Sentences with phrase «won bipartisan support»

Chaffetz won bipartisan support in the House more than a year ago for a more limited bill that would shorten the wait for visas for immigrants from countries with the highest number of applications.

The idea won bipartisan support from leaders including Higgins and Senator Charles Schumer.

Gov. Scott Walker's $ 100 million property tax cut proposal won bipartisan support in the Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday, easily clearing its first hurdle as it speeds through the process with the aim of reductions appearing on bills this December.

Previous versions of the credit have won bipartisan support.

That said, one striking fact about Geoff is that he has truly won bipartisan support.

Trump, who's been attempting lately to win bipartisan support for tax reform, urged Congress on Wednesday to «move fast.»

The usual approach would have been to confer with the Democratic minority on the committee and negotiate a bill that could win bipartisan support.

The momentum in Florida to expand one of that state's voucher programs is a subtle but significant sign that such programs, which have been anathema to many Democrats, are beginning to win bipartisan support in a number of states.

Not exact matches

Cuomo is not on board with legislative efforts to authorize medicinal marijuana, and Savino has amended her bill to win enough bipartisan support to passif it ever comes to a floor vote.

The Wisconsin Assembly approved a $ 3 billion tax break Thursday with bipartisan support for Taiwan - based Foxconn Technology Group to build a massive display panel factory in the state, a project President Donald Trump touted as a transformational win for the U.S. economy.

Holdren emphasized, however, that improving national preparedness for extreme - weather events, flooding, and warmer temperatures would be a «win - win» for everyone as well as the economy, and therefore should receive bipartisan support.

While the bill has received bipartisan support, it has not won universal acclaim, due in part to its focus on space exploration at the expense of NASA's Earth sciences programs, Engadget said.

(Texas) A sweeping overhaul of the school funding system won approval last week from the Legislature's lower house with bipartisan support, but still faces an uncertain future in the state Senate.

Tennessee, a historically low - achieving state, won about $ 500 million in the first round with an application that garnered bipartisan and teachers» union support for, among other things, basing 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation on student performance data.

The Dallas Morning News reports that the state ban on fracking bans won a «sweeping victory» with «overwhelming bipartisan support» in both of Texas» legislative houses.