Sentences with phrase «voted against the measure in»

In a letter to the entire Minnesota congressional delegation, Pawlenty urges the three Republicans and seven Democrats to vote against the measure in its current form, saying the plan won't contain health care costs or improve quality of care.

Doheny said he would have voted against the measure in the House, saying he's against «votes that have no meaning.

The three Democratic senators — Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. and Shirley L. Huntley of Queens and Carl Kruger of Brooklyn — all voted against the measure in 2009, when it failed by a wide margin.

The senators represent Midwestern and coal - producing states from which many of the 44 Democrats who voted against the measure in the House come from.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

In a 51 - 49 vote following party lines, the Senate approved its version of the tax reform bill during a marathon session, with only one Republican, Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, voting against the measure.

The rationalization of southern baptists is truly mind boggling — the idea that each church is «autonomous» as justification for outright racism is pitiful in this day and age — if the Southern Baptist convention had come out strongly and adamantly against this kind of behavior, I'd have at least a measure of respect for them — but to shrug off a blatant act of discrimination as the «work of the devil» and ignore the deacon's cowardice in wanting to avoid «controversy» is laughable — if it weren't for people having the courage to fan the flames of controversy, women and african american would not have the right to vote today — more evidence of the ignorance of most bible thumpers, and Mississippi in particular

Members of European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of stronger regulations, with 466 votes for and 124 votes against the measures, and 50 abstentions.

This could result in Catholic ministers and MPs voting against the three specific measures but being whipped to accept the bill as a whole if a majority in the Commons votes for the reforms.

Despite the contentious measures in the bill for Senate Republicans such as the wage increase, the spending plan was approved 61 to 1, with only Sen. Simcha Felder voting against it.

As was the case when he was a rank - and - file member, Heastie voted against measures that would have expanded their use in New York.

At the end of a debate over a measure to institute a monitor in the troubled East Ramapo school district, for example, Silver voted against the bill, which passed.

But even though Faso and Stefanik voted against their party on the tax bill, in October 2017 they voted in favor of a budget bill that paved the way for the tax measure to pass the Senate on GOP votes alone — without a filibuster.

Earlier this month, he voted against a Republican - supported measure attacking a United Nations» resolution that censured the Jewish State for its settlement activity in the West Bank.

He voted against seven bills that would either lengthen hunting seasons or in upstate counties or expand the variety of firearms that can be legally used, and opposed a measure that would let Cornell students older than 21 take a handgun safety course designed for minors.

The measure was narrowly approved in the Democratic - led Assembly on Monday, with votes against the bill by upstate and suburban Democrats.

In the Assembly, one of the votes against the measure was Republican Assemblyman Andy Goodell, the cousin of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

BP lobbied against the measure, which narrowly passed the Senate in a party - line vote with all the Republicans voting «no.»

While 2011 would see all seven Queens senators vote in favor of the bill, in 2009 five of Queens» senators voted against the measure: current state Sens. Shirley Huntley (D - Jamaica) and Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D - Howard Beach) and former Sens. George Onorato, Hiram Monserrate and Frank Padavan.

As the House of Representatives prepares its final round of votes before approving a $ 1 trillion tax package on Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo got one last slam in against the measure and the New York Republicnas voting in favor of it.

The bill's fate will rest in large measure with the Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, who voted against the Armory project last year but whose office declined to comment on the wage bill.

Kolb had said he was going to vote against the measure earlier in the day, but as the governor phoned, the 32 Republicans in the Senate were leading the way to its unanimous approval in that chamber.

Kolb said he voted against the strict gun control measures approved by Cuomo and the Legislature after the Sandy Hook, Connecticut, shootings in 2012, saying they unfairly harm law - abiding gun owners.

All of the state's Democrats in the House of Representatives and seven of the Republicans voted against a budget measure that clears the way for a vote on tax overhaul, citing concerns over eliminating the state and local tax deductions.

The measure needed 60 votes to move forward, but in the end fell short, with five Democrats voting against it.

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 endorsement of Grisanti was announced in a matter - of - fact way by ESPA, which also endorsed Sen. Joe Addabbo, a Queens Democrat who had initially voted against same - sex marriage in 2009, but became a «yes» vote in the lead up in the measure's passage.

Cuomo noted that Zeldin opposed the SAFE Act when he was a member of the Senate Republican conference, and has voted against gun control measures since arriving in Congress.

Rep. John Katko, a Republican from a top - tier battleground swing district in central New York, was one of two GOP lawmakers from New York's delegation to vote against the measure.

In the end, lawmakers insisted they couldn't vote against a spending plan for schools, even if it did include a number of measures that they opposed.

The overwhelmingly Democratic Council voted in favor of each bill in the act by an overwhelming margin, with the measure on public urination scraping closest: 39 in favor, 10 against.

BP, under fire nationally for all the obvious reasons, was a player pushing against an Albany bill to reduce the level of of sulfur in home heating oil sold in the state to the levels in diesel trucks - a measure that narrowly passed the state Senate after a party - line vote against it by the GOP minority.

Earlier this year, every Republican in the chamber as well as Democratic Senator Ted O'Brien voted against the measure, which fell two votes short of passage.

In the end, all of the House Democrats in New York voted against the measure, as did Republicans Peter King, Lee Zeldin, John Faso and Elise StefaniIn the end, all of the House Democrats in New York voted against the measure, as did Republicans Peter King, Lee Zeldin, John Faso and Elise Stefaniin New York voted against the measure, as did Republicans Peter King, Lee Zeldin, John Faso and Elise Stefanik.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

The issue was hotly contested and narrowly decided: 158 delegates voted in favour of the measure and 124 voted against it.

But at the same time, Faso took a more direct shot Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, two of the state's most prominent Democrats who have vocally opposed the measure and pushed Republicans in marginal House seats like Faso's to vote against it.

The measure was approved in the Assembly by a thin margin with Democrats from suburban and upstate districts voting against the bill.

Skelos and his conference would have voted against all civil rights measures in the 1960s, if they had a chance.

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.

Roskoff and Johnson were particularly angered by the fact that Kruger voted «yes» on the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act in 2002 (a measure Gentile voted against, sparking the wrath of gay groups that supported him), but refused to support marriage.

Tenney criticized Hanna in 2015 for voting against a measure that would strike down a part of President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan.

The resolutions to set the public hearings passed in separate 20 - 2 votes, with Legislators Richard Gerentine, R - Marlborough, and David Donaldson, D - Kingston, voting against the measures.

Labour are appealing to MPs to vote against a controversial measure that would give ministers the power to close local hospital services in England.

[11] In a statement released to the press after the vote, Zeldin said he would have voted against the measure.

It measured each state legislator based on two tiers, which include whether legislators voted for or against bills that would create or eliminate government agencies, programs, and regulations, and bills that would impact the free market in a positive or negative way.

When it was voted upon in 2010, I voted against this measure, and I have been fighting hard to eliminate this unfair policy since that time.

The Obama administration helped negotiate the deal, and pressured Democrats in the House and Senate to vote against a promised Republican measure that would prevent the U.S. from participating in the framework arrangement.

Why did Labour vote against measures by Stockport and Derby Lib Dems to punish people when they could have protected people — why did Labour do the same for private tenants in the noughties 11.