The governor's
veto came way too late as far as I'm concerned.
Cuomo's
veto came nearly four months after AB 2778 cleared the New York state senate by a vote of 49 - 11, after winning unanimous approval from the state assembly, 139 - 0.
The veto came after the Legislature reduced the amount of money Walker initially proposed in the budget to help districts in rural areas, where many of the low - revenue districts are located.
The veto came amid public and legislative debate on the bill, which opponents claimed would have unconstitutionally provided public funds for religious institutions and overburdened already struggling school districts by forcing them to pay for private special education.
The veto came after the general assembly again failed to pass pension reform.
«There may be a lot of
vetoes coming.
The veto comes two days before a gun and firearm show is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at The Westchester County Center.
Washington (CNN)- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he will urge President Barack Obama to
veto a coming $ 726 billion defense authorization bill if it contains funding for unwanted projects Gates has been trying to cut for years.
Not exact matches
This time, it'll take the shape of a 2015 bill that actually reached President Obama's desk (and was promptly
vetoed)-- one that's
come to be known as «repeal - and - delay» because it, well, sets a two - year timetable for Obamacare repeal.
BRUSSELS / LONDON, Oct 31 - British Prime Minister David Cameron
came under pressure to act tough on the European Union budget and France threatened to use its
veto, signalling a divisive start to bargaining over the 1 trillion euro long - term spending plan.
BRUSSELS / LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters)- British Prime Minister David Cameron
came under pressure to act tough on the European Union budget and France threatened to use its
veto, signalling a divisive start to bargaining over the 1 trillion euro ($ 1.3 trillion) long - term spending plan.
Obama's
veto didn't
come as a surprise to anyone who has listened to the president discuss his views on climate change.
The vote will
come early because the state constitution says that if legislators want to override a
veto, they have to do it immediately after they return to session, but it will also mark a quick opportunity for Democrats to highlight the Republican governor's opposition to a policy they're betting voters will favor.
, who told him: «Mr. President, the reason nothing has gotten done here is that the gun lobby has had a
veto power over any legislation that
comes before the Congress.»
The fact that Brewer didn't just
come out and tell everyone she would
veto the law before in even passed leaves me with very little respect for her.
Every time the disciples wanted to use any kind of violence they
came up against Christ's
veto (the episode of the fire pouring from heaven on the cities that rejected Christ, the parable of the tares and the wheat, Peter's sword, etc.).
The matter still has to
come before the House, however, and Bush has threatened to
veto the legislation if it is passed.
They know when it
comes time to
veto or sign a bill into law, faith can cloud someone's judgement.
Also every recipe
comes with the meal macros, so it's easy to follow the
veto diet.
Stern's track record wasn't perfect, as he was involved with multiple lockouts and
came under fire for some of his decisions, including the choice to
veto Chris Paul's trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The new law
comes less than two months after a similar surrogacy bill in New Jersey was
vetoed by Governor Chris Christie.
All 19 votes against the bill
came from the opposition Conservatives, who objected to the lack of a disclosure
veto provision.
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb told Kaitlyn Ross on CapTon last night that he expects to have «anywhere from 49 to 51 seats»
come Jan. 1, and predicted the GOP will be a power the Democrats are forced to reckon with — even if Speaker Sheldon Silver maintains his
veto - proof majority.
The speaker said it's the governor's «perogative» to exercise his line item
veto power, which he has threatened to do if the Legislature doesn't include a contingency plan to deal with the loss of the $ 1 billion worth of FMAP cash should Congress fail to
come through.
It should be noted that if
vetoes do
come, the Assembly has a
veto - proof majority and could override likely with no problem.
Adams, a Brooklyn Democrats, insisted the GOP will eventually
come around from its current stance of having zero interest in helping the majority dig out from under Gov. David Paterson's
vetoes.
Obviously, with the Skelos verdict
coming earlier in the day on Friday, and people lamenting the lack of transparency in Albany as part of a «culture of corruption,» the timing of the
vetoes could not have been worse.
The English
veto vote would
come after the final opportunities to amend the bill take place at report stage.
Cuomo and his aides are expected to review and possibly
veto some lines in
coming weeks.)
The bill could not
come at a worse time for Anglo - Russian relations, with the two countries still at loggerheads over Russia's
veto of a UN resolution on the violence in Syria.
DeFrancisco said in an interview Thursday he would be supportive of an effort to override a potential gubernatorial
veto, should it
come to that.
He is taking the opportunity of actually
coming up with some policies, proposing to give councils the power to
veto new shops on the high street.
The complications
come from how the pocket
veto is defined in the Constitution
But perhaps the funniest take on all this
comes from Steven Goldstein, founder of Garden State Equality, who wrote on his Facebook page after the
vetoes: «The award for the most annoying same - sex couple of the year goes to Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo.»
As far as I understand, all member states have a
veto in the European Council when it
comes to questions of immigration and national security.
The ad buy
comes after an amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Capital Plan was withdrawn at the Capital Program Review Board, potentially fearing a
veto from Flanagan's appointees on the board.
With a bloc of 22 votes, the Democrats would be able to block a
veto override in the Senate, should it
come to that.
But Republicans last year gained full control of the chamber and Klein lost the title, plus the ability to have
veto power over which bills
come to the floor for a vote.
But the Senate's main sponsor of the bill, Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, said he would be supportive of an effort to override a gubernatorial
veto of the measure should it
come to that.
While
vetos in the last 5 years have
come from Russia, if you look at the last 40 years, the USA has used its
veto just as much.
Twenty - two Senate Democrats wrote Cuomo a letter urging him to keep his word and exercise his
veto authority, reasoning that the courts will have more leeway to redraw the lines if he does — thanks to the recent Texas decision that some saw as upholding the primacy of the Legislature when it
comes to redistricting.
The bill passed, and made its way through the proper channels to Governor Paterson's desk, where he
vetoed it this weekend, saying it was unclear where the money would
come from to pay for it.
The signing
comes after
vetoes of similar bills in 2011 and 2013.
Bloomberg, who has called for axing the cuts, said a
veto would force GOPers to «start working with the Democrats on how you can
come up with intelligent cuts.»
The bills that Cuomo
vetoed address the culture of denial and delay that dominates state agencies when it
comes to answering information requests from the public.
Astorino also
came under fire from Board of Legislators Chairman Mike Kaplowitz, a Yorktown Democrat, who called the
veto «ill - advised, wrong and insensitive to the most vulnerable in our society.»
«He should be rejecting this budget out of hand and say to the democratic majority, «I will
veto this budget if it
comes to my desk.
The letter
comes after Cuomo last year
vetoed legislation aimed at providing legal service spending for the poor on the county level through a reimbursement.
Coming on top of the massive cut to the MTA payroll tax — a move which could cost the MTA up to $ 320 million dollars a year over time — the effective
veto of the lockbox bill caps off a political deal that has threatened transit service at every turn.