Sentences with phrase «republican leaders want»

The last thing Republican leaders want is another shutdown quagmire.

The Wisconsin Legislature and governor are responsible for policy making concerning voucher schools, so the ball will be back in their court, in the coming session, as Republican leaders want to further expand the school choice program across the state.

The Senate's Republican leaders want new funding for armed officers in schools while the Assembly's Democratic majority favors new restrictions on firearm ownership.

House Republican leaders want to introduce a bill with the full tax reform package as early as Nov. 1.

The state Senate's deputy Republican leader wants his federal indictment thrown out, arguing that...

In Higgins» mind, the end result is inevitable — the measure will pass both houses and be sent to the president's desk before Christmas, just like Republican leaders wanted.

Not exact matches

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican leaders say they want to bring the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) to the Senate floor for a vote by the end of the week.

«Rand has always said that he wanted to be a leader on the message of the Republican Party, and that means talking about old ideas that were part of the party's original message, and introducing new ideas that might help the party broaden its appeal to groups that may have been left out of the conversation,» Doug Stafford, Paul's Senate chief of staff, told Business Insider.

Republican leaders are targeting next Friday for a deadline to pass the bill in the House and want it on Trump's desk by Christmas.

I think John Boehner genuinely wanted to get a deal done, but it was hard to do in part because his caucus is more conservative probably than most Republican leaders are, and partly because he is vulnerable to attack for compromising Republican principles and working with Obama.

«I don't want the IRS looming over our faith leaders in the community as they express their religious freedom,» said Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, the highest - ranking Republican working on the bill, told reporters when the bill was introduced.

I'm a conservative Republican out of Michigan (and working to better understand that conservative position) and would want to know as much as possible about who or what moves or influences my elected or unelected leaders to make the decisions they make.

And that may be the greatest lie of all: that the Republican leaders who claim to want to help this country seem only to care about their own short - term political (and financial) interests.

But Paladino, the GOP's 2010 nominee for governor, has repeatedly said he wants the Republican nominee to support ousting Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, or he will seek the Conservative Party's nomination for governor.

In addition to reiterating his call for Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb to lose their jobs, he wants both Astorino and Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, another potential gubernatorial candidate, to do the same.

Democratic hopeful Todd Kaminsky, meanwhile, opened up his sharpest criticism yet of McGrath, linking him to disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, the Republican who both men want to replace in the Nassau County district in an April 19 special election.

As the city prepares to dish out tens of millions of dollars to political candidates this year, the City Council's Republican minority leader wants to scale back the generous taxpayer giveaway.

This year — even though Senate Republicans invited the leaders of several charter organizations to testify at mayoral control hearings last month — charter groups have attacked de Blasio, but quietly admitted they support the governance structure of mayoral control and do not want to see it expire.

Senate Republicans have not countered with their own bill, which is needed for a compromise, although Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) wants to hold the primaries in August, according to political observers.

Lawmakers have to close a multibillion dollar deficit by the end of March, and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Republican, said his colleagues want to even look to new areas to cut taxes.

Republican leaders are raising money and energizing conservatives with warnings about congressional Democrats who want to impeach President Trump.

And by advertising on national sites, he clearly hopes to capitalize on the same out - of - state support that helped Scott Brown win in Massachusetts — what Republican WOULD N'T want to knock off a Democratic Senate Majority Leader?

One of New York City's wealthiest young entrepreneurs — the founder of job - finding powerhouse The Ladders.com — has told state Republican leaders that he wants to run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand next year.

wants to vote on the Senate bill next week, though it remains unclear if Republican leaders will have the 50 votes they need to clear the legislation.

Oliver Koppell, who is considering a primary challenge against IDC Leader Jeff Klein, told NY1's Zack Fink: «'' The Republicans generally don't want to do very much.

trying to «muzzle» us with climate change — SENATE MINORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL ON THE SENATE FLOOR: «They're completely out of ideas — and apparently they don't want anybody to know that Republicans aren't.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican, wants to «modify» the rent regulations, and he expects «extensive discussions» between himself, the Governor and the Assembly.

«We all believe that we're open source leaders, which means we don't care whether the best ideas come from Democrats or Republicans — we just want the right ideas.

As a member of the House Democratic leadership, Rahm Emanuel recruited many Blue Dogs to run in traditionally Republican districts in 2006 and 2008, and won't want House leaders to alienate them.

The Republican Senate leader not only opposed cost - of - living increases to the rent and income thresholds at which units lose price controls — which Gov. Cuomo wanted — but he also ruled out calls to include a renewal of rent regulations in the looming budget deal.

But Abrahams, 43, who has served seven terms, wants to keep climbing, and seems ready to have a partnership with a new county executive and a new leader of the Republican caucus.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and several other Democrats want President Barack Obama to choose a Supreme Court nominee who would inflict maximum political pain on Republicans

Paladino is running a loud effort against Republican leaders in the State Legislature as RINOs and wants someone running against Governor Cuomo in November who has Republican values.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - East Northport), who wanted Republicans to vote in a bloc, sought to downplay the fireworks.

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.

Conservatives have made it clear they want to see LaValle ousted as county GOP leader after the Republicans fired Walsh ally Michael Torres from his $ 106,000 - a-year post at the Suffolk Board of Elections.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to hold a floor vote by the end of next week, although it is unclear whether enough of his Republican members support a plan to do so.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno wants him out.

A full - blown battle to succeed soon - to - be-arrested Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos got under way this weekend as Finance Committee Chairman John DeFrancisco, who had planned to retire next year, signaled he wanted the job, The Post has learned.

«And of course then they're all going to want positions with you and stuff,» Mr. Modi said, alluding to earlier conversations in which the county leaders and Mr. Halloran were asking Mr. Smith for Republican appointments as judges and commissioners should Mr. Smith be elected mayor.

Senate GOP Leader John Flanagan says philosophically, the Republicans don't want to change long standing traditions in the justice system.

Skelos has vowed to stay on as leader while he fights the charges, and senate Republicans have said they want to keep Skelos on as their leader.

The leader of the Republican minority in the Connecticut Senate wants Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy to call state lawmakers into special session immediately.

The initial speculation was that he might want to resign — something the Republicans and at least one Democrat (Brooklyn District Leader Lincoln Restler) have called on him to do.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in a private dinner last week pledged to continue to bolster Senate Republicans, saying he wants to keep John Flanagan the majority leader of the chamber for a «long, long time.&Leader Jeff Klein in a private dinner last week pledged to continue to bolster Senate Republicans, saying he wants to keep John Flanagan the majority leader of the chamber for a «long, long time.&leader of the chamber for a «long, long time.»

Senate Republicans likely would want to resolve the leadership question sooner rather than later: Democrats are once again expected to push for a resolution that would oust Skelos as majority leader.

Emails show Robert Nichols, Republican - turned - Democrat Assemblyman John Ceretto's top political aide, wanted none of the $ 1.6 million in tax dollars Ceretto was allocated last year by legislative leaders went to the town of Wheatfield, all of whose elected members are Republicans, because Town Supervisor Robert Cliffe allegedly gave Nichols and Ceretto the cold shoulder at a public picnic.

Flanagan and Sen. Jeff Klein, leader of the Republican - allied Independent Democratic Conference, have said they don't want to see income taxes rise, although Klein backs Cuomo's plan to renew an existing millionaires tax.

Prosecutors want to present evidence of Smith's alleged payoffs at his upcoming corruption trial, where he's accused of trying to bribe city Republican leaders to get on the GOP line for mayor last year.

Washington (CNN)- One day before a White House meeting between President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders from both political parties, a new poll suggests most Americans want Democrats and Republicans to compromise.