meaning, the overall system itself is exploitative and needlessly punitive and just pretty shitty all around, so gaming that dumb system likely doesn't carry the same sort of stigma as, say, embezzling money from your company or taking bribes to
vote on a piece of legislation.
It was a pathetic sight, watching Tory MPs line up to
vote on a piece of legislation they knew had no meaning and which undercut centuries of useful British constitutional tradition.
Not exact matches
While the path to get Murkowski's
vote appears easier than
on other
pieces of legislation, it is not guaranteed.
The Senate is
voting on a very bad
piece of Monsanto - backed
legislation today.
«I think it's just a disaster for the Republican Party, because it means you need 60
votes on most
pieces of legislation and you're not going to get it.»
Looking forward to 2018, several new
pieces of legislation will be
voted on or come into effect that will — for better or worse — reshape how ICOs, cryptocurrencies, and their investors function.
Earlier this week, I went to a small town about 40 minutes east
of where I live to speak
on behalf
of the immigrant community in the hopes that the city council wouldn't
vote to oppose SB 54 (California's major
piece of legislation that creates real limits
on state and municipal law enforcement from being used for immigration enforcement).
A
vote on a separate
piece of legislation Paterson will be sending up to delay $ 1.5 billion worth
of education aid payments to school districts could be more problematic — particularly since this is an election year and few lawmakers are going to want to take that potentially troublesome
vote.
His flood insurance bill — a
piece of legislation he has touted
on the campaign trail — is expected to come to a
vote this week.
IF, and it's a big IF, there were to be a hung Parliament next time around, far better that the LibDems (and I guess this applies to the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Dr. Dick Taylor too) act as kingmakers by
voting for or against the government, whether it be Labour or Conservative, *
on the merits
of each individual
piece of legislation * than propping up some
of the most loathsome, reactionary policies this side
of the self - styled moral crusaders from the ear
of High Thatcherism.
It's also possible that members occasionally
vote in favor for bills without supporting them or fully knowing their contents, whether out
of a desire to maintain cordial relations with their colleagues or because they don't have time to process the thousands
of pieces of legislation that are placed
on their desks each year.
This would intensify the already existing corporatist dynamic that exists within the EP, whereby the socialist group and the centre - right EPP group often stitch up agreements
on appointments to key committees and
votes on key
pieces of legislation in backroom deals.
A
piece of legislation which campaigners say will privatise the NHS will be
voted on by the Lords tonight, in a move which some consider a game - changer for the health service.
IDC Sen. Jeff Klein attempted to put the abortion provision
on a separate
piece of legislation as an amendment, but the effort failed
on a procedural
vote.
Here's how Honeyford
voted on the specific
pieces of legislation:
By then, Cuomo said, more people will likely
vote based
on their view
of the economy rather than
on a particular
piece of legislation.
Often the first time they see a proposal or a
piece of legislation is when they are being asked to
vote on it.
The amendment, now part
of the House Republican - backed health care bill being
voted on Thursday, is a «horrific
piece of legislation.»
Lawmakers in the Democratic - led Assembly planned to
vote on the final
piece of the budget in the wee hours
of Saturday morning; it is unclear when the Republican - controlled Senate will return to Albany to take up the
legislation.
Because, basically one way or another, if State Senator Neil Breslin
votes the wrong way
on a
piece of legislation that seriously effects the Net Income
of former US Ambassador to El Salvador and / or his sons, David and NYS Assemblyman we Willy Barclay......... He's otta der... gone... adios amigos.....
Generally speaking, the electorate pays little attention to how opposition parties
vote on individuals
pieces of legislation — particularly when the next general election is years away.
Clegg said that, even though the
vote was
on an opposition day motion and not
on a
piece of legislation, the government would have to change its policy.
The bill was the last
piece of legislation voted on before the same - sex marriage bill.
Here's how Delvin
voted on the specific
pieces of legislation:
Janice Grieshaber said she remembers Silver as the cold man who left them waiting and hoping in Assembly chambers until midnight
on the last day
of session, while hundreds
of other
pieces of legislation came up for a
vote.
Katko, R - Camillus, spoke about both
pieces of legislation on the House floor before the House
voted to pass his first bills since taking office Jan. 6.
«I urge members
of the community to call their member
of Congress and demand that they
vote «no»
on this unconscionable
piece of legislation.»
After extended discussions
on both
pieces of legislation into the early morning hours Thursday, the bills passed by 40 - 11 and 34 - 17
votes, respectively.
A five - person panel
of state lawmakers
on Thursday unanimously
voted to approve the
piece of legislation, which would revise and expand upon the 2006 «New Jersey Smoke - Free Air Act.»
Stepping outside her district into the mayoral campaign spotlight, Malliotakis has faced few questions about her
voting record
on major
pieces of legislation that have come through her house
of the Legislature.
Lawmakers plan to
vote on the final budget bills later in the week after they finally agreed to and printed all
of the remaining
pieces of legislation late Sunday, four days after they had announced that they'd reached a deal.
On this day fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed this landmark
piece of federal
legislation that prohibited racial discrimination in
voting and outlawed pernicious state and local laws put in place to frustrate the intent
of the 15th Amendment, particularly with regard to African - American
voting rights.
Next week the European Parliament will
vote on a new F - Gas Regulation — a
piece of legislation with which EIA has been closely involved that will see the use
of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Europe reduced by almost 80 per cent by 2030.
Looking forward to 2018, several new
pieces of legislation will be
voted on or come into effect that will — for better or worse — reshape how ICOs, cryptocurrencies, and their investors function.
TDs will
vote on a vital
piece of legislation, which will move our society towards a place
of greater equality and fairness.