Sentences with phrase «bipartisanship in»

Probably the greatest argument for a carbon tax is the pressing need for taxation reform overall, coupled with the need for bipartisanship in tackling CO2 emissions and I'll address the latter point first although they're inextricably linked, the moment carbon taxing is mooted as a bipartisan option.

«We will not be agreeing to a 40 per cent cut but we will be working to ensure that if at all possible both of Australia's major political parties can return to a position of bipartisanship in what is a very important area for Australia's economic and environmental future,» Mr Bowen said.

Absent interest in science on the right, and bipartisanship in public science education, this ground state may continue on a decadal scale.

Tax cuts are certainly a major focus for Republicans and increased infrastructure spending could be the one area of bipartisanship in Washington.

Democrats bemoaned what they described as House leadership's narrow - mindedness and a lack of bipartisanship in crafting the bill.

The President murmurs about bipartisanship in education.

In the run - up to 2008, Mitt Romney's record on health - care reform was thought to be a hole card that would give him a record of conservative - minded accomplishment in the primaries and a patina of can - do bipartisanship in a general election.

But the Majority's willingness to walk away from bipartisanship in order to appease their own most ideologically driven Members, risks eroding support for NASA in general.

Lomita's best line — bipartisanship in Albany means Democratic former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and Republican ex-Senate majority leader Dean Skelos could share the same jail cell — was the laugh riot of the night.

There's a bit of bipartisanship in Katko's picks, as well.

Senate Democrats are inching ever closer to pulling the trigger to limit the filibuster, even after a notable spate of bipartisanship in the chamber to pass the comprehensive immigration bill.

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.

Cuomo, who has taken an increasingly arched view of Trump in his public comments, criticized the federal tax law that passed in December and said it was inconsistent to want bipartisanship in Washington when approving a tax law that the governor believes disproportionately hurts Democratic states.

Gibson, who was known for his bipartisanship in Congress, sounded a bit like a gubernatorial candidate himself, criticizing Cuomo on the lagging upstate economy and troubled subway system in New York City.

One representative of «old think,» which was expressed in a letter in the Times, tried to insist that there had been more efforts at bipartisanship in the Old Era, in measures such as No Child Left Behind and the Prescription Drug Benefit Plan.

The delayed signing of CETA, Canada's trade agreement with the European Union, should be seen as a triumph of bipartisanship in a world full of small - minded political sniping and nastiness.

Northam talked up bipartisanship in foolish pursuit of nonexistent swing voters and thereby demoralized the Democratic base.

Not exact matches

«Biden is attending because he believes in bipartisanship and the importance of keeping good lines of communication open across the aisle,» Biden spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield told the AP.

«Biden is attending because he believes in bipartisanship and the importance of keeping good lines of communication open across the aisle,» she said.

There are, to be sure, some in Congress who are fending off this surprise ending — and using a rare weapon to achieve it: bipartisanship.

I think this show of bipartisanship sends a crystal - clear message to Americans, and to young entrepreneurs in particular: The U.S. government believes in our power to fundamentally change the economic course of this country.

Romney is doing positive ads whose theme can be best summed up as «cooperation for solving problems through bipartisanship like I did in Massachusetts» The ad is well produced, but it doesn't really work for me.

By nature, the present President of America has that element in him — I should not be saying this but I am being inherently made to convey this as comment of exception for America and for Obama whose whole (Obama and his better half) stand as an extension through the ex Presidential candidate's Charisma Of the Secretary Hillary Clinton that President Obama's Charisma has selflessly absorbed for function in the cabinet gracefully for America and the world.That shows the humbleness of President Obama and maturity of Hillary Clinton of acceptance without a feeling of high and low of ego regarded as exceptional in Divinity.I was not supposed to make this comment and I have done so to urge the Republicans to accept their Light within of consensus through individual projections under control as Obama's gesture of bipartisanship that will come to address.In short, this comment is all about health and health care where economics alone does not come into the picture with a rigorous analysis on it but should also extend as leverage to the person in play (Obama) who is also selflessly poised with corrections on it over the infra structure of it that he has proposed for approval as ego of his working element as the executive public ally chosen as the President that had appealed to the public at large voting even putting behind able dleaers like McCain?George W Bush was the last to steer America into the Light over the past of America and that stands as the subtle truth even today as on date with Bill Clinton the ex President of America giving support through his excellent independent caliber for Obama ultimately to head the show of America that was time bound of its reality that sees no barriers and to which he accepted well in his individual capacity as the free lance ex President of America.

