Ms. Quinn's office sent out a press release about 30 minutes before Mr. de Blasio's press conference announcing the council will pass a package of legislation next week to reduce vending fines.
The irony of the tale is that Democrats themselves added the tax package to the legislation.
Mr Booker is proposing a sweeping package of ethics legislation, though he admits much of his time is spent on damage control.
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"On behalf of the loved ones who were violently taken from us, please reconsider your approach to large- capacity magazines as part of the comprehensive package of gun legislation, " the families wrote in a letter to lawmakers.
He would certainly welcome a congressional package of that legislation to achieve the goal he set out, which is to avoid the sequester so that Congress, working with the administration, can take action to further reduce our deficit in a way that helps our economy grow, that helps expand the middle class and create ladders of opportunity for Americans who aspire to the middle class.
"It is crucial that Congress quickly works to enact this legislation as a complete package along with the strong oversight reform legislation recently passed in the Senate, " the White House said.
But overall, she said, the package would improve EU legislation on banking and represented "a move towards a global standard".
Like Congress, the Colorado state legislature is considering a package of gun control legislation designed to broaden background checks to include private sales and limit the size of ammunition magazines.
The Senate isn't expected to take a final vote on its package of gun-control legislation, in essence leaving the issue tabled.
However, voting was stalled over a 30-hour weekend session as the legislature mulled over 26 pieces of legislation that make up the budget package.
Congress' consideration of the stimulus package has moved incredibly quickly for such a large piece of legislation.
With the opposition parties now proposing legislation of their own, agreement on a new fiscal-stimulation package could take the rest of the year.
Legislation in 2003 stated anyone who left the police with an enhanced Patten package would have to pay back their lump sum if re-employed as a police officer within five years.
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