Sentences with phrase «who voted on legislation»

The European Parliament is made up of 751 MEPs who voted on legislation, elect the President and approve the budgets.

The church claims in its submission to the GEO, «[T] he introduction of civil partnerships... was supported by the majority of our bishops who voted on the legislation in 2004 when it was before the House of Lords.»

Not exact matches

Pressing the issue further, Ms. Pelosi and the next two highest - ranking House Democrats sent a letter to Mr. Ryan noting their desire for the government to remain open and imploring him to make a public statement about the scheduling of a vote on legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants who are now shielded from deportation by the Obama - era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.

A day after the bill's prospects wavered somewhat, Republican leaders notched two victories on Friday, when Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said he would vote yes after gaining a more generous child tax credit in the final bill and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, who voted against the initial Senate bill over deficit concerns, said he would support the legislation.

Controversial federal legislation to limit funding for subsidized school lunches and change some of the program's nutritional standards passed a House committee on a 20 - 14 vote May 18, and the proposal is being hammered by critics who believe it would endanger the health of American school children.

The news was seized on by shadow health secretary Andy Burnham, who said campaigners needed to lend the opposition support to maximise the chances of the Lords voting down the legislation.

A once - quiet effort by governors to block the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act reached its climax in Washington yesterday, as state executives from both parties — who have conspired privately for months — mounted an all - out attack on the Senate's embattled health care legislation hours before Republicans postponed a vote.

Former Rep. Dan Maffei, a Democrat who represented the Syracuse area for two terms, is among those agreeing with Rep. Chris Collins» claim that it's not unusual for members to vote on legislation without having read the entire bill.

Reproductive rights groups are ramping up their own attacks on Senate Republican incumbents who oppose the WEA, claiming the conference's refusal to allow the legislation on the chamber floor for a vote flies in the face of public support for legal abortion.

Pols who signed the pledge on promised to vote for legislation creating independent ethics and redistricting commissions.

He has repeatedly voted in favor of legislation criminalizing keeping firearms available for self - defense in the home, voted in favor of various firearm and ammunition prohibitions and attacked those who disagree with him on the floor of the Assembly

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), who was the top vote getter in the Assembly on the Stop Common Core ballot line in 2014, today announced new legislation he is introducing, the «Common Core Parental Refusal Act» to require that school districts notify parents of their rights to refuse to have their children in grades 3 - 8 participate in the Common Core standardized tests.

For the sake of public trust in British democracy, will the Minister who is standing in for the Deputy Prime Minister therefore agree that any legislation put before the House on this vital issue should be the subject of a free vote?»

Although the statement blasted those who refused to ensure the reform was voted on this parliament as «being wedded to a system of privilege and patronage», it expressed special contempt for those who voted to kill the legislation entirely.

The issue will now return to the Commons to be reconsidered by MPs, who have already rejected calls for the «meaningful vote» clause to be included in the legislation, saying verbal guarantees given by government on parliamentary scrutiny are sufficient.

Cuomo says even if the public vote is delayed, the casino siting legislation would still need to be passed this year, based on a decades old opinion issued by a former State Attorney General, who said that constitutional amendment votes by the legislature need to happen in consecutive years, and can't skip a year in between votes.

Some argued that State Senator Jeff Klein had brought the bill to a vote too soon, while others focused on the Republican Senators who persisted in voting against the legislation.

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

Despite Espada's efforts, the bill was narrowly defeated on Tuesday, after several Democrats who had earlier supported the legislation voted no.

Senate Republicans on Monday criticized the Democratic leadership in the conference for voting against legislation that would recall an elected official who is indicted for a felony.

As Ian Dunt rightly points out in a piece examining yet another lamentable bill, legislation should be «a sober undertaking which demands responsibility and sincerity from those who write and vote on it».

But Republicans in the Senate — who have held votes on separate items in the agenda — remain opposed to the abortion plank in the omnibus version of the legislation.

But Hoylman expressed optimism during a CapTon interview that will air this evening at 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. that this legislation still has a shoot at making it to the floor for a vote, and while he has no GOP co-sponsors, he said he has had conversations with Republican senators who might be willing to vote «yes» on the bil.

«The choice between those two wordings is the pivotal point of the legislation - the absolute foundation on which everything else hangs,» independent crossbencher Geoffrey Dear, who pushed yesterday's amendment to a vote, told peers shortly before the division.

MacKay's personal endorsement of the legislation was cast as a counterweight to state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long's pledge to yank the endorsement of any Republican who voted «yes» on the bill, even though MacKay stressed this issue would not be a litmus test for support no matter how a lawmaker voted.

