Sentences with phrase «members on both sides of the aisle»

Following the passage of the bill, members on both sides of the aisle reacted swiftly.

Gibson noted that he has been working with the bipartisan group No Labels in hopes of convincing the more dug in members on both sides of the aisle to agree to a negotiated solution in which no one gets everything they want.

What's really at work here is something members don't like to discuss: Monserrate's involvement in the 2009 Senate coup soured members on both sides of the aisle and set them against him, making it all the more easy to expel him from their ranks.

NYCLU sent an e-mail blast to its supporters this morning, asking them to send a Valentine's Day plea to Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and rank - and - file members on both sides of the aisle to pass same - sex marriage legislation.

Morahan was popular with members on both sides of the aisle, Democrats and Republicans alike remembered him fondly as someone who embodied the old spirit of bipartisanship in Albany, where lawmakers of opposing views and political affiliations fought hard on the Senate floor and on the campaign trial, but then laid aside their differences and went out for drinks at the end of the day.

In today's Congressional Corner, New York representative Paul Tonko, a Democrat who represents the 20th district, tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that House members on both sides of the aisle are concerned about the sequester.

McArdle said: «He was one - of - kind; he was a very feisty guy and will be missed by members on both sides of the aisle.»

Several members on both sides of the aisle have announced they will not seek re-election in 2012, including Republicans Joel Miller (Poughkeepsie) and Teresa Sayward (Willsboro), along with Democrats Bob Reilly (Colonie) and Jack McEneny (Albany).

Other bills that the committee approved on Wednesday are similar to provisions already included in the Senate package, and members on both sides of the aisle expressed their desire to advance a regulatory relief deal.

Not exact matches

Although SNA is emphasizing the extremely limited funding under which school meal programs must operate, members of Congress and their staff on both sides of the aisle from key authorizing committees have made it extremely clear that additional funding will not be available for child nutrition programs as part of reauthorization.

Even during joint legislative budget hearings, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were unable to get much in the way of detail out of members of the Cuomo administration, though they did — in some cases — get more than what the governor included in his budget documents.

«It's clear that members of the Senate, on both sides of the aisle, are sick and tired of Senator Parker's repeated angry, and sometimes violent, outbursts.»

Rep. Joseph Crowley (D - Jackson Heights) worked with her on the New Democrat Coalition Political Action Committee and said she was a kind woman who got along well with members of both sides of the aisle.

The White House is relying on a sweeping interpretation of executive privilege that is rankling members of Congress on both sides of the aisle as current and former advisers parade to Capitol Hill for questioning about possible connections with Russia.

«A lot of our members in both houses on both sides of the aisle feel that he is usurping the independent role of not only the New York State Assembly but the New York State Senate,» Flanagan said in an interview on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom.

On the other side of the aisle, Assemblyman Ed Ra, a Long Island Republican who is the ranking minority member on the chamber's education committee, explained his «no» vote by arguing the legislation was too controversial to bring peace to the communitOn the other side of the aisle, Assemblyman Ed Ra, a Long Island Republican who is the ranking minority member on the chamber's education committee, explained his «no» vote by arguing the legislation was too controversial to bring peace to the communiton the chamber's education committee, explained his «no» vote by arguing the legislation was too controversial to bring peace to the community.

Bucshon said in his opening remarks that «members and staff on both sides of the aisle are continuing to work on the final legislation.»

NSBA continues to work closely with Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to advocate for a final education bill that underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership, so that our nation's 90,000 school board members will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public eduMembers of Congress on both sides of the aisle to advocate for a final education bill that underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership, so that our nation's 90,000 school board members will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public edumembers will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public education.

«This afternoon, I'm calling on the members of the legislature, on both sides of the aisle, to do the right thing for our kids,» Hogan said at the Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys.

Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are demanding answers about what Amazon will be doing with the user data passing through its servers — even if it is in the name of improving user experience on the Kindle FIre.

Over on the other side of the aisle, staff members of the Center for Justice and Democracy launched a blog, The Pop Tort.

There are arguments on both sides of the aisle: for some, even Fiverr's open pricing plan (where members can price services higher than five dollars, which calls its whole naming convention into question, but that's a different story) sets a floor too low to take the creative work of artists and writers seriously; for others, it's a great way to jumpstart your career or take on small odd jobs to make ends meet.

There were many voices expressing concern over the proposal and frustration once the FCC voted to enact it and a few members of Congress on both sides of the aisle stated that legislation, which would be more permanent than an FCC ruling, would ultimately be the best way forward when it comes to net neutrality.

Following reports that a data analytics firm that worked with President Trump's campaign obtained Facebook data about millions of U.S. voters without their authorization, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are seeking answers from the social media giant and questioning what effect the firm's use of the data may have had on the 2016 campaign.

Meanwhile, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify and explain exactly why his company shared so much data on its users without their permission — and didn't keep tabs on where it ended up.

We remain committed to seeing this through and will continue to work with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle.