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

Andrea Catsimatidis has never held elected office, but she grew up around politics, thanks to her father, a Democrat - turned - Republican who regularly contributes to elected officials on both sides of the aisle, and has unsuccessfully run himself for mayor of NYC.

«Historically, we have supported elected officials on both sides of the aisle,» said Mark Riley, a spokesman for the union, in a statement.

Mayor Bloomberg is continuing his «catch more flies with honey» approach to fighting for the Obama administration to restore cuts to NYC's anti-terrorism funding, even as fellow New York elected officials on both sides of the aisle are being sharply — and very publicly — critical of the decision to slash the city's cash.

Even if the Democrat, Todd D. Kaminsky, is declared the winner of the special election to succeed Mr. Skelos, officials on both sides of the aisle in Albany said little, if anything, would change between now and November, when the full Senate will be in play.

A former Republican, Mr. Schneiderman has a record of working with elected officials on both sides of the aisle, and he comes from the same South Fork base as Mr. Bishop.

«The legislative session is already well underway, and I will be working with Congressman Donovan, Borough President Oddo, Senator Lanza, Minority Leader Matteo, Councilman Borelli, Assemblywoman Malliotakis, and all of Staten Island's elected officials on both sides of the aisle to make sure the issues that most affect South Shore residents are addressed in Albany.»

The move was hailed by officials on both sides of the aisle — including U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - NY), who formerly worked with Preet as his chief counsel.

Since Mark Poloncarz's victory over the anti-culture crusader Chris Collins, the talking points of that community have seeped into the official playbook for local officials on both sides of the aisle.

While the Citizens Climate Change lobby meets with officials on both sides of the aisle, Laur said they tend to meet the most resistance from Republicans.

Not exact matches

Following a moment of silence for the victims of the shooting one month ago, the assembly featured several local officials on both sides of the political aisle.

In recommending that smokers who can not or will not quit cigarettes try e-cigarettes, PHE takes a position on the opposite side of the aisle from the U.S., where many prominent tobacco control advocates, public health officials, and policymakers are critical of e-cigarettes.

Moe's many achievements — including serving as the first Hispanic in two senior executive roles in the White House — and reputation have garnered him the respect of U.S. government officials and policy makers on both sides of the political party aisle.