Sentences with phrase «legislative agenda does»

Here's hoping that the apparent rhetorical reluctance to put ethics reform at the top of the governor's legislative agenda does not reflect a lack of interest on his part to advance meaningful measures to reform Albany.

«The proposed coalition is about getting a legislative agenda done, and we have to sit down and talk about how we can achieve that,» Klein said.

Not exact matches

Times political reporter Nicholas Confessore does an excellent job of exploring the factors leading to this stunning reversal, which include a recent change in SNA's leadership, its choice of a new lobbying firm and its decision to use more aggressive legislative tactics to advance its agenda on Capitol Hill.

It's important to note, however, (as I did here), that even if SNA's legislative agenda is driven by the food industry, SNA's members» concerns, such as increased food waste and cost, may still be legitimate.

And if OFA eventually manages to do both, the organization could raise the stakes of modern policymaking, establishing a new template for political parties» efforts to organize mandates and enact their legislative agendas.

So it makes sense for Labour to spend parliament's time up on the bill it does support — Lords reform — at the expense of the coalition's own legislative agenda.

After all, if you can't get your financial plans or your legislative agenda through, you plainly don't command a majority in the House.

Clarification: If the Speaker in the House and the Majority Leader in the Senate control the legislative agenda, how do these coalitions (Trump - Democrats - moderate Republicans) get a bill to the floor for a vote?

Sen. Ted O'Brien laid out his 2014 legislative agenda, which does not include campaign finance reform or the Women's Equality Act.

The mayor does not submit a legislative agenda to the State but does testify before legislators each year.

«Despite several distractions, you have significantly achieved milestones in the execution of your Legislative Agenda which aims to improve governance, ease of doing business and the quality of life of Nigerians.

Malloy did not mention President Trump by name, but many of his proposals for the new legislative session conflict with the Republican President's agenda.

More must be done and will be pursued as part of my legislative agenda,» Cuomo said this afternoon.

Mainstream Democratic senators said with all of those variables, even if the Democrats do unite in the closing weeks of the legislative session, it's not likely they will immediately accomplish an agenda that they've been proposing for years.

Last Tuesday the mayor had done a remarkable and risky thing, going on NY1 to deliver a frontal assault on Cuomo for «inhibiting» de Blasio's state legislative agenda, particularly on affordable housing.

In addition to a legislative agenda now in peril over potential dysfunction, the governor will be answering fresh questions about the way Albany does business and what, if anything, he can do to change the public's perception of the Capitol.

«There is a full agenda for both the Assembly and Senate to accomplish and the legislative session will not end, either through regular or special session, until the people's business is done.»

The GOP released the guiding principles of its health - care agenda in June, but did not release a comprehensive legislative blueprint at that point.

«We have recently made great progress in Albany by passing a good budget and passing it on time; and this state legislature - the 234th legislative session - has the opportunity to do even more and produce a record of real achievement for the people of this state: addressing New York's rent laws is an important part of that agenda.»

Doing so could lead to deadlock in Westminster, crippling the government's ability to get its legislative agenda outlined in the Queen's Speech through parliament.

«We've been very clear and not shy at all about putting forth a legislative agenda, and that we'll continue to do.

Lopes and other members of the city's all - Democratic legislative delegation say the figure seems far out of line for an elementary school renovation, and complained that they didn't learn about the estimate until it was listed on an agenda for the common council's monthly meeting.

Instead of immediate action on these promises, they were turned into proposals in Cuomo's 2017 agenda that did not pass in the April budget or June legislative agreements that followed.

«What we didn't have time to do was advance the legislative agenda.»

«We don't know she's going to be the ally that's going to stand with our legislative agenda.»

So, in the face of all that accomplishment, and with nothing else seeming to occupy their legislative agenda, what could responsible elected officials do other than reward DPS?

The share price movements are closely tied to the legislative agenda and what Congress decides to do with the two GSEs.

And this applies to international politics just as much as it does to the legislative agenda of the U.S. Senate.I submit that asking an international Conference to sit around looking out the window for months, while one chamber of the legislature of one country deals with its other business, is simply not a realistic political position.»

So what's a duly elected government to do when its legislative agenda is thwarted time after time by activist judges empowered by a three - decade old constitutional experiment?

If the implication here is that making donations is simply a cost of doing business for organizations that wish to advance the public interest and / or the interests of their constituents in relation to the legislative agenda, what message is being sent to the public about our legal system?

Newly minted governments overturn previous governments» legislative agendas / laws whenever it becomes politically expedient to do so, especially if elected to do so.