Sentences with phrase «urging passage of the bill»

Meanwhile, D.C. - based celebrity Chef Jose Andres wrote this moving editorial urging passage of the bill for The Altantic Monthly.

County leaders and district attorneys urged passage of a bill to have the state pick up the cost of a mandated pay raise for prosecutors, a standard practice for decades that Cuomo discontinued.

Aided by some colleagues in the legislature, Schimel urged passage of her bill A-1157, mandating the use of unworkable firearms microstamping technology, and falsely claimed law enforcement support for her proposal.

Patients with serious health conditions, including children with a severe seizure disorder, came to the Capitol on the first formal day of the legislative session to urge passage of a bill to more fully allow access to medical marijuana in New York.

Patients with serious health conditions, including children with a severe seizure disorder, came to the Capitol to urge passage of a bill to more fully allow access to medical marijuana in New York.

Patients with serious health conditions, including children with a severe seizure disorder, came to the state Capitol to urge passage of a bill to better allow access to medical marijuana in New York.

Patients with serious health conditions, including children with a severe seizure disorder, went to Albany to urge passage of a bill to more fully allow access to medical marijuana in New York.

The Council's Committee on State and Federal Legislation, which held the hearing, voted unanimously to support a resolution urging passage of the bill by the state Legislature.

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They urged Abbott, a Republican, to «avoid any actions, including the passage of any «bathroom bill,» that would threaten our continued growth.»

Business Groups Call for Passage of Miscellaneous Tariff Bill The U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined the National Association of Manufacturers and more than 200 other associations and businesses to send a letter to both chambers of Congress urging that the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill of 2018 (MTB) be included in the upcoming omnibus spending package.

- A story in the Aug. 7 Du Page section erroneously reported the vote by an informal task force urging support for legislative passage of a bill to give municipalities additional powers to quickly acquire property for flood control projects.

Arizona State University Conducting Survey on Vegetable Marketing Materials in Schools California Plant - Based Meal Options and Equipment Assistance Hawaii Onsite Composting and Farm to School Bills Pass Committee New Jersey Urges Passage of Child Nutrition Reauthorization Maryland Hearing on Nutrition Standards

Advocates for the City University of New York this week sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly urging a contract for CUNY workers as well as the passage of a maintenance of effort bill to fix infrastructure problems at public college system's campuses.

ALBANY — Today State Senator Daniel Squadron, State Senator Todd Kaminsky, State Senators Liz Krueger, Gustavo Rivera, Neil Breslin, Velmanette Montgomery, George Latimer, and Brad Hoylman, Assemblymembers Brian Kavanagh and Jo Anne Simon, Citizen Action NY, League of Women Voters of NYS, Common Cause / NY, and Citizens Union urged Senate passage of Squadron's bill to close the LLC Loophole (S60B / A6975C - Kavanagh).

The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association congratulates the House on the passage of this bill, and urges the Senate to take it up as soon as possible.

At 10:15 a.m., state Superintendent of Financial Services Ben Lawsky will join health care and consumer advocates at an event to urge passage of legislation in the state budget to protect New Yorkers from surprise, out - of - network medical bills, LCA Press Room (130), LOB, Albany.

Daily fantasy sports companies drafted former Buffalo Bills» Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly and former NFL quarterback Vinny Testaverde to come to the Capitol today to urge passage of DFS legalization.

At 9:15 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Tish James, NYC Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Lorelei Salas, NYC Councilman I. Daneek Miller, 32BJ SEIU President Hector Figueroa and others urge passage of a package of bills for fast food workers, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

You urged Ghanaians to insist on the passage of the bill because they have a right to information.

Speaking on the bill, the former speaker of the Assembly, Mrs. Jumoke Akindele, urged the committee on appropriation to give the bill speedy passage for the benefit of the people of the state.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- Several influential organizations urged passage of health care legislation Wednesday in the face of growing liberal discontent with what many Democrats believe is now a watered down Senate bill.

County lawmakers also urged passage of any of several bills, including a Senate bill, S. 1814, from Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer, R - Amherst, that would impose a Medicaid residency requirement, as the county has, in recent years, seen a significant number of eligible applicants for taxpayer - funded medical care from outside the county — and even outside the state.

Particularly since this month's passage of a same - sex marriage bill in New York, gay lawmakers and other supporters in Maryland have urged O'Malley to play a more visible role.

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Tuesday urged the International Oil Companies and Oil Producers Trade Section (IOC / OPTS) operating in the country not to induce lawmakers during the consideration and passage of the Fiscal and Host Communities Bills - components of the Petroleum Industry...

I urge my Senate colleagues to join me in fighting for the immediate passage of this bill,» said State Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Jeffrey D. Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester).

The Right to Information (RTI) Coalition Ghana, is urging parliament to urgently pass the Right to Information Bill as it did with the passage of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill.

Oz also took the time to urge his viewers to call state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan to call for passage this year of a bill that would extend the timeframe that child sex abuse survivors can bring civil and criminal cases.

They however urged members of the red chamber to expedite work in ensuring speedy passage of the bill aimed at regulating Social Work practice and profession in the country.

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In urging the passage of a New Hampshire bill to establish education savings accounts, Jeb Bush said «when public schools face increased competition, they get better and kids learn more.»

Every educator should contact their Senator to urge swift passage of Senator Harkin's bill.

Biden urged all educators to call their representatives and senators to push for a quick passage of the bill.

And for this reason I urge you to reject the passage of the proposed bill.

We urge the House's swift passage of this bill.

Lobby day participants are urging passage of S.B. 380, a bill that would make cockfighting a felony, make it a felony to provide a premises for animal fighting, possess animals for fighting or animal fighting paraphernalia, require forfeiture of animals for people convicted of animal fighting and prohibit wagering on animal fights.

HABRI urges passage of H.R. 3016, the Veterans Employment, Education and Healthcare Improvement Act, with a particular interest in Section 106 of the bill, which «directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five - year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans» post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of educating those veterans in the training and handling of service dogs for veterans with disabilities.»

Forcing House Democrats to take these politically difficult votes in the midst of the recession was especially galling to many moderate Democrats because the House climate bill never had a realistic chance of Senate passage, where centrist Senate allies of the president urged other measures like a renewable energy standard.

Today, on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we wrote to BC Premier Clark urging her to support the passage of Bill M - 222, a legislative amendment that recognizes the inherent dignity and worth of trans people.

The Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative urges Florida representatives to co-sponsor and support the passage of this important bill.

Flood says he urged the minister to proceed with the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2001 on a timely basis and offered the association's support in lobbying MPPs of all parties for swift passage of the bill.

With six months remaining in the 2018 fiscal year, the National Association of REALTORS ® urges the passage of the «omnibus appropriations bill» agreed upon by U.S. House and Senate negotiators.

With six months remaining in the 2018 fiscal year, the National Association of REALTORS ® urges the passage of the «omnibus appropriations bill» agreed upon by U.S. House and Senate negotiators last night, which is designed to fund the federal government through Sept. 30.