Sentences with phrase «republican voting records»

I think people rightfully brought up Republican voting records on withholding aid to Sandy.

Not exact matches

Here are some details about that November 2004 ballot proposal: 1) there was already in place a Utah law strictly banning same - sex marriage, which I fully supported; 2) all three candidates for the office of attorney general of Utah (the chief law - enforcement officer in the state) opposed the amendment, including the LDS (Mormon) Republican incumbent, Mark Shurtleff, mostly because they considered it a poorly drafted amendment; 3) I refused to endorse the amendment, but I did not urge people to vote «no»; 4) the leadership of the LDS Church, which has a record for being as strongly opposed to same - sex marriage as the Catholic Church, did not issue a statement urging its members to vote one way or the other; 5) inasmuch as two thirds of Utahans belong to the LDS Church, this means that the leadership of at least 80 percent of Utah churchgoers did not urge a «yes» vote on the amendment.

Plus a number of those Republicans are already on record voting for a fairly progressive immigration package just a few years ago.

Assemblyman Bob Costelli, R - Goldens Bridge, voted with Silver more than 95 percent of the time, making his voting record the most similar to the speaker's than any other Republican in chamber.

That has led some of Collins» fellow GOP delegation members — including Long Island Rep. Pete King, New York's most veteran House Republican — to already go on the record saying they'll likely vote «no» if given a chance.

In the Senate, the Republican whose voting record was least likely to match up with Skelos was Sen. Greg Ball, a Putnam County lawmaker who is considered something of a maverick within the Legislature.

But some Republicans have raised concerns with DeFrancisco's record in Albany and his votes for budgets introduced by Cuomo.

The reason why there is an assumption that the Republicans won't vote against Trump in unanimous lockstep, like they did as a matter of policy with Obama, is if the Congressional Republicans basically declare war on their own party leader, no one but the Dems can win (given their track record, that's not a given, either), short or long term.

The Cuomo campaign, in a statement released after the WFP vote, touted the governor's liberal record and alluded to his recent role in brokering an end to a power - sharing deal between state Senate Republicans and a breakaway group of Democratic lawmakers.

It launched the website called www.PrimaryMyCongressman.com to highlight those Republicans with what it saw as less conservative voting records.

When asked about the senator's attendance this year, his campaign spokesman, Richie Fife, had a three - point response: Perkins attendance record before this year is laudable; the votes so far this year have taken place outside the budget negotiations, when a bulk of the chambers» real action occurs; and frankly, legislators in the minority don't have much power, thanks to the way the Republican - IDC coalition runs the chamber.

It doesn't seem to have come up on the record in the heated race between incumbent Queens Republican Frank Padavan, who voted against the MTA rescue, and former City Council member Tony Avella.

Of 237 roll call votes in which four or more Republican House members voted against the majority of Republican members, Stefanik joined in splitting with the party 63 times, according to a Post-Star analysis of her 2016 voting record.

Cuomo's other robocall was recorded on behalf of Sen. Steve Saland, one of four Republicans who voted «yes» on the gay marriage bill, jeopardizing their support from conservatives in the process.

Thomas Basile, executive director of the state Republican Party, said Rice's record hints that she started voting only in 2002 at age 37 because she intended to run for office some day.

Official records show Cuomo lost Ulster County to Republican Rob Astorino by 1,854 votes in 2014.

Since, Republican lawmakers have requested more time to look at her record and qualifications before voting on her appointment.

«At a time when the government is facing a record deficit and New York is still struggling to get its economy back on track, Sen. Gillibrand's vote tonight is stunning,» National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Brian Walsh said in a statement released after the Senate vote had concluded.

Republicans also set a nonpresidential - year primary - turnout record, exceeding 1.5 million votes Tuesday in the US Senate primary, won by incumbent Ted Cruz.

«The choice for Republicans is clear: they can keep Richard Hanna, who votes to raise taxes, to extend U.S. debt to economically dangerous levels by voting with Obama, Reid and Pelosi to raise the debt ceiling while bankrupting our nation, or they can choose a commonsense Republican like me who has a proven record of voting to reduce taxes, voting against the implementation of Obamacare in New York, votes against funding an illegal database (including ammunition database) against legal gun owners, voting against increasing our debt ceiling in New York and supports countless initiatives to reduce the burdens of government red tape on individuals and small businesses, including family farms,» Tenney said.

Columbia, South Carolina (CNN)- Former presidential candidates Sen. John McCain (R - AZ) and Rudy Giuliani have recorded robocalls for South Carolina gubernatorial hopeful Henry McMaster in a last minute get - out - the - vote effort ahead of Tuesday's four - way Republican primary.

On its face, probably not all that much, since to most of the GOP primary electorate the paper remains a liberal rag that frequently skirts the edge of treason, but with turnout expected to be low, there remain Republicans in wealthy parts of New York City suburbs who aren't paying much attention to the race, and will only decide who to vote for at the last moment, so a nod from the paper of record could prove decisive.

