Sentences with phrase «vetoing those they voted against»

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In the past couple of years, Sanders has voted against the Keystone XL Pipeline, vetoed by the president in March, as well as for bills that would have prohibited corporate interference with women's health care and increased environmental standards for damaged national infrastructure.

The deal requires approval by Pou Sheng's independent shareholders, who own 37.2 percent in total, and could be vetoed if one - tenth of these investors votes against.

On Thursday, a veto - proof majority in the House voted in favor of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act.

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

Specifically, these modern tribunes would be entitled to veto one piece of congressional legislation, one executive order and one Supreme Court decision; to call one national referendum, over any issue they wish (only two - thirds votes of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives may render the statute unconstitutional); and to initiate impeachment proceedings against one Federal official from each of the three branches of government during their term of office.

«If anyone votes against that resolution or tries to veto it, that should be on their conscience,» Mr Cameron warned yesterday.

China and Russia were joined by Cuba in voting against a strong resolution criticising Syria at the UN's human rights council in Geneva - but as their votes did not have a veto power the resolution was passed.

Congress may vote against the agreement, but President Barack Obama will have the power to veto their decision, and most observers agree that opponents will not be able to pull together enough members to override the veto.

There are enough Democrats in the Assembly to get the two - thirds majority needed to override Paterson's vetoes, and Senate Democrats will be happy to dare their Republican opponents to vote against school aid restorations.

U.S. Delegate to the U.N. Nikki Haley voted against the resolution, using the United States» veto power as a permanent member for the first time in more than six years.

Congress may vote against the agreement, but Mr. Obama will have the power to veto their decision, and most observers agree that opponents will not be able to pull together enough members to override the veto.

A parliamentary system would protect against a theoretical US shutdown caused by presidential veto of a budget from a Congress that didn't have enough votes to override it - but that's not what happened here.

Five of the Majority Caucus members who voted against downsizing now support the gerrymandered map that was vetoed by the County Executive.

In 2004, he vetoed the entire state budget and threatened to campaign against any legislator who voted to override.

The law requires unwieldy super-majorities for sanctions against violators — as many as 13 votes for action — and essentially gives veto power over sanctions to appointees of legislative leaders.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The New York City Council has voted to pass bills that will create an outside watchdog for the nation's biggest police department and make it easier for people to file profiling claims against it, overriding mayoral vetoes.

And not just for the first time but for the second time, Speaker Quinn will vote against it and will vote to sustain Mayor Bloomberg's veto.»

«I urge the Council Members to vote against the living wage bill, and to vote against overriding this veto on the prevailing wage bill.

The bottom line is that a vote to override the County Executive's veto is nothing more than a vote against Term Limits and a vote against the Two - hat Rule regardless of how many monotonic speeches the legislators drone out to explain the inexplicable to the incredulous and the unbelieving.

According to the New York Post, reforms can be vetoed if two - thirds of schoolteachers and staff members vote against it.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R - OH) said at a press conference on Wednesday that the Freedom Caucus will vote against the omnibus spending bill and he hopes the White House will veto the bill.