Sentences with phrase «agenda of a party leader»

The debate is a sensitive one for rank - and - file lawmakers, because it forces them to choose between the agenda of a party leader and the immediate needs of their districts.

Not exact matches

It would require defying the party leader's trade agenda during a contentious midterm election year and magnifying areas of serious disunity within the majority governing party.

CNBC's John Harwood: «Voters just raised a massive red flag for the GOP's agenda»»... Specifically, it made it more difficult for a specific subset of Republican lawmakers that Trump and party leaders need to hold behind a bill designed to pass without any Democratic support.

The Liberals have also attempted to counter the image of Prime Minister Stephen Harper put forth by the Conservative Party, instead portraying him as a controlling and secretive leader with a hidden agenda, and attacking his judgment by tying him to past Conservative scandals, such as the Cadman affair, alleged spending misconduct in the last election, and the conduct of Maxime Bernier, the former Conservative minister of foreign affairs.

The first leader of the new Party, Walter Veltroni, embraced the liberal agenda in a powerful speech given in Turin in June 2007 and, on the basis of that political platform, engaged Silvio Berlusconi in the 2008 electoral campaign.

In a nod to the party leadership, the group said the prime minister was right to put «strivers» at the heart of the government's agenda in his leader's speech at the party conference.

Is determined to push Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos right of center, in order to make the Republican Party as irrelevant as the Conservative Party; or at the very least unable to support Cuomo's Progressive legislation agenda.

And as presidents from Jefferson to Bush have found, the leaders and members of the legislative branch have their own agendas, even if they nominally belong to the same party as the Chief Executive (lucky Washington pretty much got a free ride).

says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesparty, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesParty of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

George Albro of New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesparty, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesParty of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

In the UK, Labour party leader Ed Miliband has framed his agenda of a fairer country and a more responsible capitalism in a context where there is less money to spend, arguing that «it's Labour's responsibility to find a new approach for tough times» and that he wants to «demonstrate once and for all that Labour is a party for all times, not only a party for good times.»

The agenda of the Parliament in India is decided by the Business Advisory Committee, which includes leaders of all major parties in proportion to their representation in the Parliament.

«He has laid out a bold agenda to reform and I am proud to stand with him and this diverse group of leaders to bring New Yorkers together — regardless of their party affiliation — under this big tent and behind this agenda for reform.»

We've seen Green Party leader Natalie Bennett interviewed on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show — one of the most coveted media platforms for election hopefuls, and UKIP leader Nigel Farage continues to provide good copy and good telly to most news organisations, setting the political agenda along the way.

«Our votes on the Working Families Party line help elect leaders who have promised to pass a full Women's Equality agenda as well as a full range of progressive policies that affect every New York woman,» Steinem wrote.

Third, «visibility»: is the leader able to fashion a distinctive, eye - catching agenda which captures the imagination of the electorate, wins the confidence of opinion - formers, and distances the party from a potentially «toxic legacy»?

Because he had few cheerleaders inside or outside the party, the Labour leader was forced to compromise on the four main planks of his political agenda.

Political analysts have said traditionalists within the Conservative party, already uneasy with their new leader's liberal - leaning agenda, disapprove of this incident.

The Labour leader, who said Britain needed a more responsible capitalism in his party conference speech last autumn, revealed details of his party's agenda for reforming the banking sector.

In the House of Representatives, this seems to generally be because the Speaker (who sets the agenda) either changes his or her mind about whether / when the vote will happen, or because party leaders realize there wouldn't be enough votes to pass it.

Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon, has told ITV's The Agenda she believes Scotland will be an independent country «one day» but insisted that a vote for her party «is not about independence&raParty (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon, has told ITV's The Agenda she believes Scotland will be an independent country «one day» but insisted that a vote for her party «is not about independence&raparty «is not about independence».

The Wright report also recommended the establishment of a House Business Committee, made up of the elected members of the Backbench Business Committee together with frontbench representatives nominated by the party leaders, which would assume responsibility for the House's weekly agenda.

