And yes, some do end up in Congress on
the republican side of the aisle.
Skelos noted — correctly — that the budget is far from done because the revenue bill that will fund the spending plan has only passed one house, adding: «I can not, in good conscience, review what has happened in this session yet because, as far as I'm concerned, and I believe
the Republican side of the aisle, the session's not over.»
«As far as I'm concerned, and I believe
the Republican side of the aisle, this session is not over,» Skelos said.
Stefanik hopes to return the North Country's seat in Congress to
the Republican side of the aisle as it had been for decades before Democrat Bill Owens won three times.
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.
The coalition he refers to is known as «SAFE» (for Securing America's Future Energy), and he's right that this idea was once embraced by
the Republican side of the aisle.
But that sort of advocacy doesn't earn you a lot of friends on
the Republican side of the aisle.
Not exact matches
Forget the specifics, for a paragraph, because this is a notable development: while these hearings usually devolve into partisan cliches with the same talking points — Democrats want regulations, and
Republicans don't — yesterday Senators from both
sides of the
aisle expressed unease with Facebook's handling
of private data; obviously Democrats tried to tie the issue to the last election, but that made the
Republicans» shared concern all - the - more striking.
Kelly's initial support for Porter has been criticized by lawmakers on both
sides of the
aisle, including
Republican Sen. John KennedyJohn Neely KennedyMORE (La.), who said Thursday that Kelly made a «bad decision.»
While the program is one
of the rare issues that has managed to draw wide voter support on both
sides of the
aisle, some
Republican leaders have targeted it as an example
of executive overreach.
At least some
Republicans of conscience tried to urge their political brethren to choose a plausible, competent alternative to a narcissistic vulgarian; I haven't heard anything analogous on the other
side of the
aisle, and the seemingly tongue - tied Catholic Democrats in the blogosphere are no exception to that default.
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 repeal is wildly unpopular with both
sides of the
aisle (I've seen polls where 80 %
of republicans favor keeping net neutrality in place).
Andrea Catsimatidis has never held elected office, but she grew up around politics, thanks to her father, a Democrat - turned -
Republican who regularly contributes to elected officials on both
sides of the
aisle, and has unsuccessfully run himself for mayor
of NYC.
Republican Julie Killian, a former Rye city councilwoman, is taking on Democrat Shelley Mayer, an assemblywoman from Yonkers, in a contest that has generated national attention and sparked millions
of dollars
of spending by the candidates and their allies on both
sides of the
aisle.
For years the operating assumption in Albany political circles on both
sides of the
aisle was that eventually, one day, Democrats would take control
of the State Senate, thus completing the extermination
of the
Republican Party in New York State.
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
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Four
Republicans crossed the
aisle to help pass gay marriage in New York last year, and three
of them are running for re-election this year, Senators Mark Grisanti, Steve Saland and Roy McDonald, are all facing primary challengers that have come out on the opposite
side of the marriage issue.
President Obama's decision to nominate Sen. Judd Gregg, a
Republican from New Hampshire, as Commerce Secretary sparked partisan concern on both
sides of the
aisle over the 2010 census.
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.
Political leaders on both
sides of the
aisle believe Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not call for a pre-November vote to fill the Assembly seat that opened up when
Republican Assemblyman Dan Losquadro won the Brookhaven highway superintendent's office in a March special election.
«I think we'll come to an agreement on that because that affects both
sides of the
aisle, Democrats and
Republicans,» Tedisco said.
So far, the list on the other
side of the
aisle is significantly smaller, as Erie County
Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy is not shy about who he wants to run.
Morahan was popular with members on both
sides of the
aisle, Democrats and
Republicans alike remembered him fondly as someone who embodied the old spirit
of bipartisanship in Albany, where lawmakers
of opposing views and political affiliations fought hard on the Senate floor and on the campaign trial, but then laid aside their differences and went out for drinks at the end
of the day.
«Hypothetically speaking on a clean continuing resolution opening up our government — if there's absolutely no one on the other
side of the
aisle that wants to talk, negotiate or compromise at all, that's unacceptable and I blame the
Republicans and the Democrats for being in this particular position,» he said.