Some who have not signed on said they are examining the legislation, including Garodnick — who voted for police reform bills in 2013 — and Costa Constantinides, a freshman from Queens who once was a member of the Progressive Caucus.

Several other members of the House leadership, who usually vote on bills the speaker supports, also opposed the same - sex marriage legislation.

The incumbent is businessman Richard Hanna from Barneveld, who has positioned himself as a middle of the road Republican, who's bullish on legislation that helps businesses, but won't hesitate to cross the aisle and vote with Democrats.

On the other side of the aisle, Assemblyman Ed Ra, a Long Island Republican who is the ranking minority member on the chamber's education committee, explained his «no» vote by arguing the legislation was too controversial to bring peace to the communitOn the other side of the aisle, Assemblyman Ed Ra, a Long Island Republican who is the ranking minority member on the chamber's education committee, explained his «no» vote by arguing the legislation was too controversial to bring peace to the communiton the chamber's education committee, explained his «no» vote by arguing the legislation was too controversial to bring peace to the community.

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There was less obedience on display for the Labour leader, who had ordered his MPs to vote against the legislation.

For the first time in decades, the Assembly has a speaker (Carl Heastie) who's willing to vote against proposed legislation, at least on occasion.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday in a statement credited the congressional lawmakers from New York who voted against the Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act through what is considered a slimmed - down version of the legislation.

Janice Grieshaber said she remembers Silver as the cold man who left them waiting and hoping in Assembly chambers until midnight on the last day of session, while hundreds of other pieces of legislation came up for a vote.

Dingell voted for the bill making it illegal to discriminate based on race, but told CNN his support for desegregation spurred a «nasty» primary challenge for his seat from a fellow Democrat who opposed the legislation.

MoveOn.org is spending «six figures» on television commercials to run on national cable and called on its membership to back primary challengers to Democrats who vote against health care reform legislation.

This legislation, «Voting By Non-Citizen Residents,» would allow immigrants who are «lawfully present in the United States» and have lived in New York for «six months or longer» on the date of a given election to vote provided they meet all the other current requirements for voter registration in New York State.

Says Paterson of the marriage equality bill: «People who've lived together for 10, 20, 30 years are waiting, hoping that this legislation will pass while they still have the breath to elicit an «I do» on the altar, and I think it's time that it happens, and if I have to see legislation fail so I can identify who voted against it to better persuade them, then I'll take that chance.»

Joining the protest was Sen. Chris Murphy, D - Conn., who had waged a nearly 15 - hour filibuster last week to force votes in the Senate on gun legislation.

Stefanik, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, voted against the initial legislation in 2015, expressing doubt that the agreement would fail to shut down the regional power's path to a nuclear bomb.

For her part, Ms. Mayer, who has championed legislation on gun safety, voting rights and redressing sexual abuse, expressed skepticism of Ms. Killian's self - proclaimed centrist politics, saying she was trying to appeal to the county's leftward tilt in the age of Trump.

With 60 votes needed to start debate on the legislation, Reid needs all 58 of the Democrats in the Senate and the two independents who caucus with them to vote his way.

He also takes out a 10 million dollar life insurance policy for his teenage daughter's benefit with an insurance representative who is influencing his vote on some impending insurance legislation.

Members of the Citizens Council on Women's Education (ccwe), a project of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, also endorsed the civil - rights act of 1984 — the measure tabled by the Senate last week — and urged participants to vote against legislators who failed to back that and other legislation affecting equity in education.

Spokane's Republican State Sen. Mike Baumgartner, who on Tuesday held a hearing on legislation that would dock the pay of teachers who go on strike, called the vote results disappointing.

«We applaud Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Chairman Larry Taylor, and the senators who voted in favor of this legislation for their dedication to our children and steadfast leadership on this issue.

We are asking all of those who view our webstie and love dogs or any animals (as this will afect many not just dogs) to please read over and research the candidates running for office during any voting season and their veiws before deciding on who to vote for as there are some who are supported and believe in The Humane Society of The United States (HSUS) and intend to create new legislation that if passed would affect your very ability to adopt a dog or from where you choose to adopt your dog.

Boonville Mayor Julie Thacher's vote broke the tie (four to four) to ultimately approve the new dangerous dog ordinance, which releases a ban on pit bulls in Boonville.Several individuals who were in favor of the removal of breed specific legislation told the council reasons for this favor at the council meeting Monday evening.

However, while legislation is already being drafted, major hurdles remain before the tax on CO2 can be scrapped, sparking an outcry among businesses, state governments, and especially Australian voters, who voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new coalition and its pledge to kill the costly economic burden.

In Ohio, $ 171,000 has been spent on ads critical of climate change legislation in the region served by Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, another Democrat who voted for the bill.