The Senate is poised to
vote on the measure on Tuesday.
Several pro-life senators — including Oklahoma Baptist James Lankford, who argued that North Korea, China, and Vietnam are the only others nations to permit abortions that late — pushed for a Senate
vote on the measure on Friday.
Although the Senate could have
voted on the measure on Thursday, Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson was unable to corral all 32 of his members to support the package.
This year for instance, Governor Cuomo and lawmakers included a phased in hike of the state's minimum wage in the spending plan, rather than
vote on the measure on it's own merits, Mahoney said.
Not exact matches
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.
The House is scheduled to
vote on the TCJA
on Tuesday and the Senate will take up the bill immediately after, meaning President Donald Trump could sign the
measure into law as early as Wednesday.
This photo provided by Rep. John Yarmuth, D - Ky., shows Democrat members of Congress, including Rep. John Lewis, D - Ga., center, and Rep. Joe Courtney, D - Conn., left, participate in sit - down protest seeking a a
vote on gun control
measures, Wednesday, June 22, 2016,
on the floor of the House
on Capitol Hill in Washington.
The
measure will now go to the House of Representatives to be
voted on at a to - be-determined date.
Today's must - read story is from Fortune «s Tory Newmyer and it looks at labor federation AFL - CIO's decision to lift a freeze
on political contributions that it imposed in March in a move meant to pressure Democrats to
vote against free trade
measures.
A
vote on the
measure was delayed for hours after Democrats revolted against provisions to roll back part of the Dodd - Frank financial reform law and allow more big money political donations, while conservative Republicans objected because the
measure did not block funds for Obama's immigration order.
Congress is expected to
vote on the
measure before the end of 2016.
The
measure fell just short of the 60
votes needed for passage, despite frantic last - minute lobbying by supporters, especially Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who faces a runoff election
on Dec. 6.
A procedural
vote on the Russia sanctions is expected Wednesday, and the
measure is expected to get strong bipartisan support.
WASHINGTON (AP)-- The White House threatened
on Tuesday to veto emergency House legislation that aims to avert a threatened national default, a pre-emptive strike issued as Republican Speaker John Boehner labored to line up enough
votes in his own party to pass the
measure.
Lawmakers have also been working
on other
measures, including devising a banking plan for the industry as well as
voting against allowing cannabis businesses to deliver their products via drone.
The next steps for the states that
voted «yes»
on their respective ballot
measures will vary, as regulators in each state will likely spend several months deliberating
on the specific framework for a legal marijuana market.
But the Congressional members who
voted on the impeachment
measure over the weekend need to take another step in the right direction if they want to regain the trust of the Brazilian people and foreign investors; they should impeach themselves.
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 - Congressional Republicans scrambled
on Wednesday to reformulate their tax bill to satisfy lawmakers worried about how much it would balloon the U.S. budget deficit, as the
measure moved toward a decisive U.S. Senate floor
vote later this week.
That information — augmented by advocacy efforts from such Addyi supporters as the National Organization for Women and National Consumers League — turned the tide, and the FDA's joint meeting of the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee
voted 18 to 6 to support approval for HSDD treatment, contingent
on Sprout consenting to risk - mitigation
measures like warnings and restrictions to prevent misuse.
Lawmakers prepared to hold a Tuesday
vote on a short - term government funding
measure to avoid a rerun of January's three - day partial shutdown.
On Tuesday, San Franciscans will head to the polls to vote on Proposition F, a ballot measure that, if passed, would greatly restrict the ability of residents to rent out their homes and apartments to travelers through Airbnb and similar service
On Tuesday, San Franciscans will head to the polls to
vote on Proposition F, a ballot measure that, if passed, would greatly restrict the ability of residents to rent out their homes and apartments to travelers through Airbnb and similar service
on Proposition F, a ballot
measure that, if passed, would greatly restrict the ability of residents to rent out their homes and apartments to travelers through Airbnb and similar services.
He spoke
on the Senate floor hours before the chamber was to
vote on a
measure that would re-open the federal government.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke
on the Senate floor hours before the chamber was scheduled to
vote on a stopgap budget
measure.
The Kentucky Republican spoke
on the Senate floor hours before the chamber was scheduled to
vote on a
measure that would re-open the federal government.
