Sentences with phrase «to get the bill passed»

They worked relentlessly and got a bill passed requiring more disclosure.

And if you don't get a bill passed, then there is no progress.

Already, compromises have been made in hopes of getting the bill passed.

Brand preference by party affiliation is not as polarizing as getting a bill passed in Congress: Amazon and Band Aid are in the top three positions of Democrat, Republican and Independent rankings.

Those who are paid to directly ask government officials to take a certain action need to register with JCOPE; if they are paid to help get a bill passed by advising others how to sway these officials, often contacting these officials on behalf of a client without explicitly asking them to take a particular action, they do not.

«If he steps up and tells the Senate this is our duty, this is our moral obligation, we can get this bill passed into law.»

«I'd like to thank Senator Felder for his leadership on getting this bill passed.

Southern Tier Republican Sen. Tom O'Mara has launched the second TV ad of his re-election campaign, which focuses on his success in getting a bill passed through the Legislature and signed into law that mandates the testing of public school water for lead.

With the writ - drop looming, the majority Liberal government at Queen's Park had a motion Wednesday that could potentially get the bill passed before that deadline, according to the legislature's order paper.

Groups like ALEC actually write the laws they want passed, wine and dine (and probably pay outright) to get those bills passed as law.

I look forward to working with him to get this bill passed by both houses of the State Legislature.»

State Assemblyman Sean Ryan, seen here winning his special election last month, tells WBFO that State Senator Mark Grisanti's decision to remain a Republican is good for getting bills passed that support Western New York.

Per you point about getting the «same» amount of money, first AF schools are not unionized and AF got a bill passed last year that allows charter schools to have up to 30 % of its teacher staff not certified — those two things raise the costs in district public schools.

But you should write your representatives in Congress to get this bill passed so that at least there will be some accountability to major regulatory moves by the government.

Can they somehow manage to get the bill passed now, or will the most conservative members of the GOP caucus prevail?

There would still be a clear majority in parliament - the party with the most votes - and while getting a bill passed would become more complex for representatives, the system would be far simpler for the lay voter - they just add or subtract their vote from the local representative.

When the Council finally approved the fee in May, state Sen. Simcha Felder got a bill passed in the upper house effectively preventing the fee, which he calls onerous to low - and middle - income New Yorkers.

Before the Senate bill got to the floor of the Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie made a deal with his counterpart in the City Council, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who got the bill passed, to delay action until February — effectively putting the entire matter off until after the November elections.

«The mayor chose to go this route because he knew he would never get this bill passed through the City Council.»

«Lobbying certainly helps gets bills passed,» Mahoney said.

But more to the point, even if you were pro-ban, you SHOULD be incensed over the dictatorial tactics used to get a bill passed into law.

I'm working hard, and I hope we're going to find out some good news this week, on getting the bill passed I have with Senator Lankford and the money included in the omnibus bill to give money to the states to protect our election equipment.

Opponents are trying to get the bill passed before February and are expected to debate it in a Senate committee Tuesday.

One I received asked that I sign an online thank you note to the policymakers for getting this bill passed!

However, Gillibrand is vowing to get the bill passed in Congress before the end of the year.

Look for the city to strategically give up some direct control over the plan and to offer to document how it benefits working - class nabes, and we give Bloomberg three - to - two odds of getting his bill passed.

NRDC's Kate Sinding says that's preferable to trying to get a bill passed through a divided state legislature, where the state Senate will be controlled by the Republicans in January.

CIOMA is no longer lobbying for legislation to keep fuels out of cap and trade, McKeeman said, having lost a quest to get a bill passed last year.

Sen. Reid opened, asking for help to get a bill passed so we don't continue to have oil spills and other unnecessary costs to the budget and society.

«The Krohn family are true heroes in helping to get this bill passed as they have turned their terrible tragedy into something positive to help others.

The groups created the ballot initiative after repeatedly failing to get bills passed by the Missouri General Assembly, explains Barbara Schmitz, director of the Missouri branch of the Humane Society.

«I would very much urge the leadership of Congress to call people back for a special session and get a bill passed.»

A markup of the bill is scheduled for Monday, and Brady wants to get the bill passed before the weeklong Thanksgiving recess begins November 17.

Newly named Conference Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady (R - Texas) breaks down the House and Senate differences in the tax bill and the improvements he's hoping for to get the bill passed.

A job that entails fundraising and strategizing for a political party is very different from a job that entails managing the vast federal bureaucracy to enact policy, or working with Congress to get bills passed.

«Not only did we get this bill passed, but the fact that we had debate on these amendments on the floor was huge.

When President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act on Monday, he joked that if he hadn't been able to get the bill passed he would have been «sleeping on the couch.»

Not a good thing for people trying to get this bill passed.

How can you help gets these bills passed?

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has come under increasing pressure over his failure to get the bill passed.

Well, they won that battle and got the bill passed.

As the state's legislative session winds to a close, Cuomo has yet to announce his support for the Child Victims Act despite his promises to survivors that he'd help get a bill passed this year.

To get any bill passed, what do I do?

That was followed by a statements from various different NY pols who were key players in the long push to get this bill passed, including Sen. Chuck Schumer, who said:

Good for New York and emergency responders - and we should all be proud of our Senators that fought so hard to do what was necessary to get this bill passed.

Kathryn Robb, a sexual abuse survivor and advocate, told The News she expects the governor to get a bill passed this year.