Sentences with phrase «broad public support»

Setting aside the constitutional questions associated with imposing «must carry» obligations on social media platforms, there's no indication of broad public support for such a requirement.

While the federal and most provincial governments have been slow to implement economic stimulus packages, they enjoy broad public support in principle.

These results are a reflection of broad public support.

It is only with broad public support at all levels that education reform can truly gain traction and begin to realize significant improvements.

She did not account for the resistance that slowly emerged gathering broad public support.

Any attempt to keep the nation dependent on atomic energy without offering solutions to these problems will never gain broad public support.

Democrats cited polls showing broad public support for expanding background checks for firearms purchases and blocking suspected terrorists from buying guns.

Climate scientists and their detractors are slugging it out every day in blogs and editorial pages while legislative initiatives to get governments to address environmental and resource issues remain stalled, despite broad public support for them.

«significant investment in transit before and during the implementation of congestion pricing; reinvestment of revenues generated directly into public transit; dynamic tolling that changes commuter behavior; and information campaigns that generate broad public support for congestion pricing.»

Resolving those effectively, however, will require the sector to earn broader public support.

Bolstered by broad public support for his top priorities, Mr. Cuomo could also be unashamedly transactional when he needed to be.

«In the current economic environment, we recognise that a significant increase in state funding for political parties is not a priority and any such measure would need to command broad public support.»

A fourth effort enjoyed even broader public support: a measure, called the «brunch bill» that would let restaurants and bars serve alcohol at 10 a.m. on Sundays, two hours earlier than is currently allowed.

They said the development corporation's proposal lacks broad public support and threw their support behind a plan that scales back residential and commercial development in favor of more green space and public access to the waterfront.

But that qualm is swiftly brushed away as soon as Paul's actions garner broader public support, even among the bystanders whose lives he recklessly endangers.

Marra and Santella also ignore the various surveys demonstrating broad public support for TNR.

Over the long - term, Sierra Club of Canada's goal is to build broad public support for the transition to a low - carbon energy efficient society.

It will also require broad public support.

As a result, it is hard for political leaders to generate and sustain broad public support for ambitious climate policies3 or for citizens to take effective personal action4.

The Gwich «in people have been fighting this battle for decades, and now they need broader public support.

While efforts to tackle climate change will avoid potentially significant long - term damages, to secure broad public support, those efforts must be linked to more salient and immediate public concerns while delivering near - term benefits.

This included «diminishing and discrediting the resistance,» (like insisting on low turnout numbers for protests) but also by «exaggerating, enthusing, and claiming broad public support» for pro-government... well, everything.

«This is typical of movements that have such broad public support,» Hoylman said.

Larson and other Democrats cited polls showing broad public support for expanding background checks for firearms purchases and blocking suspected terrorists from buying guns.

This would demonstrate that many short - term legislative objectives of the pro-life movement enjoy broad public support.

Here's an explanation of why elected leaders fail — despite broad public support — to pass measures like additional...

With broad public support, a states right precedent set in Colorado and Washington, and money to be had, the fight to legalize sports betting continues.

Poll findings show broad public support for tax on Wall Street speculation Washington, D.C. — Wearing their signature Robin Hood hats, U.S. Robin Hood Tax Campaign advocates brought their message of a Wall Street sales tax directly into the confirmation hearing of Jack Lew before the Senate Finance Committee this morning: The next Treasury Secretary needs to give his highest priority to raising revenue for Main Street and the many communities still suffering from the...

Tree said that broad public support for decriminalization or legalization has yet to carry over to the majority of legislators — with notable exceptions — «since they have to worry about reelection and drugs are still perceived to be a potent third - rail issue with which to smear opponents.»

The White House has failed to find traction on a middle ground that would allow meaningful reform to thrive while protecting the constitutional right to bear arms — a compromise that would enjoy broad public support and still represent a practical way of regulating the firearms industry.

Their goals vary, but most but agree on measures that have broad public support, such as universal background checks.

She underscored Hillary Clinton's opposition to the partial - birth abortion ban and to other incremental pro-life laws that enjoy broad public support.

«One of the things that we really want to do is illustrate the broad public support that Preet Bharara would enjoy if he did decide to pursue this office,» Muniz said.

For that reason alone, the public relations value of demonstrated, broad public support of your campaign has real value beyond the activism that will be generated by a given Facebook community.

A candidate must also collect threshold amounts of small contributions (between $ 5 and $ 100) to demonstrate that he or she has broad public support.

At the same time, there's broad public support for a number of anti-corruption measures before the state Legislature this year, with the broadest backing given to a plan to strip public officials convicted of a felony of their pensions, 84 percent to 14 percent.

«This report underscores the fact that the common - sense solutions we need to tackle the failings of our subway system have broad public support.

Still, Republicans have gone out of their way to cozy up to Cuomo and his broad public support.

Polls show broad public support and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has offered his own proposal.

Broad public support is probably needed to achieve the changes needed to phase out fossil fuel emissions.

There is broad public support for more government spending on childcare as long as that spending does not result in another unfunded entitlement that worsens the deficit

The greater incidence of tax credit programs could be due to the broader public support for this approach than for vouchers.

Based on my analysis of public opinion, there is broad public support for four policies, all of which also have at least modest research evidence to support them.

Though the Supreme Court was closely divided in the Seattle case, the majority decision has broad public support.