The majority of the provisions of the Act took effect on 18 September 1947, the day after the Senate confirmed James V.
And if you look at where the benefit of those tax expenditures go, the vast majority of special provisions and preferential rates are for those with the highest incomes.
But two senior Republicans objected to some of its provisions and persuaded a majority of their colleagues to back their stance.
The Affordable Care Act has warts, but the majority of the law contains good provisions that will eventually make our country stronger and healthier.
EU's powers may be modest compared with the federalists' wish-list, and countries retain a veto in over 40 policy areas, against some 153 provisions to be decided by majority vote.
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They got health care reform, but a small majority still opposes it, and there is still much uncertainty about its provisions and its efficacy.
They eviscerated President Clinton's assertion that the U.S. is still legally bound by the provisions of the CTBT -- despite its rejection by a majority of the Senate -- "unless I erase our name, " noting that such a stance is not supported by either international or U.S. domestic law.
Firms with payrolls or employment levels below a certain threshold, which would include the vast majority of small businesses, would be exempt from the pay-or-play provisions.
Justice Samuel Alito agreed with the majority that Arizona's alien-registration requirement was void, but voted to uphold SB 1070 provisions making it a crime for illegal immigrants to seek work and authorizing warrantless arrests of certain aliens.
It was amusing to see Majority Leader Harry Reid try to salvage some credibility with liberals by declaring his support for all of these failing provisions.
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