Sentences with phrase «upper chamber»

A committee will look into ways of creating a wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of proportional representation.

The only promise there was to «establish a committee to bring forward proposals for a wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of proportional representation».

We agree to establish a committee to bring forward proposals for a wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of proportional representation.

With just one of the 34 races hanging in the balance the day after the Nov. 5 midterm elections — in Louisiana, where matters will be decided in a Dec. 7 runoff — Republicans secured 51 seats in the 100 - member upper chamber of Congress.

Labour peer Lord Adonis criticises plan as desperate attempt by May to boost fragile position in upper chamber

Conversely, the G.O.P. - controlled upper chamber wants the tax credit.

The letter was released as Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister, prepared to appeal for unity over proposals for an 80 % - elected upper chamber as he opened a two - day debate on the bill on Monday afternoon.

In January, Republicans will have control of the 63 - seat upper chamber with 32 seats.

Former chancellors Geoffrey Howe and Norman Lamont urge MPs to oppose coalition plans for upper chamber

Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Wednesday suffered its 15th defeat on legislation that will end Britain's membership of the European Union when parliament's upper chamber voted in favour of adding environmental safeguards to the bill.

The unelected upper chamber does not challenge financial measures, or manifesto commitments, or — except in the most exceptional circumstances — delegated legislation like the statutory instrument on the tax credit cuts that peers are voting on tomorrow.

With Comrie's victory, the state's mainline Democrats gained a seat in their efforts to reach a majority in the 63 - seat upper chamber in Albany.

He's made the strongest effort yet to campaign for Democrats in the legislature's upper chamber since he's been governor, and he urged supporters to make sure voters come out and vote Democratic.

The left atrial appendage is a sac attached to the left upper chamber of the heart where blood clots and strokes originate from in patients with atrial fibrillation.

23 January 2003: After a two - day debate on Lords reform, Irvine backs a wholly appointed upper chamber.

It consisting of a left and right upper chambered atrium and a left and right lower chambered ventricle.

Hyde - Smith's appointment will also bring another first to the entire upper chamber of Congress: there will be 23 women serving as senator, a new high.

Trump's first U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, was confirmed, capping a political brawl that lasted for more than a year and tested constitutional norms inside the Capitol's fraying upper chamber.

Democrats enjoy a 21 - 15 majority over Republicans in the General Assembly's upper chamber heading into the Nov. 8 election.

Senators Joan Hartley, Paul Doyle and Gayle Slossberg walked together Friday afternoon into the «circle,» as senate members call the seats in the General Assembly's ornate upper chamber.

Now it is being hinted that the government could either swamp the Lords by appointing another 150 Tory peers to add to the hugely inflated and costly upper chamber, or force through legislation limiting peers» powers by statute rather than convention.

«David Cameron announced 45 new peers at the end of August, swelling our already bloated upper chamber to over 800 members — an absolutely outrageous situation which will do nothing for people's faith in politics.

They fortify lung tissue and create an efficient oxygen - to - blood exchange by bringing blood to the oxygen rich upper chamber of our chest.

Many observers view de Blasio's losses on mayoral control as motivated by political payback by state senate Republicans, whose dominance in the legislature's upper chamber de Blasio tried unsuccessfully to end during the 2014 election cycle.

If the atria or upper chamber contracts early it is called an APC or atrial premature contraction.

Atrial fibrillation means the heart's two upper chambers quiver instead of beating regularly, leading to heart palpitations, shortness of breath, fatigue and an increase in the risk of stroke.

Earlier this week, the Federation Council (Russia's upper chamber of parliament) published a suggested list of 12 undesirable organizations.

Trump may think McConnell and his Republican Senate colleagues are occasionally a headache for him now, but a GOP - controlled upper chamber will be a major asset for the president if Democrats take control of the House next year.

A Democratic victory in the election Tuesday would set up a new fight in the legislature's upper chamber as the party would then likely hold a one - member numerical majority over Republicans.

He's made the strongest effort yet to campaign for Democrats in the Legislature's upper chamber since he's been governor, and he urged supporters to make sure voters come out and vote Democratic.

The government is preparing proposals for fundamental reform of the Lords, after the coalition agreement committed to bringing forward proposals «for a wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of proportional representation».

X-rays and ultrasound images of these animal's chest show a huge heart — often with an enlarged left upper chamber (atrium) and the lungs filled with fluid.

Sumner said she raised the motion against naming Klein because of the IDC's decision in 2012 to align itself with Republicans, despite Democrats having the numerical majority in the 63 - seat upper chamber, which effectively kept the party out of power.

If Labour had won, its referendum would have included questions on whether to elect MPs by the Alternative Vote (AV) system and whether to introduce a fully elected upper chamber in stages.

Today is the crucial MPs vote on House of Lords reform, advocating an 80 % elected and a 20 % appointed upper chamber.

The contest is particularly significant because if Jones wins, Republicans will maintain just a one - vote majority in Congress» upper chamber.

«Generally speaking, our sense is that the final conference committee report is likely to skew toward the Senate's version given the narrower margin in the upper chamber,» Boltansky and Davaz said.

In AFib — which affects as many as 3 % of the population, with most cases occurring in those over 65 — the electrophysiology of the heart is out of whack, and its two upper chambers (the atria) fibrillate, or quiver, instead of contracting fully.

A sign of just how far Congress has shifted away from fiscal caution is the Senate vote on Feb. 9 to raise discretionary spending: Opposition from Republican budget hawks such as Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mike Lee of Utah was overwhelmed by the 34 GOP Senators who joined 36 Democrats in the upper chamber to pass the deficit - swelling measure.

If Clinton wins the election, it is possible that Senate Democrats ride her coattails and regain control of the upper chamber.

In the upper chamber, Minority Leader Harry Reid (D - NV) will be retiring at the end of 2016, clearing the path for Senator Chuck Schumer (D - NY) to take the lead of the Senate Democratic caucus in 2017.

The Senate's «bathroom bill,» Senate Bill 6, passed the upper chamber almost two months ago and has not yet been referred to a House committee.

He recently voted with 51 senators on a bill to gut the Affordable Care Act, the first such bill to pass in the upper chamber.

But don't be distracted: Just two years after Democrats lost control of the upper chamber in the 2014 midterms, they're poised to snatch it right back.

He is also one of the most media - savvy members in the upper chamber — a trait that has been apparent since the start of his career, when his first, failed bid to become mayor of Newark was captured in a sympathetic documentary, «Street Fight.»

The Senate Budget Committee approved the Senate's tax plan on Tuesday, bringing the upper chamber closer to a floor vote, which is expected to take place Thursday.

The Senate Budget Committee approved the Senate's tax plan on Tuesday, bringing the upper chamber closer to a floor vote.

LeBreton's request comes in the wake of revelations of improper spending that has shaken public confidence in the upper chamber and left Stephen Harper grappling with his most serious political crisis to date.

Only a handful of Alberta's elected Senators have actually been appointed to the upper chamber, as the election process exists outside of the Constitution and can be ignored by the federal government.

Abolishing Canada's upper chamber of «sober second thought» will be hard, maybe even impossible.