Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday praised the New York Republicans
who voted against the budget approved earlier in the day by the House of Representatives.
GOP state Rep. Ross McGregor (one of the seven GOP Representatives
who voted against the budget) denounced the budget for creating new abortion restrictions saying, «This is an area where government doesn't need to be inserting itself.»
Not exact matches
Rep. Juan Vargas, a California Democrat
who voted against the omnibus because it lacked protection for Dreamers, said his party has to keep proving itself to Dreamers after disappointing in the
budget process.
«Republicans want to end the Medicare guarantee,» Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.) said recently in a statement distilling the Democrats» argument
against Members
who have
voted in favor of the Wisconsin Republican's
budget.
He's not without his critics, however,
who point to a
vote by McLaughlin
against a
budget bill that would have provided funding for environmental and clean - water programs.
Katko, R - Camillus, was among 17 Republicans
who voted against the fiscal 2016
budget, which was offered as two separate resolutions under a complicated parliamentary maneuver in which the one with the most
votes passed.
Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I - Montauk),
who voted against the 2014
budget which included dipping into the fund, said «I am certainly encouraged that there is an agreement, and I think we all need to work together on achieving water quality goals.
Last week, Cuomo praised the seven Republicans from New York
who voted against the House
budget plan that paved the way for the tax reform debate.
This is getting to be like the
budget last year,» said Sen. Adriano Espaillat
who voted against the first extender but
voted for the one on Friday.
Legislator Tom Barraga (R - East Islip),
who spent over 20 years in Albany as an assemblyman,
voted along with legislators Jay Schneiderman (I - Montauk) and Tom Cilmi (R - Bay Shore)
against the county Legislature's
budget — pointing to past bailouts in New York City and Nassau County as evidence the legislation would not be much of a risk at all.
One of those four House members is Rep. John Hampton, a conservative Democrat from Simsbury
who has
voted against Malloy's
budgets in the past.
Mr. Ghosio said he respected the work of Mr. Russell and those in the town's finance departments to put together a
budget, but decided to
vote against the
budget because of comments made at public hearings by struggling North Fork residents
who said the tax hike would represent a high burden.
Lesswing said the
vote — «
against the bipartisan
budget deal that protects older Americans from a spike in Medicare rates and cuts to Social Security» — was «just another example of how he puts his own interest first, no matter
who it hurts.»
Meanwhile, Russell,
who has previously threatened to
vote against the
Budget in its entirety, has dismissed an Independent on Sunday report that the rebels have secretly agreed to co-operate with Labour MPs as «poppycock» and «Labour mischief - making».
This year, Faso was one of 24 Republicans
who voted against an effort by a Missouri conservative to write a ban on transgender transition - related healthcare spending into the Pentagon
budget.
In 2004, he vetoed the entire state
budget and threatened to campaign
against any legislator
who voted to override.
Gibson,
who voted against the 2012 version of the Ryan
budget in favor of a bipartisan plan, calls the attacks a gross distortion.
Rockland County needs a strong leader like Ed Day,
who has
voted against the
budget since 2008.
«I'm very worried where the money will come from next year,» Meyers said.In response to concerns, Legislator Grant,
who voted for the
budget, explained a steadily strengthening market made current revenue estimates reliable, particularly with new business ventures such as the Shops at Nanuet, and that a no -
vote was effectively a
vote against the best possible option.
School Committee member Miren Uriarte,
who along with Regina Robinson cast a
vote against the
budget, questioned the tight funding for schools in what she said is an era of relative prosperity in Boston.
Second, it assumes that the
vote count from last night is still accurate, which is also dubious, as Politico Florida's Matt Dixon reported that House Republicans
who are
against the school safety bill are seeing their projects and priorities stripped out of the
budget.