introduced by Higgins on Tuesday.

This is in support of a bill sponsored by Senator Tim Kennedy and co-sponsored by Senator Pat Gallivan, which is currently stalled in the Senate Health Committee.

State Rep. Chad Weininger (right) and state Sen. Rick Gudex testify Tuesday in Madison in support of their bill creating a sales tax holiday in August for targeted back - to - school supplies.

Councilman Joseph Borelli, another Republican from Staten Island, will introduce a resolution in support of the bill at the local level.

There was strong testimony in support of the bill from the charter school community: Kathleen Zimmerman, CEO of NYOS, Michelle Bonton, Superintendent of The Rhodes School, Priscilla Cavazos and Michele McCurdy — public charter school parents, Mike Feinberg and Albert Black — TCSA board members, Lalla Morris with Families Empowered, and David Dunn.

The signing was done in a private ceremony in the Governor's office with Senator Sandoval, the bill's sponsor, in attendance along with several food allergic families who were instrumental in testifying in support of the bill as it made its way through the Colorado House and Senate.

Those in support of the bill argued that student loan debt is hurting both the local and national economy, as well as hindering young people who want to pursue higher education but are afraid to go into debt.

The costs practice direction (CPD), supplementing Pts 43 to 48 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), states at s 40.11 that, unless the court directs otherwise, the receiving party must file with the court the papers in support of the bill not less than seven days before the date for the detailed assessment and not more than 14 days before that date.

If you live in Chicago please visit the City Clerk's page and sign the petition in support of this bill before the hearing on February 26.

The Arlington Heights Park District invites you to attend a special basketball fundraiser on Tuesday, January 15th in support of Bill Spicer who is bravely battling myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, formerly known as preleukemia).

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand pushed back against a tweet by President Donald Trump on Tuesday in which he suggested she would «do anything» for the political support of Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Party merely means their likely support of a bill.

A group representing taxi drivers in New York City blasted Cuomo for his administration's support of a bill allowing the likes of Uber to operate upstate.

«This bill reflects what we know about child sexual assault today — it can take a long time for someone to be ready to report it to law enforcement, and this delay is common, it is understandable, and it should not bar a survivor from seeking justice,» said Vance, who noted Cuomo's previous support of the bill.

Humanists UK, which briefed MPs in support of the Bill ahead of its second reading in the House of Commons today, welcomes this announcement and hopes that the Bill will result in a increase in organ donation rates reducing the suffering of those awaiting a transplant.

In July 2009, I posted a mesmerizing, emotional video of New York State Senator Thomas Duane delivering a 3 am speech in support of a bill preventing people living with HIV or AIDS and receiving public assistance from having to pay more t... Read

Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard Gottfried, the prime advocate of single - payer healthcare in the legislature, agreed that single - payer healthcare is picking up support: «every day the news from Washington makes the need for and support of the bill stronger.»

Dignity in Dying posted a number of billboards in support of the bill around Westminster Underground station.

The heavy metal legend has come out in support of a bill pushed by Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal that would ban the declawing of cats.

Stringer's support of the bill puts him in direct opposition with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has blocked it for fear it will cost jobs, angering critics who say she's too aligned with business interests and the mayor.

The town board last week approved a home - rule message in support of a bill introduced by Sen. Carl Marcellino (R - Syosset) to sell 52.2 acres to the state at fair market values.

«I think we have eight of our nine Republicans in support of the bill now,» with the exception being Rep. John Katko of Camillus, who has long opposed the GOP health bill, saying it doesn't offer a clear enough replacement for Obamacare.

It's no coincidence then that of the 205 Members who voted in support of the bill today, there are only two — Reps. Chris Shays (R - Conn.)

While many at the meeting spoke in fervent support of the bill's intent to build long - term increases into the system, a number of concerns were raised about its efficacy at attacking the specific plight of the United Kingdom's young scientists.

Instead, most testimony in support of the bill came from BAEO.

With the generous support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, ASCD launches its EduCore website, which provides educators with free, evidence - based resources, strategies, formative assessment lessons, and videos to help with their transition to the Common Core State Standards.

• Stand for Children has lobbied in support of bills revamping teacher evaluation in all 10 states in which it has an office.

The Commonwealth's anti-kid Union bosses are up on Beacon Hill whining this week — this time in support of a bill filed by State Representative Majorie Decker that would allow unions to force schools to keep ineffective teachers in place after they have driven a school so far into the ground that the state is forced to take it over: Teachers...

Baker Mitchell, incoming chairman of NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools and board member of the John Locke Foundation, expressed his full support of the bill on behalf of the Alliance.

Additionally, he points out the unlikely bipartisan support of the bill, given the current gridlock in Congress.

The Senate Economic Growth Committee meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, December 18, at 10:30 a.m. Please consider attending and testifying in support of bill S3019!

On March 4, 2009, Dr. Peter H. Gleick testified before Congress in support of bill HR 1145.

Québec Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment, and the Fight Against Climate Change Isabelle Melançon has issued the final regulations in support of Bill 104 — An Act to increase the number of zero - emission motor vehicles in Québec in order to reduce greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions.

This effort in support of the Bill Wohlsifer's Hemp4water Campaign.

Read our letter in support of Bill M - 222, which would add explicit protection Read More

Berger supported both of those bills even after several advocates, legal professionals and members of the judiciary spoke out about the damage they would do to an independent judiciary.

Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri testified in support of the bill while underscoring that Missouri's current sex education undermines the promise of these bills because it allows for abstinence - only - until - marriage programs and prohibits school districts from bringing in expert sex educators to teach students.

NAGLREP is encouraging REALTORS ® to contact their state representative in support of the bills here.