Sentences with phrase «voted against the bill expressed»

Some of the legislators who voted against the bill expressed uncertainty about the impact it would have on the public school system and the state's general fund.

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«Mr. Kolb expressed to the governor his entire caucus was going to vote against the bill because they opposed raising any revenue for the state,» Vlasto said.

However, Glyn Davies, a Eurosceptic, told Vaughan Roderick on Sunday Supplement on BBC Radio Wales he would vote against any amendment expressing regret that there was no EU referendum Bill in last week's the Queen's Speech.

Staten Island's two Republican Council members, Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio (South Shore) and Councilman Steven Matteo (Mid - Island / Brooklyn), were among those voting against the legislation in the Council — where many members expressed concerns about how the bill might affect small businesses but voted for it anyway.

One insider expressed surprise that Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan pushed all his members to remain unified in voting for the bill rather than allowing most of the conference to vote against it with the knowledge it could pass with mostly Democratic votes as occured under former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos when he allowed the gay marriage and SAFE Act bills to the floor.

O'Donnell, a former teacher and teachers union representative, cast the sole vote against it, while Tony Thurmond, D - Richmond, a candidate for the 2018 race for state superintendent of public instruction, expressed concerns about the bill but didn't vote.

-- McConnell has repeatedly voted against Senate bills recognizing global warming, including a «sense of the Senate» amendment expressing «the need to address global climate change through comprehensive and cost - effective national measures and through the negotiation of fair and binding international commitments.»