Republican Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a key ally
of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's on the other
side of the
aisle, cruised to a third term.
On the other
side of the
aisle, Assemblyman Ed Ra, a Long Island
Republican who is the ranking minority member on the chamber's education committee, explained his «no» vote by arguing the legislation was too controversial to bring peace to the community.
The former Democrat is also known as a powerful fundraiser, and has contributed to pols on both
sides of the
aisle, including failed
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, Rep. Charlie Rangel and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
When it comes to dreams on the opposite
side of the
aisle, the Democrats are gunning for
Republican Sen. Roy McDonald, who holds former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's old seat in the 43rd SD, with Saratoga Supervisor Joanne Yepsen.
«We're working very hard to work on both
sides of the
aisle with Democrats and
Republicans to work cooperatively.
Abortion is just about the most emotionally - sensitive issue for lawmakers on both
sides of the
aisle, but passions were kicked into overdrive in that afternoon's debate after Assemblyman Ron Castorina, a
Republican who has been in the chamber for a little more than a month, compared the procedure to «African - American genocide.»
Perriello is facing off against
Republican Robert Hurt, a Virginia state senator in the November election, and Democrats are pushing hard to keep that district on their
side of the
aisle.
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.
A former
Republican, Mr. Schneiderman has a record
of working with elected officials on both
sides of the
aisle, and he comes from the same South Fork base as Mr. Bishop.
ALBANY — If
Republicans don't want to negotiate more about the language for pension forfeiture, Democrats who dominate the Assembly said, they'll follow
Republicans and pass a measure that has drawn concerns from both
sides of the
aisle.
On the opposite
side of the
aisle, real estate executive Paul Massey and Jets lineman - turned - minister Rev. Michel Faulkner have already launched their own quixotic bids, while eccentric supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis has hinted for months he will enter the
Republican race.
That opened the door for strong contenders from both
sides of the
aisle:
Republican John Faso and Democrat Zephyr Teachout both previously made runs for governor.
Most
of Garcia's criticism was levied at the Democrats, (he didn't mention Spitzer, but did make reference to former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, for example), although he didn't let his fellow
Republicans off the hook completely, saying: «We know all too well, the headlines have reached into both
sides of the
aisle.»
The resolution, filed by a handful
of House
Republicans earlier this week, will be examined by an ad hoc committee
of seven lawmakers from both
sides of the
aisle.
Several members on both
sides of the
aisle have announced they will not seek re-election in 2012, including
Republicans Joel Miller (Poughkeepsie) and Teresa Sayward (Willsboro), along with Democrats Bob Reilly (Colonie) and Jack McEneny (Albany).
But I'm optimistic that I will have a willing and will continue to have a willing
Republican sponsor on the other
side of the
aisle.»
But while plenty
of Republicans revile New York City, respect for the NYPD is common to both
sides of the
aisle, and with a little Irish luck O'Neill will leverage that to his advantage.
But climate change naysayers were not relishing a return
of Browner, who clashed with
Republicans over the latters» attempts to dilute the Clean Water Act but also was praised for working with lawmakers on both
sides of the
aisle to strengthen the Safe Drinking Water and Food Quality Protection acts.
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 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.
Most significant education reforms have been championed by
Republican governors and state legislators with relatively little support from the other
side of the
aisle.
Meanwhile, the committee's ranking
Republican Mike Enzi (WY) emphasized that the bill must undergo changes that lessen the federal role in education before it receives broader support from his
side of the
aisle.
Senators and Congressmen on both
sides of the
aisle including
Republican Representative Sherwood Boehlert (R - NY), chair
of the Science Committee, and
Republican Senator John McCain (R - AZ) told Barton he should immediately retract the letter but Barton refused.
The reason there aren't more bad air quality days like this for Aaron and for millions
of others was because, in 1970,
Republicans on one
side of the
aisle and Democrats on the other
side of the isle reached their hands across the partisan divide to create the Clean Air Act.