Sentences with phrase «by lame duck»

Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy's State of the State address this week is being seen by Republicans as an attempt by the lame duck governor to ensure his party retains control of Connecticut this November.

Executive orders are abused by lame duck presidents and those without support in Congress.

AFL - CIO Report: Over 3 Million New Yorkers Could Be Harmed By Lame Duck Cuts to Social Security Tuesday November 27, 2012 at 12:12 pm

no one can be that delusional without having Wenger blood run through their veins... this team has already conceded 2 of 3 in August and you believe we can get 45 of a potentially 52 available points before Xmas... no wonder this club can't seem to take it's fan - base seriously, albeit I'm sure your assessment would give the Grinch who stole soccer a quarter chub... anyways, enough talk about the criminally insane with internet access... we have much bigger fish to fry... like what were the real objectives behind the choices made by our lame duck manager on the weekend

Not exact matches

''... the chances of TPP passing this year are not high, and if it is not passed by the end of the lame duck session of Congress, then it probably will not be passed at all — at least, as presently constituted,» wrote analysts at BMI Research.

First, the debt ceiling will expire around election time, so the government will face another shutdown and it will be politically brutal to assemble a majority in a lame duck session to raise it by the trillions that will be needed.

The growing use of the internet, especially in social networking, meant that through the debates of the US Bishops» Conference (commendably held in public session) the general Catholic public became increasingly aware of just what thinking was behind what was coming to be known by consensus as the «lame - duck translation», an expression popularised by Fr Zuhlsdorf who has spent many years analysing «What does the prayer really say?»

For the 27 years of my priestly life, I have been using a lame - duck text that dumbs down the theology of the Mass and prevents me from giving to God the reverence due to Him in the words of the prayers prescribed by the Church.

Please don't think that by joining a group on Facebook or moaning on twitter we will get change.Its now or never that a lame duck CEO (who can't sack his own employee) and a majority shareholder (who can vote to pay himself # 3mill) and Arsene should give way for passionate people ie....

Another big problem with Wenger is his blind faith in the same lame ducks, refusing to buy a proper striker because he has Giroud, and that languid French boy by the name of Yaya Sanogo and Theo Walcott.

House Republicans opposed the bill as a needless expansion of government by the lame - duck Congress weeks after voters punished Democrats at the polls.

David Cameron is set to fend off claims that he is becoming a lame duck prime minister by announcing a raft of new laws to deal with Islamist extremists.

The lame duck session is supposed to start... now... and it still remains unclear what, exactly, will be taken up by either house and whether they will stick around until tomorrow to continue trying to wrangle some last - minute deals, or simply gavel in, gavel out and go home to wait for Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo.

Johnson and other city politicians deserve their problems because they are making it worse by cozying up to the governor against what they view as a weakened, lame - duck mayor.

But it's still a measure that shouldn't be passed by a flock of lame ducks.

http://matthewf.net AmericaBlog's Gaius Publius discusses the warning by Bernie Sanders that Barack Obama still wants to cut Social Security in the Lame Duck session.

The lame duck spending detailed by the TU's Jim Odato amounts to $ 16.7 million, which is quite a bit less than the $ 250 million worth of workforce savings the Paterson administration has been trying to wring from the public employee unions.

Mr Blair will prove he is not a «lame duck» by continuing to push domestic policy, especially on health and education, and attending the key G8 and EU summits, he continued.

A legislative official set off the firestorm by accusing the lame - duck governor of going out of his way to break the Aug. 11 record so he can continue to bash lawmakers.

While Scott Walker looks forward to looking at all aspects of the state budget Jim Doyle works to hamstring efforts by making lame duck commitments that will last for years after he leaves office.

I suspect he was pleased, though his joy must have been tempered by the fact that he'll have to deal with this loud lame duck for the next seven months.

Which makes next week, after Thanksgiving and before Christmas, the perfect time for the lame - duck U.S. Senate to be deciding the fate of a bill that would pay the medical costs for thousands of people suffering from illnesses caused by the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Local leaders will call on Nan Hayworth — who was upset in Tuesday's elections by Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney — to fight for a fair deal that protects jobs, protects social services, and ensures the wealthiest 2 % pay their fair share when she returns to Washington for the «Lame Duck» session.

The state Conservative Party sent a memo today to senators poised to return to Albany next Tuesday, urging them to rejected the NYC OTB bailout passed by the Assembly during this week's lame duck session.

