Sentences with phrase «voted against this act»

Two democratic senators, Brooklyn's Simcha Felder, who also caucuses with Senate Republicans, and Ted O'Brien of Rochester, voted against the act.

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Sen. John McCain stunned much of the US and his party leaders on Friday, when shortly before 2 a.m. ET he voted against against a «skinny» plan to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act.

Early Friday morning, the Senate voted against a «skinny» plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

On Monday, barely a week after China voted in favor of tough new United Nations sanctions against North Korea, the Trump administration launched an investigation into whether China is pirating the intellectual property of American firms under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins said yesterday that she will vote against Senate Republicans» latest attempt to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.

He also voted against raising the minimum wage, against tax cuts for the middle class, and most importantly to entrepreneurs, against the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act in 2012.

Sen. Bob Corker was the only Republican to vote against the bill, which, among other things, proposes to cut the corporate rate to 20 % while changing individual tax brackets and significantly undercutting portions of the Affordable Care Act.

If the Floor Proposal is presented at the meeting, the proxy holders will have discretionary voting authority under Rule 14a - 4 (c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to the Floor Proposal and intend to exercise such discretion to vote AGAINST such proposal.

, for the same reason I'd never brand anyone in Congress who voted against the Patriot Act a traitor.

Regardless of the fact that the USA is not acting unilaterally as our left wing media is trying to sell us they are; there are 38 countries that have supplied troops and only three European countries that voted against us, with all three involved in the Oil for Food Scandal.

Yes the Southern Democrats voted against the Civil rights act and then they immediately became Republicans.

The voting rights act was specific to states in the south with the tendency to descriminate against minority voters.

On Thursday, a veto - proof majority in the House voted in favor of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act.

(Mar 2006) Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision and Santorum will continue the Corporate wellfare system where big business gets an unfair advantage against start up companies.

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

Al Gore's dad voted against the civil rights act, if i remember....

They remember that African - Americans gave Republican President Dwight Eisenhower nearly 40 percent of their votes but abandoned the GOP en masse after Goldwater became one of the few Republicans in Congress to vote against the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Voting is the act of choosing those individuals you think ought to rule; to protest against the available options is to not vote at all.

The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) jettisoned its 43 - year Georgia affiliate after Georgia Right to Life (GRTL) encouraged federal legislators to vote against the Pain - Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.

He voted against partial - birth abortion, and in support of the Child Custody Protection Act.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee last week launched new salvos against Republican Reps. John Faso and Claudia Tenney over their votes in support of the American Health Care Act, the House GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

He has repeatedly voted against attempts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

«Despite this, John Faso has worked against gun reform from the start, opposing even basic policies like background checks, and voting against the New York SAFE Act.

Senator Maziarz, who voted against the SAFE Act, has been criticized by conservatives for not doing enough to repeal it.

The group, however, incorrectly claims Faso voted against the SAFE Act.

In what has been characterized as a victory for President Obama and congressional Democrats, the House voted today to pass the US Senate's bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

Though normally voting with the Labour Whip, Thornberry voted against her party's government on national security matters, regarding the detention of terror suspects without charge for 90 days in the Terrorism Act 2006, on the same matter for 42 days in the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, and against the renewal of Trident.

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.

Mr. Brindisi, a well - regarded member of a younger, progressive bloc of Democrats in Albany, noted that he had publicly criticized the Cuomo administration's economic development plans, and had voted against the SAFE Act, a 2013 gun control bill that has been a galvanizing issue for the governor's opponents upstate.

He voted against New York's gun control laws, known as the SAFE Act, and allowing medical marijuana.

As a state senator battling for re-election in 2002, he voted against the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act, which barred business and property owners from firing or evicting gays and lesbians on the basis of their identity.

As a senator, Rubio has voted against an LGBT - inclusive reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and doesn't co-sponsor any pro-LGBTagainst an LGBT - inclusive reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and doesn't co-sponsor any pro-LGBTAgainst Women Act and doesn't co-sponsor any pro-LGBT bills.

«He's the one who cast the lone vote against the terribly flawed PATRIOT Act in 2001.

Mr. McMahon would be running on the same record, and also alienated some Democrats with his vote against the Affordable Care Act.

Both Cuomo and Pelosi committed to campaigning against the six New York Republicans who voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with the House GOP's proposed legislation: Reps. Elise Stefanik, Lee Zeldin, Chris Collins, Claudia Tenney, Tom Reed and John Faso.

[6] Miller voted against a similar bill that became the Marriage Equality Act in 2011.

The former president also gave McMahon credit for voting against health care reform, saying that he was acting in the interests of the state, not political expediency, when he did it.

Shadow Justice Minister blames leader for «shambles» ahead of Syria vote and says he must act against intimidation inside Labour

Asked about his opponent, Mr. Schiliro pointed to Mr. Palumbo's vote against the Women's Equality Act as one instance where he would have voted differently.

A 32nd vote from Rochester senator Ted O'Brien might then follow — while he voted against the Dream Act when it failed in the Senate on March 17, several sources indicated that he would vote for it if he were sure it would pass.

He has, however, voted against both public financing of political campaigns and the Dream Act, which would make foreign nationals entering college eligible for state aid.

[287] In June 2013, he voted against Lord Dear's wrecking amendment, thus ratifying the same - sex marriage act.

While all Republican Senators voted against the Dream Act, the vote margin on Monday was razor - thin, 30 - 29.

«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.

They have already voted against another bill known as the Dream Act that would provide aid for college students who are undocumented immigrants.

Sections 69 and 110 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 116 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) empowers INEC to conduct Recall proceedings against a member of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly, or the Area Council of the FCT, upon the receipt of a valid petition alleging a loss of confidence in the member, by more than 50 % of voters registered to vote in that member's constituency.

Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman had told MPs to abstain, but 48 backbenchers voted against, including eighteen newly - elected members.

If the Commons votes against the Government on a motion of no confidence, the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011 specifies that Parliament automatically dissolves unless a subsequent motion of confidence is passed within fourteen days.

Skelos» legacy as majority leader includes allowing senators to vote for the first time on bills that legalized gay marriage and the NY Safe Act, a strict gun control measure, although Skelos personally voted against both laws.

The Rockland County Times has learned that freshman Assemblyman James Skoufis (D - Stony Point, Orange County) was one of only a handful of Assembly Democrats to vote against Governor Cuomo's NY SAFE gun control act.