Sentences with phrase «conservative lawmakers made»

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Since 2012, however, the bank's destiny has been uncertain as some conservative lawmakers have sought to make it an example of government waste and cronyism, in their own words.

But his blow - dried, sometimes uptight demeanor also made Fossella the poster boy for everything that the left claimed was wrong with America under the Bush administration: Too conservative, intolerant and, in the end, a «family values» lawmaker with feet of clay.

State Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long (pictured) said the executive committee wanted lawmakers to know, despite the arguments to the contrary by some, that it is serious on the issue: «The party has made it very clear that traditional marriage is a line in the sand and a very important issue,» Long said.

In the same filing with Fitzpatrick, Bergin - Weichbrodt and Seabrook, Conservatives also will authorize freshman Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin to run on their line, making a GOP legal challenge problematic because it could jeopardize the line for the Shirley lawmaker.

Newly sworn - in U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is trying to make peace with immigrant advocates, including Bronx Assemblyman Peter Rivera and other Hispanic lawmakers, who believe her immigration stance is too conservative.

New York Congressman Chris Gibson is one of the more than 300 Republican lawmakers and operatives who has signed a friend - of - the - court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court making a conservative case for same - sex marriage.

It seems the thing that made lawmakers — even conservative voucher supporters — most uncomfortable about further expanding vouchers was the absence of any tangible results regarding the educational impact for participating students.