Sentences with phrase «for obstructionism»

But that's no excuse for obstructionism when so much still needs to be done for Wisconsin school children.

Not exact matches

«People across the country are fed up with Republicans putting politics ahead of the public good and McConnell's unprecedented obstructionism has made his entire caucus that much more vulnerable this November,» Shripal Shah, a spokesman for Senate Majority PAC, said in a statement to Roll Call.

The name for this award is taken from a meeting of the 1922 Committee when one or two Tory MPs decided to vent against Lib Dem obstructionism.

Historians will soon acknowledge Obama for his accomplishments in the face of die hard obstructionism.

Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com)- Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) on Thursday blamed the Republican minority for sinking congressional approval ratings, calling recent poll results «a referendum on Republican obstructionism.»

«We have the opportunity to do the good work that we've been striving to accomplish for so long, devoid of Republican obstructionism,» Sanders» statement said.

The union leader's obstructionism did not go unchallenged, but when Suecoff won a re-election for union chapter leader that was essentially a referendum on her tactics, Perullo realized that Suecoff had enough support from the faculty to continue erecting roadblocks.

And it would have been sooner except for McIntyre's obstructionism as reviewer.

And while Global North obstructionism mired these talks in delays, obstruction and censorship, Global South leaders prevailed in securing a clear path forward for the conflict of interest movement, ensuring the issue will be front and center next year.»

If political parties recognize that the smart play for the minority party at any given moment is to use its powers of obstructionism to attempt to deliberately spike economic performance, the implications for forward - looking growth are quite bleak.

After all the spreading of uncertainty, obstructionism, ideological idiocy, willful blindness, hysterical deafness, elective mutism and infidelity to science that we have seen from many too many economic powerbrokers, their bought - and - paid - for politicians, the absurdly enriched «talking heads» in the mass media, and those sheepish minions of «benefactors» who will say and do anything to promote their selfish interests, it is truly refreshing to anticipate that change is in the offing; that cooperation with the respected nations of the world is on the horizon; that a new day is finally dawning.

I agree with his position that «the claimant exhibited an overall pattern of deliberate non-compliance and obstructionism that went well beyond zealous argument for her legal position — she used it as a weapon».