Sentences with phrase «lawmakers from both sides of the aisle»

-- and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle came out to show their support.

Voters in the 19th Congressional district are being offered a choice between longtime resident John Faso with a proven track record of cutting budgets, lowering taxes, and working with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and a radical New York City academic, with no roots in the district, who supports higher taxes, the Iran Nuclear Deal, and ever larger government in Washington.

State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in Florida are already voicing support for new legislation that would increase the value of the state's tax - credit vouchers, which are funded by private corporations that, in exchange for their contributions, receive dollar - for - dollar tax credits.

Dozens of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle were in attendance, and Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick gave impassioned speeches on the importance of prioritizing school choice this legislative session.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle expressed deep concern over the idea of letting big national banks become real estate brokers and managers in the pivotal hearing on the issue held earlier this week by a key House Financial Services subcommittee.

All told, 18 Suffolk County lawmakers from both sides of the aisle signed on to the letter calling for the bill to come to the floor.

Today in the Assembly Chamber, numerous lawmakers from both sides of the aisle spoke openly against the cuts, including a passionate speech made by longtime Long Island lawmaker Harvey Weisenberg.

During a House Education and Workforce Committee Hearing «lawmakers from both sides of the aisle Tuesday expressed concern about the consistency of feedback from the U.S. Department of Education to states about ESSA plans.»

Former Louisiana Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek stressed the importance of building on the progress made during the past decade to an audience that included lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.

Though bills have been passed out of both the House and Senate Education Committees, a rewrite of NCLB is not happening anytime soon, according to leading federal education lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.

We look forward to working with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to continue to protect and strengthen our public schools and to ensure equal access to a quality public education for all students no matter their ZIP code.»

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in the U.S. House of Representatives today voiced their displeasure with the Trump administration's proposed $ 5.8 billion cut next year to the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.

Dozens of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle were in attendance,

The resolution, filed by a handful of House Republicans earlier this week, will be examined by an ad hoc committee of seven lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.