With this criticism of the Democrats offered as a testimony of their even handedness and sincerity, they piously go on to tell Republicans that now is the time to engage in bipartisanship and follow a course of compromise.

As an aside: After the tragic bipartisan budget bill was passed in February (this is yet another example of the dangers of bipartisanship), I sent a letter to the two Republican senators from North Carolina (one of whom voted for it), the NC GOP, and a handful of others.

But one New York Republican, who knows a little something about working across the aisle in the interest of political survival, is stepping up to defend the president's newfound interest in bipartisanship, specifically when it comes to DACA.

In other words: bipartisanship.

«I saw what was going on up there in terms of bipartisanship and cooperation between the two conferences, and I said: Hey, let's do something different,» Isaacs said.

«I am also pleased to announce that the New York Republican County Committee will be making history: The first - ever fundraiser featuring the Co-Leaders of the Senate Majority Coalition, Senator Dean G. Skelos and Senator Jeffrey D. Klein, in recognition of their leadership and bipartisanship,» Isaacs wrote.

After the tragedy in Las Vegas, in what appeared to be an unusual display of bipartisanship, Democrats, Republicans and even the NRA expressed support for some kind of regulation for bump stocks.

Now that control of the majority is hanging in the balance, the Brooklyn senator reasoned, it would be a good time to practice a little bipartisanship.

At its broadest theme, the speech was about unity in Albany, bipartisanship and the need to work together, which stands in contrast to what's happening in Washington.

«Bipartisanship, good will, compromise and reasonableness are sadly not in this administration's or Congressional lexicon,» Cuomo wrote.

But in Rochester on Wednesday, Cuomo once again embraced bipartisanship after he was asked whether any legislation could be accomplished in the remaining legislative session days this year.

«He said he believed Andrew Cuomo would be the kind of leader I've been in terms of bipartisanship, working across the aisle, unconventional, maybe,» Mahoney said.

«Tonight, New Yorkers have chosen balance and bipartisanship over an entire state government made up of Democrats from New York City, and placed their trust in Republicans to lead the Senate,» Republican conference leader Dean Skelos said in a statement.

We were later happy when we found out they were at least okay and in a new spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation and taking it to new heights.

It has also flirted with majority Republicans in the chamber, giving them the sheen of bipartisanship on some issues, and a comforting cushion of votes.

With its calls for an overhaul of the tax code, an infrastructure fund and bipartisanship, the plan is very much in line with what President Obama has sought — and so far failed — to achieve on the federal level.

«This offers us a the opportunity to take vitriol and nastiness out of the political environment and start a new era of bipartisanship, cleaning things up in Hempstead.

The vote was unanimous, with the committee's five Republicans and three Democrats joining in a rare show of bipartisanship.

Bipartisanship has been a big focus in this race, with Maloney touting the support he has received from a number of local GOP elected officials — especially state Sen. Bill Larkin — in the closely - divded district.

Cuomo's newest TV ad touts his successes in economic development and bipartisanship.

He also noted in a letter to Sampson that appears below that he is indeed making good on his pledge of bipartisanship by offering three Democrats committee chairmanships.

In a rare display of bipartisanship, the U.S. Senate voted 81 - 19 to confirm former wrestling entertainment executive Linda McMahon to lead the Small Business Administration as part of Trump's cabinet.

«Meanwhile, National Democrats are using poorly produced web ads to prop up candidates like Martha Roberston and Domenic Recchia in an attempt to bring back the disastrous era of one - party rule where Washington D.C.'s Democratic elitists could pass disastrous bills like Obamacare without even the slightest attempt at bipartisanship.»

Editor's Note: In the spirit of bipartisanship, Indy Politics is reprinting verbatim the assessment of the 2015 session of the Governor and four legislative leaders.

Last year, despite all his claims of bipartisanship and insistence that he would support legislative candidates on a case - by - case basis, Bloomberg ended up choosing sides in the Senate fight again.

Reed was ranked as the 32nd most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 114th United States Congress (and the seventh most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York) in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy that ranks members of the United States Congress by their degree of bipartisanship (by measuring the frequency each member's bills attract co-sponsors from the opposite party and each member's co-sponsorship of bills by members of the opposite party).

It shows that bipartisanship still lives in Washington and that both parties can work together to address the issues affecting our nation.»