Sentences with word «obstructionism»

Sometimes, however, negotiations must contend with cases of obstructionism, that is, negotiators who are at the table with the aim of preventing an agreement.
* But I wouldn't bet on it, given the unprecedented levels of Republican obstructionism in the Senate.
«A decade of legal obstructionism by Greenberg will not obscure the facts.»
While this removes its advantage and might be viewed as rank obstructionism in the face of engineering brilliance, it does maintain a certain economic stability.
The chairman said he is disappointed Republicans couldn't repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in 2017, but said it's a symptom of something he couldn't predict, what he called unprecedented obstructionism.
But that's no excuse for obstructionism when so much still needs to be done for Wisconsin school children.
A federal appeals panel has ruled that Westchester County is «engaging in total obstructionism» of a plan to build affordable housing.
President Obama DID make a statement similar to that, but he has gotten NOTHING but obstructionism from the Republican House.
It is a complex process and easily sabotaged by bureaucratic obstructionism.
«The 2nd Circuit is talking about obstructionism, a sharp contrast to what he is telling us here,» said Browde of Astorino's comments.
This, of course, is a different issue from the special - case obstructionism, which is presumably at work here -LRB-?).
Regarding the new Washington - Riyadh arms deal and probability of Saudi obstructionism in the 172nd OPEC meeting, he said: «We have not seen any such signs so far; what we have seen so far indicates that Saudis are keen on seeing an upward trend in the prices.»
Still trying to construct an account of the public anger directed at ObamaCare that doesn't begin with the assumption of grotesque ignorance or political obstructionism, I raise some questions about the way health as a subject, always attached to the privacy of the body, naturally resists government superintendence.
Or will bureaucratic obstructionism win the day?
Changes are hard to pass and implement because obstructionism by minority party (s) in the legislature seems to have little political cost, at least in some western democracies like the US and Mexico.
Digging our country out of the Great Recession and fighting obstructionism at every turn takes persistence and dedication.
«The Assembly showed admirable leadership this session by including speed safety camera expansion in their one - house budget, but petty politics and obstructionism led by a single state senator means that family members and victims of traffic violence will have to continue their fight during the legislative session,» a press release by Transportation Alternatives stated.
The name for this award is taken from a meeting of the 1922 Committee when one or two Tory MPs decided to vent against Lib Dem obstructionism.
But the rank hypocrisy and lack of empathy demonstrated by those who use «NIMBY» to casually dismiss those whose lives are going to be thoroughly rogered by such proposals is, to my mind, far worse than the perceived obstructionism of the unfortunates who are watching their retirement plans go up in a puff of train steam.
Historians will soon acknowledge Obama for his accomplishments in the face of die hard obstructionism.
«We Democrats have a chance to take back the Senate,» Clinton said before noting that Democrats running in more moderate states like Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire should be able to use obstructionism in Congress as a «voting issue.»
Frustrated by what he has characterized as continued obstructionism by the Bloomberg administration, a federal judge on Wednesday appointed Robert M. Morgenthau as a special master to oversee the city's adoption of practices aimed at increasing the number of black and Hispanic firefighters.
«It's time to stop the Washington - style obstructionism that threatens the health, safety and welfare of our residents and get back to work for the people of Nassau,» Mangano spokesman Brian Nevin said.
«The mayor's obstructionism means nearly 150,000 seats sit empty in public buildings while public charter schools are shut out, depriving countless families of an escape from failed schools,» Moskowitz said after the rally.
The union leader's obstructionism did not go unchallenged, but when Suecoff won a re-election for union chapter leader that was essentially a referendum on her tactics, Perullo realized that Suecoff had enough support from the faculty to continue erecting roadblocks.
They insisted that they'd love to see Congress replace NCLB but believed that unprecedented Republican obstructionism made that a distant prospect.
Watching a lifetime DFL» er respond to such obstructionism offers an interesting perspective on the cleavages in the generally center - left, Democratic Leadership Council - driven coalition that built support around charter schools.
This is pure union obstructionism and especially laughable coming from an organization whose mantra is, «Let's spend bushels more on public education... but don't hold any unionized teachers accountable.»
Starting now, climate - science deniers can babble all they want — Big Oil, Koch Brothers, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, lobbyists and extremist politicians — all those climate - denying Luddites can rant and rave all they want about their myopic ideologies, unprincipled obstructionism, underlying greed, and tout their made - up scientific reports.
So why did so many in the coal industry engage in obstructionism instead of planning for the future and gradually moving out of coal without real loss?
The White House, Democrats in Congress, and national green groups could claim that progress was finally at hand to address climate change after eight years of Bush administration obstructionism.
And while Global North obstructionism mired these talks in delays, obstruction and censorship, Global South leaders prevailed in securing a clear path forward for the conflict of interest movement, ensuring the issue will be front and center next year.»
Whether it will be Hollywood celebrities crying over issues, or organized Continue reading Rearguard Obstructionism
Fingers crossed the trend continues... in spite of political inaction and industry obstructionism.
There is blatant pal review enumerated therein, as well as blatant obstructionism.
The real signs of conspiracy are the sheer obstructionism of «Reviewer A», attempts such as yours at «spin», and goalkeeping we continue to see in journals despite an invitation to «do it yourselves».
Both candidates are likely to face challenges from likely Congressional obstructionism.
Despite evidence and well - worded arguments, politics and obstructionism abound.
«Visitation obstructionism is a very powerful vengeance maneuver... [as is]... withholding the children (Gardner, 1987, p. 93.).»
Consequently, slow walking is also used as a synonym for obstructionism itself.
Dovetailing HUD's decision to deny the county's AI earlier this month, a federal appeals panel also denied the seventh appeal from the county on April 28, ruling that Westchester has engaged in «total obstructionism» regarding its 2009 federal mandate to increase access to affordable housing in more affluent pockets of the county.
Senate Majority PAC, a group aligned with Democrats, unveiled a new round of digital ads Tuesday accusing Senate Republicans of «unprecedented obstructionism» by vowing not to consider anyone whom President Barack Obama nominates to succeed Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
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