Sentences with phrase «vote in favor of»

The Democratic political action committee End Citizens United wasted little time in criticizing Rep. Claudia Tenney's vote in favor of the tax overhaul bill, approved Wednesday in the House of Representatives and signed by President Trump.

Grisanti in 2011 was one of four Republicans in the state Senate to back the legalization of same - sex marriage and, less than two years later, provided a vote in favor of the gun control law known as the SAFE Act, a measure that has stirred anger among the conservative base.

«We welcome allies of all political stripes, even if the last time it came up for a vote, the Senate Republicans were unable to muster a single vote in favor of allowing loving, committed same - sex couples to legally marry in our own state.»

It was likely Grisanti's vote in favor of the SAFE Act, which has drawn the ire of firearms advocates and gun owners, that is most attributable to his loss.

Gay - marriage advocates need several Republican lawmakers in the Senate to vote in favor of the bill if it is to become law.

But it also came after Flanagan pledged to enact some changes to the gun control law, which is deeply opposed by gun - rights advocates, who are skeptical of the Long Islander's leadership in the chamber given his vote in favor of the SAFE Act in 2013.

«A majority of voters also say they would vote in favor of requiring legislators to disclose all outside income, for a property tax cap, to allow the use of medical marijuana, to allow wine to be sold in grocery stores, and to legalize same sex marriages,» Said Siena pollster Steven Greenberg.

The campaign has been careful about such overtures in the past as it fended off criticisms from the left by her primary rival Bernie Sanders, who highlighted her 2002 vote in favor of the Iraq War, ties to controversial Republican figures like Henry Kissinger, and warm relationship with Wall Street.

The Plattsburgh resident was among nearly 200 people who came to the Mountain Lake PBS studio to protest the lawmaker's recent vote in favor of the American Health Care Act.

Kennedy had previously been on the record, of sorts, in favor of the convention referendum, contribution money to a committee backing the vote in favor of it.

Many spoke out against her decision to vote in favor of the American Health Care Act.

Upstate Republican advocates remain skeptical of Flanagan in part for his hailing from Suffolk County, but also his vote in favor of the SAFE Act gun control law.

While the numbers might change, it appears likely that the percentage of the vote in favor of a convention will fall well below the 37 percent level of 1997, when the question last appeared on the ballot.

Did you know she cast the final vote in favor of the MTA payroll tax?

Gipson won election to his first term in the Senate when a vote in favor of legalizing gay marriage by former Republican state Sen. Steve Saland led to Republicans and Conservatives splitting their votes between Saland, R - Poughkeepsie, and Conservative candidate Neil DiCarlo, of Putnam County.

The first thing he did when he arrived in washington is vote in favor of the Health Care reform bill.

Will Wisconsin Democrats make history and recall Republican state Senators after their vote in favor of a bill that stripped unions of their right to collectively bargain?

If we vote in favor of the convention, we'll then elect delegates who can propose amendments to the constitution.

«Mr. Grimm must have trouble understanding the legislative process because I voted against the bill not once, but twice despite calls from colleagues and organizations on the left to vote in favor of it,» McMahon said.

This means you can vote in favor of one, for instance, and against another.

they are not robots, just vote in favor of those that are members of the party that more closely reflects their political ideology and local interests.

But they argued that the senior senator must use his clout to convince all other Democrats to join him in preventing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action from becoming international law — including junior Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has said she will vote in favor of the deal.

But Republicans had one condition: All eight Democrats on the county legislature also had to vote in favor of the borrowing, according to Republican and some Democratic officials.

But Kingston Common Council President Jim Noble said this he does not see any legal basis to revisit the 5 - 4 vote in favor of the zoning change.

When Carl Kruger, a Brooklyn senator facing trial on federal bribery charges, announced at a news conference in June that he would vote in favor of same - sex marriage, Mr. Cuomo stood with him and other wavering Democrats and publicly congratulated them.

McDonald was part of four Republicans, who control the state Senate by a 32 - member majority, to vote in favor of the measure in June 2011.

