In 1946, the United States proposed that uranium enrichment and plutonium be put under international control, a proposal that failed because of the onset of the cold war.
Mr. Leno said it was basically a long-planned reintroduction of a 2009 proposal that was effectively tabled because of its potential cost.
Canadian and Mexican officials have privately panned the so-called sunset provision, as has the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, whose leader called it a "poison pill" proposal that could undo NAFTA because it would insert uncertainty in a pact whose aim is partly to provide stability in commerce.
One of the reasons the much-vaunted Tory "British bill of rights" has never seen the light of day is because any proposal that does not match these basic ECHR rights will be torn to shreds.
Senator Kent Conrad, Democrat of North Dakota, said he was concerned about any proposal that would significantly expand Medicare because the program paid exceptionally low rates to hospitals and other health care providers in his state.
According to Joy, the move was necessary because of a proposal that would have turned millions of acres of northern woodland into a nature preserve, leading to the forced relocation of residents in the area.
The Lords was able to reject proposals like that because the government party did not have a majority, and if the two opposition parties opposed a measure they could be pretty sure of defeating the government.
Fabiani said his goal was to remind the committee that the Chargers have spent 14 years and $15 million on stadium proposals that were unsuccessful because of a lack of political support.
As developing countries submitted plans to reduce reliance on HCFCs in order to win United Nations financing for the transition, delegations from richer nations rejected proposals that relied on HFCs, because of their warming effect.
The advisors explained that, notwithstanding the no-shop provision in the merger agreement, Lyondell would be able to consider any superior proposals that might be made because of the "fiduciary out" provision.
