Sentences with phrase «debate over party»

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Their willingness to aggressively push that position highlights a sharp shift for a party that 10 years ago ducked debates over guns.

The Republican Party's fast journey from debating how to combat human - caused climate change to arguing that it does not exist is a story of big political money, Democratic hubris in the Obama years and a partisan chasm that grew over nine years like a crack in the Antarctic shelf, favouring extreme positions and uncompromising rhetoric over co-operation and conciliation.

Merkel, whose popularity has fallen over her handling of the refugee crisis, said the word «limit» did not feature in the CDU's main resolution which will be debated at the two - day party congress starting on Monday in the southern city of Karlsruhe.

For all of the region's protests of the president, tech companies must engage both parties in equal measure if they have any hope of shaping the government's debates over tax and immigration reforms — or the myriad other issues that matter to the tech industry's bottom lines.

Instead of running ads, they would define Scheer more slowly, over time, with a series of forced choices in Parliament, through government motions, much as opposition parties usually seek to define governments (you'll note that «define» in Ottawa politics is almost always pejorative by implication) through clever use of their occasional opportunity to define a day's parliamentary debate through so - called «supply motions.»

Notably, over the course of the Trans Mountain debate, Scheer has doubled down on the party's visceral rejection of carbon pricing.

On the other hand, internal criticism is emerging inside the governing Syriza party focused on the cabinet's negotiating methods with the Eurogroup, while Germany has reopened the debate over whether Greece should request a third rescue plan when negotiating the final agreement with its partners next summer.

«It is certainly true that Catholic social doctrine challenges all parties in the ongoing debate over political economy in the United States.

The Tea Party in particular, with its belief in Jeffersonian ideas, has been responsible for re-introducing the Constitution into the public debate, a place that it has not held in the same way for over a century.

(UPDATED) First - ever Sunday election causes «moral and spiritual dilemma» for Christians; meanwhile, ruling party tries to resurrect debate over Christian use of «Allah.»

That debate is largely over the degree to which casting a ballot in a two - party system implicates one in the evils represented by ethically compromised candidates.

Sonoma County Winery Development at Issue in Debate About Events: Sonoma County has approved more than 300 new wineries and tasting rooms in the past 16 years — a nearly 360 percent increase over the previous three decades — and many of those wineries have decided in recent years to boost business by offering an array of events, from wine - tasting dinners to weddings and harvest parties...

In the U.S. House, debate over dismantling the USDA's lunch program has been rancorous and split along party lines, observers say.

A win is a win, but unifying the party is tougher and there will be more debate over its strategic direction towards the 2020 election.

President Donald Trump has sent conflicting signals over the repeal and replace debate, with calls initially for Republicans to find a compromise from within the party without Democrats to allowing the law to «collapse» on is own, which then could bring Democrats to the bargaining table.

Today, in spite of a leader who has been ambivalent towards European integration for most of his political career (Jeremy Corbyn voted against the Lisbon Treaty), there has been virtually no room allowed for debate within the party over EU membership.

«When the debates are over and the speeches have finished I want you to join me in getting back out there and telling everyone this: We are the party of fairness.

Cynthia Nixon was endorsed Friday by an immigration group that has been allied with the Working Families Party that also revives the debate over driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

The opposition New Patriotic Party [NPP] which is championing the course for a new register claiming over 76,000 foreign nationals are registered on Ghana's voters register which makes the electoral roll not credible joined other parties at the debate.

When it was his turn, he thanked the party for the high level of debate, reiterated his points, and then got told off for running over his time by the chair.

If the Tories do rear their «true» head & claim that the cuts will (& should) be permanent, then the debate will be between amputation vs cure in how to deal with the deficit, breaking what patina of consensus still remains between political parties over the necessity of the welfare state.

Bernie's beef with Wasserman Schultz has been simmering for months, occasionally coming to a boil over items like the limited Democratic debate schedule and the party's reaction to December's data debacle.

That problem is ever so evident here in the good old US where we waste valuable time in our legislature debating sexual issues because the extremist fringe has taken over the Repugnican party and forces us to deal with non-issues that distract us from real problems like poverty, health and war.

Nixon arrived at the Albany Hilton as debate over the endorsement pinged back and forth in a basement ballroom, only entering to applause after the results of ballot — which she ultimately carried with 91.5 % of the vote — were confirmed and trumpeted by party leaders.

