Sentences with phrase «year considered a bill»

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The spending bill appeared to only be waiting for Trump's signature when he tweeted Friday morning that he was «considering a VETO» because the bill does not fully fund a wall on the Mexican border or create a solution for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a program protecting some undocumented immigrants from deportation that Trump chose last year to end.

Consider a health savings account that will allows you «to put aside money pre-tax you would spend on health care anyway (billed services, not premiums), and if you don't spend it then the money rolls over each year while still earning interest.»

The California legislature has considered a DFS bill in prior years but a law has yet to be enacted.

Congress considered bills this year to amend provisions in the H - 1B visa laws that tech workers say have led to thousands of layoffs, but no action was taken.

Syria, Russia say Israel launched missile strike on Syrian air base Wall St Journal Hungary's nationalist prime minister wins third term in power: Reuters Trump predicts China will blink first in trade dispute with US: Bloomberg Trump administration officials soften tone on trade dispute with China: WSJ N. Korea says it will discuss denuclearization: NY Times Kudlow: White House considering plans to undo parts of spending bill: Wash Exam US hiring growth slowed sharply in March: Bloomberg German industrial production fell by the most in over 2 years in Feb: Reuters Forward curve for 1 month overnight indexed swap rate inverts: Bloomberg Many US state govts struggling with weak revenue growth: The Economist

The idea of a bipartisan bill passing through Congress right now doesn't seem likely, especially considering that the Honest Ads Act — a bill proposed late last year that would require more transparency around online political ads — hasn't been put to a vote in either the House or Senate in almost six months.

As with a 401 (k), cash you contribute is considered pretax and will reduce your tax bill the year of contributions.

He also considers performance of U.S. government Treasury bills (T - bills), 10 - year notes and 30 - year bonds.

The footage serves as a plausible facsimile of the war as defined by the Pentagon; it tells viewers nothing about the origins and nature of an enemy that Republicans and Democrats alike have been ignoring for the last ten years, out of deference to the demands of Big Oil and in the hope that a world of six billion people might wake up one morning, consider the odds, and start bowing to Bill Gates, Michael Jordan, and the Goddess of Democracy.

I lost my father that way, and my mother paid on his medical bills for years and years * after * his death, never once considering bankruptcy, like a good single mom worker bee.

«I failed to consider the impact on the families throughout the Archdiocese who, though struggling to pay their mortgages, utilities, tuition and other bills, faithfully respond year after year to my pleas to assist with funding our ministries and services,» the archbishop said.

The House is considering a continuing resolution, a bill used to fund the federal government for the remainder of the year.

If you hang around a bar in Buffalo, somebody will tell you that Dave Foley has «slow feet» and that he was considered «the weak spot» in the Bills» line until this year.

When you consider that the University of Texas has the President of the U.S., a future millionaire, Bill Bradley and Chris Gilbert all going for it, you can see why the fellow who invented the bumper stickers that say YEAR OF THE HORNS thought he had found a chance worth taking.

Last year Varnell had Tim Miller, grandson of baseball Hall of Famer Bill Terry, but Miller had never made a high school team — which, considering his 6» 8» height, should tell you something.

Hutchinson «sreplacement, sixth - year veteran Floyd Womack, has struggled so badly that coachMike Holmgren is considering replacing him with backup center Chris Spencer... The Bills were criticized for taking safety Donte Whitner eighth overall inApril's draft, but Whitner has silenced the skeptics.

But, by gum, it sure sounds like it allows these Gen Z kids with their SnapDabs and their Vape Drives to return to the halcyon days of our own childhoods when we all walked over railroad trestles looking for dead bodies and rolled inside old tires up to the old Radley place and tricked other kids into whitewashing fences... and we liked it.Arkansas considered a similar bill last year and rejected it.

Such proposals have been made before, including in the form of a bill Felder introduce earlier this year, in the wake of security concerns and are considered unrealistic to fully carry out.

Cuomo, who is seeking third term this year, received the nods from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, a top Cuomo ally who as once considered a challenger to Cuomo rival Mayor Bill de Blasio, as well as Reps. Nydia Velázquez, Jose Serrano and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo.

The vote could change this year, of course, given the new bill being considered and the political urgency being emphasized by Democrats due to President Donald Trump's administration.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Ky., has been upfront about his wish to approve nominations and consider appropriations bills on the floor this year.

The Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled Assembly this year considered competing versions of a bill that would accomplish the same goal; expanding ride sharing or ride hailing outside New York City.

(b) The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in January of each odd - numbered year to consider any bill or resolution.

The bill, to be considered by the full legislature on May 23, is similar to measures introduced by Nassau - based lawmakers in the state senate and assembly this year.

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, who was elected as a Republican in 2009, and who seriously considered running for Governor as an independent this year, now has some feelings of regret that he didn't run as an independent this year.

