Sentences with phrase «democratic leadership some time»

This gives the Senate Democratic leadership some time to deal with the same - sex marriage issue that has Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. pledging to vote «no» on the revenue bill.

Not exact matches

And how about this uplifting message from Jagmeet Singh after he won the leadership of the New Democratic Party on the weekend: «At a time when people are feeling so despondent, when there is a lack of hope, when it feels like things will only get worse before they get better, Canadians must stand united and champion a politics of courage to fight the politics of fear.»

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.

A game time decision on Congress» next big legislative push — including whether or not to use a special procedural pathway in the Senate that would nix the need for any Democratic votes — may come down to what President Donald Trump tells Republican leadership during a meeting this weekend at Camp David.

Mahamudu Bawumia's claim that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has since 2009 amassed and spent 12 times the nominal resources that the NPP had over its eight years of leadership is «cleverly exaggerated», policy think tank IMANI has said in its commentary on the opposition New Patriotic Party's vice presidential nominee's lecture he delivered on Thursday September 8 at the National Theatre.

The leadership of mainline Democratic conference has turned over entirely since that time, however.

The Times - Union column revealed that Empire Merchants and its leadership have donated $ 53,000 to Senator Klein since 2009, and $ 31,000 to his Independent Democratic Conference, which co-leads the Senate in a coalition with the Republicans.

«Tom DiNapoli brings energetic and trusted leadership to a tough job during difficult times,» Staten Island Democratic Chairman John Gulino said in a statement released by the comptroller's campaign.

«I believe that Governor Cuomo is not only working against the Democratic Party as the leader — who as the leader should be protecting and defending the party and its candidates — but I also believe that he is working against racial equality and minority opportunities by preventing Black and Hispanics from gaining positions of leadership in New York State,» Diaz wrote in his «What You Should Know» email at the time.

«'' It is time to take back this vital seat from the Democratic leadership and return it to the hardworking people of New York State,» Berntsen said.

The Rockland County Times has exclusively obtained a copy of a letter sent from the Executive Committee of the Rockland County Democratic Committee to Senator David Carlucci, in which leadership of the party blast the second - term state senator for his defection.

Publicly, the Democratic leadership in the State Assembly is saying the votes are there, but the vote will certainly be much closer than it was last time.

Democratic lawmakers in the Assembly at the time expressed confidence in Silver's leadership despite his arrest earlier in the day.

Yeah, I don't think the group that keeps Democrats out of the leadership, run by the guy who chaired the DSCC when they re-lost the chamber, gets to throw the «destroy the Democratic party» thing at a party that 99.9 % of the time cross-endorses Democrats.

The Clinton family's grip on the Democratic Party has come to an end and it's time for a new generation of leadership to lead the party, CNN political commentator Van Jones said.

Republicans present alternative health care, energy, education, and budget bills to the Democratic leadership all the time; and all Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid say in reply is «No».

At the same time, Valesky's favorable changes will make it harder for a Republican to win his seat, a present from the GOP leadership following his move early last year to secede, along with three other senators, from the Senate's Democratic leadership.

Last year, Times reporter David Gonzalez wrote about how Jimenez, a longtime Bronx activist, was critical of Assemblyman and then - Democratic County Chair Jose Rivera who was facing challenges to his leadership of the party.

Republicans present alternative health care, energy, education, and budget bills to the Democratic leadership all the time

A common criticism of the five leadership candidates, both in Westminster and among party activists, is that they have failed to articulate a new social - democratic vision for a Labour Party tasting opposition for the first time in 13 years.

The New York branch has also been trying to make Democratic inroads, bringing on former Bronx Borough President and Democratic mayoral hopeful Freddy Ferrer and one - time state Democratic Party executive director Rodney Capel in recent years, as New York's political leadership has become overwhelmingly Democratic.

It's similar in content to the manifestos and documents of Corbyn's two leadership campaigns — but compared with party manifestos in the 1970s or the time of Tony Benn, it's more moderate and social democratic.

The Democratic Party's national leadership is taking an active role in the tight race for Syracuse mayor, steering money, time and resources toward the Democratic candidate, Juanita Perez Williams, this week.

But just in time for Cuomo to celebrate his Democratic leadership and progressive bona fides, a rift has blown wide open between the governor and activist groups that have been at the forefront of some of Cuomo's most noteworthy legislative victories.

First, she confirmed the Times Union's Tuesday story that deputy conference leader Sen. Michael Gianaris, D - Queens, and Senate Democratic staffers met with the Albany County district attorney's office last week to discuss an ongoing controversy over several committee leadership stipends being diverted to certain IDC and Republican senators.

The early decision was to draft a constitution providing for democratic club rule and an extremely anti-patronage policy, with the intention of contesting the party leadership in a race for district leader against incumbant DeSapio — easily the most important Democrat at that time in the state — in the 1957 party primary.

The one time politician, who served in various capacities under the then National Democratic Congress (NDC) headed by president Jerry Rawlings said, leadership comes in many forms.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Democratic Party's national leadership is taking an active role in the tight race for Syracuse mayor, steering money, time and resources toward the Democratic candidate this week.

«In reviewing the crisis that has engulfed our party since the loss of the 2015 general elections after 15 years of uninterrupted leadership at the centre, it became obvious to both of us as principal actors that it is time to heal the wounds and bring about a united, focused and constructive opposition party that can bring sanity to our democratic process.»

And the outcome left the state party's leadership in disarray at a time when many believe Republicans should be poised for a strong showing at the polls, given the paralysis in the Democratic - controlled State Capitol.

But time ran out before the House Democratic leadership could schedule a vote.

Only recently, teachers unions seemed to be riding high in the saddle, enjoying for the first time in more than a decade a government unified under the union - friendly leadership of a Democratic governor and a legislature controlled by the same party.

The recent announcement by Ian Paisley that he was resigning his dual leadership roles, as First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive and as Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader, almost a year after the restoration of a devolved power - sharing Assembly based in Stormont, Belfast, is perhaps an apposite time to assess the successes of the latest (hopefully permanent) attempt at devolving law - making powers to a region in the UK, and also to evaluate the robustness of institutionalised power - sharing as it meets the myriad challenges confronting the fledgling Assembly.

Many educators and parents have struggled with this paradigm shift from autocratic to democratic leadership for some time now.