Sentences with phrase «voting on any measure which»

The hardline response is to ban non-English MPs from voting on any measure which relates only to England.

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The big spenders were nonetheless defeated by a citizens» group that spent only $ 15,000 to support the bond measure, which passed with 57 % of the vote on Nov. 7, approving up to $ 150 million in financing for a city - run broadband utility.

On June 6 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty reintroduced his spring federal budget, which was never passed in the rush to an election, with a key twist: Flaherty added a measure to phase out the $ 2 - per - vote subsidy to political parties by 2015 - 16.

The measure, which halts litigation against the issuers of Puerto Rico's government and quasi-government debt to allow an orderly restructuring process, passed the Senate on a vote of 68 - 30.

After several embarrassing setbacks, Republican leaders, under pressure from the White House, spent much of last week weighing whether to hold a vote on the measure that included the new amendment, which was negotiated by New Jersey Representative Tom MacArthur and North Carolina Representative Mark Meadows, who chairs the House Freedom Caucus.

The measure, which passed the Senate last night 43 - 18, will be voted on by the Democratic - led Assembly this morning.

Another key aspect of this debate, on which David Cameron has been silent, is whether the government is going to force this measure through Parliament on a whipped vote, or whether there will be a genuine free vote.

Scottish MPs and Welsh MPs will be barred from joining their English colleagues in votes on measures, which include the right - to - buy for housing association tenants.

He said the measure didn't have anything to do with religion given the exemptions (which were crafted by Republican lawmakers in order to allow a vote on the bill in the chamber) and said it was really just another name for civil unions.

Capital Tonight's Kaitlyn Ross reports that the Parker - Diaz Sr. blow - up occurred when the Bronx senator joined Sen. Carl Kruger in voting «no» on Sen. Velmanette Montgomery's juvenile offenders bill, which caused the measure to be pulled from the floor before it was officially declared dead.

Lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo had agreed last year to an amendment, but the Democratic - led Assembly balked at a vote on the measure, which came with a broader agreement on the state budget.

Of course, there was no mention of Addabbo and the rest of his conference not casting a vote on one of the governor's most hard - sought proposals this year: the Tier Six pension measure which scaled back benefits for new state hires.

One highly - placed Democrat said it's possible budget bills could start being printed as early as Saturday, which would allow legislators to start debating and voting on these measures when they return to the Capitol next Monday.

It is indeed classified, which means that the House Intelligence Committee will vote on the measure to release it and then, as long as the President approves, they will release it to the public.

The nationalist party hopes to force a vote on the measure in the Commons, which would mean the assembly is «renamed the National Parliament of Wales, or Senedd Cenedlaethol Cymru».

But Schumer said Democrats in Congress can use procedural maneuvers to force votes on gun control measures, which are being sought in the wake another mass shooting at an Oregon community college.

Professor Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart have calculated the share of parliamentary votes in which a government MP rebelled: on this measure, every year of the coalition has seen more revolt than any year of the Major government of 1992 - 97, which was itself a record holder.

The measure had been on the verge of being passed Wednesday, but was defeated late that night when many Democrats voted «no» in an effort to ramp up pressure to pass tougher rent regulations, which Republicans oppose.

On Monday, the state Senate voted down the measure, which would allow children of undocumented immigrants to be eligible for college financial aid.

Review Federal Regulations for Repeal — Vote Passed (240 - 185, 4 Not Voting) The measure would establish a commission to review existing federal regulations and identify those that should be repealed in order to reduce costs on the U.S. economy — including those that should be repealed immediately and those that should be repealed over time through a new regulatory «cut - go» system under which agencies could not issue new rules unless the cost of a new rule was offset by repealing existing rules identified by the commission.

The Governor's message was astutely deferential to Upstate's need for economic growth, meanwhile Cuomo also avoided triggering the tripwires of controversy on education and the environment (which provided Zephyr Teachout with opening to garner a third of the 2014 Democratic primary vote); Cuomo advanced strong measures around election law reform and on the criminal justice front vis a vis Bail reform, as well as the Dream Act and MWBE all of which registered positively with minority voters.

The City Council is considering a vote on whether to adopt a measure which would give them the legal means to override the state property tax cap, It's a plan to raise enough money to keep the city in the black for another year.

The measure voted on today in the chamber was sponsored by Sen. James Seward, an Oneonta - area Republican whose upstate district includes the headquarters firearms manufacturer Remington Arms, which had threatened to displace workers following the passage of the SAFE Act.

