Sentences with phrase «budget gamesmanship»

But don't hold schools hostage to your Machiavellian budget gamesmanship.

His presidential flirtation had ended very badly, with the governor claiming that budget gamesmanship by state senate Republicans was the reason he'd left a plane idling on the runway instead of flying to New Hampshire to file primary petitions.

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We need leadership, not political gamesmanship in order to pass the budget,» concluded Hoyt.

Democrats and Republicans defied the recent all - or - nothing gamesmanship and brokered a budget deal before its deadline, prompting speculation that maybe, just maybe, dogs and cats can live together.

We deserve a thorough, thoughtful, and timely budget process, not one that is fractured and chaotic because of political gamesmanship.

I hold special scorn for those who want to tear away funding for programs that mostly benefit the disadvantaged, because this is pure gamesmanship — if politicians were serious about balancing the budget, they'd either tackle defense and entitlement programs, or do something that would be much, much better for the economy than slashing government spending: raise taxes on the wealthy.