Yet the company never did anything substantial to try to modify or block the bill.
Opponents there have pledged to block the bill, also calling for a referendum.
The opposition's last-ditch attempt to block the bill came as the legislation faced its final hurdle in the Lords.
When the then GOP-controlled Congress passed a Medicaid block grant bill, Clinton vetoed it, then proposed per-capita caps as a compromise.
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But apparently none of this matters to the Republicans in the Senate -- because last week they got together to block this bill.
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An effort by the Conservative Party to block a Bill proposing sweeping reforms of the Royal Ulster Constabulary has been defeated at Westminster.
The SDLP is to try to block a bill that prevents former prisoners guilty of serious offences from holding posts as Stormont special advisers (SPADs).
This Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson in Pensacola will hear arguments in a lawsuit in which 14 other states have sued to block the bill.
Is it the White House position that the Republicans in Congress are actively in league with Wall Street lobbyists to try to just block the bill altogether?
The Roman Catholic Church repeatedly tried to block the bill.
The Conservatives have offered the government a compromise deal under which the party would not seek to block the bill - but only so long as the contentious "right to roam" is dropped.
The likeliest outcome (see article) is that the Republicans will take back the House of Representatives and make solid gains in the Senate, where, though falling short of majority control, they will effortlessly be able to block any bill they wish.
And American trade unionists are already gearing up to fight any trade deal in the US Congress, hoping to block a bill for trade promotion authority that is vital if the US adminstration is to be given the power to negotiate a new deal.
Lord Owen denies this is a cunning attempt to block the bill - arguing that because the parliamentary year will not end until well after Easter, there is plenty of time to have the debate he wants and then for the bill to reach the statute book.
Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, D-Texas, warned Thursday that several caucus members might try to block the House bill if it's changed to conform to the Senate measure.
The Republicans in Congress have made it clear that they're going to block your jobs bill because they believe the tax hikes in it hurt small businesses.
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Bill Block, who purchased indie films The Blair Witch Project and Pi for Artisan, and now runs QED, a film financing and distribution company, says the strategy makes sense.
President Bush's boldest policy move on health care reform so far could be the veto he used this morning to block a bipartisan bill reauthorizing and expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which offers free or low-cost health insurance to children in low-income families.
Would the Blue Dogs consider voting with the Republicans, a Republican block, on a bill?
The bill would block applicants with more than three misdemeanor convictions, including for offenses such as reckless driving, trespassing or vandalism.
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Mark Kirk of Illinois and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania also aren't expected to vote to block debate on the bill, since they have been negotiating with Sen.
The Assembly passed a bill yesterday to block fracking until at least May 15, 2015.
The deputy prime minister said he would block the draft Communications Data Bill and push for plans ensuring "the balance between security and liberty".
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But Mr McConnell accused Democrats of wasting precious time and obstructing a deal by vowing to block Mr Boehner's bill, should it be passed in the House.
The bill would also block insurance companies from dictating treatment options to doctors, and would allow patients direct access to specialists, without need for insurance company approval.
The reformers are threatening to block all other business unless their bill is voted on.
They offered a motion that would block the Democrats' health care bill and install Stupak's original, stricter abortion language.
Joe Biden, to block Mr. Santorum's Iran bill, before it finally passed.
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Smoking in Russia will be banned from restaurants, long-distance trains and housing block entrance halls under a tough new bill passed by parliament.
Nelson's was the 60th and final vote needed to block a Republican filibuster against the health care bill, which passed in the Senate largely along party lines in December 2009.
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