An influential senior House Democrat from New York signaled today that he is leaning in favor of a decisive China trade bill, as the measure's supporters and opponents geared up for a furious week of lobbying before next week's scheduled vote.
Opponents of a decisive China trade bill refused to admit defeat today and vowed to step up their lobbying over the weekend.
But for very different reasons, these two congressmen at polar opposites of the political spectrum are part of a left-right coalition on Capitol Hill that is fighting the Clinton administration's decisive China trade bill.
Of those familiar with the bill, decisive majorities of Liberal and NDP supporters do not have a favorable opinion of the bill 66 and 77percentt, respectively.
Finally, at around 1 30 A.M. on Friday, July 28th, Senator John McCain signalled, with a thumbs-down, that he would cast a decisive vote against the bill, joining two of his Republican colleagues, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, and all forty-eight members of the Democratic caucus.
For DREAM activists, the endorsement is a welcome move, and gives credence to Reid's decisive move on the bill.
The bill is a decisive step to achieve this goal".
In 1996, the vice president's support of the welfare-reform bill was considered decisive.
After several undecided senators announced their support in recent weeks, Senator Mary Margaret Haugen, a Democrat, said she also would vote for the bill, becoming the decisive vote.
Liam Fox, the British defence minister, was no exception when he used a New Year's visit to bill 2011 as decisive for international efforts in the country.
