Sentences with phrase «liberal groups also»

Some liberal groups also oppose them.

At a hearing of the House Oversight Committee, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George said the information that liberal groups also were likely targeted only came to him on July 9.

Not exact matches

Liberal groups such as MoveOn and patient advocates like Families USA also slammed the plan.

The Texas conservative also alleged Facebook had not acted to censor liberal groups the way it had conservative ones.

While I spent a considerable amount of time knocking on doors for candidates in Edmonton, I was also working with a group of MLAs, lawyers and former PC cabinet ministers on what would have been the plan to transition the Liberals into government if the party had won that election ten years ago today.

The group also attempted to push back on criticism from liberals that their opposition to the contraception rule was akin to restricting access to forms of birth control.

The group add that Hinds is not the only one receiving money from the Catholic Bishops» Conference, they claim Labour and the Liberal Democrats were also donated money in return for interns in their offices.

But I also don't believe that I've ever fallen into the trap of group psychology (even in the liberal sense — people really need to read up on their Freud and Lacan these days, because the term is so often misused), nor have I ever felt brainwashed.

The priority of particular group loyalties has protected the Italians from the worst extremes of ideological passion of the twentieth century — even fascism never went very deep — but it has also operated to undermine a genuine commitment to democratic and liberal values when these did not seem to pay off for particular groups.

When faced with unplanned pregnancy there are pro-choice, liberal, secular women who have abortions and then there are pro-life, conservative, religious women who plan adoptions; both groups may parent, but this choice also comes with its fair share of stigmas and judgments if made under socially unacceptable circumstances, like being a young, single, or impoverished).

The government is charged vociferously with paying too much attention to faith groups (accused by left - liberal secularists of an unprincipled timidity on faith schools, being too open to faith engagement in third sector; and of being generally rather socially conservative; and, alternatively, by the right having a cynical multiculturalist approach to minority faiths as electoral blocs) and also of too little attention to faith (with some «competitive grievance» claims that Muslims are getting too much attention, by some claiming to speak for some other minority faiths and by some Christian voices; and traditionalists who think there is a secret project to do in every institution).

The letters also come as liberal advocacy groups that have been critical of the IDC over the years have mobilized to push Klein to step down as IDC leader.

A former drummer in a heavy metal rock group, the Liberal Democrat MP for Birmingham Yardley also founded his own record company, Music Mercia International (MMI), in 1997.

The investigation may also implicate one or more of the much - criticized nonprofits the mayor created to raise cash and advance his liberal agenda, which the group Citizens Union labeled a «shadow government» earlier this year.

The liberal - leaning research and advocacy group also asked businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals to stop doing business with the company.

[155] The group's leader for seven and a half years was the South West England MEP Graham Watson, who was also the first Liberal Democrat to be elected to the European Parliament when he won the old Somerset and North Devon constituency in 1994.

Flanagan and his members also have to contend with the pressure by liberals who want to see a group of eight breakaway Democrats led by Bronx Sen. Jeffrey Klein quit their leadership coalition with the GOP and form a new one with the mainline Dems.

The group has come under criticism for arranging a meeting with Obama and top - level donors to the group, while also making some liberals worried over its plans to raise unlimited cash in order to push its causes.

The same group of liberal mega-donors was also instrumental in creating the prototype for today's super PACs.

It also comes as mainline Democrats show support for the Occupy movement, a more or less grassroots demonstration that captured public sentiment on income inequality and taxes after more traditional liberal groups failed to do so.

Also getting a good spot at the front is Baroness Sal Brinton, the wheelchair - bound Liberal Democrat president who previously chaired the party's diversity engagement group aimed at increasing the number of black and female Lib Dems.

It also comes as Cuomo comes under increasing pressure from liberal and progressive advocacy groups that are part of a well - funded campaign to push for public financing.

Independent councillors retained their status as the majority group, with councillors also being elected representing the Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, and Scottish National Party.

Grayson was known for making inflammatory remarks both in Congress and to reporters, which earned him the support of many liberal groups but also the ire of many fellow Democratic members and leadership.

