Sentences with phrase «clear he supports democrats»

«The speaker's been very clear he supports Democrats, but not everything has to be political,» said Heastie spokesman Michael Whyland.

Not exact matches

The Republican leadership proposed a series of amendments that marked major legislative changes, but it was not immediately clear whether they would help win more Republican support amid solid opposition from Democrats.

The bill cleared the Senate with ease, 67 to 31, earning support from 16 Democrats and Sen. Angus King (I - ME) in addition to 50 Republicans.

All five AG candidates made it clear during the debate carried by NY1 and YNN that they would support whichever Democrat won.

It has become increasingly — and amazingly, when you think about how quickly views have changed — clear that a Democrat would be highly unlikely to get the support of his or her party to run for the White House without coming out in support of gay marriage.

From my conversations with people across the House of Commons, including the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Caroline Lucas of the Greens and Conservatives such as Nick Hurd and Graham Stuart (chair of Globe, the international parliamentarians group on climate change), it is clear there is cross-party support.

Diaz Sr., the last member of the storied four amigos who played a central role in the last leadership battle after the Democrats took the majority in 2008, made it clear today that he won't support a Republican for majority leader.

His proposal (HB 3653) received bi-partisan support; unanimously clearing the PreK - 12 Appropriations Subcommittee, and picking up a half dozen co-sponsors, ranging from Republicans Jason Fischer and Bill Hager to Democrats Joseph Geller, Jared Moskowitz, Emily Slosberg and Richard Stark.

A year earlier, there were enough Democrats to form a clear majority to ram through much of the legislation the IDC has enacted or supports, like a robust minimum wage hike, statewide paid family leave and the DREAM Act.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said it was clear public support for Britain's military involvement in the country was «under strain».

«The governor has made clear he supports Senate Democrats,» Kauffmann said.

The left - leaning party, a hybrid of labor unions and liberal activists, won't rule out supporting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president after Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, made it clear she would not run.

It is pretty clear that the far left progressive / socialist / communist wing of the Democrat Party does not support Hillary Clinton.

@Tony D It is pretty clear that the far left progressive / socialist / communist wing of the Democrat Party does not support Hillary Clinton.

4.59 pm: An ICM poll for the Sunday Telegraph has given the Conservatives a clear lead and revealed a fall in Liberal Democrat support.

The former congressman fell out of favor with national Democrats after he voted against President Obama's Affordable Care Act in 2010 — it's not clear yet that if Mr. McMahon ran again, the DCCC would offer the same robust financial support they gave Mr. Recchia.

As featured in the Independent on Sunday, The Social Liberal Forum has sent the letter below to all non-Ministerial Liberal Democrat MPs, urging them to follow eleven of their colleagues in supporting the inclusion of a clear target to decarbonising the UK energy supply.

It wasn't entirely clear whether he prefers a single payer or universal healthcare system, but in either case it's a dramatic step that no elected Republicans and a limited number of elected Democrats currently support.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have made clear today that they would not support any local government reorganisation proposals without the introduction of a fair voting system.

From Blabbeando and Gay City News: «During a September 7 City Hall press conference in support of Barack Obama, leading New York LGBT Democrats, many of whom had supported Senator Hillary Clinton during the spring primary season, sounded a strong message of unity, while a key operative for the Illinois senator made clear the campaign would push back on any effort to muddy the distinction between him and John McCain on critical gay issues.»

New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson joined other Democrats on the steps of City Hall Monday morning to support President Barack Obama's re-election, a clear sign he's not holding a grudge about the president's lackluster support of his 2009 mayoral bid.

However, Legislature minority leader Carrie Andrews, along with fellow democrats, made it clear they don't support the move.

Although all the psephological calculations have gone haywire, it seems clear that the Tories are being hit hardest by the rise in Liberal Democrat support.

The biggest victory was probably his work with the Democrat - controlled Legislature in enacting a new tenure law that puts in place a clear structure for evaluating, supporting, and, if necessary, dismissing teachers.

All of those attorneys general are Democrats, and as the group stood at a podium bearing the words «AGs United for Clean Power» they made clear that their agenda also extended to supporting the centerpiece of President Obama's climate policies, the Clean Power Plan.

During the last presidential election, clear support for industrial hemp was voiced by the Green Party and the Libertarian Party, with the Democrats and Republicans not yet taking a position.