Sentences with phrase «vote against the legislation in»

The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have vowed to vote against the legislation in the Commons and Lords.

Staten Island's two Republican Council members, Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio (South Shore) and Councilman Steven Matteo (Mid - Island / Brooklyn), were among those voting against the legislation in the Council — where many members expressed concerns about how the bill might affect small businesses but voted for it anyway.

Padavan, Onorato and Monserrate had voted against the legislation in 2009.

Her intervention will embolden more than 100 Tory MPs who are threatening to vote against the legislation in the New Year.

Neil Coyle said he would vote against the legislation in a bid to rescue finance sector jobs in his London constituency.

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Sanders also said he favored immigration reform, while defending his record in the Senate where he had voted in 2007 against similar legislation.

In Tallahassee, the National Rifle Association, one of the most influential special interest groups in the state, asked House lawmakers to vote against the legislatioIn Tallahassee, the National Rifle Association, one of the most influential special interest groups in the state, asked House lawmakers to vote against the legislatioin the state, asked House lawmakers to vote against the legislation.

A day after the bill's prospects wavered somewhat, Republican leaders notched two victories on Friday, when Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said he would vote yes after gaining a more generous child tax credit in the final bill and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, who voted against the initial Senate bill over deficit concerns, said he would support the legislation.

The first, in 2004, happened when the Rhea County Commission voted to introduce legislation that would amend Tennessee's criminal code so that the county could charge gays and lesbians with «crimes against nature.»

Anyone who is voting in NC should vote against this anti-gay legislation in protest of this asshole.

One hundred and thirty six Tory MPs opposed the bill against 123 in favour, meaning a majority of the Conservative party voted against the legislation.

This fear of an NRA backlash might, at least in part, explain why Republican senators continue to vote against gun control legislation that's popular with their own conservative constituents.

The amendments, though voted down, come as Republicans in the state Senate have signaled support for possible gun control legislation, which could include making it harder for those deemed too dangerous to obtain a firearm and closing up loopholes in the prohibition against people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from keeping and obtaining guns.

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.

Trump (and Zeldin) did well in this Long Island district, but Democrats have continued to target Zeldin, most recently launching radio and digital ads against him for voting against legislation that included relief funds for Hurricane Harvey damage in Texas.

Bloomberg's Independence USA PAC put $ 6 million in ads behind Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey for his leadership on gun control legislation after the Newtown shooting and punished New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte for voting against it with $ 8.5 million in ads backing her opponent, Gov. Maggie Hassan — while Bloomberg donated another $ 1 million to Planned Parenthood Votes to further boost Hassan.

In a crucial difference with the version of the legislation that failed to win sufficient Republican support earlier this year, the current incarnation allows states to individually decide which pre-existing conditions insurers must cover and removes caps on how much the afflicted can be charged, and includes an age tax that allows insurance companies to charge higher premiums to individuals between the ages of 50 and 64 — allowing it to win votes from the previously recalcitrant Tea Party - aligned Freedom Caucus and pass by a margin of 217 in favor to 213 againsIn a crucial difference with the version of the legislation that failed to win sufficient Republican support earlier this year, the current incarnation allows states to individually decide which pre-existing conditions insurers must cover and removes caps on how much the afflicted can be charged, and includes an age tax that allows insurance companies to charge higher premiums to individuals between the ages of 50 and 64 — allowing it to win votes from the previously recalcitrant Tea Party - aligned Freedom Caucus and pass by a margin of 217 in favor to 213 againsin favor to 213 against.

During the last Parliament, I voted against our government when it introduced legislation to cut the deficit in half by 2010.

The government was defeated in 15 Lords votes on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, its keystone Brexit legislation, with majorities against it ranging from 24, to 128.

Mainline Democrats voted against the legislation, as did the Republican - allied Independent Democratic Conference, resulting in a 32 - 30 vote.

Some argued that State Senator Jeff Klein had brought the bill to a vote too soon, while others focused on the Republican Senators who persisted in voting against the legislation.

It may surprise the Home Secretary to know that the whole Labour party, including the current and former Prime Minister, voted against that legislation on the grounds that it did not go far enough in liberalising the situation and still applied the criminal law to far too much information.

McMahon was under pressure to support the Democrats» healthcare reform bill in March but ultimately cast a vote against the legislation.

Legislator Tom Barraga (R - East Islip), who spent over 20 years in Albany as an assemblyman, voted along with legislators Jay Schneiderman (I - Montauk) and Tom Cilmi (R - Bay Shore) against the county Legislature's budget — pointing to past bailouts in New York City and Nassau County as evidence the legislation would not be much of a risk at all.

Senate Republicans on Monday criticized the Democratic leadership in the conference for voting against legislation that would recall an elected official who is indicted for a felony.

Schreibman's television advertisement campaign targeted senior citizens and women with promises to protect Medicare and women's rights while leveling criticism against Gibson's votes in line with Republican legislation that included funding cuts for Planned Parenthood and measures that would change the way Medicare is operated.