Some powerful state Democrats are ecstatic over nutty Rent Is Too Damn High Party standard - bearer Jimmy McMillan's show - stealing performance at last week's gubernatorial «debate,» but not for the reasons many may think.

Things got heated on the New York State Senate floor this week over a debate on bills that majority party Republicans say will improve school safety.

One idea that played a part in Liberal debates in the 1960s — though it was never formally adopted as party policy — was to use labour's profit share to invest in firms» assets so that, over time, workers would build up their own share in firms» wealth.

But, one need look no further than the current debate in the UK over the EU referendum to find other parallels with Repeal — e.g., an internal split in the Conservative party over British identity (particularly in a world with increasing trade linkages); the difficulty in ascertaining the winners and losers from a fundamental reorientation of trade policy, amidst inherent uncertainty; the existence of tensions between different sectors and regions, stemming from trade exposure; and so on.

He also took a swipe at the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) over this year's presidential debates, which will have an exclusive one between leaders of the country's two major parties, as proposed.

The problem is that underlying the debate over Syria is a deepening, intensifying and ever more acrimonious fissure between the Corbyn leadership and the bulk of the parliamentary party.

And as the Chilcot report hangs heavily over some in the party, Corbyn's principled opposition to the Iraq war may feature in foreign policy debates.

The debate over possible coalitions risked reopening the rift between Clegg's Orange Book wing of the party and the social democratic faction that leaned toward Labour.

And, as the party's state director Bill Lipton writes in a fundraising email, the debate over increasing the state's minimum wage to $ 15 is now at the forefront of the national political dicussion.

National Republicans fear they've got a problem on their hands in an upcoming special election to replace former Rep. Michael Grimm, as the party is poised to nominate Staten Island DA Dan Donovan — a figure who could thrust the contest into the heated debate over race and police tactics.

3) The Labour leader acknowledged that debate in the party had at times spilled over into abuse and hate, including misogyny and antisemitism, especially on social media.

Nigel Farage's two debating victories over Nick Clegg have put his party on course to win next month's elections to the European Parliament — ... (Comments: 489)

The Labour party's debate over the candidate for London mayor has been dominated by calls for «no return to the 80s».

«There's going to be some quite intense discussions over the next few days, I suspect, and I hope our party officials and our national executive will see sense on this and recognise that those people that have freely given of their time and their money to join the Labour party should be welcomed in and given the opportunity to take part in this crucial debate, whichever way they decide to vote,» he said.

As the debate was under way in the Commons the prime minister moved to shore up his position amid anger in the party over allegations that Lord Feldman, the Tory co-chairman, described grassroots activists as «mad swivel - eyed loons».

Mr. Cuomo, 52, appears poised to succeed the most pro-gay rights governor the state has ever had, at a pivotal moment in the debate over same - sex marriage, and with gay men and lesbians exercising increasing influence within the state Democratic Party.

Ms Harris said the situation had gone beyond her personal allegations and had escalated into a debate over whether women and equality matter to the party.

Momentum «entryists» trying to take over Labour, claims Tom Watson Pro-Jeremy Corbyn campaign group Momentum are «aggressive and stupid», says Michael Dugher Momentum to officially debate Labour party membership

(The last point comes amidst a heated debate in Washington over the Trans - Pacific Partnership — one that pits President Obama against the left wing of the Democratic Party, which includes opposition from Warren and de Blasio.)

His roles in Europe mean that he is likely to play a role in influencing the domestic debate over the EU referendum and the lack of a viable alternative candidate at this crucial time leaves the party with little other choice.

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has claimed that the Greens «will win» the debate over fracking in the UK.

After Ed Miliband became leader of the Britain's opposition Labour Party in 2010, a debate over its policy began under the term «Blue Labour».

The speech comes on a day when all three main parties focus on policy issues, in a bid to escape the protracted debate over a hung parliament.

Tony Blair has entered debate over Labour's next steps with a call for the party to leave its «comfort zone», but he has carefully avoided getting personal.

In the first televised debate of the party's primary race for the White House, Sanders had the chance to further embarrass front - runner Hillary Clinton over the private email server she used as U.S. secretary of state.

Nonetheless, he expressed his sympathy with the PPP but stressed that the party was focused on its campaign and would not be dragged into any debates over the matter.