Sentences with phrase «republican intransigence»

It's a fight happening within the left, and like a great many such fights in US politics these days, it reveals sharp differences over how to make progress in the face of Republican intransigence.

And, having the molehill the other direction with the figures tripping over it would have added another valuable implication to the cartoon: dealing with the «Fiscal Cliff» almost certainly will not help in addressing climate challenges since critical climate science, environmental, and clean energy programs are going to suffer fiscally — whether there is some form of bipartisan agreement to «solve» the Fiscal Cliff or whether Republican intransigence pushes the nation over it.

To date, GENDA has failed to move in the Senate due to Republican intransigence.

Still, some New York operatives and Members believe Republican intransigence was to blame for the court redraw of the map.

Republican Representative Paul Ryan's latest budget cuts Medicare spending 50 % and Medicaid spending 75 % to pay for a 12.5 % tax break for millionaires; Republican intransigence on raising revenue to lower the deficit will trigger irresponsible cuts to our defense budget; and Republicans want to strip women of the ability to make health care choices for themselves.»

Their rationale for voting Democrat runs deeper than Republican intransigence on immigration.

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Moreover, there appears to be a growing disconnect between the intransigence of Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates and the broader public.

Standing in front of his mother's Staten Island home with dozens of supporters, Mr. Recchia, a Democrat and former Brooklyn councilman, made clear his playbook for his uphill challenge against Mr. Grimm: slam the Republican for his party's perceived intransigence and highlight Mr. Grimm's personal imbroglios.

In this next election, we need to decide whether we are going to build on the successes of the Obama administration — which has used a combination of bold executive actions and international diplomacy to achieve action on climate change even in the presence of intransigence, denial and outright hostility from congressional republicans — or whether we are going to retreat back into the energy - equivalent of the stone age, continuing to degrade our planet through the profligate burning of increasingly dangerous fossil carbon even as the rest of the world moves forward, embracing the renewable energy revolution destined to be the hallmark of the 21st century.