Sentences with phrase «among conservative lawmakers»
Evers, who was re-elected for a second term in 2013, also adopted the Common Core State Standards in 2010, and continued to support them in recent years as the standards became increasingly unpopular among conservative lawmakers.
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An additional 109 among about 310 conservative lawmakers indicated reservations, although they went along with the vote.
Gillibrand has come a long way since the early days of her tenure, when her conservative record on immigration issues during her previous life as a Blue Dog House member caused an uproar among Latino lawmakers, one of whom, (Assemblyman Peter Rivera), denounced her as «xenophobic.»
The most conservative members of the Senate included a four - way tie among Republican lawmakers: Sens. Fred Akshar, Kathy Marchione, Sue Serino and Jim Tedisco.
Grisanti had been among a handful of Republican lawmakers who backed the SAFE Act, further souring his already tense relationship with Republican and conservative voters.
The bill had been a tough sell among African American lawmakers from Prince George's County, who cited religious opposition in their districts, as well as conservative Democrats in Southern Maryland and the Baltimore suburbs.
The Associated Press reported Thursday night that Connie Mack, a longtime political ally of Crist, tendered a letter of resignation because the governor had vetoed a bill favored by state Republican lawmakers and grassroots conservatives but largely unpopular among teachers» unions.
Urged by anti-abortion rights groups and Republican lawmakers to take up their cause, the Florida senator is mulling over introducing legislation to ban abortions after 20 weeks nationally — just a few days after he helped pass a comprehensive immigration bill that created waves among conservatives.
It's an experiment that — while proven successful in at least two other states — has its origins in a Democratic President's administration and comes fresh off of lawmakers» brush with Common Core state standards, a broad - reaching education policy that blew up into a toxic political football among conservatives because it de-emphasized local control.