Harkin hosts an annual steak fry that is considered an obligatory stop for aspiring Democratic presidents, which drew Hillary and Bill Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden last year.

«The Coalition finds the context in which the RTI Bill is mentioned in the 2018 Budget Statement very revealing, considering that government was not able to fulfill the commitments made on the Bill in the 2017 Budget Statement, but refused to at least commit to achieve and build on it in the upcoming year Budget Statement as done for other commitments that were unfulfilled.

«You have probably 50 or 60 new members in the past few years who come to the Assembly with different opinions, different views, that will come to the fore when we consider issues like M.M.A.,» said Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, a Democrat from Queens who is a co-sponsor of the bill.

Faso is the New York Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, which is considering SNAP provisions at a meeting Wednesday as part of broader deliberation on this year's must - pass Farm Bill.

A day after deadly violence struck the J'ouvert parade in Brooklyn for the third straight year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday that the annual celebration of Caribbean culture would continue but that the city would consider changing the hours of the overnight event, which precedes the much bigger West Indian American Day Parade.

Thursday's City Council schedule will include a meeting of the Committee on Governmental Operations for its preliminary budget oversight hearing; a meeting of the Committee on Veterans to consider a resolution «calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign S. 752, the Veterans» Education Through SUNY Credits Act»; and a meeting of the Committee on Education to consider multiple resolutions, including one «calling upon the New York State Legislature to reject any attempt to raise the cap on the number of charter schools,» one «calling upon the Department of Education to amend its Parent's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities to include information about opting out of high - stakes testing and distribute this document at the beginning of every school year, to every family, in every grade,» and one «calling upon the New York State Legislature to eliminate the Governor's receivership proposal in the executive budget for New York City.»

The nine board members, who all were appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, voted Tuesday night to consider a range of possible rent adjustments from a freeze to a 2 % increase for one - year leases beginning on Oct. 1.

The New Stadium Working Group, formed two years ago, that includes state and local political leaders who will consider a new home for the Buffalo Bills, has not met since April 2014 — right after team owner Ralph Wilson's death.

In the District of Columbia, the Catholic church and other backers of traditional marriage have lobbied the city's lawmakers and rallied to urge that citizens be able to vote on a same - sex marriage bill that is now being considered by the City Council and expected to be put to a final vote by members by the end of the year.

Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle is pushing for a vote on the measure before the budget is considered; the Republican - led Senate meanwhile has approved the bill for the last seven years.

The gay conversion bill is moving swiftly at the Capitol, especially considering the fact that it was just introduced this year.

The bill would amend the 1983 Mental Health Act, and comes after eight years of consultations on how best to improve what is generally considered to be flawed legislation.

The state Senate today will consider a revised version of the Port Authority reform bill that would enact some of the changes being sought by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie last year.

At 1 p.m., the NYC Council Committee on Finance considers a bill that would reauthorize the city's tax lien sale program for another four years, Committee Room, City Hall, Manhattan.

Catsimatidis briefly considered challenging the current Democratic incumbent in City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio, but took a pass, saying the mayor, who easily defeated Lhota in the general election four years ago, would be too difficult to take down.

The tax bill that U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell helped push through this week is considered one of the biggest legislative overhauls in 30 years, so the Kentucky politician celebrated with Trump the way many Kentuckians do at some point — by commemorating the moment with a personalized Louisville Slugger.

For this analysis, the party considers how lawmakers voted on 25 key bills, which this year included everything from budget bills to the so - called «sippy cup» bill.

The Board of Elections would be required to send all eligible voters in the five boroughs a «voter history» card that will tell people how many elections they've missed in the past four years under a new bill being considered in the NYC Council.

The amended code also calls for committee members to prioritize parcels of land being considered for purchase every six months, rather than once a year — to be drawn up in a comprehensive master list submitted to the County Legislature, according to the bill.

The letter from UFC Chief Operating Officer Ike Lawrence Epstein to Silver comes as the Assembly considers the legalization bill following Senate passage earlier this year.

In Los Angeles, the City Council is considering a bill that would legalize and regulate the home - sharing industry by limiting rentals to 120 days a year, requiring them to be a host's primary residence and cutting off users found to be in violation.

The problem with this approach was explained last year in my op - ed warning about a similar, somewhat broader bill the Senate then was considering:

Businessman and Democratic activist Bill Samuels on Friday said he is not considering a run for governor next year and is instead focusing on an upcoming referendum for a state constitutional convention this November.

Stewart - Cousins was in Orange County to give the keynote address at the committee's annual gala, an appearance that comes as Democrats have stepped up their criticism of Republican Sen. Bill Larkin, whose seat they consider to be a potential pickup opportunity next year.