The leader made his first appearance of the year before the Parliamentary Labour Party, but had to leave early to appear on ITV current affairs programme «The Agenda».

Cuomo argued the party was necessary to show political leaders in the Legislature that they should pass the Women's Equality Agenda, a 10 - bill package of legislation that included a controversial plank codifying abortion in the state's health law.

It means the future of the Union could yet again be on the agenda - despite the opinion of the party's former leader Alex Salmond that it was settled for a generation.

Following up on a resolution adopted by the State Committee of the Green Party at the party's nominating convention in Troy on Saturday, May 17, Green Party leaders sent a letter today to the Executive Board of the Working Families Party suggesting a joint meeting to discuss cooperation in opposing Governor Cuomo's conservative agenda and supporting their common progressive policy gParty at the party's nominating convention in Troy on Saturday, May 17, Green Party leaders sent a letter today to the Executive Board of the Working Families Party suggesting a joint meeting to discuss cooperation in opposing Governor Cuomo's conservative agenda and supporting their common progressive policy gparty's nominating convention in Troy on Saturday, May 17, Green Party leaders sent a letter today to the Executive Board of the Working Families Party suggesting a joint meeting to discuss cooperation in opposing Governor Cuomo's conservative agenda and supporting their common progressive policy gParty leaders sent a letter today to the Executive Board of the Working Families Party suggesting a joint meeting to discuss cooperation in opposing Governor Cuomo's conservative agenda and supporting their common progressive policy gParty suggesting a joint meeting to discuss cooperation in opposing Governor Cuomo's conservative agenda and supporting their common progressive policy goals.

The executive was faced with a very heavy agenda for the meeting because not only was there the much - heralded arrival of Margaret Beckett's Learning the Lessons taskforce report, but we were to hear from Alan Johnson who is masterminding our Labour In For Britain referendum campaign, and Kezia Dugdale, the Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, and her team.

The races are local, but what is making swing voters take notice is how their local republicans are wedded to the disastrous agenda of their national party leaders.

By stalling action on the majority party's agenda, the minority leader may be able to launch a campaign against a «do - nothing Congress» and convince enough voters to put his party back in charge of the House.

He told the local party chairs and other officials assembled he would place comprehensive immigration reform at the top of his agenda as majority leader.

«While we certainly support the issues laid out in this agenda... it frustrates us that in this time of Trump and the national rhetoric attacking the Labor Movement that the National Democratic party has not seen fit to include one labor issue in its policy platform,» the eight members of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference wrote in a letter to two party leaders.

Those Tory MPs who were part of the «81» or the «91» won't suddenly become ultra-loyal even if the ideal party leader or agenda is suddenly discovered.

«Every leader I've ever known has wanted a team of people around them who have sort of pushed their agenda, and the Labour party throughout its history has always had political groupings.

By refusing to put a contentious bill to a vote, party leaders can kill measures that are outside of their agenda while protecting individual legislators from having to take controversial stances and alienate their constituents.

On Monday, April 18th, Republican members of the Congressional delegation and key legislative Republicans sequestered themselves for a meeting in which resolving lingering difficulties over maps and making sure party leaders were on board were thought to be top agenda items.

AAAS President Gil Omenn recently wrote to the leaders of both parties in the House and Senate, as well as President Bush, thanking them for bringing science to the national agenda through the innovation initiatives.

Furthermore, recent events make it clear that party voters and leadership are not always in lockstep, and new policies can sometimes make it onto the agenda under new leaders (e.g., Donald Trump's support of paid maternal leave programs).

In listening to and learning from parents and education leaders, we believe effective and enduring change is a product of a co-created agenda, with all parties committing to:

Constitutional reform is unlikely to feature prominently on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's immediate agenda, as he was the only leader of a major party whose proposals for the Senate did not require constitutional changes.