Sentences with phrase «congressional leaders back»

Congressional leaders back in the politically turbulent 1970s managed to pass sweeping laws to ensure clean air and water, protect endangered species and keep toxic substances out of everyday household products.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

(Bloomberg)-- The White House is scaling back its plan to seek cuts from already - passed spending bills in the face of resistance from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and spending panel Republicans, two GOP congressional aides briefed on the plan said Thursday.

Those votes highlighted the fervent free - market ideology that has made Hensarling, now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the proud leader of the drive by congressional Republicans to roll back tougher federal oversight of the financial system.

Schumer called on Trump and GOP congressional leaders to back the measures to protect students so «they don't worry about being shot.»

Assemblywoman and Republican Congressional candidate Jane Corwin has reached out to Conservative party leaders in New York asking for their backing in the race for the 26th district.

On the eve of the Federal Circuit Court's approval of Congressional district lines that were seen to be extraordinarily favorable to Ackerman, and with the primary - free backing of the Democratic Party virtually assured, Ackerman has informed his family, staff, friends and party leaders that he will not seek a 16th term of office.

Two upstate New York congressmen — Buffalo's Chris Collins and the Hudson Valley's John Faso — are backing the proposal, which was created by Speaker Paul Ryan and other congressional leaders as a sweetener to gain their support for the measure.

Though a number of high - profile Democrats have defected from Rep. Charlie Rangel's side to back Sen. Adriano Espaillat's second primary challenge to the veteran Harlem lawmaker, at least one powerful party leader / elected official is refusing to turn his back on his long - time congressional colleague.

Rep. Nanette Barragan, D - Calif., a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said the Latino community thinks Senate Democratic leaders have «turned their back.»

Conservative groups including the Family Research Council and National Organization for Marriage fired off a letter last week to Boehner, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman Greg Walden (Ore.) and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (Ky.) chiding them for backing DeMaio and Tisei, as well as Senate hopeful Monica Wehby (Ore.), who supports gay marriage.

And after Espaillat captured the congressional seat, the triumphant pol backed a leader in his political club, Marisol Alcantara, for the seat.

De Blasio penned a letter to congressional GOP leaders, asking House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to back a bill that would prohibit people on terror watch lists, which bar them from boarding airplanes, from buying firearms.

The local Republican leaders picked the state assemblywoman, who was also backed by the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Republican National Committee because they felt her moderate views would appeal to centrist Republicans, independents, and even some Democrats.

The local Republican leaders picked the state assemblywoman, who is also backed by the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Republican National Committee, because they felt her moderate views would appeal to centrist Republicans, independents, and even some Democrats.

Mr. Rangel vowed to lobby House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and the Congressional Black Caucus to back Mr. Wright, and raise money for him across the country.

As Donald Trump calls on Russia to find and expose his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton's emails, congressional Republicans — including House Speaker Paul Ryan — are pushing back and bashing Russia's leader Vladamir Putin.

In another private room, at The Capital Grille on 42nd Street, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Rep. Joe Crowley, state party leaders and about 10 of New York's most powerful union heads spoke for more than an hour about taking back congressional seats held in New York by Republicans as well as taking over the State Senate to sweep its hold of state government.

While explaining on - air that the Congressional candidates for Grimm's replacement would be decided by their respective county leaders, she also called for the process to be «open and transparent» and «without back room deals.»

Obama shoved back from the conference table and said, «We'll see you tomorrow,» ending heated budget talks with congressional leaders, said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R - Va.).

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on Washington Democrats to «show us what you're made of» by pushing back hard against President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans on the Affordable Care Act and other issues, appearing to position himself as a national leader as rumors of his potential 2020 presidential bid run rampant.

The strategy continued into 2017, reports Elana Schor in Politico, when «All but four of the Senate's 48 Democrats [in December] warned congressional GOP leaders against pursuing a government funding plan that would boost defense spending for the rest of the fiscal year while leaving domestic priorities at current levels... Some Senate Democrats began pushing back... as House conservatives pitched Republican leaders on a full - year hike for the Pentagon paired with a continuing resolution for domestic programs.»

Of the 32 congressional leaders contacted, nine responded with either complete or partial answers, six declined our requests and 17 never got back to us, despite repeated e-mail and telephone requests.

Nearly a month after avoiding a shutdown, Congressional leaders and the White House have produced the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, a two - year deal to partially roll back the spending caps and increase discretionary spending in FY 2016 by 5.2 percent.

In a year when mainstream Republicans have mostly bested tea party - backed challengers, a little - known and little - funded tea party challenger in Virginia's 7th Congressional District pulled the upset of the year, defeating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor by 10 percentage points.

It was in this unsettled environment in 2002 that Williams — together with a small group of other black Washington Democrats previously opposed to school vouchers — began back - channel talks with supporters close to White House and congressional leaders.

Congressional leaders are more than willing to back any plan from the Obama Administration that ends up being little more than a way for states to get more money for nothing.

States such as Kansas, Oregon, and Washington State (likely with help from congressional leaders who represent their states) have pushed back on the administration's effort to place their waivers into so - called «high risk status» (and thus, threatening to cancel them).

Certainly a few reformers, notably those of a civil rights orientation, have battled strongly against the waiver gambit; this includes Alliance for Excellent Education, which has rallied organizations, along with congressional leaders such as Rep. George Miller (who helped craft No Child) to beat back against the administration's efforts to allow states to game graduation rates.

Given the dissatisfaction among civil rights groups with the efforts by both the administration and congressional leaders to eviscerate No Child's accountability provisions, the unwillingness of the administration to back away from the effort, and the successful court challenges launched by those opposing implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act, it is quite likely that reformers on both sides of the ideological line will take Obama and Duncan to court.

The president was aided by a complex congressional review process that gave minority Democrats unusual leverage, and he was backed by the same Capitol Hill leaders who helped him push his health care law through a bitterly divided Congress in 2010.