Sentences with phrase «points of a progressive agenda»

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Koppell had been pushing for a more progressive agenda including a higher minimum wage and public financing of campaigns, passage of the Dream Act, which would allow students in the country illegally access to state financial aid, along with all 10 points of the Women's Equality Agenda, which includes a contentious abortion agenda including a higher minimum wage and public financing of campaigns, passage of the Dream Act, which would allow students in the country illegally access to state financial aid, along with all 10 points of the Women's Equality Agenda, which includes a contentious abortion Agenda, which includes a contentious abortion plank.

There are significant progressive elements of the first 9 points of the agenda; and the progressive and pro-choice forces have now derailed the entire agenda.

The thinking is that passage of GENDA could give a much needed progressive win to IDC Leader Jeff Klein & Co. at a time when the breakaway Democratic conference is under intense pressure from the left for (so far) failing to force a vote on some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top agenda items, including the all - inclusive 10 - point Women's Equality Act and the campaign finance reform bill.

«The entire point of this unification effort is to advance the Democrat's substantive progressive agenda.

That's a not - so - subtle dig at Nixon's campaign strategy thus far: She paints Cuomo as a fair - weather progressive, pointing to past positions that he's since disavowed or avoided, but she hasn't offered a comprehensive policy agenda of her own.

They point to her support for the Trans - Pacific Partnership trade deal, the Iraq war and harsh anti-drug laws as evidence that she shares little of their progressive agenda.

«The Women's Equality Party is also a good line, and I'm for the 10 - point agenda, all ten of them, but I think the Working Families Party also has a great tradition and a great philosophy of progressive politics.»

A spokesman for the Senate Democrats points out that the Democratic Conference has consistently backed much of the «progressive agenda» that Cuomo has listed.

This is a great point and highlights a consequence of the Progressive agenda playing out before our eyes.