Blumenthal's amendment is set to be endorsed by more than 125 organizations, including the National Education Association, First Focus Campaign for Children and undocumented youth advocacy group United We Dream.
Debate there isn't going to wait for 2008: President Bush's authority to submit freer-trade deals to Congress for simple up or down votes the "fast track" authority that prevents a slew of favor-currying amendments–is set to expire in June.
Emboldened by the vote in Northern Ireland, a coalition of campaigners including women's groups, MPs, unions and former sex workers, this week launched the End Demand campaign, and announced that Labour backbencher Fiona Mactaggart was set to propose an amendment to the modern slavery bill later this month.
The Washington DC city council was set to approve an amendment to its far-reaching taxi legislation that would have set a floor price for private cars.
In particular, the Supreme Court insisted on amendments to an anti-poverty bill that was set to confer great powers on the minister of economic development, the president's brother Basil.Constitutionally, the legislature has the power to impeach the chief justice.
On Sept. 13, the amendment was set aside on a bipartisan vote, 65 to 32, clearing the way for a vote on the primary legislation that would give China permanent normal trading privileges with the United States.
We have government agencies to regulate the quality of our food, air and water, but we don't have that for information — and we shouldn't, because the First Amendment is set up to protect us from that.
But for now, the show must go on, and Romeo Killer, with the First Amendment squarely behind it, is set to air on Lifetime at noon on May 3.
He also said he would campaign heavily in favor of a Balanced Budget Amendment, something both chambers of Congress are set to vote on this fall.
The amendment offered by Senators Toomey and Manchin is set to replace the background check provision in legislation about to hit the Senate floor after the chamber voted 68-31 on Thursday to open debate on it.
