Sentences with phrase «votes they need in»

Black voters rewarded Truman and the Democratic Party that November, providing him with the pivotal votes he needed in a razor - thin victory over Republican Thomas Dewey.

It's all designed to keep the WFP from winning the 50,000 votes it needs in November's gubernatorial race to keep its permanent ballot line for the next four years.

On Wednesday, reports surfaced that she had lined up the votes she needed in the Assembly, but by Thursday, the field appeared wide open.

What they ultimately decide to do may also end up not impacting the accord in a significant way because Mr. Obama is closing in on the votes he needs in the House and Senate to override a potential congressional veto.

The uniformity in outlook among Republicans and the divide among Democrats, in combination with the 60 votes needed in the Senate to pass legislation, again underscores the mobilization challenge in regards to a «big bill» strategy such as cap and trade as discussed earlier.

Though Congress could theoretically overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule to regulate existing utilities under the Clean Air Act, Democrats have the votes they need in the Senate to block such an effort.

The #OneMoreVote protest is working to obtain the final vote needed in order to pass a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution in the Senate, which could block the repeal.

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It still needs to pass a vote in parliament later in the day, although that is assured given the AK Party's majority.

The 23 - year - old quantitative trader was in the middle of an extracurricular bet — on the web site PredictIt — that Senate Republicans» second attempt at overhauling Obamacare would fall short of the 51 votes needed to pass.

A council resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, the United States, France or Britain to pass.

And it means distilleries need to have long - term plans for investments and financing — all of which could be thrown into turmoil in a single day, Sept. 18, when Scotland votes on whether to leave Britain.

Senators are attempting to craft their own legislation, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has stated he's not sure the chamber will muster the 50 votes needed to pass an overhaul, especially in the CBO report's wake.

To pass the AHCA in the Senate, the Republicans need to deploy «reconciliation,» an expedited budget process that requires just 50 votes, instead of the 60 needed to prevent a filibuster.

«People in this country need to stand up and go to the voting booth and vote their values,» Comey said.

But the Congressional members who voted on the impeachment measure over the weekend need to take another step in the right direction if they want to regain the trust of the Brazilian people and foreign investors; they should impeach themselves.

Opposition leader Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party led with 43.3 percent of the vote in the first round of elections but failed to secure a majority vote needed to win, according to the electoral commission.

And they don't need to hear every grisly detail of your divorce or whom you voted for in the last election.

Congress in December authorized continuing the program through 2021 at $ 300 million a year, although separate annual votes are needed to provide the money.

If you need divine guidance on which way to vote in the forthcoming U.K. referendum on European Union (EU) membership, the Church of England has released a prayer to help that could help you decide.

Moreover, they insisted, the failure to extend the vote to women might hinder their participation in the war effort — which was direly needed.

«And those who do a bad job need active voting by shareholders to keep them in check.

Republicans need just a simple 51 - vote total to confirm a judicial nominee after the filibuster on lower - level court judicial nominees was killed by Democrats when they last controlled the Senate in an effort to help move along some of Obama's nominees more quickly.

The move is a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy — a signal that consumers and businesses don't need quite as much help via monetary policy now that the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6 percent, close to what economists call full employment.

The background - check bill garnered 55 votes in March 2013, needing 60 to advance.

So slim that the president can easily veto any significant piece of legislation they send to his desk (i.e. repeal of the Affordable Care Act) and there's nowhere near the two - thirds majority vote in both Houses needed to override.

To bring an idea to fruition, you need emotional buy - in, not just the kind you get by winning 51 % of a vote.

But unlike most legislation, which requires a supermajority in the Senate to even be considered, the resolutions only need a majority vote in both houses to pass.

But a total repeal of Obamacare, at least in the near term, is much easier said than done, and full replacement with new comprehensive legislation seems highly unlikely at this point in time, given that 60 Senate votes will be needed to do so, and Democrats and Republicans appear as far apart as ever in coming to a consensus on a bipartisan strategy to move forward.

A game time decision on Congress» next big legislative push — including whether or not to use a special procedural pathway in the Senate that would nix the need for any Democratic votes — may come down to what President Donald Trump tells Republican leadership during a meeting this weekend at Camp David.

The dates of his trip have been in flux because of Trump's U.S. tax overhaul push and the possibility that Pence would be needed to provide a tie - breaking vote in the Senate.

' A parent Seattle suburb 19 hours ago If the Republicans want my vote as a college educated, suburban soccer mom of two in the West Coast, then they need to come to the table on gun control.

But the more we learn about the negative implications of the Russia sanctions bill, which sailed through the Senate earlier this summer by a vote of 98 - 2, the clearer it becomes that the House will need to play the role of «cooling saucer» to prevent a few loosely written provisions in the bill from scalding the U.S. economy.

In order to pass Graham - Cassidy, Republicans needed 50 of their 52 members to vote for the bill.

If Donald Trump manages to gather the 270 electoral votes he needs to win by the end of Tuesday, buying in equity markets would be a smart move, said strategist Mark Grant.

The CRA requires just a simple majority in the Senate, meaning 51 votes are needed to pass resolutions, not the normal 60.

«But she said that she needed something done in three months because the legislation was coming up for a vote.»

House Republicans managed to break the sit - in long enough to vote on the override, which passed on a party - line vote of 239 - 180, but fell short of the two - thirds vote needed to override the president's veto.

The veto override would need a two - thirds vote in both the House and the Senate.

The Globe and Mail editorial endorses CCGG's positions on the need for majority voting in uncontested director elections and for shareholder involvement in the director nomination process

If your Shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, or other nominee and you want to vote in person, you will need to obtain (and bring with you to the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting) a legal proxy from the record holder of your Shares (who must have been the record holder of your Shares as of the close of business on April 10, 2015) indicating that you were a beneficial owner of Shares as of the close of business on April 10, 2015, as well as the number of Shares of which you were the beneficial owner on the record date, and appointing you as the record holder's proxy to vote the Shares covered by that proxy at the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting.

«The bill provides much - needed relief from the Dodd - Frank Act for thousands of community banks and credit unions, and will spur lending and economic growth without creating risks to the financial system,» the White House said in a statement after the vote.

They need them to help sell - in and up the concepts of marketing that require the investment of dollars and the vote of confidence from other leaders outside the marketing discipline.

You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes on the reverse side, but you need not mark any boxes if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors» recommendations.

• Instead of proposals needing 3, 6, or 10 % of votes in support to be resubmitted in subsequent years, Gallagher proposes 5, 20 and 50 %.»

This provided a much - needed boost to the British Pound which has largely been on the downtrend following the Brexit vote in June 2016.

The fate of health care reform in the Senate is uncertain, with members of both parties saying major changes need to be made to the House version of the bill before the Senate can vote.

In the future, blockchain tools could serve as a foundational infrastructure for casting, tracking, and counting votes — potentially eliminating the need for recounts by taking voter fraud and foul play off the table.

Republicans only need a 51 - vote majority in order to slap them back on Iran, but enough GOP lawmakers have said they're uncertain about what to do with Iran that sanctions may be difficult or impossible to pass.

Further, in an effort to encourage transparency and responsiveness to AGM voting, companies will need to explain what action has been taken to consult with shareholders when more than 20 % of votes have been cast against the board's recommendation.

If you still need a reason to vote for a change in government on October 19th, think pensions.