Sentences with phrase «to vote against the bill»

Instead, two Democratic senators voted against the bill.

Labour should explain its position of voting against the bill as a whole because of the defeat of its amendment.

Some of the legislators who voted against the bill expressed uncertainty about the impact it would have on the public school system and the state's general fund.

Talk to those council members who voted against your bill and find out why.

In contrast to its healthcare - overhaul push that saw many intraparty divisions, the GOP has been relatively cohesive on taxes — not a single Republican voted against the bill in the Senate.

New York Republicans voting against the bill were King, Zeldin and Reps. Dan Donovan of Staten Island, John Faso of Kinderhook and Elise Stefanik of Willsboro.

Several moderate Republicans like Reps. Leonard Lance of New Jersey, John Katko of New York, Ileana Ros - Lehtinen of Florida and Fred Upton of Michigan voted against the bill because of policy provisions in it.

«It shows hypocrisy when Democrats voted against this bill,» argued Estévez.

He asks Schneiderman for explanation for vote against a bill for civil confinement for sexual predators.

He also voted against the bill on three subsequent votes, arguing that it was based on «sheer naked racialism» and that Britain should honour promises previously made to the Kenyan Asians.

The measure was narrowly approved in the Democratic - led Assembly on Monday, with votes against the bill by upstate and suburban Democrats.

There is a real possibility of further Shadow Cabinet departures: Clive Lewis has left himself very little room to manoeuvre after he promised to vote against the bill if Labour's changes were not accepted, while all eyes will be on Diane Abbott after her no - show last week.

There is now no excuse for his Tory colleagues to vote against a bill which is, he says, not just a Lib Dem measure.

The current proposal is not just useless; it is actively harmful, since primaries, instead of being a mechanism to increase accountability, would become a weapon in the Whips» arsenal: «You'd better not vote against this Bill, or we'll make sure there's an open primary in your patch».

McLaughlin was one of eight members — two Democrats, six Republicans — of the Assembly who voted against the bill when it came to the floor after midnight.

«Nobody wanted to trade on anything, certainly not on that, since it's not our primary focus,» said Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, a Manhattan Democrat who voted against the bill on Monday because she opposes mayoral control generally.

On December 2, 2009, Miller sided with the conservative minority, by voting against a bill legalizing same - sex marriage.

Sen. Michael Nozzolio, R - Fayette, the chair of the Senate codes committee voted against the bill, explaining, «It creates several problems for those trying to protect their families.»

Six Assembly Republicans ultimately voted against the bill, along with two Democrats.

Rep. Maurice Hinchey's GOP opponent criticized the Democratic congressman for voting against a bill urging the president to press for sanctions against Iran.

The Conservatives voted against the bill after shadow home secretary David Davis criticised it as a step towards more centralised government control.

Labour MPs voted against the Bill at the time.

Four New York Republicans in the House of Representatives voted against the bill: Reps. Lee Zeldin, Peter King, Dan Donovan, John Faso and Elise Stefanik.

This allowed Republicans to cast votes against a bill on Second Amendment groups without also voting against, say, education aid, while addressing larger concerns about linking policy to spending.

They have already voted against another bill known as the Dream Act that would provide aid for college students who are undocumented immigrants.

Bachmann was to make two appearances Monday - a midday event in Newton and a late afternoon backyard chat in Dexter - but her campaign said she was instead flying back to be ready to vote against the bill later in the day.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a conference call with reporters on Monday afternoon, was not impressed with mere votes against the bill, saying the lawmakers ought to do more to bring federal money back to the state to be more in in with what the state's residents pay in taxes.

Burnham was not among the almost 50 Labour MPs who voted against the bill last night, including his leadership rival Jeremy Corbyn.

Several people familiar with the planning for the fund - raiser said the cancellation was designed to punish Mr. Zeldin, who not only voted against the bill but was outspoken about one aspect: the elimination of the federal deduction for state and local taxes, which particularly impacts high - tax states like New York.

While co-authored with bi-partisan support in both houses, some Democrats still placed ideology over reason by voting against the bill despite the fact background checks are a measure that many Democrats have been championing for years.

, who voted against the bill during last week's House Intelligence meeting, said at the time he was «disappointed» that his colleagues overwhelmingly rejected his proposal.

King voted against the bill.

In the final voting, most of the Democrats in the General Assembly voted against the bill, but every single Republican in both chambers voted for it, along with Democrats who call themselves education reformers.

The vote was split down party lines, as the BOL's five Republican county legislators voted against the bill, which will not impact gun shows on properties that the county doesn't own.

Some liberal members of Congress, like Sens. Paul Wellstone, D - Minn., and James M. Jeffords, I - Vt., even voted against the bill because they view the funding level as insufficient to help the reforms really take hold.

As a result, the Opposition parties will likely vote against the bill and the Harper Government will again use this against them during the upcoming election campaign.

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

All 19 votes against the bill came from the opposition Conservatives, who objected to the lack of a disclosure veto provision.

Carlucci and Diane Savino voted against the bill in the Senate Rules Committee, then voted for it on the floor a half hour later.

Six Assembly Republicans eventually voted against the bill, along with two Democrats.

Members of the conservative Freedom Caucus voted against the bill after they didn't receive separate assurances from House leadership regarding immigration policy.

Democrats are expected to unanimously vote against the bill, which was drafted in secret without their input.

At the end of a debate over a measure to institute a monitor in the troubled East Ramapo school district, for example, Silver voted against the bill, which passed.

The year before that, he was one of only two members to vote against a bill letting Cheektowaga renew the lease for a golf course on a town park.

Sen. Martin Dilan voted against a bill that passed the state Senate and Assembly last week, placing a moratorium on the fee for at least a year, while his son, Assemblyman Erik Dilan voted for the delay.

They all voted for that bill, I actually voted against the bill, and now because they didn't get what they wanted in the AV they're now saying «well it's all about House of Lords reform.»