Sentences with phrase «obstructionism in»

«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.»

* But I wouldn't bet on it, given the unprecedented levels of Republican obstructionism in the Senate.

Not exact matches

Obstructionism is the practice of deliberately delaying or preventing a process of change and here I am linking it to politics.Generally obstruction here denotes the deliberate interference with the progress of policies by various diabolic means such as filibustering or slow walking in our parliament, and wickedly packaged lies meant to undermine activities of Government.

«People across the country are fed up with Republicans putting politics ahead of the public good and McConnell's unprecedented obstructionism has made his entire caucus that much more vulnerable this November,» Shripal Shah, a spokesman for Senate Majority PAC, said in a statement to Roll Call.

«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.

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.

Quoth Wikipedia on obstructionism: Another form of parliamentary obstruction practiced in the United States and other countries is called «slow walking».

Historians will soon acknowledge Obama for his accomplishments in the face of die hard obstructionism.

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.

«Not only is Senator Skelos wrong, but his obstructionism is yet another example of why New York City must control its own destiny on important local issues,» James said in a statement.

«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.

A generation, the future of the climate movement, is watching you perplexed and disenchanted at the absenteeism, and at times, obstructionism from the environmental establishment you in many ways oversee.

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.»

Correction to previous post -» I keep urging our Australian conservatives, who continue giving climate science denial and obstructionism their imprimatur of respectability and legitimacy whilst simultaneously declaring their confidence in mainstream climate science to ditch that position; is this a taste of what we will get when we do get a conservative government; public declarations of commitment to international agreements that gloss over a complete lack of understanding of it's seriousness?»

I keep urging our Australian conservatives, who continue giving climate science denial and obstructionism their imprimatur of respectability and legitimacy whilst simultaneously declaring their confidence in mainstream climate science; is this a taste of what we will get when we do get a conservative government; public declarations of commitment to international agreements that gloss over a complete lack of understanding of it's seriousness?

As someone who was in office during another time of obstructionism and fierce party - line divides, what advice would you give President Obama to accomplish his objectives during his second term?

The more I watch this topic, the more I'm struck by the willful obstructionism, evasion, and, to put it as kindly as possible, deliberate misrepresentation Mann's collection of vested colleagues are engaging in.

The bill died in the Senate in 2010, a victim of Tea Party - inspired Republican obstructionism and Obama's decision to spend his political capital to push health - care reform.

Fingers crossed the trend continues... in spite of political inaction and industry obstructionism.

After all the spreading of uncertainty, obstructionism, ideological idiocy, willful blindness, hysterical deafness, elective mutism and infidelity to science that we have seen from many too many economic powerbrokers, their bought - and - paid - for politicians, the absurdly enriched «talking heads» in the mass media, and those sheepish minions of «benefactors» who will say and do anything to promote their selfish interests, it is truly refreshing to anticipate that change is in the offing; that cooperation with the respected nations of the world is on the horizon; that a new day is finally dawning.

In the continuation of the pattern of obstructionism that has plagued the United States, certain leaders have vowed to block this process.