Sentences with phrase «voting against a bill legalizing»
On December 2, 2009, Miller sided with the conservative minority, by voting against a bill legalizing same - sex marriage.
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Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has endorsed the re-election of state Senator Stephen Saland, a Republican who backs gay marriage, prompting harsh criticism from Senator Ruben Diaz, the only Democrat in the New York Senate who voted against a bill legalizing such unions in the state.
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Of note: In November, a lesbian lawmaker in Hawaii made national news when she voted against a draft of her state's bill legalizing same - sex marriage, citing religious freedom concerns.
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.
Tenney also voted in 2011 against a bill to legalize same - sex marriage in New York.
The federal government's bill C - 45 to legalize marijuana in Canada will jeopardize the health of young people and Parliament should vote against it, argues the interim Editor - in - Chief of CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) in an editorial.