Sentences with phrase «fight over a priority»

That will put Gina McCarthy, the woman he's tapped to run the agency, at the heart of a fight over a priority that Obama views as a cornerstone of his legacy — and that the fossil - fuel industry views as a threat to its very existence.

Not exact matches

It seems to me if the Fed continues to give its first priority to price stability, manifested in decisions to raise rates under questionable decision rules that elevate inflation - fighting over full employment, it will be pursuing policy objectives at odds with the wishes of the American people.

It is notable that the most important issue of the moment - economic stability - features lowest in the ranking of contested bills, while the most irrelevant issue in terms of voters» priorities, constitutional reform, is expected to be the most heavily fought - over.

Repeating the governor's claim that state cuts to education do not require layoffs, Mulgrew said it was clear that Mayor Bloomberg's priority «is not to get money for the schools; he would rather fight over who to lay off than fight on behalf of children.»

Both locally and nationally, it has been taken over by the hard - left who are more interested in fighting internal ideological battles than standing up for the priorities of working men and women.»

Though they were on opposite sides of the Sept. 9 primary battle between Sen. Tim Kennedy and Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant, and also divided over a subsequent fight for the county Democratic Party chairmanship, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Rep. Brian Higgins, and Kennedy have all lined up behind Panepinto, who, thanks to Grisanti's loss in the GOP primary to Kevin Stocker, has become a top priority for the Senate Democrats as they look to take control of the chamber.

Axt said the fight against anti-immigrant federal policies takes priority over any possible gains a convention could bring.

What if he was bluffing to see if the UFC made the rematch a high priority over the Alvarez fight.

Over the coming weeks and months, we will keep you updated and ask you to take action to fight for a budget that meets the priorities of Pennsylvanians.

Fighting climate legislation has become a central priority for their organization over the last decade, according to fundraising documents.

On a similar note, the fact that Apple did not keep on fighting for an injunction over its design patents also indicates its strategic priorities.