There's a variety of factors why Cuomo fares so poorly in some of these districts, ranging from staunch opposition SAFE Act to his truculent relationship with public - worker labor organizations (never mind that Tkaczyk, a Democrat who narrowly won her race by 18 votes in 2012, did not cast a vote for or against the legislation considering her race had not been resolved at that point).

The GOP, which voted in a bloc against the marriage bill in spite of advocates» claims that there was support from four or more minority conference members for the legislation, is unlikely to engaged it fragile hold on the majority — if it manages to wrest it back from the Democrats — by taking up this controversial bill.

It is now thought almost half of Tory backbenchers will vote against the proposals when the government pushes legislation through the Commons in the new year.

It's most baffling that as a state representative, Mr. Carter voted against reasonable gun control legislation just months after Newtown, part of which he represents, was shattered by gun violence in 2012.

They insisted that if the Senate GOP was truly interested in assisting the Latino community, it would have advanced — or allowed — legislation during the regular session and voted against key funding cuts.

[183] Elected officials and observers opined that Scozzafava's showing in the congressional race affected the New York State Senate's December 2, 2009 vote against same - sex marriage legislation.

The Assembly and Senate were to vote on legislation they say will curb abuses against disabled people in state care.

But Sen. Brad Hoylman (D - Manhattan), who voted against the bill in committee, cites concerns about brain injuries and proposes legislation to establish a compensation fund for fighters.

Regent Roger Tilles, seen in Albany on March 12, said Monday that voting against legislation to repeal the state's requirement basing teacher job ratings largely on student testing would be «suicide» on Long Island.

Last summer, he opposed a procedural vote on trade legislation, and after the vote, he accused leadership of retaliating against him by removing him as a co-sponsor on a bill, The Hill reported in July.

Faso ultimately voted against the legislation — one of 13 Republicans to do so — though he saw benefits, in addition to drawbacks, of the bill.

For the first time in decades, the Assembly has a speaker (Carl Heastie) who's willing to vote against proposed legislation, at least on occasion.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday in a statement credited the congressional lawmakers from New York who voted against the Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act through what is considered a slimmed - down version of the legislation.

«We would like to thank Team Schneiderman for producing an ad with a courtroom setting, which only serves to highlight that D.A. Donovan has spent the better part of the last 15 years prosecuting cases in actual courtrooms while State Senator Schneiderman was busy voting to raise taxes, proposing legislation to line trial lawyers» pockets, voting against civil confinement for sex offenders and cutting deals to keep Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate in the majority fold in Albany,» Shapiro said.

Orange, who has made constituent services a priority in her career, voted against gun - control legislation arising from the Sandy Hook school shooting in December 2012 — earning high marks from the National Rifle Association.

In March, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic House leadership scrambled to find the votes necessary to ensure the passage of the health care bill, one of the most important parts of the political calculus was which of the most vulnerable Democrats would be allowed to cast their votes against the legislation, thereby increasing their chances of reelection in 201In March, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic House leadership scrambled to find the votes necessary to ensure the passage of the health care bill, one of the most important parts of the political calculus was which of the most vulnerable Democrats would be allowed to cast their votes against the legislation, thereby increasing their chances of reelection in 201in 2010.

During the passage of the legislation in the Commons, six Lib Dem MPs voted against the Conservative - Lib Dem coalition government.

The development may be particularly important in the senate, where Democrats hold a slim 32 - 30 majority, four Democrats have already said they will vote against the marriage bill, and equality advocates will need to pick up several GOP votes in order to pass the legislation.

«The Log Cabin Republicans announced Tuesday that the GOP's New York leadership in both the state senate and assembly are going to allow Republican legislators to make «conscience votes» on Gov. David Paterson's marriage - equality bill rather than pressuring party members to vote against it, giving the legislation a much stronger likelihood of picking up Republican votes in both chambers.

The Republicans in the chamber are also aided by an eight - member group of breakaway Democrats — the Independent Democratic Conference — who work with the G.O.P. and give them an extra buffer against some legislation they dislike, a list that this year includes early voting, gun control and any new taxes.

Earlier this year, Tory MEPs abstained from voting against anti-gay legislation in Europe.

In particular, assembly member Amy Demboski, who voted against the legislation, sought support for her re-election bid from conservative voters unhappy with the law's passage, many of whom live in her districIn particular, assembly member Amy Demboski, who voted against the legislation, sought support for her re-election bid from conservative voters unhappy with the law's passage, many of whom live in her districin her district.

Stefanik, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, voted against the initial legislation in 2015, expressing doubt that the agreement would fail to shut down the regional power's path to a nuclear bomb.

State Assemblyman Robin Schimminger, D - Kenmore, was one of only two Assembly members to vote against the «Buy American» road and bridge legislation passed by the state Legislature in 2017.