Sentences with phrase «of reaching across the aisle»

She spoke of reaching across the aisle to work with the disaffected members of her conference, the IDC, and said she's hopeful her election will clear a path for the five independents to return home to re-join their «regular» colleagues.

It is still not possible to know if we are better or worse prepared for civic discourse than our grandparents — but behavior in Congress, where the art of reaching across the aisle seems altogether lost, and recent news highlighting the struggles we still face with diversity in the world reinforce a sense that the balanced viewpoint is a thing of the past.

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The launch follows Enjoy Life's steadfast portfolio expansion across multiple aisles of the grocery store as it fuels the growth of the Free - From industry, which is projected to reach $ 20 billion by 2020.

As the Democrats appear to be slowly losing their grip on the majority (despite their claims to the contrary), Conference Leader John Sampson is reaching across the aisle to his GOP counterpart, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, and proposing a post-election spirit of cooperation for the Nov. 29 lame duck session.

But Cuomo has worked well with the chamber's ruling Republicans, and reaching across the aisle to get things done is a fundamental part of his narrative.

The 23 - minute speech was light on specific policy proposals, but returned often to a theme of opening up state government and reaching across the aisle.

Recall that Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson reached across the aisle to offer chairmanships to a number of Republicans.

But overall, he was a big critic of President Obama's, and other than on that one issue I never saw him reach across the aisle.

Excerpt: «I hope to reach out across the party aisle to establish bi-partisan working relationships, starting with new lawmakers, to restore some consensus building and the policy - making functions of the Legislature.»

Gillibrand supporters note she has reached across the aisle on a number of bills, including the 9/11 health bill.

The event has been a forum for the men to highlight their ability to reach across the aisle, speak on the progress of bills winding through Congress and the region's needs.

A consensus across the aisle appears to have been reached on increased funding for aging water systems, boosting tuition assistance, and allowing the spread of ride hailing services into upstate cities.

Zimet spoke to a good working relationship with powerful Republican state Sen. John Bonacic, whom she challenged in 2006, as an example of her willingness to reach across the aisle.

Rush Holt, chief operating officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, called on Congress to continue to reach across the aisle to finalize its work on fiscal 2018 spending and resist additional short - term funding measures — the latest continuing resolution was the fourth of the current fiscal year.

In its savvy blend of the utterly silly and urbane, Bridesmaids reaches across aisle and grabs back the dignity of its nuptial - inspired moniker from seemingly a generation's worth of mainstream studio pap like 27 Dresses and Bride Wars.

Long gone are the days when the National Catholic Office of Motion Pictures and Bosley Crowther could reach across the cultural aisle and influence the average moviegoer.

But one thing we do know about Secretary DeVos is that she can build strong relationships and recognizes the importance of reaching across the political aisle.

EPD shelf edge labels in the supermarket freezer aisle E-paper technology has advanced rapidly over the last 15 - 20 years and is now recognised as a proven technology with genuine use cases across a number of industries, so much so that the market is expected to reach $ 28.87 billion by 2022.

Whatever his political views, the animals and the no - kill movement owe Tom Hayden a thank - you for moving this landmark piece of legislation through the California Senate and for reaching across the aisle to secure the signature of a governor from an opposing party.

The reason there aren't more bad air quality days like this for Aaron and for millions of others was because, in 1970, Republicans on one side of the aisle and Democrats on the other side of the isle reached their hands across the partisan divide to create the Clean Air Act.

Only newly elected members of the House take seriously the concept of «reaching across the aisle.»

She reached across the aisle to build bipartisan support for one of Ocean Champions» highest priority pieces of legislation, the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act, which would have languished without Republican support.

«Republicans and Democrats support change and that should encourage members of Congress to reach across the aisle next year and work together to reform mandatory minimums.

More and more often, though, divorcing parents are reaching across the aisle and rising to the occasion to put the needs of their children first.