Sentences with phrase «time voting against»

But with the availability of the new federal funds at stake, some think legislators will have a tough time voting against them.

Keep that in mind the next time you vote against gay marriage.

About TARP, I thought that G. W. Bush made a mistake in signing it, but almost all the Republicans in Congress at the time voted against it.

Not exact matches

The common currency was 0.6 percent lower against the U.S. dollar at 12:30 p.m. London time Monday as traders worried over an independence vote in Spain.

«We voted on the first of October and now we have to defend our vote and defend our republic in the polling stations and this time they aren't going to use violence against us,» says Eduard Morell, an activist for the ERC in Terrassa.

Most of the time, shareholders vote against a company's pay package when the firm is performing poorly.

Too often (95 % of the time) fund managers endorse the current board, they vote against other shareholders» proposals and they fail to introduce proposals of their own, Bogle says.

Pai voted against the net - neutrality order as a commissioner at the time, saying that the laws were «trying to solve a problem that didn't exist.»

On Tuesday, there was a federal court hearing for Greenlight's case against Apple and the judge said that he needed more time to consider Einhorn's request for an injunction to block the vote on Apple's proxy.

At the time, 90 House Republicans and 17 Senate Republicans voted against the package — citing the deficit, and that the relief aid was tied to the debt ceiling and continuing resolution proposal.

It seems bizarre that the most reasonable understanding of why the 2008 bank crisis did not require a vast public subsidy for Wall Street occurred at Monday's Republican presidential debate on June 13, by none other than Congressional Tea Party leader Michele Bachmann — who had boasted in a Wall Street Journal interview two days earlier, on Saturday, that she voted against the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) «both times.»

In 2013, 23 of 24 House Republicans from Texas voted against the aid package for Sandy; some members of Texas's Republican delegation, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R - TX), are signaling they're unlikely to have similar reservations this time around.

The NDP has voted against that, tooth and nail, every time,» Ted Menzies lamented this afternoon in the House.

As a U.S. company, its pay vote is advisory, not binding; moreover the company's share class structure means that approval is effectively assured, with founders» Class B shares carrying ten times the voting power of ordinary Class A. Nonetheless, opposition has been bubbling up, with an amendment to the company's stock plan generating a 28 % against vote at the 2016 AGM.

* OBAMACARE BECOMES WEAPON FOR DEMS: The New York Times reports that the tables have turned, and Democrats are using the Republicans» failed repeal vote as a weapon against them in multiple House races:

The company also voted for the first time against all - male boards of S&P 500 companies in the United States.

Selma is set in 1965, at a time when black people in Alabama were actively discriminated against by local officials when they attempted to register to vote.

«We created the NHS... the Tories voted against it at that time.

politicians go against their supposed religious rules all the time; looking at how they voted on previous issues is the only way to tell what kind of person they are.

Even among Catholic parliamentarians only a handful voted against the bill, as the pro-life Norman St John - Stevas MP noted at the time:

It is against this background of public moral struggle that the people of Israel prepare to vote on July 23 for their next government, in an election that pits the conservative Likud Party of Menachem Begin and current Prime Minister Yitzak Shamir against the Labor Party headed by two - time loser Shimon Peres.

Amazingly, some extraordinarily courageous individuals (initially Arnold himself, journalists David Quinn and Breda O'Brien, the Iona Institute; later on, John Waters, retired Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin, William Binchy and the distinguished historian Prof. John A. Murphy; the gay campaigners for a «No» vote, Paddy Manning and Keith Mills, deserve special mention) did succeed in making a difference to the eventual numbers, although not the outcome: in the early Spring, polls indicated that 17 percent of the electorate would vote against the amendment, but by the time the actual referendum came around, 38 percent were indicating a «No» vote, and that was the eventual outcome.

Rick voted against raising the minimum wage 8 times.

So hey, if you're a person who finds this terrifying and you rarely vote, please take the time to vote against this clown if he gets the nomination.

