Sentences with phrase «with bipartisan support although»

The law, known as the Stull Act, was passed in 1971 with bipartisan support although neither school district officials nor teachers unions ever pushed to enforce all of its provisions, with their potential for conflict.

Not exact matches

Although the bill drew bipartisan support in the Senate, with 14 Republicans voting for it, it will almost certainly face a tougher fight in the Republican - controlled House of Representatives in the weeks to come.

Although the original JOBS Act passed with bipartisan support in 2012, this is an election year, and so the fate of the bill could be subject to political whims.

If the Republicans take back the majority, they might not be so keen to work with him in a bipartisan fashion if he keeps this up, although so far, his support has come only in the form of endorsements — not TV ads and not campaign cash.

Benjamin also reports that «Sen. Tom Duane, who was initially not pleased with Paterson's decision to push gay marriage, now says he believes the bill will pass «with bipartisan support,» although he isn't naming the names of any GOP supporters.

Although the bill drew bipartisan support, half of Senate Democrats (22) voted against it, together with seven Republicans and the Senate's two Independent members.

Votes were as close as 65 - 33 in the House and 23 - 8 in the Senate, although some bills passed by far greater margins with bipartisan support.

Although there has been firm bipartisan support on the issue, this has resulted in few active steps to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the process moving forward and a lack of clarity of what that process will look like.