The big spenders were nonetheless defeated by a citizens» group that spent only $ 15,000 to support the bond
measure, which passed with 57 % of the
vote on Nov. 7, approving up to $ 150 million in financing for a city - run broadband utility.
Democrats say they intend to try forcing a
vote on the Feinstein
measure again soon.
The lift
on the ban originally passed over a year ago as part of the JOBS Act, but the SEC was required to
vote on and finalize rules for implementing the
measure.
But the House
voted 71 - 36 to reject taking up the
measure on the floor.
Eight Democrats from states Trump would go
on to win in 2016
voted against the
measure: Tester, Brown, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.
The Senate
on Wednesday
voted to get rid of a consumer protection
measure meant to stop car dealers from charging more for car loans based
on race.
On June 6 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty reintroduced his spring federal budget, which was never passed in the rush to an election, with a key twist: Flaherty added a
measure to phase out the $ 2 - per -
vote subsidy to political parties by 2015 - 16.
But with the House scheduled to adjourn for the year next week, House Republicans are preparing to
vote on the short - term
measure, said Rep. Dave Camp, R - Mich., chairman of the tax - writing House Ways and Means Committee.
Lawmakers like Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith, a Democrat from Orlando,
voted against the bill because it did not include a ban
on assault weapons or other broad
measures sought by survivors of all the shootings.
Greek banks are closed all week after news broke that the country will be holding a referendum
vote on whether to accept the bailout
measures offered by international creditors.
Icahn tells TIME he filed a shareholder proposal with Apple
on Nov. 26, three days before the deadline for
measures to be
voted on at the company's next annual shareholders meeting.
The
measure, which halts litigation against the issuers of Puerto Rico's government and quasi-government debt to allow an orderly restructuring process, passed the Senate
on a
vote of 68 - 30.
After several embarrassing setbacks, Republican leaders, under pressure from the White House, spent much of last week weighing whether to hold a
vote on the
measure that included the new amendment, which was negotiated by New Jersey Representative Tom MacArthur and North Carolina Representative Mark Meadows, who chairs the House Freedom Caucus.
Even though the
measure received overwhelming support from legislators (it passed
on am 86 to 44
vote, with 12 abstentions), critics, including pediatricians, say it is misguided and dangerous.
He also encouraged Stepp to take the corrective
measures that the church eventually did, with the new
vote on Sunday.
The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to
vote Thursday
on a
measure to reaffirm «In God We Trust» as the national motto and to encourage its display
on public buildings, including schools.
A range of
measures to deter activists will now be considered after Ealing councillors
voted unanimously
on Tuesday night to support a motion calling for action to be taken.
According to the Eugene Register - Guard, Lively had allegedly been making public statements that linked gay men to the Holocaust, and supporters of the OCA had included wording in a voters» guide that urged voters to «stand with the true victims of the holocaust [sic]» and
vote yes
on the
measure.
«The Party for the Animals believes that freedom of religion must end where animal suffering begins,» leader Marianne Thieme wrote
on her blog before the
measure went to a
vote Tuesday.
Alaskans will
vote on a reform ballot
measure to fully legalize weed in November and so will Oregonians.
If you live in a state that has a ballot initiative
on Tuesday to label GMO products, please turn out to
vote to have such
measures passed.
European Parliament Agriculture Committee MEPs are making their final preparations ahead of a
vote on proposed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform amendments — including the adoption of supply management
measures.
When the
measure, known as Proposition 42, was approved
on a second ballot (after having been
voted down only a day earlier), it touched off a fire storm of criticism, mostly from coaches who stand to lose the services of youngsters whose academic prowess has not kept pace with their athletic skills.
Although all of the Oak Lawn
votes had not yet been counted late Wednesday, voters there were rejecting the
measure by better than a 2 - 1 ratio, stunning Park District officials who had seen them overwhelmingly approve an advisory referendum
on the matter in November 2004.
Prior to the November election, Cary Park District officials promised residents that if they
voted down referendum
measures seeking to fund a proposed swim center and ballfields
on 80 acres near Cary - Grove High School, they'd drop a condemnation suit for the land.
To neutralize that threat, Democratic leaders staged a
vote on - and passed - a separate
measure that mirrored elements of the Republican proposal.