It's a little too late for praying, it's Mrs.Clinton's call to be @ the helm; now, with her hubby Mr.Clinton as VP; and one of you out of all of you, need to tell Romney he's committed fraud, for leaving the Post of so - called gov.that theirs a 2 yr.interval that must be met; the same fo Obama; whom is worst off then Bush Jr.then for none of you to have no Allegiance to be nothing but commander of thieves, since April 4th, 1968 to presently; in the killing of Dr.King Jr.must still go under Oath to all you perjurers; that mustn't go unpunished to the array of charges I have stored up against each of yo on every job, on every public premise; that Obama didn't praywhen he lied to GOD ALMIGHTY in perjury; to have left the seat of sen.to jump to the office; knowing he hadn't a clue what to do; so he got Joe, which is Cheney all over; whom should of been out of public; and he knows that and all the fugitives, even in the Italian led court in DC; that will have to answer to what is -LCB- H.R. 7152 -RCB-; and why they let Olsen for Bush Jr.waste the American's People's time, not to mention all the lives that's been lost; for the tyrannies since 1968 to presently has cost; Vote I, Edward Baltimore; to confirm I; Governor of DC; as of 2/16/12; cause DC; has been a State, already; and all you slaves from State to State; need to snap out of your peonage which is prohibited by Federal Laws; on anybody!!!!!!!

The New York Times is reporting that a growing number of Latinos are beginning to seek American citizenship in an effort to vote against Donald Trump for this presidential election.

Whether the current betting trends are a vote against the Dolphins or an influx of newly disposable billboard money from Broncos fans, the public has jumped on Denver for the first time this season.

One of her favourite City goals came on the final day of the 2014 campaign - a chest - and - volley against Chelsea - and in August this year, it was voted the Nissan Goal of the Season at City Live, marking the first time a woman had won the award.

Just recently, Robin van Persie's first time volley against Aston Villa in 2013 was voted the best goal of the Premier League so far, but not much has been said about Rooney's fabulous 50 yard cross-field pass that set RVP up to score.

«I always vote against letting a child cry to sleep — that can damage the trust between you, especially when you're changing a routine that's gone on for a long time.

I wish I could have a home birth next time but my entire family voted against it even though they didn't see how unkind the hospital staff were.

See for example Sunlight Foundation's PARTY TIME or any of their work mapping voting decisions against financial contributions.

This suggests to me that they voted against releasing the DNC Memo at the same time as the Nunes Memo to the Public but are not opposed, and in fact did vote in favor of releasing the memo to the entirety of the House of Representatives.

Standing up for family time for himself, ending childcare subsidies for low - income families and voting against parental leave for everyone else.

A bevy of right - wingers such as the glamorous Priti Patel and the rebellious David Nuttall have blindsided the PM several times at PMQs and aren't afraid to vote against the government.

The reason for this is that there are many more liberal parties in the UK Parliament than Conservative, and chances are that during motions that have to carry in parliament that need a majority conservatives will have a hard time passing laws if the Liberal Democrats, Green Party, SNP and Labour all vote against the Tories» motions.

«I would not, as Jeremy has done, vote against my party 500 times.

This has led some to suggest the government ignored dissent among the Lords to shore up Commons» support, with last night's defeat marking only the third time peers have voted against a government order.

What I don't really see is how the Labour party holding three pilots in this Parliament, or even selecting all of its candidates in some form of primary at the next election or the time after would make any really significant difference to arguments for or against first - past - the - post, the Alternative Vote, AV +, AMS, STV and various hybrids thereof.

The opposition will whip its MPs through the «aye» lobby when it comes to the general second reading vote, but vote against the programme motion which seeks to restrict the amount of time the bill will be debated for.

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As Lord Harries of Pentregarth and Iain McLean have pointed out, and as the Guardian recognised at the time; in the main debate on the civil partnership bill in 2004, six bishops voted in favour of (and one against) a wrecking amendment.

Using this card, he voted against Reagan 40 percent of the time.

He voted against Reagan nearly half the time, increased spending and debt.

Theresa May is expected to approve the creation of about 10 Conservative peers and at least one for the Democratic Unionist party, perhaps as early as Friday, in an attempt to improve her position in the House of Lords, which has voted 15 times against her government over Brexit.

IF, and it's a big IF, there were to be a hung Parliament next time around, far better that the LibDems (and I guess this applies to the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Dr. Dick Taylor too) act as kingmakers by voting for or against the government, whether it be Labour or Conservative, * on the merits of each individual piece of legislation * than propping up some of the most loathsome, reactionary policies this side of the self - styled moral crusaders from the ear of High Thatcherism.

could be had in time for a referendum * before * the next GE, there is a risk that voters will vote against for that reason alone.

A man who's work saved over 45,000 unborn children from certain death says he plans to deliver many times that number to vote against her.

She voted against the party nine times in support of preserving funding for programs or regulations intended to address climate change.

Dietl might win the Republican primary but he'll have a difficult time convincing Democrats to vote for him against Mayor Bill de Blasio in the general election.