Democrats have three candidates in the race including Colleen Deacon, former district director to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who doesn't have a voting record and could be a difficult opponent for Republicans.

The National Journal named Gibson the most liberal Republican in the House based on his 2012 voting record.

The 2017 off - year election results in Virginia and New Jersey and the special Senate election in Alabama have also given GOP candidates and incumbents reason to believe they will face an energized Democratic base that could turn out in record numbers, matched by a backlash among highly educated white women whose votes are usually Republican.

While Long did not come anywhere close to defeating Gillibrand — the incumbent Democrat broke a statewide record held by Schumer when she secured 72 percent of the vote — she is the highest profile Republican candidate to emerge as a potential challenger for Schumer, a former assemblyman from Brooklyn who is in line to become the Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate.

Republicans mulled court action on the grounds that party lawyers were prevented from observing the counting of some absentee ballots, voting machines erroneously recorded votes from Lamb, and voters were confused by some information from the state election Web site.

Democratic State Senate candidate Justin Wagner vowed if elected he would block any legislation authorizing any transfer of municipal land for the construction of a proposed natural gas pipeline, a pledge he contended could not be promised by Republican opponent Terrence Murphy based on his voting record in Yorktown.

Of 237 roll call votes in which four or more Republican House members voted against the majority of Republican members, Rep. Elise Stefanik joined in splitting with the party 63 times, according to a Post-Star analysis of her 2016 voting record.

Whart the Democrats really want here is to get the Senate Republicans on the record voting «no» on redistricting reform — a vote they will no doubt seek to exploit during the next campaign.

«We're seeing record turnout in these states that have already held their votes,» said Tom Dadey, the Onondaga County Republican chairman.

Gay Republicans celebrated Trump's inauguration last weekend with a party featuring a keynote address by Rep. Chris Collins — a Buffalo - area Republican with an anti-gay voting record who vowed that the new president will be a friend to the LGBT community.

deputy county executive Chris Meyer in a contentious Republican primary, despite the release just days before the vote of a recording in which the assemblyman

Astorino has been polling so poorly that he is more of a threat to set the record for the lowest vote total ever for a Republican gubernatorial candidate than he is to defeat Cuomo.

McLaughlin narrowly defeated deputy county executive Chris Meyer in a contentious Republican primary, despite the release just days before the vote of a recording in which the assemblyman uses vulgar language toward a female aide.

«Those are tough issues to vote on in the most Republican district in the State of New York, so I'm proud of that record and I stand by it.»

The day after state Sen. Eric Schneiderman challenged his Republican opponent for the race for state attorney general to debate him on the need to oversee Wall Street, District Attorney Daniel Donovan today challenged the Democrat to explain his voting record while in Albany.

Democrats believe Schaffer's voting record during his time in Congress reflects a too - conservative world view; Republicans argue the counter — that Udall has defined himself well to the ideological left of the average Colorado voter.

Republicans gained an on - record vote from several marginal Democrats — including Poughkeepsie senator Terry Gipson and senator Cecilia Tkaczyk, who represents a rural district in the Catskills — for the coming campaigns.

And with record Democratic turnout in the primary, there's no way that more Republicans will vote than Democrats.

«Miami Democrats do the Nancy Pelosi squirm as House minority leader visits South Florida» via David Smiley of the Miami Herald — The top Democrat in the U.S. House had just spent an hour gushing about Debbie Mucarsel - Powell «s «courage,» highlighting her congressional campaign to knock off one of the most vulnerable Republicans in America and bashing Rep. Carlos Curbelo over his voting record on health care.

He's also seemed to establish a record as a Republican moderate, even sometimes being among a small handful of members voting against measures supported by the rest of his party.

«At the federal level, presidential candidate Ross Perot remains the self - financing record holder, having poured more than $ 63.5 million of his own cash into a bid that earned him about 20 percent of the national popular vote, zero electoral votes and a third - place finish behind Democrat Bill Clinton and incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush.»

Stefanik will complete her first year in office and her voting record and stances with the Republican Party have defined her term so far.

For the record, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, a Republican, stood tall: «The bottom line is that taxes are being raised» — as he and five colleagues voted against the new levies.

Maloney had campaigned from the outset as a pragmatist with an independent voting record, touting his collaboration with Republicans at all levels of government and recent endorsements of him by state Sens. William Larkin Jr. and Greg Ball and New Windsor Supervisor George Green, all of them stalwart Republicans.

The official vote tally recorded Republican senators Golden, Lanza and Sen. Pattie Ritchie of Heuvelton as joining Sanders and four other Democrats as voting «aye.»

Schreibman argues the Republican congressman's effort to cast himself as a pragmatic centrist is undercut by his voting record, in which he generally — but not always — sides with the House leadership, whose agenda is driven by the more conservative members of the conference.

His proven record of integrity, innovation and ethical governance is exactly what New York State needs,» said Langworthy, who voted for Molinaro in an informal straw poll of Republican officials last week.

Since then, Maloney has focused on building a record as a pragmatist who is willing to both vote against his party when necessary and reach across the aisle to work with Republicans to get things done.