The group is upset that the Senate never voted on the Long Island Water Quality Control Act, which passed the Assembly in a vote of 112 - 24, and said it had warned Martins that he would not even be eligible for its support if he did not vote in favor of this measure.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said that while a unified Democratic conference may be short at least two votes to pass abortion rights legislation, it would at least be able to bring the measure to the floor, which would put pressure on pro-choice Republicans to help pass it.

The panel discussion, which was sponsored by The New York Times and not included on the governor's official public schedule that day, also included Sen. Jim Alesi, a Republican who voted yes on the measure.

You can look up his DW - Nominate score, which measures partisanship in one's voting record, but I'm not sure you'll find a nice quantifiable way to measure stance's he's voiced his opinion on but not ones that he's voted on.

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), which as part of its mission seeks to raise judicial standards and reform the legal system, will discuss the issue at its upcoming House of Delegates meeting on June 17, and consider voting on whether to take a position on the ballot measure, a spokesperson has confirmed.

Now, Klein and the IDC are in «consultation» with the Senate Republicans on bills, but have no say over which measures come to the floor for a vote.

Only one Republican, Senator James S. Alesi of Rochester, is on the record supporting the measure, which puts it at least six votes short of victory.

It would be ridiculous to spend money on half - measures to try and get around the most important voting reform we need, which is to scrap the unfair and undemocratic voting system we have which is keeping British Politics in the dark ages.

Nonetheless if Mr Watson believes he has a chance of success, the measures will be put to a formal NEC meeting later this month ahead of a crunch vote at the party conference in Liverpool, which starts on September 25.

But Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Jeff Merkley of Oregon, and Sherrod Brown of Ohio signed a letter urging Reid, D - Nevada, to hold a vote on the proposal under a rule known as a reconciliation, which would allow the measure to pass with only 51 votes - a simple majority.

Speaker John Bercow said the measures being voted on did not include the warrant, which many rebel backbenchers oppose.

The bill seems poised to pass the Senate, if a vote on the measure is brought to the floor by the chamber's governing coalition, which includes Republicans and a faction of Independent Democrats.

The Legislature is expected to vote on the measures today as part of the 2014 budget, which is due at midnight, the start of the new fiscal year.

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.

A vote on the measure, which the state Assembly passed June 15, has been stalled in the Senate.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of Manhattan — the teachers union's best friend at the Capitol — was described by colleagues as «steaming» and having «smoke coming out of his ears» as a result of the Senate's decision to pass the measure, which puts considerable pressure on politically vulnerable Assembly Democrats to bring the measure to a vote.

The sit - in, led by veteran civil rights campaigner and Georgia congressman John Lewis, was staged to demand a vote on gun control measures, after a 15 - hour filibuster in the Senate on 16 June led to a floor vote on four measures, including one which aimed to prevent those on a terrorist no - fly list from purchasing firearms.

The 11 - member panel has never held a vote on any of the proposals, which would allow them move forward to a vote by the entire Council — even though, given their huge number of co-sponsors, it appears the measures would vault both procedural hurdles effortlessly.

The Clinton County Legislature's finance subcommittee, on which every legislator serves, voted 9 - 1 against the measure.

But the proposed measure could be a useful tool for gay marriage opponents to use on potential fence - sitters in the Senate Republican conference, which so far has voted as a bloc against expanding the state definition of marriage.

By a 74 to 22 vote, the Senate yesterday approved the $ 109 billion measure, which reauthorizes government spending on major highway and transit projects for 2 years.

The measure, which was approved April 30 on a largely party - line vote of 28 - 19, would authorize $ 6.4 billion in grants to school districts in fiscal 2009.

By a 29 - to - 52 vote, the senators failed to table the measure, which was offered on Oct. 20 as an amendment to the fiscal 1984 Justice Department appropriation bill by Senator Jesse A. Helms, Republican of North Carolina.

The measure, which cleared the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on a voice vote Feb. 14, advanced the same week a report commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services recommended that Head Start continue to administer the test — and possibly expand it to cover content areas beyond mathematics and literacy.

Of particular importance on the legislative agenda this year, is Senate Constitutional Amendment 3 (SCA 3) introduced by Senator Mark Leno, which would lower the vote threshold for local school district parcel tax measures from 2/3 to 55 percent.

The state Senate voted 23 to 15 late Wednesday afternoon to allow charter schools and sent the measure to the House, which gave House Bill 520 final approval on a 53 - 43 vote and sent it to Gov. Matt Bevin to sign into law or veto.

The board expects to make several appointments, vote on the preliminary official statement for the issuance of $ 38.5 million in remaining Measure C bonds and to discuss reopening Holbrook Elementary and Glenbrook Middle School, which are both in Concord, near the Naval Weapons Station.