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Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill
The latter amendment then was rejected, 47-50.
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The latter amendment then was rejected, 47-50.
Republican concerns The original House version of the bill, known as the Respect for Marriage Act, received 47 Republican votes when it first passed the chamber in July on a 267-157 vote.
The House bill would ban the sale or possession of high-capacity magazines and assault-style weapons both by name — such as the AK-47 — and features such as a pistol grip.
The House voted 267-157, mostly along party lines, with support from Democrats and 47 Republicans, to send the bill to the Senate.
Jackson, who received bipartisan support in a 53-47 vote, will also be the first former public defender to sit on the court.
But a letter circulated by Johnson on Tuesday opposing any legislation to raise the debt ceiling garnered 47 signatures, putting lawmakers potentially on a course for the type of fiscal brinksmanship
“Already 361 voter suppression bills have been introduced in 47 states across the country,” Kang said.
As recently as 2008, Peterson took 72 percent of the vote in the district to Barack Obama’s 47 percent.
Debbie Stabenow’s 47 percent, and in the governor’s race, Bill Schuette narrowly edged Democratic winner Gretchen Whitmer, 49 percent to 48 percent.
The Senate rejected a motion, 47-47, to table the amendment. The vote could be used by Republican senators to show the GOP is in favor of protecting pre-existing conditions.
Democrats decry it, but with only 47 votes in their caucus and after years of an erosion of minority power in the Senate, they are unable to stop it—unless at least four Republicans are willing to
• Michigan Democrat John Conyers Jr. resigned Dec. 5, 2017, after multiple allegations of sexual harassment during his 47 years in the House.
The Kentucky Republican has used a 53-47 majority and streamlined floor rules to quickly confirm 34 judicial nominees this year.
Passed 51-47 (R 50-0; D 1-45; I 0-2) on April 18, 2018.
With the Senate at 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats, Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer can’t afford to lose any seats next year if he hopes to win back control of the chamber.