Sentences with phrase «to come to the floor»

It has not come to the floor for a vote in that chamber.

They control committee chairs, which bills come to the floor to a vote and, perhaps most importantly, hiring and firing of staff and other appointments.

The majority leader can say when debate starts, when it ends, manipulate the rules of debate, and even block bills from coming to the floor.

Yet with time running out on the 2014 legislative session, the bill has not come to the floor for a vote.

I will ensure each item receives the proper review before coming to the floor for a vote, while also being mindful of time limits to improve governmental efficiency.

That's no guarantee it will ever come to the floor or if it will come after what's expected to be a lengthy debate.

One child at a time comes to the floor to select his or her name.

The subject of greatest interest had obviously come to the floor.

«By the end of this week, these bills will come to the floor regardless of what the Republican leadership wants,» he said.

I love love love how close these branches come to the floor, it really makes it feel real!

As soon as you place an order, our writers come to floor fully - equipped in no - time.

Decisions are made jointly between the two factions on what legislation comes to the floor for a vote.

«I just wanted the commitment that the same - sex marriage bill will not come to the floor for a vote,» he wrote.

It has passed in that chamber five times with solid, bipartisan support but has never come to a floor vote in the State Assembly because of the objections of several senior Democratic women who believe it is excessively violent.

This has given the Republicans in the Senate control over the budget, over committee appointments, and over what legislation comes to the floor of the Senate for a vote.

He was the only Democratic member of the Senate to vote «no» when the bill came to the floor in June 2011.

The Democrats have been hammering Martins over his opposition to the 10 - point Women's Equality Act due to the abortion - rights plank that the GOP has refused to let come to the floor for a vote.

We must move past the days when members of the Assembly could say they support a bill which never comes to the floor for a vote.

Of course, there are two minds that arguably matter most here — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who controls what comes to the floor in his house; and Sen. Bill Stachowski, who has been refusing to vote on the budget revenue bill in hopes of getting — at the very least — a PILOT to allow the UB 20 - 20 plan to move forward.

Currently, the Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader hold enormous power to abuse the system and stop bills from coming to the floor even if they are mathematically sponsored by a majority of members from each house of the legislature (76 out of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out of 63 in the Senate).

Now, Klein and the IDC are in «consultation» with the Senate Republicans on bills, but have no say over which measures come to the floor for a vote.

Poust would not say why the conference no longer uses Patricia Lynch and Associates, but he said Silver didn't let the bill come to the floor because an alternative had been introduced, and his Democratic conference was split on which to support.

Assembly Democrats say they have the votes to approve a minimum wage hike when a bill comes to the floor today.

After huddling with his membership, Reid will determine which nominee comes to the floor first to face a likely GOP filibuster.

«The Reproductive Health Act and Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act would go a long way in addressing these issues, but have long been blocked from coming to the floor by the Republican - led Senate Majority — even as one is carried by their own member,» said Sen. Daniel Squadron.

His predecessor, Sheldon Silver, supported every non-hostile measure that came to the floor during his time at the helm.

Democratic senator Jose Peralta said he would be holding Klein's feet to the fire to make sure the DREAM Act comes to the floor, as the senator has committed.

Other bills focusing on the trafficking issue are expected to come to the floor Tuesday.

Aside from the usual suspects — Rand Paul and Mike Lee — a number of other Republican senators came to the floor to lend support to and ask questions of Cruz.

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson told good government advocates this afternoon that he will let a bill to establish a nonpartisan commission to draw lawmakers» district lines come to the floor for a full - house vote, although he refused to say if he would personally support the measure.

After much speculation and back - room wheeling and dealing, the gay marriage bill, which has passed the Assembly three times, finally came to the floor of the Senate in December 2009, where it failed, 38 - 24.

It still can — if the IDC members decide to let their own proposal come to the floor for a vote.»

But I didn't think the $ 15 minimum wage would come to the floor either,» DeFrancisco said.

LIZ B: «But Senator, let's say for argument sake, tomorrow, or later this afternoon, the Governor's budget came to the floor by some miracle.

For those not in the Lady loop... Gaga called out the Democrat - turned - Republican senator for being «on the fence» about same - sex marriage and asked the audience to e-mail him in hopes that he will change his mind and vote «yes» when — and if — the measure comes to the floor again.

Members of the Senate have approved bills with bipartisan support for several years, and state Sen. Joe Griffo said he expected an even larger margin of victory if a standalone bill comes to the floor next month.

(The convention wisdom is that he will, however, since even the most staunch same - sex marriage opponents are now privately saying the bill is likely to come to the floor sometime within the next 48 hours).

However, these threats are offset somewhat by the deep - pocketed and well - organized LGBT community, which has pledged to protect «yes» voters and also will undoubtedly be furious if the bill doesn't at least come to the floor a second time.

Under the current rules, the Speaker's office has control over the writing of the bills and which ones come to the floor.

Speaker Sheldon Silver says even if it does not ultimately come to the floor in the Senate, it can still be a win for Senate Democrats and a potent issue in the November election campaigns.

«It's inconceivable in my opinion that a budget bill will actually come to the floor of either house that doesn't fund the M.T.A. capital plan and doesn't allow them the power to go back to the bond market,» she said.

«This vote should come to the floor irrespective of political consequences because I think that is what the concern is at this point and time,» Sampson said.

The partisan maneuvering has the potential to weaken support for a Republican - backed bill set to come to the floor Thursday.

Bloomberg also claimed in the interview that he could sway key GOP Senators (specifically Brooklyn's Martin Golden and Queens» Frank Padavan) to make a «yes» vote when marriage equality comes to the floor, however, Gay City News reports that Padavan's office says that the Senator and the mayor have not had any discussions about the issue.

Let your butt come to the floor and lift your legs up into Boat Pose.

The forearms come to the floor, and the head can be turned in either direction.

I am 5» 4» and with 2 inch heels this dress came to the floor without touching the floor.

Two bills that would give outside religious groups the right to meet in public schools have been introduced in the Congress, but neither has yet come to the floor for a vote.

The final plenary session wasn't called until nearly 11 p.m. Friday night (technically the last day of the conference) and most of the contentious issues didn't come to the floor until after 1 a.m., so negotiators were too exhausted to express much in the way of triumph or disgust.