Sentences with phrase «through congress»

A bill did make it through committee in 2006, but it never actually got through congress.

If this is the case, why does he even bother with pushing legislation through congress?

All the spending has to go through congress and it took the votes of both parties to make it happen so they are equally responsible.

For example, when Obama and the democrats forced Obamacare through congress in 2009, with the republic party pretty much excluded from the crafting of the bill, a lot of conservative and right wing people felt disenfranchised - a major change to their lives (that cost them quite a bit of money) was made without their...

There was also opposiiton to how the Act was passed given that it was tagged onto the end of the sprawling and controversial omnibus spending bill passed by President Trump at the end of March after being hurried through congress with little debate.

For example, when Obama and the democrats forced Obamacare through congress in 2009, with the republic party pretty much excluded from the crafting of the bill, a lot of conservative and right wing people felt disenfranchised - a major change to their lives (that cost them quite a bit of money) was made without their input.

ESSA was pushed through congress by Lamar Alexander without open public debate.

-- That happened all the time before Lyndon Johnson in 54 I believe pushed a law through congress.

A better, tried - and - tested method through congress is to make certain (significant) aspects of federal funding of local police forces contingent upon compliance with a camera program / policy.

It was learnt that plans by the Gyang Badung faction of the PDP loyal to Sheriff to forcefully take over the party's secretariat was leaked to the faction led by a former Minister of Sports, Damishi Sango, who was said to have been elected through a congress.

Tinubu said the APC through its congresses showed the world that it was a law - abiding political party.

«To be clear: To suggest that Syracuse University has endorsed or supports the tax reform legislation currently making its way through congress is categorically false,» SU Vice Chancellor Mike Haynie said in a statement Friday.

«Future courts will rely on this decision to make their own judgments, and that would apply to any law that Trump may attempt to spearhead through congress,» Hickey added.

That said, renewable energy is becoming so economically competitive on its own that the industry now feels comfortable accepting a phase out of the PTC over the next five years, and the tax extenders package that just passed through congress does exactly this.

I've discussed the current piecemeal attempts circulating through congress currently and here is another that just popped up.

While we remain optimistic that mental health legislation will move through this congress in the coming months, we continue to work to include language that will include MFTs as Medicare providers, as they should be.

«As a result, support for these programs is essential to the on - going viability of these programs and indications suggest support through congress and the current administration.»

Jonah Edelman, the chief executive officer of Stand for Children, an advocacy organization that helped push the Illinois legislation through congress, told EdWeek the Illinois legislation could influence further reforms for precisely that reason.

Obama should never have done that by executive order and instead should have gone through congress.

Obama Care was just reviewed and the projected cost is double what the American people were told, because lying politicians used every accounting trick in the book to punch it through congress.

It was the most progressive school food nutrition legislation we've seen, and getting it through congress took dedication, patience, persistence, and collaboration.

George W. Bush introduced the law in 2001, pushing it through congress with bipartisan support.