Sentences with phrase «caucus over her leadership»

Redford has been struggling to deal with unrest in her Progressive Conservative caucus over her leadership style and questionable expenses.

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Not shy about bringing a little elbow into the game, Rivera is taking on the incumbent Democratic senator in the adjoining district, Jeff Klein, over his defection from the rest of the conference and leadership of a five - member rump faction that caucused and shared power with the Republicans in the past two years.

California's Assembly speaker has played a classic legislative leadership role as the bridge between a Republican governor and a strongly liberal majority Democratic caucus, helping to forge and shepherd through a long list of impressive legislation over the past couple of years.

The Ag Committee has some jurisdiction over climate change legislation, and Lincoln's vote on cap - and - trade is a priority for her caucus leadership, which is having a tough time finding support for a climate bill among Senate Democrats.