Sentences with phrase «over economic priorities»

His refusal to even minimally acknowledge that the election was triggered by anything other than a clash over economic priorities carried him into the campaign and, arguably, to victory.

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The government has stated over and over that economic growth and job creation have been, still are, and always will be its number one priority.

Prescinding from the conventional debate over the relative importance of civil and political rights on the one hand, and economic and social rights on the other, we ought to be able to agree on those elementary rights that have priority over any political or economic program, regardless of that program's ideological label.

His writing on this subject has many affinities in substance, though not in tone, with the social encyclicals of John Paul II, who consistently insists on the importance of the noneconomic aspects of work, the dignity of unpaid labor, and the priority of human over economic values.

Challenging Cuomo for the ballot line is Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor who charges the governor's economic priorities have favored the wealthy over the working class.

It is notable that the most important issue of the moment - economic stability - features lowest in the ranking of contested bills, while the most irrelevant issue in terms of voters» priorities, constitutional reform, is expected to be the most heavily fought - over.

Brown - Robinson says the lawsuit is one of the reasons the NAACP recently sent letters to Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, contending that appointing Antonacci to be U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York would send a «clear message to the minority community that political connection and gross intolerance take priority over our civil and economic rights.»

Emphasing his commitment to continuing to make the rich pay more in tax, Mr Clegg said: «The priority for me, and for the whole coalition government, will be to provide real help to people of middle to low level incomes who face higher prices [and] who've had to face great difficulties because of the economic enclosure she and her colleagues presided over in government.

Following months of hearings and negotiations, after funding for a number of Council priorities was added to the mayor's final proposal, and amid concerns of a widely expected economic slowdown and potentially insufficient savings, the Council approved a plan that increases city spending by about $ 3.6 billion over last year's adopted budget.

Moreover, action on climate change has never been perceived as a top policy priority relative to other issues, especially over the past three years given the economic woes.

India, which until recently made economic development its number one priority over tackling climate change, can now do both without any economic penalty.

The plant has consistently exceeded all the key focus priorities of the REIPPP programme in terms of Socio - Economic and Enterprise Development and has received several awards over the last 2 years for these achievements.

«But even with the delay, any new Government will face energy as one of its top priorities to avoid a looming energy gap casting a shadow over any economic recovery.»

Economic sanctions and anti-money laundering remain top U.S. regulatory priorities, with federal and state agencies imposing over $ 2.5 billion in penalties in 2017.

In fact, the present legal position is that all other interest groups competing for a commercial or economic stake in the sea take priority over Indigenous rights.