Sentences with phrase «voted against funding»

142 Republicans and 3 Democrats voted against the funding and imposition on the 2nd Amendment.

Congressman Gibson voted to support a measure banning abortions nationwide after 20 weeks of pregnancy regardless of the circumstances, and has voted against funding for Planned Parenthood in the past.

Throne - Holst and Calone mentioned Zeldin's votes against funding for the Department of Homeland Security and student loans and Pell grants as signs that he is out of touch with the district, and Democrats have indicated they will attempt to paint the foreign policy hawk and only Jewish Republican in Congress as too extreme for the moderate swing district.

«The choice for Republicans is clear: they can keep Richard Hanna, who votes to raise taxes, to extend U.S. debt to economically dangerous levels by voting with Obama, Reid and Pelosi to raise the debt ceiling while bankrupting our nation, or they can choose a commonsense Republican like me who has a proven record of voting to reduce taxes, voting against the implementation of Obamacare in New York, votes against funding an illegal database (including ammunition database) against legal gun owners, voting against increasing our debt ceiling in New York and supports countless initiatives to reduce the burdens of government red tape on individuals and small businesses, including family farms,» Tenney said.

That remark — and votes against funding for Hurricane Sandy relief and the Zadroga Act — have left plenty of New York Republicans cold to Mr. Cruz.

Not exact matches

Even Democrats» least controversial demand, for disaster funding, faced pushback in 2017, with many Republicans in the House voting against various packages for hurricane and wildfire relief.

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.

Einhorn, fund manager for Greenlight Capital, accused Apple of cash hoarding earlier last week and is encouraging shareholders to vote against Apple's proxy because he thinks proposition two will kill the option of Apple issuing preferred stock.

They seem to have gotten turbocharged by a ruling in 2007 that permitted people — in practice, mainly hedge funds — to buy shares after a merger has been announced and for the express purpose of voting against it and then seeking an appraisal.

Too often (95 % of the time) fund managers endorse the current board, they vote against other shareholders» proposals and they fail to introduce proposals of their own, Bogle says.

We voted against the other two proposals because both would erode the funded component of Chile's retirement system.

Christina Rexrode and Joann S. Lublin at The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Trillium Asset Management had voted against the proposal and that Korea Investment Corp., South Korea's sovereign - wealth fund, planned to vote against it.

Business Insider reported last week, meanwhile, that the California State Teachers» Retirement System, one of the biggest pension funds in the world, was lobbying shareholders to vote against the proposal.

U.S. hedge fund Sandell Asset Management said on Feb. 8 that it will vote against Tesco's takeover of wholesaler Booker unless the UK supermarket group raises its offer.

But a number of superannuation fund investors said the resignation of Ms Brenner would not alter a protest vote against the re-election of three directors: Andrew Harmos, Vanessa Wallace and Holly Kramer.

He told me he has nothing against Wilson, but questioned whether the former hudge fund manager and newcomer to GOP politics would be able to make sufficient inroads among the party rank - and - file to get 25 percent of the weighted convention vote.

Firstly, immediately, and funds permitting, Nuttall will surely be planning a major campaign tour of those constituencies whose MPs voted against triggering Article 50 — and particularly those where the MPs have a small majority and where UKIP are even vaguely viable.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has voted against every one of Trump's Cabinet nominees, decried his bid to eliminate federal arts funding and attacked his overall agenda — and has had her best fundraising quarter ever: $ 4.4 million.

Senator Ted Cruz proposed an amendment to the recent tax reform bill to allow funds from 529 plans to be used for homeschooling1, but the Democrats voted against it and it did not make it into the final bill.

Voted against using federal funds to block enforcement of a section of federal communications law that some interpret to require Super PACs to disclose contributors that paid for television commercials;

She voted against the party nine times in support of preserving funding for programs or regulations intended to address climate change.

King said that he will vote against the omnibus if it fails to include any Gateway funds.

PRINCETON, NJ — Half of Americans say they would personally vote for a law that establishes government funding of federal campaigns, while 44 % would vote against it.

Voted against using federal funds for the display of Confederate flags at national cemeteries.

Voted against prohibiting funds to implement an executive order requiring federal agencies to provide foreign language services;

Voted against prohibiting federal funds to be used for listing the Mexican wolf as an endangered species;

Even if the IDC + Felder cabal vote against this budget, they still facilitate the gutting of important protections and funding that state desperately needs.

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.

He's not without his critics, however, who point to a vote by McLaughlin against a budget bill that would have provided funding for environmental and clean - water programs.

They set up a crowd - funded event, Unite Against Dividers, for artists, activists, curators, politicians, entrepreneurs, publishers and union and migrant representatives to meet up and organise in the wake of the Brexit vote.

And board member Veronica Vanterpool — once a proponent of regularly scheduled fare increases — said that although she could not commit to voting against the upcoming fare increases, «the riders of the systems are really the only ones that consistently uphold their responsibility» to fund the MTA.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has voted against every one of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, decried his bid to eliminate federal arts funding and attacked his overall agenda — and has had her best fundraising quarter ever.

But in 2014, something changed: A little - known, poorly funded Constitutional law professor named Zephyr Teachout ran against Cuomo in the Democratic primary and captured a third of the vote, proof that not only was a restive progressivism already brewing in the pre-Trump, pre-Sanders era, but that the party's liberals didn't care much for their governor.

Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I - Montauk), who voted against the 2014 budget which included dipping into the fund, said «I am certainly encouraged that there is an agreement, and I think we all need to work together on achieving water quality goals.

One of the TV ads from the New York State Teachers Union's Vote COPE that claimed Hanna approved sales tax increases, was declared inaccurate, as were claimes that O'Brien voted against bridge repair funding.

Gioia was the only Council member to vote against the budget, calling the discretionary funding system «broken.»

Gillibrand was one of just seven senators who voted against the provision to deny funds to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now — a move that put her at odds with her Democratic colleague from New York, Sen. Charles E. Schumer.

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Though not yet able to crack double digits in any statewide polling, the 61 - year - old Hawkins — one of the party's most prolific vote - getters — believes he has «a fighting chance» this fall against Wall Street - funded incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his hapless Republican rival, as evidenced by the surprisingly strong showing of underfunded challenger Zephyr Teachout in the recent Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Charlene DiCalogero, 12th Worcester: 1st time candidate, 19.7 % of the vote in a small - town - rural mixed economic area, against a 22 - year incumbent Democrat native to the area, with over $ 321,000 in his campaign fund at the start of the race and raised an additional $ 54K, while I raised circa $ 3,000.

«The Hispanic members are making it clear that they will vote against Cuomo's budget unless it contains the $ 25 million in «Dream Act» funding,» an Assembly insider told The Post.

Pointing to the police revenue sharing defeat, the decision not to fund VEEB, and the loss of additional hotel / motel revenue — as well as use of the sewer stabilization funds — Mr. Schneiderman voted against the budget for the first time in 10 years.

As a result of this afternoon's Statutory Instrument, which we will vote against, the grassroots sport budget will be cut by over # 100,000 for every parliamentary constituency, enough to fund a 100m grass sports pitch or a floodlit multi-use games area for each one.»

But an official with the Kirk campaign said that the vote first cited was for an amendment that would have transferred $ 3.6 billion in Iraq reconstruction funds for quality of life enhancements for U.S. service members, which Kirk voted against when he was in the House.

«I've kept my promise to fight for Long Island by voting over 175 times against raising taxes, delivering a $ 20 million increase in aid for South Shore schools, and passed a plan to prevent corrupt pols from receiving taxpayer funded pensions.

This amendment was narrowly defeated by Democratic party politicians who said they were «personally against abortion», but consistently voted to legalize and / or publicly fund abortion.

«That's why I've voted over 175 against tax increases, passed a plan to strip convicted politicians of their pensions, delivered a $ 4 billion middle class tax cut, and fought for an additional $ 20 million in funding for South Shore schools.

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.

The stolen supreme court seat is something you might not want to push... just another reason for dems to organize, fund raise and vote against anyone aligned with the GOP.

The Kentucky lawmaker, who voted against providing post-Sandy funding to Northeastern states, says these aid packages are larded with pork.