Sentences with phrase «policy disagreements»

I also think that they should focus on policy disagreements and focus on the policy stakes.

The candidates didn't have any significant policy disagreements.

They really, really hate it, perhaps more than can be fully explained through policy disagreements.

While we had significant policy disagreements, we were successful in building support around expanded affordable housing requirements that would ultimately double the affordable housing delivered through the program.

Most critically, as previously highlighted here, the Government's brief repeatedly explains that district courts can vary from the Guidelines «based solely on policy disagreements with the Guidelines.»

«One of the few areas of policy disagreement in the Democratic Party at the moment is education reform,» Haberman said.

This is one of the major policy disagreements between the Conservative and Lib Dems.

Relations between the billionaire mayor and the state's senior senator — and its sole remaining Democratic powerbroker — have curdled in the heat of policy disagreements and Schumer's backing of Kirsten Gillibrand for Hillary Clinton's old Senate seat.

The latest high - profile resignation from the populist faction of Trump's ideologically divided West Wing erupted over a major policy disagreement about Afghanistan.

It's useful to remember that Cruz won the primary last year not because of any substantive policy disagreement or even because of his superior qualifications, but because he pledged that he would be uncooperative, combative, and generally obnoxious once in office.

Since becoming speaker 12 months ago, Heastie has had few public policy disagreements with Cuomo, save for the tug - of - war over education reform measures in last year's budget.

Mr Winsor also saw off an attack on his role as an independent inspector by describing the times he «stood down» Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling over policy disagreements when he was the UK rail regulator.

The rancor between de Blasio and Moskowitz has at least some roots in substantive education policy disagreements.

Rebecca Solnit is frustrated that so many liberals are letting occasional policy disagreements blind them to the fact that Obama is the only candidate who's even trying to be on their side, which to her mind should earn him at least a little bit of loyalty and ideological slack - cutting.

While it's entirely possible for people to oppose the President on entirely objective policy disagreements, I'm willing to bet that many who claim to feel that way would admit what you say, at least under hypnosis.

Any minor policy disagreement with the Tories has been widely publicised, every coalition policy that was «authored» by the party is presented as a transformative initiative.

WFP Co-Chairwoman Karen Scharff in a statement earlier today knocked that statement, saying the dispute is rooted in clear policy disagreements over education.

Yet the brinksmanship going on right now has more to do with political existentialism than any particular policy disagreement or any tactical leverage.

Yes, there are earnest policy disagreements going on, genuine differences of opinion on difficult subjects — the renewal of 421 - a, for instance.

However, the integrity of the scientific process can not thrive when policymakers — regardless of party affiliation — use policy disagreements as a pretext to challenge scientific conclusions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn't appear inclined to grant Mayor Bill de Blasio's request to grant the city control of its own local minimum wage — setting the stage for another major policy disagreement between the state's leading two Democrats.

The primary way to have a public policy disagreement in the Albany culture is to attack people personally, and ask them to smear each other,» the mayor said.

«What is truly lamentable is that you continue your hyper - partisan attacks and do not actively seek to engage those with whom you have policy disagreements in a legitimate discussion on how we can improve the economy in our state and nation,» Faso wrote.

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The letter, signed by alliance founder Josh Kanter, said it is «odious» to oppose candidates not because of a substantive policy disagreement, but solely as a result of their being supported by Utah's largest teachers union.

The decision comes after just 14 months of Tillerson's tenure, though rumors that policy disagreements between the former Exxon CEO and the president could lead to his termination have circulated since November.

For Trump, the ouster was a long time coming, a product of the policy disagreements he has had with his secretary of state throughout Tillerson's 13 - month tenure.

To speak against a right is different than merely asserting a policy disagreement.

But over Westland and a policy disagreement became one of personality and power and Thatcher was lucky that when the question of leaks and her handling of the affair was debated in the Commons, Kinnock, as he was prepared to admit later, failed to land any killer blows.

«It's been pretty obvious that the governor and I have had policy disagreements.

«To string together a policy disagreement with innuendo and false rumors for a second ridiculous and dopey «think piece» on this topic in a week is a stretch — even for Capital New York.»

Policy disagreements, even vigorous disagreements, should never spill into the personal life, background or family of any official, elected or appointed.

Many of the proposals — such as the presumption or reasonableness for within range sentences or heightened scrutiny of «policy disagreements» — aim to DEfang the fledgling review of the Commission's own decisions that Booker seemed to promise.

Confirming an important point conceded by Deputy SG during last Term's oral arguments, the Government's Gall brief states repeatedly that policy disagreements with the Guidelines can be a valid basis for a variance — even though many circuit have held otherwise (like the Tenth Circuit in a split ruling yesterday) and even though many lower court briefs filed by the Government have argued otherwise.

81), and absent a violation of such a clear constitutional right, courts ought to stay away from policy disagreements — including, in this case, a policy disagreement about who should pay for the judicial system, and how.

However, policy disagreements and challenges delayed the proposal, which was a focus for former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.