Sentences with phrase «republicans during election years»

In the past, Renna has received ample work from Republicans during election years.

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Much has been made during the current election cycle about which political party is best aligned with the interests of Corporate America, with some arguing that the Republican party is losing its status as the «party of business,» while Fortune «s Chris Matthews argued that Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson may actually be the best candidate for the business community this year.

He asks us to believe that the U.S. bishops issued a statement called «Political Responsibility» during a U.S. election year that merely rediscovers nineteenth - century German social thought, which by chance offers a political platform that, by sheer coincidence, parallels the U.S. Democratic platform program by program, yet these very bishops are completely immune from influence by the current political constellation in their headquarters» host city of Washington, D.C. Further, this very professor tells us that the problem with Republicans» the party of Ford, Bush, and Dole» is that they are excessively committed to the «unfettered free market» and lack «faith in the government's ability to provide» social benefits, a position he claims is completely contrary to the Catholic faith.

and after listening to my local priest proclaim that he was a Republican during his homilies and after getting a last minute «YOU know who your pastoral conscience suggests you vote for» at the last mass before the election, and after reading all the pronouncements by the us conference of bishops as they were published throughout the election year, I know that THE BISHOPS WERE WAY TOO PARTISAN AND AS A CATHOLIC IT OFFENDS ME THAT THE BISHOPS THINK SO POORLY OF THE POLITICAL JUDGEMENT OF CATHOLICS THAT THEY HAVE TO BE TOLD WHO TO VOTE FOR.

Republicans always bring out their tokens during election year.

Charles Dorego, chief counsel for luxury developer Glenwood Management, testified how the Nassau County Republican used heavy - handed threats to extract political contributions during election years while the industry lobbied the pol on key issues — and all while the legislator and his son incessantly pestered him for employment opportunities.

As further evidence of his outspoken nature, he also was a vocal critic of the election of Long Island Republican John Flanagan as Senate majority leader in 2015, so much so that earlier this year he said he was seeking GOPers to run against Sen. Michael Nozzolio, R - Seneca County, who backed Flanagan during the 2015 leadership battle.

The brief extension will force de Blasio to lobby Senate Republicans, hat in hand, for a longer renewal during in election year in which he's already vowed to target their majority again.

This year's Republican challenger suggested during his election night concession speech that this wasn't the last New York will see of him: «We have planted a flag and we will be back to reclaim it and advance it further,» he said.

In order to avoid voting on a controversial gun bill during an election year — a move that no doubt would have further enraged their conservative allies who were still smarting over passage of the SAFE Act - the Senate Republicans moved the bill from the Codes Committee to the Rules Committee, which is controlled with an iron fist by the leadership.

Cronin is facing Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon, whose seat Democrats have targeted in recent years, especially during presidential election cycles when his margins of victory have generally been lower than in gubernatorial years.

But they did collectively benefit from well over $ 1 million from REBNY during the 2014 elections, which spent big to help the Republicans re-take the majority with an eye toward getting a clean extension — in other words, no pro-tenant changes — of the rent laws this year.

Yesterday was Day One of the 2016 legislative session, and the Democratic and Republican leaders of the state Legislature laid out starkly different agendas for the 2016 session, signaling that the coming six months will be a tricky period during an election year.

Real estate executive Paul Massey, who hopes to mount a Republican challenge to Mayor Bill de Blasio in this year's election, announced Monday his campaign has raised $ 555,786 in the most recent filing period, slightly less than the mayor's $ 669,174 during that same time.

It's unclear, though, whether there's enough political pressure, especially during an election year, to convince the Republican - controlled Senate to approve the $ 1.25 per hour raise and create a system of automatic future increases tied to other economic changes.

The request came in response to a controversial vote last week by the Republicans, who hold a narrow, 32 - 30, majority, to prohibit Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy from casting a tie - breaking vote to pick a new majority leader if the Democrats win any special elections during the next two years, thereby producing a 31 - 31 split.

Also, the Republican chairmen of two House committees say they're opening an investigation into actions the Obama administration Justice Department took during last year's presidential election.

To hear Democrats tell it, Senate Republicans are realizing that they won't be able to keep the chamber during a presidential election year.

With scandals and recent vacancies, the relative strength of the two major parties in the Senate has shifted around a bit during the two years since the last election, but at no time during that period did Republicans have enough votes to govern as a majority on their own.

Gaffey offered no hint of impending trouble as he sought voters» support during the past election year and defeated Republican opponent Len Suzio by a comfortable margin of 58 percent to 42 percent.

«In a Lame Duck Session after the election, will the conservative republicans try to force through every cockeyed piece of legislation they were too disorganized / distracted to push through during the past 6 years?»

She skillfully exploited the backlash against Paul Ryan's proposal to cut Medicare to win a seat in a Republican district during a special election in 2011, but was defeated a year later by Chris Collins.