Sentences with phrase «vote against programs»

Interestingly enough, no one in that process sought to determine whether the vote for evangelism was a positive one, or whether it was a vote against programs of social involvement.

Maffei also says he's already voted against the program at a time no one was paying attention to it.

Legislator Meyers joined Grant, but explained his vote against the program came from his experience with a history of similar, ineffectual programs.

In effect, holdouts had to choose between approving provisions they oppose and voting against programs they support.

Not exact matches

The open - ended program will not start until next year and central bankers were divided on the new 2 percent inflation target, with two of the central bank's nine policymakers voting against the move.

It seems bizarre that the most reasonable understanding of why the 2008 bank crisis did not require a vast public subsidy for Wall Street occurred at Monday's Republican presidential debate on June 13, by none other than Congressional Tea Party leader Michele Bachmann — who had boasted in a Wall Street Journal interview two days earlier, on Saturday, that she voted against the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) «both times.»

The Board recommends a vote AGAINST a stockholder proposal seeking to have us adopt a policy requiring that senior executives retain a significant percentage of stock acquired through equity pay programs until reaching retirement age because our existing stock ownership guidelines and other compensation policies already effectively facilitate significant stock ownership by our executives, and establishing holding requirements based on a particular retirement age would not be in the best interests of our stockholders.

I am angry at Congress, more specifically any person in Congress who calls himself or herself a Christian and votes against policies and programs for the poor.

People of color have voted and will continue to vote for Barak Obama... The only thing he has done for people of color is be of color and be the elected POTUS... When Obama's eight years is at an end the person who runs against the next democrat will only have to campaign by stating repeatedly «I am a Republican»... Whatever doesn't go right in his administration will be blamed on Obama just as he blamed his failures on Bush... His signature health care program exempts Muslims, Scientologists, Amish etc..

Thus heavy viewers of religious programs are more likely than light viewers to describe themselves as conservative, to oppose a nuclear freeze, to favor tougher laws against pornography, and to have voted in the last election.

Thus we have the seemingly odd political instincts of a single, 35 - year - old McKinsey consultant living in suburban Chicago who thinks of herself as vulnerable and votes for enhanced social programs designed to protect against the dangers and uncertainties of life.

You would need power programs to vote against their short - term self - interest, which never happens in any vote on anything.

You would then need power programs to vote against their short - term self - interest, which never happens in any vote on anything.

I know that Democrats generally oppose school voucher programs which have a similar function as Cruz's amendment, so is that why Democrats voted against Cruz's amendment?

She voted against the party nine times in support of preserving funding for programs or regulations intended to address climate change.

She voted against legislation to delay implementation of federal ozone standards, and she voted in support of a spending bill for energy and water programs.

Sanders has recently argued that he voted against the bill because of guest worker program provisions which he believed would have created vulnerabilities for workers and exploitation.

He's not without his critics, however, who point to a vote by McLaughlin against a budget bill that would have provided funding for environmental and clean - water programs.

Malliotakis has voiced opposition to the City's program, calling it an irresponsible use of taxpayer money, and voted against a bill that would have established a state matching program with a similar 6 - 1 match.

State Sen. John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, voted against the new program, saying it would be better to cut taxes across the board.

State Senate Republicans demanded that New York's representatives in Congress — in both parties — vote against the Obama administration - backed deal to drop sanctions against Iran in exchange for a pause in its nuclear program.

County Executive Steve Bellone issued a certificate of necessity to permit an immediate vote after the center's insurers had agreed only to extend its liability coverage until June 7 in the face of two lawsuits brought against the county and the nonprofit over its program to verify residences of sex offenders listed on a state registry.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that she would vote for a President Barack Obama - backed agreement to drop sanctions against Iran in an exchange for a pause in its nuclear program — even as she called the deal «imperfect.»

Erie County Legislator Edward Rath has released the following statement with regard to his vote against a local law to reinstate the county's conditional release program.

Assemblyman Walter Mosley, a Democrat from central Brooklyn, said he would vote against a bill that did not contain the provision, even if that meant letting the 421 - a program sunset on June 15.

