Sentences with phrase «cajole lawmakers»

The governor told the Democrat and Chronicle's editorial board that he simply couldn't cajole lawmakers into accepting independent redistricting this year.

Cornyn has tried to cajole lawmakers to support the act to stop China using its «tentacles» to undermine American security through the acquisition of advanced technologies.

Not exact matches

The contest was in full gear Wednesday as Gov. David Paterson and lawmakers argued, threatened and cajoled each other regarding a bill that must be approved Monday to keep the state operating for yet another week in lieu of a final 2010 - 11 budget.

Around the Capitol, reporters last night took to referring to the minimum wage deal as «Frankenwage» because it was a serious of policies all jammed awkwardly together, and also for a while there, simply refused to rise up and live, no matter how much gubernatorial energy (cajoling to outright threats of wage boards or loss of a pay raise, according to several lawmakers) was pumped into it.

Paterson, whose tenure in Albany was made all the more difficult, marveled at how Cuomo has been able to cajole the 212 lawmakers in getting his agenda passed.