Sentences with phrase «vote is a vote»

Staying home and not voting is a vote for Obama in absentia.

I agree that your vote is your vote and I personally don't take issue with why you choose to vote for one candidate or another.

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Its mission is to «help voters take back control of their democracy» by giving them a place to debate issues, research candidates» platforms, recruit vote pledges from others and more.

However, the distribution of the UKIP vote may lead to the Tories» piling up votes in areas where they are too far behind Labour for it to make a difference.

And that in itself is likely a show vote since it has little chance of passing in the House; rather, it may provide an avenue for keeping the legislative process going, buying time to iron out a new Senate - House deal on health care.

Republicans may not be able to count on votes from conservatives like the Freedom Caucus in the House or Sen. Rand Paul, increasing Democrats» leverage in the negotiations.

«And I suppose it is possible that a few more trips to Saginaw or a few more ads on the air on Waukesha could have tipped a couple thousand votes here and there.»

This is because very little is ever formally voted on so if they have the same amount of floor time they might as well be board members.

The contest is particularly significant because if Jones wins, Republicans will maintain just a one - vote majority in Congress» upper chamber.

There are several other planned votes this afternoon on a range of repeal / replace bills, most of which are expected to fail.

GOP Senators are aiming to put a health care bill vote on the books by the 4th of July.

Even if you do have that vote of confidence from the friend in common, make sure that you are the one to put your cards on the table.

The sentiment expressed by the Russian delegate is as clear a sign as any of the significance that some governments are assigning to the blockchain — a technology that is now being applied to things as varied as financial trading and voting — and the degree to which it is becoming a subject of geopolitical battles.

He pushed forward not because the idea has populist charm — it's unlikely to garner many votes — but because it is a necessary reform.

The key figure to look out for once the final results emerge will be the «national equivalent vote share» or NEVS.

However, the vote is likely to happen in the early part of 2016, during an election year.

The Senate must still vote to confirm Delrahim and it is not clear when they will vote.

Fortune «s Grace Donnelly brings you this sweet story about the Girl Scouts of Greater New York's Cookie Executive Committee, «a group of the top - selling Scouts who, despite not yet being old enough to vote, decide everything from logistics to product marketing.»

The Prime Minister and his finance minister spend much of their time reminding the country's biggest vote bank — the middle class — that it is not doing as well as it should be.

As the Financial Times (whose writer also testified) reported, a diamond - registration blockchain exec noted that the system was «garbage in, garbage out,» and a researcher designing blockchain - based voting systems said the technology would only be useful for recording final results, rather than validating individual votes.

With city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drugs.

Thomas added that Ripple's own digital currency, known as XRP, is less vulnerable to forks or unpredictable changes because, unlike bitcoin, it relies on voting measures that favor users more than miners.

This will estimate what the two parties» vote share would have been had the elections taken place right across the country.

At the March 20 - 21 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.50 % to 1.75 %, as had been widely expected.

(The 32 % figure is because only about 60 % of corporate voting rights are ever exercised.)

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to pass a resolution opposing that bill, claiming it would be a detriment to public safety.

Late last week, nearing the Friday 10 a.m. shareholder vote that was supposed to determine Dell's future — a vote Michael Dell was widely predicted to lose — the founder swooped in with minutes to go and put a new, more lucrative offer on the table.

One big unknown — particularly in London — is the impact of EU citizens, who Curtice warned could «scupper» the Tories if they turn out in big numbers and vote against the party.

It's a big win for Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd., whose officials spent years pushing to scrap a ban on weighted - voting rights, which give founders and executives control even with minority ownership.

«At a fundamental level, you're gonna strip people of their power, prestige, money, whatever over a vote?

All four were unsuccessful, including Friday morning's dramatic 2 a.m. vote that failed when Sen. John McCain cast his ballot against the measure.

McCain was expected to vote for the Better Care Reconciliation Act, even though he had concerns about that bill as well.

The changes to Medicaid were the sticking point for many Republican senators who had concerns about the bill going into the vote.

In a surreal scene on the Senate floor, McConnell and Vice President Mike Pence were seen before the vote speaking with McCain.

Not explicitly mentioned in the Ministry's statement is that many of the tariffs could especially hit agricultural producers in areas that voted for Trump.

Each state was decided by a razor - thin margin, which allowed Clinton to win the popular vote by roughly 3 million votes yet still lose in the Electoral College.

It still needs to pass a vote in parliament later in the day, although that is assured given the AK Party's majority.

The school used the Penn Wharton budget model to analyze the revenue impact of the House's most recent version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday and is set for a vote by the full House this week.

«When was the last time we voted for ANY politician we could trust?

«It's not that people are motivated to vote but can't make it because of work; it's that they don't think it matters or don't feel sufficiently informed,» he says.

Ted Cruz is known more for his arguing skills as an attorney than for his business acumen, but he's banking possible votes like a real pro.

Ultimately if you're seeking for approval or board consensus on an action (getting approval for a budget, raising money, investing in CAPEX, firing a head of sales — whatever) your job is to hold a discussion in which all board members who want to voice an opinion can do so and ultimately pushing for a vote or a resolution.

It suggested Labour could pick up 51 % of the vote, a positive swing of 5.35 % compared to the last time elections were fought in 2014.

Homeland Security told Congress in June that 21 states were targeted during the 2016 presidential race, and that while a small number were breached, there was no evidence any votes were manipulated.

TORONTO, May 2 - Canadian energy producer Crescent Point Energy Corp is poised to win support for its director nominees based on a preliminary counting of votes, shrugging off opposition from activist investor Cation Capital, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

The FCC is slated to vote Oct. 27 on new broadband privacy rules that according to Ars Technica, «will put broadband providers under a stricter privacy regime than the one imposed on websites like Google and Facebook, which are regulated separately by the Federal Trade Commission.

The NDP needs to regain the union vote as it tacks back to the left and will likely oppose much of the deal unless it is radically changed to protect Canadian jobs, something no one here has signalled.

Despite the upbeat nature of the vote, Thursday's hearing wasn't without its controversey.

In June, a Senate panel voted 19 - 1 to advance the nomination of Makan Delrahim, who was chosen by President Donald Trump to be the top U.S. antitrust regulator.

«[My friend] said, «Mark, I voted for politicians my entire life» — he's in his 50s — «You know what the definition of insanity is?