Sentences with phrase «liberal advocates»

Liberal advocates also support the idea, but say it should be paid for not by holding spending near flat, but by increasing taxes on upper - income earners.

First, his charge against liberal advocates is overly generalized.

Cuomo faces skepticism from liberal advocates on whether he truly wants those measures to pass the Legislature, especially public financing.

Nevertheless, Cuomo has been criticized by liberals advocates for not being more forcefully in favor of a Democratic takeover of the chamber this year, which came to a head this week when the governor knocked public schools as a «monopoly» he wants to break by strengthening charter schools.

Nevertheless, the outcomes have not always been what Cuomo wanted, as he continues to face skepticism among liberal advocates who have sought to push him further to the left.

Most notably, Tommy Lee Jones portrays Thaddeus Stevens, the intensely liberal advocate of racial equality that extols his views in argumentative and hilariously offensive ways.

But Senate Democrats this year have taken a more assertive posture with Cuomo, who was criticized by liberal advocates for not doing more to help his own party take control of the Senate.

But Klein's push in the narrowly divided Republican - led Senate for the policy is being closely watched this year as liberal advocates once again put scrutiny on the IDC and their working relationship with Senate Republicans.

This has led to increased consternation with liberal advocates in the wake of President Donald Trump's election last year.

The Bronx lawmaker, himself a child of NYCHA, said he would like to see New York's developments take part in the program — which is seen as a major step toward the privatization of public housing — even though he acknowledged that it is «controversial» among liberal advocates.

Liberal advocates remain restless over Cuomo's support for tax policies they believe leans too heavily toward the wealthy and corporate interests and are taken aback by his vocal support for charter schools.

Liberals advocate increased spending for education and job training, but oppose mandatory programs because they believe that the poor are already committed to making the most of their possibilities.

The possible endgame of government intrusion at the level certain liberals advocate is illustrated by Rand, Orwell and other «apocolyptic» style writers.

Liberal advocates like Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizen Action, hope to hold Cuomo to his word.

Obama also called for indexing future minimum wage increases to the rate of inflation — something liberal advocates, as well as Democrats in the Senate and Assembly, have called on Cuomo to do, too.

But Cuomo is also facing a challenge from his left this primary season from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and public education advocate who has criticized the governor's record of compromise with Republicans in the Senate liberal advocates contend has led to watered - down results and half - victories.

Cuomo is often described as representing a moderate, Clinton - oriented wing of the Democratic Party, which has declined in influence over the years as more liberal advocates reject the «third way» politics of the 1990s.

But liberal advocates say Cuomo was not a visible figure on the campaign trail for Senate Democrats.

Cuomo, speaking with reporters on Wednesday night, sought to draw a distinction between his brand of governing — which has angered liberal advocates for what they say is working hand - in - glove with the GOP — versus embracing ideology.

But it's also a victory for the WFP, which had backed Sanders during the campaign and endorsed Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2014 over the misgivings of liberal advocates within the labor - backed organization.

That defeat means an end to the longtime liberal advocate's political career, which has included two losses for Senate nominations, as well as failed runs for the U.S. House and New York City Mayor.

It also required a concession from the Democrats in the form of support for a 2 percent property tax cap, which liberal advocates feared would hurt low - income and high - needs districts — a prediction those advocates say has come to pass.

EdNext: Some critics have suggested that the administration's embrace of allies like the Education Trust has allowed liberal advocates to define the aims and shape the future of the NCLB reform agenda.

Many modern liberals advocate a greater degree of government interference in the free market, often in the form of anti-discrimination laws, civil service examinations, universal education, and progressive taxation.

But Cuomo is also under pressure from liberal advocates to broker a truce between the mainline Democratic conference in the Senate and the Independent Democratic Conference.

Klein is leaning into the issue amid a broader push by liberal advocates to have his eight - member conference align with mainline Democrats in the narrowly divided state Senate.

De Blasio was likely venting both exasperation with his fellow Democrat, but also demonstrated a willingness to critique a governor who has fallen out of favor with liberal advocates, especially when it comes to economic issues and elected a Democratic - controlled state Senate.

Cuomo has been supportive of those measures, but WFP members, as well as liberal advocates, remain deeply skeptical that the governor will truly work to deliver on those issues, as well as helping give Democrats control of the state Senate.

Liberal advocates remained frustrated with Cuomo since last year after Democrats came up short in the legislative elections against Republicans, who gained a firm, 33 - seat majority in the Senate chamber.

A mild - mannered professor of Jewish history at Brooklyn College and Yeshiva University, he has been a liberal advocate of tolerant pluralism within the ranks of Orthodox Judaism and a willing participant in theological....

Cuomo, though, has faced criticism from liberal advocates that he has not worked hard enough to help his own party gain control of the chamber, where Republicans hold a narrow majority.

Cuomo has come under fire from some liberal advocates for not strongly pushing for the bill, which he says he supports but blames the gulf between Republicans and Democrats in an election year.

Cuomo has also denied that he could use his power to unilaterally raise the state's minimum wage through a little - known state board, as some liberal advocates have maintained he could do.

The eight - member Independent Democratic Conference is being pressured by liberal advocates and some party elected officials to form a new alliance with the mainline Democratic conference.

John Stuart mill the liberal advocated universal capital grants to citizens.

But liberal advocates and other Democrats say more could have been done had the party held an outright majority.

He faced a primary from Oliver Koppel, a former attorney general and city councilman and was pushed by liberal advocates to work with mainline Democrats.

Liberal advocates had been upset with the timing of the special election, namely holding it after the state budget is expected to be approved, thus giving Republicans in the Senate a chance to negotiate the spending plan.

But this month, Klein's tax stance was backed by liberal advocates.

Liberal advocates are skeptical Cuomo has ever wanted a Democratic state Senate so he could effectively triangulate against weak Republicans.

There is little love lost between Klein and liberal advocates, who have accused him and his conference of aiding Republican control of the state Senate.

The focus from liberal advocates has been on the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference, which remains a key bloc of votes in the Senate chamber and has in the past worked in a majority coalition with Senate Republicans.

Still, liberal advocates have remained dissatisfied with the governor, which has only intensified after Republican successes on the national level last year.

The statement comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who liberal advocates have accused of not doing enough to help his own party take control of the Senate, begins a push to elect a pair of Democrats ahead of an April 24 special election, triggering a unity plan that could shift control of the chamber away from Republicans.

But liberal advocates have become increasingly frustrated over the bottling up of key bills in the Senate — including the public financing of political campaigns and the DREAM Act.

Even with Nixon's name recognition and discontent from liberal advocates, a challenge against Cuomo would be a tall order.

Liberal advocates have long pushed Cuomo to do more on key issues and have expressed dismay at what they see as his willingness in the past to compromise with Republicans in the narrowly divided state Senate.

Some liberal advocates had wanted those seats filled even earlier, by March, at the height of the state budget talks.

Trust between Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has pledged to help bridge the divide among Democrats in the Senate since 2014, and liberal advocates and fellow Democrats in the Legislature who are increasingly anxious about Republican control of the chamber.

Cuomo has come under scrutiny, too, from liberal advocates to broker a truce in the chamber between the two factions.