Sentences with phrase «vote against the budget because»

Mr. Ghosio said he respected the work of Mr. Russell and those in the town's finance departments to put together a budget, but decided to vote against the budget because of comments made at public hearings by struggling North Fork residents who said the tax hike would represent a high burden.

«She voted against this budget because she had concerns with the language related to eliminating the deduction for state and local taxes,» said Tom Flanagin, a spokesman.

Not exact matches

Rep. Juan Vargas, a California Democrat who voted against the omnibus because it lacked protection for Dreamers, said his party has to keep proving itself to Dreamers after disappointing in the budget process.

«I voted against the last three budgets for the city of Albany because they contained massive structural deficits, which are similar to the one we will face next year, which will be over $ 20 million and I would like to avoid having decisions where we take our most vulnerable citizens and punish them through the budget process.»

«She said because she voted against the state budget, it means that after she voted yes, she voted no.

Assemblyman David DiPietro (R - East Aurora), stoked the controversy again yesterday in a video posted on Facebook, saying he would vote against two budget bills because they contain two provisions that, in his view, fund the SAFE Act:

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.

Now, after Hurricane Maria, we Puerto Ricans are seeing our brothers and sisters suffering: hospital's without lights, half of the island without electricity for more than five (5) months and the U.S. Congress voting against a budget that includes some aid to the island of Puerto Rico just because that was not D.A.C.A.

, saying he would vote against two budget bills because they contain two provisions that, in his view, fund the SAFE Act:

The vast majority of the House Democratic caucus was unable to make the motion because they voted against the Republican - written budget.

At the center of the debate is whether the deficit is really $ 62 million or $ 80 million, except in Meyers» case, as he believes the deficit to actually be more than $ 80 million, and voted against the bond because he does not think his colleagues are serious about balancing the budget.

Huntley said she voted against the governor's budget this year because there were too many cuts to those services.

Seven Republican members of New York's congressional delegation — including Rep. Peter King of Long Island and Rep. Dan Donovan of Staten Island — voted against a House budget resolution last week because it included language removing the deduction.

Grimm said the Democrats voted against the changes presented Tuesday because they should be done at budget time.

Council President Michael Galime says he voted against the budget largely because it arrived late so there was little time for review.