Sentences with phrase «votes for passage»

Senate rules required 60 votes for passage.

Trump actually wound up opposing the proposal of the bipartisan group he had previously pledged to support, which likely determined its failure to garner the necessary 60 votes for passage in the Senate.

Both Hoylman and the Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA) said the SOCE ban had the votes for passage and pointed to Long Island Republican Senator Jack Martins» decision to sign on as a co-sponsor in the final days of the session, which ended June 20.

And then it transitions into details about the GOP health plan, which party leaders dumped last week because they couldn't win votes for its passage in the House.

Four Republicans ultimately voted for the bill, providing the critical votes for its passage.

Hochul said she knows of some GOP Senators, who she would not name, who are «supportive» of voting for the abortion rights measure, and she said she's hopeful that election year pressures could encourage them to join Democrats to provide enough votes for passage.

It's not yet clear if House Republicans have enough votes for the passage of the bill.

«Sampson and Duane won't bring this to the floor until there are votes for passage,» says a source close to Sampson.

The Brooklyn / Queens congressman has taken some heat for his display, during which he directed the bulk of his vitriol at his fellow New Yorker, Republican Rep. Peter King, another sponsor of the bill, for failing to whip sufficient votes for its passage.

The measure is backed by Reps. John Faso and Chris Collins and is potentially key to gaining enough votes for the passage of the House GOP's bill replacing the Affordable Care Act this week.

The governor's office marshaled its resources in a bid to push back against the provision and the AHCA ultimately failed to gain enough votes for passage in the Republican - led House of Representatives.

Stefanik is generally considered «undecided» on the bill, and was among the moderate Republicans who met with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan Wednesday, as Ryan attempts to secure enough votes for passage.

The proposal received the required minimum five of nine votes for passage.

Lieutenant Governor Hochul says she knows of some GOP Senators, who she would not name, who are «supportive» of voting for the abortion rights measure and she says she's hopeful that election year pressures could encourage them to join Democrats to provide enough votes for passage.

entertained on Saturday the idea of a discharge petition for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act — but was skeptical the bill has the votes for passage in the U.S. House.

Frank's own aid says they had enough votes for passage.

A majority of New York voters opposed the passage of the American Health Care Act, the Republican - backed measure that failed to gain enough votes for passage last week in the House of Representatives, according to a Siena College poll released on Monday.

Reps. Chris Collins, R - Clarence, and Tom Reed, R - Corning, were the only New York Republicans to vote for passage of the budget resolution.

Reed told CNN this morning he also plans to vote for passage of the bill.

The last raise came in December, the day before Thomas Barraga provided a key vote for passage of a mortgage fee increase supported by Bellone, a Democrat.

He hailed the 98 - 49 vote for passage as «a matter of human dignity.»

That language is a mandate in the Constitution that permits an exception from the general rule that school improvement bonds require a two - thirds vote for passage.

If Bonilla's revised - again bill, which has been stripped of its probation provision, comes up for a re-vote, she says she really hopes there will be «three courageous legislators» who will vote for its passage.

Not exact matches

The vote followed a long day of drama and discord on Capitol Hill that highlighted fraying Democratic unity and featured an uneasy alliance between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, enemies in past budget battles but on the same side this time in pushing for passage.

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.

Neither bill, in the end, would likely secure the 50 votes necessary for passage, but the process might give the 52 nervous GOPers in the senate a face - saving way out of this mess.

Dec 1 (Reuters)- U.S. stock futures pointed to a reversal of some of this week's gains for Wall Street on Friday as a delay in voting on a Republican tax overhaul kept investors on edge about its passage.

Dec 1 - U.S. stock futures pointed to a reversal of some of this week's gains for Wall Street on Friday as a delay in voting on a Republican tax overhaul kept investors on edge about its passage.

«The rush for the pre-Thanksgiving passage is largely due to the upcoming December 8 Continuing Resolution expiration (without 60 Senate votes, the government would shut down) and the fact that there are now only five full legislative weeks left in the year.»

For example, despite the fact that more than 85 % of outsiders (average shareholders) voted AGAINST the creation of a third class of stock (class C) in 2012, the weight of the insiders» 10 votes per share allowed the passage of this proposal.

For example, despite the fact that more than 85 % of outsiders (average shareholders) voted AGAINST the creation of a third class of stock (class C), the weight of the insiders» 10 votes per share allowed the passage of this proposal.

Boehner, Catholic by faith and Republican by party, was able to garner enough votes in the House for the passage of HR 1, the House budget proposal that has drawn the ire of many religious leaders.

The passage of the Reform Bill may be defined in a shorthand way as the procedure of voting by Parliament, and approval by King William IV, of a law changing the qualifications for voting in British elections and redistributing seats in the House of Commons.

Since the passage of the vote DEPENDED upon Democrats, and 111 Democrats voted for the war, it is thus a BIPARTISAN WAR.

- A story in the Aug. 7 Du Page section erroneously reported the vote by an informal task force urging support for legislative passage of a bill to give municipalities additional powers to quickly acquire property for flood control projects.

Angered at the huge spending increases at the center of the deal, Paul delayed passage for hours with a demand to vote on an amendment that would keep in place strict caps on spending that the deal would raise.

Advocates pushing for passage of the Child Victims Act have begun running a digital ad campaign that largely targets those living in the district of state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who has kept the legislation from coming to the floor for a vote.

All 32 Senate Democrats have voted for them — providing the minimum number needed for passage.

Katko is considered a key swing vote because Republicans can afford to lose only about 20 votes and still have the 218 votes needed for passage.

«The votes for House passage are there today, even in the current Congress, if Speaker Ryan would just get out of the way.»

At noon, immigrants and advocates will gather before the Westchester Government Building to rally for passage of the Westchester Immigrant Protection Act, which is slated or a vote this afternoon, 148 Martine Ave., White Plains.

Mr. Bellone joined Legislator Bridget Fleming, Suffolk Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory, Matt Cohen, vice president of the Long Island Association, Laureen Harris, president of the Association for a Better Long Island, Gina Coletti, co-chairwoman of the Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers, and small - business owners in Hauppauge yesterday to announce his opposition to the plan, which took an important step toward passage on Tuesday when the Senate Budget Committee voted along party lines to approve it.

I also support passage of the Modernized Voter Registration Act by Assembly Member Walker, which will promote voting access and protect the right to vote for all New Yorkers.»

The WFP has also pushed for passage of campaign finance reform, the Dream Act and other legislation that Ms. Savino said wouldn't have the necessary votes even if Democrats controlled the Senate.

In the immediate wake of the House's narrow passage of the health care bill last week, the Democratic campaign committees launched digital ads attacking Republicans, even those who didn't vote for the bill.

The passage of National Popular Vote legislation in both the Senate and Assembly is a coup for Tom Golisano.

The New York City Council may not get an actual vote on the controversial Trans - Pacific Partnership — but today members and other activists rallied for the passage of a resolution urging Congress to shoot down what they deemed a job - killing deal that would wreck the environment.

There currently are not enough votes to achieve the required 32 - vote majority for passage of many of the measures.

Certainly, calling the special election would not guarantee those two Democratic votes, and would not necessarily clear a path for the passage of these issues.

«The League has supported early voting for several years and we are thrilled to see that the governor recognizes the importance of this program by providing seed funding and thereby avoiding passage of an unfunded mandate,» the league said in a statement.