Sentences with phrase «democratic side of the aisle»
And that's why he discounts recent stories about the possibility of these renegade Democrats jumping back onto the Democratic side of the aisle.
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Well, count veteran Congressman Charlie Rangel among Mr. Biden's critics on the Democratic side of the aisle.
«While other candidates have also recently come out in favor of caps, I believe it will be far more difficult for candidates from the Democratic side of the aisle to actually effectuate those changes due to pressure that will come to bear from the special interests within the party who champion more spending.»
The Democrats are hoping Klein & Co. could be lured back to the Democratic side of the aisle if the offer was right.
To the extent that these reformers were trying to gain credibility on the Democratic side of the aisle, I get it — but you can not continue to antagonize mainstream Republicans (by, for example, constantly calling them racists just because they don't agree with you on issues of race) and expect them to continue to champion our cause.
Resistance to this new mandate came mainly from those on the Democratic side of the aisle.
There's good news for reformers on the Democratic side of the aisle too, what with the teachers unions» terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day signaling their waning influence.
The bill, which was openly written with the help of lobbyists, has now gotten bipartisan support from one of the chief opponents of clean energy reform from the Democratic side of the aisle — any guesses on who it is?It's our friend, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D - AR)-- she has cosponsored the amendment, popularly known as the Dirty Air Act, and seeks to protect the interests of heavily polluting industries.
Not exact matches
So the Mormon Church is a cult one day and not a cult today because you want to Christians to vote for Romney... I love Rev Graham but this is a terrible move on his organization's part... I have been critical of so call «Rev» on the Democratic side and now I'm disappointed with the so called Evangelical Christians on the Republican side... God is not political and we shouldn't try to manipulate people using His name... on either side of the aisle...
The verbal attack last week on state Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan by Cuomo's hand - picked state Democratic party executive director, reportedly sparked by the governor's anger over the conference's release of its priorities, raised eyebrows on both sides of the aisle.
However, Solomon understood the slogan of his fellow Rep from the other side of the aisle, Democratic Speaker Tip, who said that «All Politics Is Local.»
The state GOP launched a new ad today that lambastes the one party Democratic rule in Albany and highlights a series of scandals on the other side of the aisle, ending up with gubernatorial nominee, who is cast as «more of the same.»
Sen. Bob Menendez got a hand from colleagues on both sides of the political aisle in his corruption trial Thursday, with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and fellow New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker testifying that he is...
Sen. Bob Menendez got a hand from colleagues on both sides of the political aisle in his corruption trial Thursday, with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and fellow New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker testifying that he is... Read More
«My colleagues on the other side of the aisle have not brought these bills to the floor,» state Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins told The Post.
Sampson noted that the 2009 coup, which deadlocked the Senate for a month and took place on the Democrats» watch, occurred because the Republicans lured two fickle (and now former) Democratic senators — Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada Jr. — over to their side of the aisle.
On the other side of the aisle, two Democratic state senators — Rubén Díaz Sr. and Pedro Espada Jr., both of the Bronx — said they would not vote for any more emergency bills that included major budget cuts.
He'll be accompanied by members from both sides of the aisle, including New York Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey.
Consultants from both sides of the aisle said the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee haven't dictated a set number of hours this year for call time.
Observers speculate that any GOP «regrouping» efforts will likely lead to piecemeal restructuring of the Affordable Care Act, upgrades Capital Region Democratic Congressman Paul Tonko says could be accomplished if both sides of the aisle worked together.
Incumbents on both sides of the aisle prevailed in their contested races, as Tuesday's Illinois primaries set the stage for competitive House and gubernatorial races this fall that could be key to Democratic comeback efforts in 2018.
In the Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie rattled off a list of Democratic agenda items in his opening remarks to kick off the session in the chamber, chastising federal policies that those on the left side of the aisle in Albany say already are having serious repercussions for the state.
There will be primaries on both sides of the aisle Sept. 13, though the Democratic field is more crowded than -LSB-...]
The Republican and Democratic National Conventions have given us two straight weeks of chanting, championing causes, and Chachi, as a steady wave of celebrities on both sides of the aisle (but mostly the left) have come forward to throw their support behind their candidate of choice.
To argue that there are not outside forces seeking to influence our democratic society through their financial injection, on both sides of the aisle, is either naïve or willfully ignorant.
The good news is that my friends on both the Democratic and Republican side of aisle, for the most part, understand it this way and are moving closer to action.