State officials want Congress to take up the plea during its lame - duck session, but New York will face competition from other states also impacted by the storm, including New Jersey.

Reacting to the latest killings by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State, Fayose wondered why a retired Army General and one - time military Head of State who contested and won election on the premises of providing security to the citizens had suddenly become a lame duck.

And the lame - duck Clinton appeared to still be optimistic that a climate deal would eventually be ratified by two - thirds of the Senate — a hurdle that has come to be viewed as impossibly high, even for international agreements on less contentious topics.

The DOE science and energy programs were funded by the lame - duck House on Dec. 21, with 212 Democrats and 16 Republicans voting in favor, and 130 Republicans voting no.

To its credit, Kushner's script does not shy away from the dubiously ethical machinations employed by Lincoln's cabinet, including bribing lame duck congressmen with cushy appointments.

Nor was Lincoln so idealistic that he'd be opposed to using corrupt means to buy the votes, such as by promising outgoing, «lame duck» members in House of patronage jobs as soon as their terms would expire.

Urged on by his boss, perpetually exasperated Secretary of State William Seward (David Strathairn) reluctantly sends out a trio of scalawags — wonderfully played by James Spader, Tim Blake Nelson and a curiously under - utilized John Hawkes — to try and buy the votes of lame - duck Democratic congressmen with patronage jobs and folders of cash.

A team of men, led by the slimy W.N. Bilbo (James Spader) is tasked by Secretary of State William Seward (David Strathairn) with essentially buying the votes of lame - duck Democrats, while abolitionist firebrand Rep. Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones, in a performance just as central and Oscar - worthy as Day - Lewis») coordinates backroom deals within his own party.

In a further gamble, the director and screenwriter strive to reveal their subject by limiting their film's scope, more or less, to a few mere weeks at the end of Lincoln's first term, at a time when the overwhelmingly popular president resolved to take advantage of the lame duck Congress to pass the 13th Amendment.

In bringing Lincoln back down to earth by examining the practical details of his fight to gain enough votes to pass the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States through a lame duck session of Congress and to champion it within a divided Republican Party, Lincoln finds a more subdued sense of reverence for him — not only for what he accomplished but also how he went about accomplishing it.

Florida's court has a Democratic majority, whereas Ohio's contained only one Democrat — a lame duck who protested that the charter law produces «a hodgepodge of uncommon schools financed by the state.»

And with Obama due to become a lame - duck president by year's end, his congressional Democrat allies have no reason to do any more than necessary for their political survival on the administration's behalf.

If you're reading this to learn more about mainstream Fiestas, you'll find more competition, led by the lame - duck Honda Fit that will be replaced this year along with the Chevrolet Sonic, Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio and Nissan Versa Note.

New allegations help to put anonymous communication into context WASHINGTON D.C. ---- Rescuers of lame ducks in the Washington D.C. region are high alert after Washington Post national labor issues reporter Danielle Paquette on January 29, 2018 revealed alleged details of workplace misconduct claims made by at least three women against Humane Society of the U.S. president Wayne -LSB-...]

Proposed «lame duck» rule changes by the Bush administration have been challenged by the Ornithological Council, The Wildlife Society, and the Society for Conservation Biology.

Or in the case of lame duck politicians, then it is the certain knowledge that they will be shunned by the power - brokers after they leave office if they follow a particular course, i.e. no cashing in after leaving office.

The original bill died during the state's lame - duck session without action, due to delays caused by a blizzard and bitter infighting among Democrats that head up New Jersey's Senate and Assembly.

Washington's outgoing public lands commissioner, Peter Goldmark, refused to lease state aquatic lands for the project — perhaps inspired by the not - so - lame - duck moves of our outgoing president.

Senator Harry Reid says he may still try to pass even a minimalist renewable energy bill in the Senate, and then use it to ram through an economy - disrupting climate bill during a lame duck session, if even by a single vote.

«Senate Dems press for lame duck action on renewable power grants» by Ben Geman for The Hill's E2 - Wire said:

In December, during the lame duck session, the Senate joined the House to protect sharks by banning shark fining.

Turnbull's lame duck status was made farcically clear by Cabinet's non-decision on Kevin Rudd's proposed nomination as UN Secretary General.

Ain't never gonna happen with a part - time, lame - duck presidency being run by a full - time, unelected, well - salaried, well - entrenched, inward - looking, JOB ONE?