Sentences with phrase «chastising lawmakers»

(CNN)- The day after the U.S. Senate passed a bill averting the fiscal cliff, AFL - CIO President Richard Trumka issued a statement chastising lawmakers for some of the tax provisions included in the measure.
It's easy to chastise lawmakers for not having a firmer grasp on how this stuff works.
When his policies gained little traction, Mr. de Blasio's public comments, often idealist, turned more brittle: He chastised lawmakers as selfish and ineffectual, further alienating some potential partners in the Capitol.

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When President Donald Trump appeared to chastise Republicans lawmakers and applaud Democrats during an informal meeting with a group of congressmembers at the White House on Wednesday, they seemed to have a hard time containing their emotions.
Cuomo this morning released a letter to Faso chastising the Republican lawmaker's request to the IRS, accusing him of politicizing the agency.
Gov. Rick Scott chastised state lawmakers for being unable to complete the 2017 - 18 budget on time, but once again stopped short of saying whether he would veto the entire spending plan once it reaches his desk.
Paterson then went on to chastise «some lawmakers» (ahem, Senate Democrats) who have talked about borrowing to restore funding for the STAR property tax rebate checks for seniors — an idea the governor deemed «unequivocally terrible.»
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