Sentences with phrase «vote against the background»

On the Democratic side, the appeal of stronger gun laws was evident in Clinton's attacks on rival Bernie Sanders over his past votes against background check laws and for limits on lawsuits against gun makers.

A 23 per cent yes vote in a popular vote against the background of pretty much unanimous establishment resistance is a major achievement.

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Democratic Senators Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Jon Tester of Montana voted against expanded background checks, while Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly voted with Republicans.

It is against this background of public moral struggle that the people of Israel prepare to vote on July 23 for their next government, in an election that pits the conservative Likud Party of Menachem Begin and current Prime Minister Yitzak Shamir against the Labor Party headed by two - time loser Shimon Peres.

«Despite this, John Faso has worked against gun reform from the start, opposing even basic policies like background checks, and voting against the New York SAFE Act.

But the Democratic - controlled Senate voted against legislation pushed by the president that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases to gun shows and online sales.

Although introduced in 1985 to maintain stability against a background of heavy defections, many feel it severely constrains MPs from voicing their own opinion and voting according to the constituency they represent.

The ad, shared first with Roll Call, hits the congressman for voting against the 2010 health care law, opposing abortion rights and background check and same - sex marriage legislation.

One of the fears expressed by the six Tory rebels who voted against the Government on tuition fees last night (full breakdown of who rebelled is here) was that the increase would deter people from poorer backgrounds fro going to university.

Age: 62 Hometown: Greenwich Occupation: Business leader, former U.S. Ambassador Background: Foley, a Greenwich millionaire and former ambassador to Ireland, is seeking a rematch against Malloy after losing to the incumbent Democrat by less than 7,000 votes in 2010.

A polarized US Senate voted against expanding background checks for more gun purchases, rejecting the proposal a day after the latest mass shooting left 14 people dead in California.

Another section of the resolution links New York's strict gun laws to the state's low rates of gun crime, while criticizing some state senators who have voted against «common sense» gun laws like a ban on bump stocks, improved background checks and state funding for research on gun violence.

NARAL Pro-Choice America launched a five - figure TV buy attacking Lipinski late last year for voting against the 2010 health care law and opposing abortion rights and background check and same - sex marriage legislation.

As the lone dissenting committee vote against the Third Grade Reading Bill, Rep. Zemke understood that students from disadvantaged backgrounds may not have a parent or guardian to apply for an exemption from being retained.

While co-authored with bi-partisan support in both houses, some Democrats still placed ideology over reason by voting against the bill despite the fact background checks are a measure that many Democrats have been championing for years.