Sentences with phrase «liberal advocates say»

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VICTORIA — Despite the urgent need for a seniors advocate in B.C., the Liberals have failed to follow through on their pre-election promise to B.C. seniors, say New Democrats.

Twenty years ago, the liberals were saying, «St. Paul was talking about the evils of pederasty in Romans 1, not the kind of loving, committed relationships we're advocating for.»

Similarly, consistent advocates of the second paradigm find equally unevangelical all forms of nominal Christianity, whether Roman Catholic or Protestant, orthodox or liberal, and are likely to receive genuinely «born - again» Catholics, say from the charismatic renewal, as «evangelicals.»

Under previous popes, liberal Catholic nuns, politicians and theologians were castigated by church leaders, said John Gehring, a writer and advocate at the group Faith in Public Life.

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.

Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of charters — and co-location in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to charters at the expense of traditional public schools.

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

Gillibrand did say that Weiner «has always been a great advocate for civil rights, for health care for all, a lot of liberal issues that are important.»

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.

All three leaders duly rewarded their donors on Thursday, prompting Lord Oakeshott, the Liberal Democrat peer and advocate of Lords reform, to condemn the list, saying it «polluted parliament and the political parties that collude in this corruption».

Lamont, a wealthy businessman from Greenwich who rose to prominence with his insurgent U.S. Senate campaign against Joe Lieberman in 2006, says he is uniquely positioned to advocate for liberal ideals.

James did not explicitly say whether she would pursue support from the Working Families Party, the liberal party that supported both her campaigns for public advocate but has recently butted heads with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Democratic candidate Robert Gangi, a community activist and liberal advocate, said the mayor's insistence that he had little contact with the two men was reminiscent of a line from «The Godfather.»

«We're going to remember those who were in bed with the Republicans — the party of Trump,» said Allan Roskoff, the president of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, which advocates for gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual rights.

«New Yorkers looking at their state government have gone from disillusionment to disappointment to despair,» said Michael Kink, a liberal advocate who leads the Strong Economy for All Coalition.

«Brian Ellner could not be trusted with the rights of L.G.B.T. people, when he has a history of taking care of Brian Ellner and securing employment at the expense of ideals,» said Allen Roskoff, an advocate and the president of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, an influential group in gay politics.

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.

But since we know that «liberal Democrats» don't watch Fox News and instinctively dismiss everything that conservative advocacy groups say, a plausible hypothesis is that the advocates whom these individuals do credit have imprinted in their minds a highly politicized picture of who climate scientists are and what they are up to.