Sentences with phrase «leaders from both parties agree»

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From the moment talks about of a grand bargain ended last week, Congress — including the leaders of both parties in both chambers — had agreed to move beyond a plan that contains «revenues.»

Halloran, a Republican, was charged with taking more than $ 20,000 in payoffs from two undercover FBI operatives posing as corrupt developers in exchange for agreeing to funnel public cash to them and to help bribe Republican NYC county leaders to allow Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith, also of Queens, to run Row B in the party's mayoral primary.

The Democrats first must agree on a candidate, with five candidates vying for the nod from local party leaders: People for Bernie co-founder Katherine Brezler, Bedford Supervisor Christopher Burdick, West Harrison resident Mark Jaffe, Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano.

So when Long said in an interview that she and state Conservative Party leader Mike Long (no relation) had agreed the run would, if nothing else, let her travel the state talking up conservative principles, that was rare honesty from a political candidate.

Last week, legislative leaders from both political parties agreed to a budget that seeks to close the state's $ 3.5 billion deficit; a vote could be held next week.

A Communique issued after the Forum, the Parties agreed to among others the establishment of Peace Committees in Communities, Political Leaders Publicly denouncing trouble makers from their Parties and Holding Political Parties accountable for acts carried out in their name.

Despite opposition from its left wing the Labour party supported British nuclear weapons but opposed tests, and Labour Opposition Leader Hugh Gaitskell and shadow foreign secretary Aneurin Bevan agreed with Sandys on the importance of reducing dependence on the American deterrent.

Today's polling data from ComRes for the Independent on Sunday and the Sunday Mirror saw just 22 % agreeing Miliband is turning out to be a good leader of the Labour party, down from 31 % in May.

Some Blue Dogs have not agreed with the party's pro-abortion rights stance, while Democratic leaders regularly spark outrage from liberals when they argue the party should not rely on an abortion - rights litmus test for its candidates.

WFP leaders officially said they decided to sign off on Cuomo's demands because the party agrees with his call for unions to share the sacrifice and be part of the solution in pulling New York from its fiscal hole.

Abdullahi agreed with Tinubu's position on the issue, stressing that the views expressed by the party leader were not different from the party's position too.

A Labour Party spokesman said: «The NEC has agreed that as the incumbent leader Jeremy Corbyn will go forward onto the ballot without requiring nominations from the Parliamentary Labour Party and the European Parliamentary Labour Party.

So far, the governor of Guam is the only Republican governor who's agreed to serve on the task force; he'll be joining six Democrats, along with local leaders from both parties.