Sentences with phrase «legislative failures»

It's like a mathematically perfect example of legislative failure: costly in its human price, utterly ineffective in what it was trying to do.

Despite the political turbulence and early legislative failures by the Trump administration, December's passage of the tax plan was seen as a key victory that will propel the economy solidly into 2018.

Trump has frequently sparred with Democrats since taking office, blaming the minority party for obstructing his nominees and for legislative failures.

Unprecedented distractions, a complete disregard for Upstate's needs, and a misguided commitment to liberal priorities contributed to legislative failures in several areas.

Still, a majority of Democrats appear willing to risk legislative failure, believing a robust summer discussion on energy would establish a stark contrast between the parties before the fall election.

The president, beset by an early legislative failure and the continuing clouds of investigations into his presidential campaign, tried to get back on offense.

In light of this legislative failure and the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives in 2010, environmental activists worried the US would not be able to achieve its target and that other countries would moderate their emission reduction efforts in response.

Besides, this incorrect use of the direct effect would make the defendant pay for someone else's mistake (in this case, the Italian State): Article 325 TFEU could produce an in malam partem effect in the presence of a legislative failure to fulfil the obligations that the Article itself sets out.