In the end, the deal was based on a compromise proposal made by the European Union.
The contentious issue split the European Union which attempted to table a compromise proposal.
Negotiations Thursday involved a compromise proposal put forward by Sen.
Washington (CNN) -- A compromise proposal to expand background checks on gun sales lacks enough support to win Senate approval now, which will likely delay a vote on the measure that has strong public support, one of the sponsors told CNN on Monday.
The National Rifle Association called the deal a "misguided 'compromise' proposal" in a letter to lawmakers Wednesday evening, arguing that expanding background checks at gun shows and other venues wouldn't reduce violence.
The National Rifle Association called the deal a "misguided 'compromise' proposal" in a letter to lawmakers Wednesday evening, saying that expanding background checks to include gun shows and other venues won't reduce violence.
According to a summary of the compromise proposal, it includes language that prohibits creation of a national gun registry or misusing information from background checks.
He also said a compromise health care proposal coming before the Senate Finance Committee this week contains many of the provisions he is seeking in a final bill.
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If all the effort devoted to running off 40, 000 leaflets highlighting the flag issue had instead been put into brokering a compromise around the cenotaph proposal, how much heat might have been taken out of last night's incendiary meeting?
The European Union has attempted to build a compromise - but their proposal has been roundly criticised by those in favour of the ban as a complete non-starter who say it does little more than impose a requirement to publish export quotas.
Mining firm Xstrata has received a fresh takeover proposal from Glencore that contains a compromise to meet the demands of a key investor.
The president's compromise plan parallels a proposal made last month by Sen.
And although on Sunday evening, the House Republican leadership threw their support behind a compromise draft of the bailout proposal, the support was not enough.
The House Republican leadership threw their support behind a compromise draft of the bailout proposal after meeting with their members for several hours Sunday evening.
This time, he threatened to back a radical workers' comp initiative in November if the politicians did not agree on a compromise by April 16th (the deadline for a ballot proposal).
But its compromise proposal depended on a complicated formula that nobody else even pretended to understand.
House Republicans have discussed pushing a Medicaid per-person spending cap next year as a possible compromise to the Medicaid block grant proposal in the House-passed budget, according to Rep. Mike Burgess (R-TX), but Democratic lobbyists say it is doubtful Congress could work out a deal in part because per-person caps would create bureaucratic nightmares.
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Verizon lobbied against Google's proposal, and the FCC struck a compromise in August that nixed the wholesale reselling requirement.
He said he was concerned at the risks posed by the financial provisions in the bill and he was pressing for negotiations between both governments and he felt the proposal for joint commencement was a reasonable compromise.
President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy had circulated a revised proposal for the new budget at the start of the two-day summit and said he believed a compromise was possible.
And having said that, I also acknowledge, as the President has, that in seeking a broader compromise, we understand that not every detail of his proposal will make it into the final product, and that there will be tough choices that he will have to make as part of that.
McConnell later told reporters his filibuster threat referred to the committee's proposal, indicating he also could be open to a compromise.
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The current proposal, the four-month waiting period, was a compromise.
What we have not seen from Republicans in any detail and in any sincere way -- certainly not in the legislative form -- is a proposal that is similar in its request of Republicans that they compromise and make some tough choices.
Several conservative Democrats and centrist Republicans have said they wouldn't support Mr. Schumer's proposal to broadly expand background checks, but are open to considering a bipartisan compromise if one is reached.
The President has put a balanced, reasonable proposal on the table that achieves significant deficit reduction and reflects real compromise by meeting the Republicans halfway on revenue and more than halfway on spending from where each side started.
They said "forward visibility around the wall of St Peter's churchyard is considerably substandard", and a "proposal to signalise the clocktower junction would necessitate departures from national design standards, which may potentially compromise safety".
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