What I think is that the current Saugerties Town Board along with the Town Supervisor, Greg Helsmoortel are NOT considering the best interest of the people of Saugerties when they raise their hand to vote in favor of projects like the PILOT (Payment In Leui Of Taxes) program that brings low income section 8 housing to a town that can not afford any more tax increases.

Instead of grandstanding on this issue, he should have the courage to speak up for the millions of Americans who have lost their health insurance or are facing massive increases in their premiums because he cast a deciding vote in favor of Obamacare.

Six members vote in favor of the resolution.

The GOP - led Senate did approve at package of changes to the SAFE Act after Flanagan was elected majority leader, partially in response to concerns raised by upstate Republicans and gun - rights advocates who question his vote in favor of the SAFE Act.

Back in September 2010, she posted a YouTube video of herself trying to call the offices of Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer to ask them to vote in favor of repealing «Don't Ask, Don't Tell.»

Stefanik crossed party lines back in 2015 to vote in favor of the TPA (edited, see below), putting her on the same side of the issue as President Obama, who now finds himself at odds with the woman who is seeking to replace him, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

He made clear though, that his rejection of that site wasn't a vote in favor of the Central Terminal.

While 2011 would see all seven Queens senators vote in favor of the bill, in 2009 five of Queens» senators voted against the measure: current state Sens. Shirley Huntley (D - Jamaica) and Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D - Howard Beach) and former Sens. George Onorato, Hiram Monserrate and Frank Padavan.

Probably worst of all, Faso's vote in favor of gutting New York's own laws flies directly in the face of both the visceral fear and anger demonstrated in the wake of the Florida mass shooting and of what 83 percent of gun - owning Republicans say they want.

The commission met on April 12, 2012 to vote in favor of a compromise map, which contained two Senate district splits and 68 House splits.

We are disappointed with the decision not to vote in favor of our application to rezone Sherman Plaza but want to thank Community Board 12, Borough President Brewer, the City Planning Commission and the Mayor for working with us over the last two years in support of the project.

I was pleased to vote in favor of the budget that included a compensation package for our state police, deputy sheriffs and correctional officers.

Buffalo Sen. Mark Grisanti, meanwhile, is in danger of losing the Conservative Party line for his vote in favor of same - sex marriage.

Sen. James Alesi, the fourth GOP lawmaker to vote in favor of the law, is retiring.

The mailer, which criticizes Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti for his vote in favor of same - sex marriage legalization, is prett graphic; depicting two men in the midst of a sex act and refers to the Buffalo lawmaker as a «political whore.»

Gillibrand has become an increasingly prominent Democratic critic of Trump, opposing nearly all of his cabinet - level nominations save for her vote in favor of Nikki Hayley as the ambassador to the United Nations — fueling a rise in speculation that she will run for president herself in 2020.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who faces skepticism from upstate Republicans and gun owners over his vote in favor of the SAFE Act, has said a repeal is highly unlikely.

Faso did vote in favor of a motion to recommend that provisions related to stopping funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates for one year be taken out of the bill.

Flanagan has been criticized by conservatives and upstate Republicans for his vote in favor of the SAFE Act.

This is not good news for Stachowski, who has made quite a name for himself of late by refusing to vote in favor of the budget revenue bill until there's some sort of agreement on the SUNY empowerment plan that helps further UB's 2020 proposal.

The charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling on Liberal Democrats to vote in favor of a motion opposing aspects of the Welfare Reform Bill at their party conference tomorrow (Saturday 17 September).

DiPietro, a gun rights advocate, said Flanagan's vote in favor of the SAFE Act alone should have disqualified him as a candidate for Senate Majority Leader.

When the Democrats cut a deal to bring Espada back into their conference they very carefully crafted it so none of their members would have to cast a formal vote in favor of the turncoat senator, who was being investigated at the time for various infractions (one of those probes came to fruition today; others are yet unresolved).

And that doesn't even consider the possibility that either of the Barack Obama replacements might vote in favor of legalized marijuana.