The Liberal Alliance, also at around 5 % runs with a group of relatively unknown candidates promoting free trade and reduced EU bureaucracy.

I am also confident that any attempt to compile the political associations of prominent, self - proclaimed climate change deniers would find that they are overwhelmingly associated with conservative and not liberal political groups.

At the same event, Paul Marshall, founder of liberal think tank CentreForum, also noted how Boris Johnson seems to have captured the imagination of this liberal group of voters, but asked «why should they be generation Boris, they should be generation Jeremy!»

Also participating were the Green Party and its gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins, delegations from several colleges, environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council, indigenous dancers in traditional garb and headgear, a number of out - of - state liberal organizations, activists from several foreign nations and a large complement of radical socialist and communist parties — all marching to the usual protest accompaniment of acoustic guitars, drums, horns and whistles.

Terry Gipson, a former state legislator who served one term before losing reelection, has been talking with liberal groups across the state, and could also run for the top office in the state.

As liberal groups and Democratic voters angry about Trump's election victory press him to lead the loyal opposition, he must also be mindful of 23 Democrats and two independents up for re-election in 2018, including 10 in states won by Trump.

Cuomo in a primary could also be hurt by unrest from liberals who turn out for primaries against the breakaway Senate Democrats if they continue to blame the governor for the group's empowerment, some say.

His account was also temporarily removed in April when he appeared to threaten the communications director of the liberal media watchdog group Media Matters.

Sir Menzies may also find himself arbitrating in an internal party dispute when a group of social liberals, including David Laws and Nick Clegg, contribute to a book of essays on the future of the party this autumn.

Liberal groups have also been targeted.

He also caught flak from liberal groups that having Trump as president would be a «bonus not just for this state, but for other states also,» and later took to Facebook to clarify his remarks.

The Campaign launched in June 2013, and is also already being supported by the Accord Coalition, the British Humanist Association, Professor Ted Cantle and the iCoCo Foundation, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, British Muslims for Secular Democracy, the Campaign for State Education, the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education, the Christian think tank Ekklesia, the Hindu Academy, the Green Party, the Liberal Democrat Education Association, Liberal Youth, the Local Schools Network, Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign, the Runnymede Trust, the Socialist Educational Association, the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches and a number of local campaign groups.

Adrian Sanders, a Liberal Democrat MP who also sat on the committee, told Channel 4 News the its chair John Whittingdale had hinted to colleagues of the personal repercussions of pursuing the newspaper group.

Adult learning also carries different meanings for different age groups: for younger age groups, liberal adult education serves as a stepping - stone to society by increasing the feeling of being able to control one's life.

This lawsuit was filed by a variety of liberal groups, most notably the Washington Educators Association, the state teachers union, who also happened to be major campaign contributors to every Supreme Court justice who sided with their organization.

But this election is different for SEIU and AFSCME, with the core group of five candidates also being backed by the Chicago Teachers Union — which played a major role in recruiting Garcia and has pumped more than $ 570,000 into aldermanic races so far — and United Working Families, a coalition of liberal organizations formed in July.

President Trump's nominee for education secretary faces ridicule and opposition not only from liberal groups, but also from many in the charter school movement.

For that matter, socialist conspiracy would also explain the way so many «liberal» groups, such as the ACLU; seem to be throwing Mann under the bus all of a sudden, after staying so quiet about his behavior for so long.

The threatened early termination of Liddell is one reason that the Monash Forum has gone on the offensive — a fired - up group of 30 National and Liberal MPs are determined not only to prevent that event, but also to ensure that Victoria replaces its recently closed 1,600 MW Hazelwood plant, with a High - Efficiency Low - Emissions coal - fired plant, to prevent blackouts and bring power prices back to earth in that state.

The factoid is also mentioned in a press release from Monday, by Micropower, a group established by Liberal Democrat Lord Ezra to «represent the whole microgeneration sector».

The Liberal government has also introduced legislative changes to segregation through Bill C - 56; however, the proposed legislation does not mention any prohibitions on vulnerable groups in segregation.

They have also partnered with well - funded liberal groups such as Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun control advocacy group founded by former New York mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg.