Sentences with phrase «championing liberal policies»

Mr. de Blasio has, at times, stumbled in prior attempts to make himself into a national figure championing liberal policies, but his appearances this week have made it clear that on matters of race, he speaks from a firmer, more familiar ground.

He's also championed liberal policies, particularly in his second term, such as paid family leave and a $ 15 minimum wage.

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And it's a shift in the Liberals» approach to economic policy, which had become encumbered over the past decade by vacuous buzzwords like «champion sectors» and «innovation gateways» (Both found on a single - page in the 2011 election platform).

Promises to solve this foreign ownership data vacuum are welcomed by industry and policy stakeholders and if championed by the new Liberal government, will provide an essential step in the creation of appropriate policy responses.

Some of the energy policies that the Alberta Liberal Opposition will champion in the legislature include:

His shadow team aims to raise # 1.2 billion every year from the mansion tax, building on a policy originally championed by the Liberal Democrats.

And most importantly, she can argue conservative positions without sounding like an ideologue, and is ready to develop and champion viable, sensible urban policies that challenge liberal orthodoxy.

(CNN)- Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley championed a series of progressive causes during a policy speech in Washington Thursday, touting his state's economic record as evidence that encouraging liberal social issues can lead to prosperity.

He also championed the sort of uber - liberal policies that Silver's left - leaning Assembly conference was so appreciative of.

It's pretty clear,» said University of Maryland political scientist Robert Koulish, who said the second - term governor appears to be positioning himself as a hybrid: a centrist in the mold of Clinton who supports social policies championed by liberals like Sanders.

Carl described it as a program «with attributes originally championed by left - liberal policy makers, free - school advocates, and community activists from the 1960s.»

The introduction of free school meals in the first three years of primary school was a policy championed by the Liberal Democrats, under former leader Nick Clegg.