Asked why he was voting for the legislation, Skelos cited the complete ban on smoking marijuana, as well as protections built into the program to guard against fraud and abuse.

Four key Republican U.S. senators — Rob Portman, Shelley Moore Capito, Cory Gardner, and Lisa Murkowski — said they would vote against any reform bill that fails to protect Americans who became eligible for coverage under the ACA's expansion of Medicaid, the government - run health program for the poor and disabled.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was in North Syracuse on Tuesday and she responded to Sen. Charles Schumer's decision to vote against the Obama administration's Iran nuclear deal, which would lift U.S., China, Russia and European Union sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits put on Iran's nuclear program.

After supporting the first «Ryan budget,» which called for severe cuts in entitlement programs, Gibson voted against the next three.

«Sen. Gillibrand and Sen. Schumer voted against CHIP, which provides care for 21,000 children across the district,» Stefanik told The Sun in a phone interview Saturday, referring to the Children's Health Insurance Program.

I voted against the deal in 2015 because it did nothing to prevent Iran's development of missiles, nor would it permanently end its nuclear weapons program.

He said he is considering possibly voting against the House Democratic budget proposal because it does not currently include tax hikes on the wealthy and instead offers spending cuts for programs for the poor and middle classes.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

According to the Human Rights Campaign, she voted against the repealing of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» legislation, opposed legislation that would grant equal tax treatment for employer - provided health coverage for domestic partners, opposed legislation to grant same - sex partners of U.S. citizens and permanent residents the same immigration benefits of married couples and opposed legislation to permit state Medicaid programs to cover low - income, HIV - positive Americans before they develop AIDS.

But Stirpe also voted against one of Silver's key agenda items, the Dream Act, which would open up state tuition programs to certain undocumented college students.

If elected, he plans to reduce property taxes by $ 1 million in four years and do away with the trash tax completely — which he says he voted against three times in the Common Council — by creating revenue through programs such as housing incentives and a traffic division as well as his plan to «rededicate existing resources.»

It measured each state legislator based on two tiers, which include whether legislators voted for or against bills that would create or eliminate government agencies, programs, and regulations, and bills that would impact the free market in a positive or negative way.

«You see the Democrat has voted against the Obama health care program.

As a Republican legislator, Sparaco has voted against tax increases, even as the county's multimillion - dollar deficit swells; he's fought pay raises for county employees; and tried to eliminate the county's Youth Employment program.

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A specific debate rages over what forms of government accountability to impose on private schools participating in choice programs, which already are accountable to parents, who can vote for or against them with their feet.

Mississippi Congressmen Gregg Harper, Trent Kelly, and Steven Palazzo all supported this legislation while Rep. Bennie Thompson voted against it.Under this program, low - income students in Washington D.C., usually stuck in failing public schools, can receive scholarships to attend the private school of their choice.

Most Republicans support voucher programs; most Democrats vote against them.

That vote failed on partisan lines, but Rep. Rosa Gill, a Wake County Democrat and retired math teacher, cautioned lawmakers against expanding voucher spending in the absence of data that suggest the program has been successful.

«I voted against HB 4 because it establishes an entitlement grant program that will place an increasingly heavier financial burden on Texas taxpayers and decrease the State's ability to adequately fund public education,» she added.

Tustin Unified voted against the school's proposal, citing concerns that the charter school proposal had an incomplete instructional program and lesson plan specifics, its budget was not realistic and that teachers did not have the credentials the charter school requested.

In Douglas County south of Denver, voters who in 2009 and 2013 supported conservative reformers for the school board voted against three of them who had pushed controversial measures, including a voucher program.

To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.

After voting against the Interest Rate Reduction Act in 2012, he released a statement claiming that congress has pushed «hard decisions down the road» and called for «a long term fix to our student loan programs.»

Let's ask all the Benchers who voted against the LPP pilot program in 2012, as reported nationwide by The Globe And Mail: «Some within the Law Society have criticized the program — 20 of 56 council members voted against it.